Hey man, I just wanted to ask, with skaarf I normally build frostburn, then broken myth and then an eve with defense along the way. Is this a correct way to play him considering I play with a krul in jungle with my team? Also could you give me any combos that I can use with skaarf when I have my frostburn and broken myth? Thanks

I believe there is a correct way to play & build a hero within a specific comp., but it depends on many many factors.

You need to understand:

The enemy’s heroes and roles (roam, jungle, lane)What items they are buying on the scoreboardIf your comp is stronger in the late game, mid game, or early game.

Always build AGAINST your enemy. And remember, WHEN you buy an item is as important as WHAT item you buy. This is why it’s so hard to say, “Frostburn is the best first item.” Frostburn may be the best in many situations, but no way is it best in all situations. Knowing the situations is what separates the world’s best players from everyone else.

I recommend you start mapping out as many different situations as you can think of. This is how you can improve your skill and knowledge. It will expand your brain and make you smarter. You won’t be able to think of every situation, but with feedback from friends and with more work over time you will get close to all situations.

This is how I do it. I come up with the best answer I can and then over time I do more work to improve that answer. Many times I revisit my work a few weeks after finishing it and I get a completely different answer because of new information or because I have gotten better as an analyst :). Just look at my early blog posts vs my newer ones. Newer ones are much better.

So apologies I can’t answer this directly, but I don’t know the correct answer and it will take work. I want to encourage you to try and prove mathematically and situationally what the best answer is. I would spend three to five hours on this.

Learn to get good at spreadsheets, they make life so much easier. So if you try and solve this question, please post it on your blog and send it to me on twitter. I will be more than happy to give you feedback. My favorite thing is to debate ideas and learn from others!