Slardar

Strength•Melee•Carry, Durable, Initiator, Disabler, Escape

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
Guardian Sprint
Q
Guardian Sprint
Slardar slithers ahead, moving significantly faster and passing through units. Slardar has 100% slow resistance for the first 2.5s. The slow resistance gradually fades over the remaining sprint duration.
Recommended: level 1Hotkey: QMax level: 4Cooldown: 29 / 25 / 21 / 17sMana: 25
2
Slithereen Crush
W
Slithereen Crush
Slams the ground, leaving a puddle of water, and stunning and damaging nearby enemy units. After the stun, the affected units are slowed.
Recommended: level 2Hotkey: WMax level: 4Cooldown: 7sMana: 100
3
Bash of the Deep
E
Bash of the Deep
After 3 attacks, your next attack will bash the target.
Recommended: level 3Hotkey: EMax level: 4
4
Guardian Sprint
Q
Guardian Sprint
Slardar slithers ahead, moving significantly faster and passing through units. Slardar has 100% slow resistance for the first 2.5s. The slow resistance gradually fades over the remaining sprint duration.
Recommended: level 4Hotkey: QMax level: 4Cooldown: 29 / 25 / 21 / 17sMana: 25
5
Guardian Sprint
Q
Guardian Sprint
Slardar slithers ahead, moving significantly faster and passing through units. Slardar has 100% slow resistance for the first 2.5s. The slow resistance gradually fades over the remaining sprint duration.
Recommended: level 5Hotkey: QMax level: 4Cooldown: 29 / 25 / 21 / 17sMana: 25
6
Corrosive Haze
R
Corrosive Haze
Reduces enemy armor to amplify physical damage and provides True Sight and vision of the targeted unit, revealing invisibility. The enemy unit leaves a trail of water behind it.
Recommended: level 6Hotkey: RMax level: 3Cooldown: 5sMana: 25
7
Guardian Sprint
Q
Guardian Sprint
Slardar slithers ahead, moving significantly faster and passing through units. Slardar has 100% slow resistance for the first 2.5s. The slow resistance gradually fades over the remaining sprint duration.
Recommended: level 7Hotkey: QMax level: 4Cooldown: 29 / 25 / 21 / 17sMana: 25
8
Slithereen Crush
W
Slithereen Crush
Slams the ground, leaving a puddle of water, and stunning and damaging nearby enemy units. After the stun, the affected units are slowed.
Recommended: level 8Hotkey: WMax level: 4Cooldown: 7sMana: 100
9
Slithereen Crush
W
Slithereen Crush
Slams the ground, leaving a puddle of water, and stunning and damaging nearby enemy units. After the stun, the affected units are slowed.
Recommended: level 9Hotkey: WMax level: 4Cooldown: 7sMana: 100
10Talent
+durations Guardian Sprint Duration
11
Slithereen Crush
W
Slithereen Crush
Slams the ground, leaving a puddle of water, and stunning and damaging nearby enemy units. After the stun, the affected units are slowed.
Recommended: level 11Hotkey: WMax level: 4Cooldown: 7sMana: 100
12
Corrosive Haze
R
Corrosive Haze
Reduces enemy armor to amplify physical damage and provides True Sight and vision of the targeted unit, revealing invisibility. The enemy unit leaves a trail of water behind it.
Recommended: level 12Hotkey: RMax level: 3Cooldown: 5sMana: 25
13
Bash of the Deep
E
Bash of the Deep
After 3 attacks, your next attack will bash the target.
Recommended: level 13Hotkey: EMax level: 4
14
Bash of the Deep
E
Bash of the Deep
After 3 attacks, your next attack will bash the target.
Recommended: level 14Hotkey: EMax level: 4
15Talent
+250 Health
16
Bash of the Deep
E
Bash of the Deep
After 3 attacks, your next attack will bash the target.
Recommended: level 16Hotkey: EMax level: 4
17
Corrosive Haze
R
Corrosive Haze
Reduces enemy armor to amplify physical damage and provides True Sight and vision of the targeted unit, revealing invisibility. The enemy unit leaves a trail of water behind it.
Recommended: level 17Hotkey: RMax level: 3Cooldown: 5sMana: 25
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+crush damage Slithereen Crush Damage
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-AbilityCooldowns Slithereen Crush Cooldown

1
Guardian Sprint
Q
Guardian Sprint
Slardar slithers ahead, moving significantly faster and passing through units. Slardar has 100% slow resistance for the first 2.5s. The slow resistance gradually fades over the remaining sprint duration.
Recommended: level 1Hotkey: QMax level: 4Cooldown: 29 / 25 / 21 / 17sMana: 25
2
Slithereen Crush
W
Slithereen Crush
Slams the ground, leaving a puddle of water, and stunning and damaging nearby enemy units. After the stun, the affected units are slowed.
Recommended: level 2Hotkey: WMax level: 4Cooldown: 7sMana: 100
3
Bash of the Deep
E
Bash of the Deep
After 3 attacks, your next attack will bash the target.
Recommended: level 3Hotkey: EMax level: 4
4
Guardian Sprint
Q
Guardian Sprint
Slardar slithers ahead, moving significantly faster and passing through units. Slardar has 100% slow resistance for the first 2.5s. The slow resistance gradually fades over the remaining sprint duration.
Recommended: level 4Hotkey: QMax level: 4Cooldown: 29 / 25 / 21 / 17sMana: 25
5
Guardian Sprint
Q
Guardian Sprint
Slardar slithers ahead, moving significantly faster and passing through units. Slardar has 100% slow resistance for the first 2.5s. The slow resistance gradually fades over the remaining sprint duration.
Recommended: level 5Hotkey: QMax level: 4Cooldown: 29 / 25 / 21 / 17sMana: 25
6
Corrosive Haze
R
Corrosive Haze
Reduces enemy armor to amplify physical damage and provides True Sight and vision of the targeted unit, revealing invisibility. The enemy unit leaves a trail of water behind it.
Recommended: level 6Hotkey: RMax level: 3Cooldown: 5sMana: 25
7
Guardian Sprint
Q
Guardian Sprint
Slardar slithers ahead, moving significantly faster and passing through units. Slardar has 100% slow resistance for the first 2.5s. The slow resistance gradually fades over the remaining sprint duration.
Recommended: level 7Hotkey: QMax level: 4Cooldown: 29 / 25 / 21 / 17sMana: 25
8
Slithereen Crush
W
Slithereen Crush
Slams the ground, leaving a puddle of water, and stunning and damaging nearby enemy units. After the stun, the affected units are slowed.
Recommended: level 8Hotkey: WMax level: 4Cooldown: 7sMana: 100
9
Slithereen Crush
W
Slithereen Crush
Slams the ground, leaving a puddle of water, and stunning and damaging nearby enemy units. After the stun, the affected units are slowed.
Recommended: level 9Hotkey: WMax level: 4Cooldown: 7sMana: 100
10Talent
+durations Guardian Sprint Duration
11
Slithereen Crush
W
Slithereen Crush
Slams the ground, leaving a puddle of water, and stunning and damaging nearby enemy units. After the stun, the affected units are slowed.
Recommended: level 11Hotkey: WMax level: 4Cooldown: 7sMana: 100
12
Corrosive Haze
R
Corrosive Haze
Reduces enemy armor to amplify physical damage and provides True Sight and vision of the targeted unit, revealing invisibility. The enemy unit leaves a trail of water behind it.
Recommended: level 12Hotkey: RMax level: 3Cooldown: 5sMana: 25
13
Bash of the Deep
E
Bash of the Deep
After 3 attacks, your next attack will bash the target.
Recommended: level 13Hotkey: EMax level: 4

14
Bash of the Deep
E
Bash of the Deep
After 3 attacks, your next attack will bash the target.
Recommended: level 14Hotkey: EMax level: 4
15Talent
+250 Health
16
Bash of the Deep
E
Bash of the Deep
After 3 attacks, your next attack will bash the target.
Recommended: level 16Hotkey: EMax level: 4
17
Corrosive Haze
R
Corrosive Haze
Reduces enemy armor to amplify physical damage and provides True Sight and vision of the targeted unit, revealing invisibility. The enemy unit leaves a trail of water behind it.
Recommended: level 17Hotkey: RMax level: 3Cooldown: 5sMana: 25
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+crush damage Slithereen Crush Damage
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-AbilityCooldowns Slithereen Crush Cooldown

1
Guardian Sprint
Q
Guardian Sprint
Slardar slithers ahead, moving significantly faster and passing through units. Slardar has 100% slow resistance for the first 2.5s. The slow resistance gradually fades over the remaining sprint duration.
Recommended: level 1Hotkey: QMax level: 4Cooldown: 29 / 25 / 21 / 17sMana: 25
2
Slithereen Crush
W
Slithereen Crush
Slams the ground, leaving a puddle of water, and stunning and damaging nearby enemy units. After the stun, the affected units are slowed.
Recommended: level 2Hotkey: WMax level: 4Cooldown: 7sMana: 100
3
Bash of the Deep
E
Bash of the Deep
After 3 attacks, your next attack will bash the target.
Recommended: level 3Hotkey: EMax level: 4
4
Guardian Sprint
Q
Guardian Sprint
Slardar slithers ahead, moving significantly faster and passing through units. Slardar has 100% slow resistance for the first 2.5s. The slow resistance gradually fades over the remaining sprint duration.
Recommended: level 4Hotkey: QMax level: 4Cooldown: 29 / 25 / 21 / 17sMana: 25
5
Guardian Sprint
Q
Guardian Sprint
Slardar slithers ahead, moving significantly faster and passing through units. Slardar has 100% slow resistance for the first 2.5s. The slow resistance gradually fades over the remaining sprint duration.
Recommended: level 5Hotkey: QMax level: 4Cooldown: 29 / 25 / 21 / 17sMana: 25
6
Corrosive Haze
R
Corrosive Haze
Reduces enemy armor to amplify physical damage and provides True Sight and vision of the targeted unit, revealing invisibility. The enemy unit leaves a trail of water behind it.
Recommended: level 6Hotkey: RMax level: 3Cooldown: 5sMana: 25
7
Guardian Sprint
Q
Guardian Sprint
Slardar slithers ahead, moving significantly faster and passing through units. Slardar has 100% slow resistance for the first 2.5s. The slow resistance gradually fades over the remaining sprint duration.
Recommended: level 7Hotkey: QMax level: 4Cooldown: 29 / 25 / 21 / 17sMana: 25
8
Slithereen Crush
W
Slithereen Crush
Slams the ground, leaving a puddle of water, and stunning and damaging nearby enemy units. After the stun, the affected units are slowed.
Recommended: level 8Hotkey: WMax level: 4Cooldown: 7sMana: 100
9
Slithereen Crush
W
Slithereen Crush
Slams the ground, leaving a puddle of water, and stunning and damaging nearby enemy units. After the stun, the affected units are slowed.
Recommended: level 9Hotkey: WMax level: 4Cooldown: 7sMana: 100

10Talent
+durations Guardian Sprint Duration
11
Slithereen Crush
W
Slithereen Crush
Slams the ground, leaving a puddle of water, and stunning and damaging nearby enemy units. After the stun, the affected units are slowed.
Recommended: level 11Hotkey: WMax level: 4Cooldown: 7sMana: 100
12
Corrosive Haze
R
Corrosive Haze
Reduces enemy armor to amplify physical damage and provides True Sight and vision of the targeted unit, revealing invisibility. The enemy unit leaves a trail of water behind it.
Recommended: level 12Hotkey: RMax level: 3Cooldown: 5sMana: 25
13
Bash of the Deep
E
Bash of the Deep
After 3 attacks, your next attack will bash the target.
Recommended: level 13Hotkey: EMax level: 4
14
Bash of the Deep
E
Bash of the Deep
After 3 attacks, your next attack will bash the target.
Recommended: level 14Hotkey: EMax level: 4
15Talent
+250 Health
16
Bash of the Deep
E
Bash of the Deep
After 3 attacks, your next attack will bash the target.
Recommended: level 16Hotkey: EMax level: 4
17
Corrosive Haze
R
Corrosive Haze
Reduces enemy armor to amplify physical damage and provides True Sight and vision of the targeted unit, revealing invisibility. The enemy unit leaves a trail of water behind it.
Recommended: level 17Hotkey: RMax level: 3Cooldown: 5sMana: 25
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+crush damage Slithereen Crush Damage
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-AbilityCooldowns Slithereen Crush Cooldown

Talent tree

Corrosive Haze Undispellable

Lv25Pick one

-AbilityCooldowns Slithereen Crush Cooldown

+river damage pct% Seaborn Sentinel Bonus Attack Damage

Lv20Pick one

+crush damage Slithereen Crush Damage

-armor reduction Corrosive Haze Armor

Lv15Pick one

+250 Health

+bonus damage Bash of the Deep Damage

Lv10Pick one

+durations Guardian Sprint Duration

Item Builds

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

Starting Items

8 items

Iron Branch

55g

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

Gauntlets of Strength

140g

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

Circlet

155g

Observer Ward

Plants an Observer Ward, an invisible watcher that gives ground vision in a 1600 radius to your team. Lasts 6 minutes. Hold Control to give one Observer Ward to an allied hero.

Faerie Fire

65g

Instantly restores 85 health.

Quelling Blade

100g

Destroy a target tree.

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.

Early Game

7 items

Power Treads

1,400g

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

Bracer

505g

Soul Ring

805g

Consume %abilityhealthcost% health to temporarily gain 170 mana. Lasts 10 seconds. If the mana gained cannot fit in your mana pool, it creates a buffer of mana that will be used before your mana pool.

Phase Boots

1,450g

Gives 20% increased movement speed on melee heroes, and 10% on ranged heroes, and lets you move through units and turn more quickly for 3 seconds.

Wraith Band

505g

Null Talisman

505g

Oblivion Staff

1,625g

Mid Game

8 items

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.

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

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.

Power Treads

1,400g

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

Orchid Malevolence

3,275g

Silences the target unit for 5 seconds. At the end of the silence, 30% of the damage received while silenced is inflicted as bonus magical damage.

Oblivion Staff

1,625g

Eul's Scepter of Divinity

2,600g

Sweeps a target unit up into a cyclone, making them invulnerable for 2.5 seconds. Cyclone can only be cast on enemy units or yourself. Enemy units take 50 magical damage upon landing. Dispel Type: Basic Dispel

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.

Late Game

8 items

Aghanim's Scepter

4,200g

Upgrades the ultimate, and some abilities, of all heroes.

Black King Bar

4,050g

Nullifier

4,350g

Dispels the target and applies a debuff for 4 seconds. Continuously dispels and slows the target. Dispel Type: Basic Dispel

Harpoon

4,700g

Assault Cuirass

5,125g

Grants 30 attack speed and 5 armor to nearby allied units and structures, and decreases nearby enemy unit and structure armor by -5. Radius: 1200

Lotus Orb

3,850g

Applies a shield to the target unit for 5 seconds which re-casts most targeted spells back to their caster. The shielded unit will still take damage from the spell. Dispel Type: Basic Dispel

Overwhelming Blink

6,800g

Teleport to a target point up to 1200 units away. After teleportation, all enemies in a 800 AoE take damage equal to 100 + 50% of your strength and an additional 100% over time, and have 50% movement speed slow and 50 attack speed slow for 6 seconds. Overwhelming Blink cannot be used for 3 seconds after taking damage from an enemy hero or Roshan.

Linken's Sphere

4,800g

Blocks most targeted spells once every 14 seconds.