Hero Selection

Let’s talk about the hero selection first. If you take a look at the hero selection screen, you will see that there are three types of heroes: Agility, Intelligence and Strength.



Agility heroes are heroes that are specialized in agility statistics. This means that they often have a higher attack speed then a non-agility based hero. This higher attack speed means that agility heroes are pretty good in farming and some are great in ganking (killing enemy heroes).



Intelligence heroes are heroes that are very mana based. They use spells very often and also rely on them to survive or support their team. They often have stun or cripple attacks, which can’t be missed by your team in hero versus hero fights.



Strength heroes are the heroes with tons of hit points and most of the strength in your team. With this hero you should be in the frontlines taking the blows for your team.

If you are a new player, it is advised that you do not start with an agility hero. These heroes are pretty fragile and your team really needs a good agility hero for support and possibly ganking. Picking an agility hero in one of your first games will probably lead to lots of dying and aggravated team members.

At the start just experiment a bit with what hero you like best and stick with it for a while. Just long enough so you get a good understanding of the game and its mechanics. If you understand the basics and mechanics after a solid spree of games, it is probably best to see what heroes else might suit you.