INTRO

HE’S NO OGRE MAGI, BUT ROOFTRELLEN IS AN OLD FAVORITE OF MINE. AND I MEAN OLD, BECAUSE THE LAST TIME I PLAYED THIS MOTHERFUCKER HE DIDN’T HAVE ANY OF THIS LEECH SEEDING POKEMON BULLSHIT. A LOT OF STUFF IS STILL THE SAME THOUGH, SO HERE’S SOME INFO TO HELP YOU NOT EMBARRASS YOURSELVES WHEN YOU AND EVERYONE ELSE RUSH TO PICK THE NEW GUY.





HOW IS TREE FORMED

GET READY TO HAVE YOUR BRAINS SCRAMBLED: ROOFTRELLEN IS A SUPPORT THAT NEEDS GOLD.

ROOF WORKS KIND OF LIKE NECROLYTE IN THAT HE NEEDS AN ITEM OR TWO TO BE USEFUL. YOU NEED TO LANE SOMEWHERE WHERE YOU CAN FARM. MID IS GOOD IF THEIR MID IS ALSO MELEE OR LOW ON DAMAGE, SINCE YOU’RE A VERY CHUFTY FELLOW WHO CAN TAKE HITS LIKE A CHAMP. THE SHORT LANE IS NICE, BUT IT SHOULD GO TO A CARRY. IF YOU HAVE TO TAKE THE LONG LANE OR PLAY HELPER IN THE SHORT LANE, USE YOUR AWESOME LAST HITTING POWER TO DENY WELL. GET MONEY HOWEVER YOU CAN, BECAUSE YOU’LL NEED IT TO MAKE YOURSELF MATTER LATER ON.

BASICALLY, THERE ARE THREE PARTS TO PLAYING THE TREE:

FARM THE HELL OUT OF YOUR LANE ACQUIRE BLINK DAGGER AND SOMETHING TO FIX YOUR MANA PROBLEMS BWAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA





ABILITIES

CHECK YOUR ABILITIES HERE, LAZY: http://www.dota2wiki.com/wiki/Treant_Protector

THINGS TO NOTE:

ALL OF YOUR ACTIVE ABILITIES AND ITEM ACTIVES CAN BE USED WHILE INVIS. THIS IS FUCKING AMAZING.

THE ABOVE DOESN’T WORK FOR YOUR TEAMMATES. YOU MIGHT WANT TO LET THEM KNOW THAT.

YOU ARE A TEAMFIGHT AND GANK MONSTER. YOU CAN RUN FROM LANE TO LANE AND HANG OUT INVISIBLE TO SET SHIT UP. YOU CAN BLINK INTO THE OTHER TEAM AND DO A TIDE IMPRESSION. YOU WANT YOUR TEAM NEAR YOU FOR ALL THE TASTY ARMOR AND HEALS.

YOUR SKILL ORDER IS USUALLY ULT > SEED > ARMOR > INVIS, BUT WITH ONE LEVEL OF INVIS EARLY. SEED HURTS THE MOST EARLY ON, ARMOR TENDS TO MATTER LESS LATEGAME, AND YOU ONLY NEED ONE LEVEL OF INVIS FOR A LONG TIME.

ITEMS

EARLY ON YOU WANT REGEN AND STATS, DUH. QUELLING BLADE IS NICE SINCE YOU ALREADY HIT FUCKING HARD EARLY, ESPECIALLY IF YOU GO MID. A STOUT SHIELD IS ALSO DECENT BECAUSE YOU’RE ALREADY REALLY HARD TO HURT. DON’T GET BOTH THOUGH, OTHERWISE YOU WON’T HAVE ENOUGH REGEN.

BOOTS ARE DEBATABLE. ARCANES ARE A WAY TO HELP MANA PROBLEMS EARLY, BUT THEY WON’T SOLVE THEM. PHASES MAKE YOU AN EVEN FASTER GANKER AND WILL PUT FEAR INTO EVERY LANE’S HEARTS AS WELL AS MAKING YOU HIT EVEN HARDER, BUT THEY’RE STATLESS. TREADS ARE ALWAYS USEFUL BUT SLOW. TRANQUILS ARE FAST AND CHEAP, WHICH SAVES ABOUT 400-500 GOLD FOR A BETTER ITEM, BUT THEY KIND OF SUCK SOMETIMES. FIGURE OUT THE BEST CHOICE BASED OFF OF WHAT YOU NEED. JUST DON’T GET TRAVELS. YOU’RE NOT TINKER.

HERE IS WHAT YOU SHOULD BUY DEPENDING ON HOW THE GAME’S GOING:

NO FARM? NO PROBLEM! JUST SCRAPE BY ENOUGH TO GET A MAGIC WAND AND MAYBE A BRACER. THIS SHOULD HOLD UP WELL ENOUGH TO LET YOU WORK TOWARDS A BLINK DAGGER. WORK TOWARDS IT LIKE A JUNKIE TOWARDS A NEEDLE. YOU NEED. A DAMN. BLINK DAGGER.

DECENT FARM? GET THAT DAMN DAGGER, FOOL! AFTER THIS YOU CAN WORK TOWARDS NORMAL ITEMS. DRUM IS CHEAP AND USEFUL, FORCE STAFF LETS YOU DO BOOTLEG SHIT TO YOURSELF AND OTHERS, ETC.

MORE BLINGED OUT THAN A CHRISTMAS TREE AT ROCKEFELLER CENTER? REFRESHER ORB. HANDS DOWN. DOUBLE ULT WINS TEAMFIGHTS EASILY AS LONG AS YOU MAKE SURE YOU HAVE ENOUGH MANA. COINCIDENTALLY, THE ORB BOOSTS YOUR POOL AND GIVES YOU SO MUCH REGEN THAT YOU’LL USUALLY BE ABLE TO. THAT SHIT IS AMAZING. OTHER OPTIONS ARE PIPE, SHIVA’S, AND ANYTHING ELSE THAT DOES WORK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE OTHER TEAM.

SAME AS ABOVE EXCEPT THE OTHER TEAM IS DUMBTARDED? RADIANCE. SHIT IS HILARIOUS.

CONCLUSION

MAKE DUCKETS. GET YOUR DAGGER AND SOME OTHER SHIT. MAKE THE OTHER TEAM VERY SAD. HAVE TREE PUNS READY EVERY TIME SOMETHING HAPPENS.

YOU’RE WELCOME.