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Sven

Sven

StrengthMeleeCarry, Disabler, Initiator, Durable, Nuker

Skill Build

A level 1-25 plan based on this hero's current ability list. Adjust talents and extra spells for the match.

Levels 1-25

  1. 1
    Storm Hammer
    Storm Hammer
    Q
  2. 2
    Great Cleave
    Great Cleave
    W
  3. 3
    Warcry
    Warcry
    E
  4. 4
    Storm Hammer
    Storm Hammer
    Q
  5. 5
    Storm Hammer
    Storm Hammer
    Q
  6. 6
    God's Strength
    God's Strength
    R
  7. 7
    Storm Hammer
    Storm Hammer
    Q
  8. 8
    Great Cleave
    Great Cleave
    W
  9. 9
    Great Cleave
    Great Cleave
    W
  10. 10Talent
    +durations Warcry Duration
  11. 11
    Great Cleave
    Great Cleave
    W
  12. 12
    God's Strength
    God's Strength
    R
  13. 13
    Warcry
    Warcry
    E
  14. 14
    Warcry
    Warcry
    E
  15. 15Talent
    -AbilityCooldowns God's Strength Cooldown
  16. 16
    Warcry
    Warcry
    E
  17. 17
    God's Strength
    God's Strength
    R
  18. 18Stats
    Stats
  19. 19Stats
    Stats
  20. 20Talent
    -AbilityCooldown% Storm Hammer Cooldown and Mana Cost
  21. 21Stats
    Stats
  22. 22Stats
    Stats
  23. 23Stats
    Stats
  24. 24Stats
    Stats
  25. 25Talent
    +gods strength damage% God's Strength Damage

Talent tree

+bolt stun durations Storm Hammer Stun Duration
Lv25Pick one
+gods strength damage% God's Strength Damage
+bonus armor Warcry Armor
Lv20Pick one
-AbilityCooldown% Storm Hammer Cooldown and Mana Cost
+great cleave damage% Great Cleave Damage
Lv15Pick one
-AbilityCooldowns God's Strength Cooldown
+bonus slow resistance% God's Strength Slow Resistance
Lv10Pick one
+durations Warcry Duration

Item Builds

Based on real match data from OpenDota. Sorted by popularity.

Starting Items

8 items
Iron Branch

Iron Branch

55g

Targets the ground to plant a happy little tree that lasts for 20 seconds.

Quelling Blade

Quelling Blade

100g

Destroy a target tree.

Tango

Tango

90g

Consumes a target tree to gain 7 health regeneration for 16 seconds. Consuming an Ironwood Tree doubles the heal duration. Comes with 3 charges. Can be used on an allied hero to give them one Tango. Tree Range: 165

Magic Stick

Magic Stick

200g

Instantly restores 15 health and mana per charge stored. Max 10 charges. Gains a charge whenever a visible enemy within 1200 range uses an ability.

Gauntlets of Strength

Gauntlets of Strength

140g
Circlet

Circlet

155g
Faerie Fire

Faerie Fire

65g

Instantly restores 85 health.

Magic Wand

Magic Wand

460g

Instantly restores 15 health and mana per charge stored. Max 20 charges. Gains a charge whenever a visible enemy within 1200 range uses an ability.

Early Game

4 items
Power Treads

Power Treads

1,400g

Switches between +10 Strength, +10 Agility, or +10 Intelligence.

Bracer

Bracer

505g
Mask of Madness

Mask of Madness

1,900g

Gives 100 attack speed, 8% / 12% movement speed (ranged/melee), and 30% slow resistance, but reduces your armor by 7 and silences you. Lasts 6 seconds.

Wraith Band

Wraith Band

505g

Mid Game

8 items
Echo Sabre

Echo Sabre

2,700g

Causes melee attacks to attack twice in quick succession. The double attacks apply a 100% movement slow for 0.8 seconds on the first strike.

Blink Dagger

Blink Dagger

2,250g

Teleport to a target point up to 1200 units away. Blink Dagger cannot be used for 3 seconds after taking damage from an enemy hero or Roshan.

Crystalys

Crystalys

2,000g

Grants each attack a 30% chance to deal 160% damage.

Mask of Madness

Mask of Madness

1,900g

Gives 100 attack speed, 8% / 12% movement speed (ranged/melee), and 30% slow resistance, but reduces your armor by 7 and silences you. Lasts 6 seconds.

Daedalus

Daedalus

5,100g

Grants each attack a 30% chance to deal 225% damage.

Black King Bar

Black King Bar

4,050g

Applies a basic dispel. Grants 60% magic resistance and immunity to reflected and pure damage. For the duration of the effect, any negative effect from enemy spells has no effect. Duration: 9s Dispel Type: Basic Dispel

Harpoon

Harpoon

4,700g

When targeting an enemy, fire a harpoon at them, that pulls you and the target closer together, up to 35% of the distance between you and your target. If the caster is melee, the hero and target are always pulled to within melee distance of each other. Targeting a tree always pulls you all the way to that tree.

Sange

Sange

2,100g

Late Game

8 items
Daedalus

Daedalus

5,100g

Grants each attack a 30% chance to deal 225% damage.

Black King Bar

Black King Bar

4,050g

Applies a basic dispel. Grants 60% magic resistance and immunity to reflected and pure damage. For the duration of the effect, any negative effect from enemy spells has no effect. Duration: 9s Dispel Type: Basic Dispel

Harpoon

Harpoon

4,700g

When targeting an enemy, fire a harpoon at them, that pulls you and the target closer together, up to 35% of the distance between you and your target. If the caster is melee, the hero and target are always pulled to within melee distance of each other. Targeting a tree always pulls you all the way to that tree.

Monkey King Bar

Monkey King Bar

5,000g

Grants each attack a 80% chance to pierce through evasion and deal 70 bonus magical damage.

Swift Blink

Swift Blink

6,800g

Teleport to a target point up to 1200 units away. After teleportation, you gain 40% phased movement speed and +35 Agility for 6 seconds. Swift Blink cannot be used for 3 seconds after taking damage from an enemy hero or Roshan.

Satanic

Satanic

5,050g

Increases Lifesteal percentage to 175% for 6 seconds. Dispel Type: Basic Dispel

Silver Edge

Silver Edge

5,700g

Makes you invisible for 17 seconds, or until you attack or cast a spell. While invisible, you move 25% faster and can move through units. Attacking to end the invisibility will deal 300 bonus physical damage, disable their passive abilities for 5 seconds, and cap their movement speed to 200.

Moon Shard

Moon Shard

4,000g

Consume the Moon Shard to permanently gain 60 attack speed and 200 bonus night vision. Max 1 use.