Overview
Hello brosky in this guide you will learn all the necessary steps to manhood, are you ready to play with the granddaddy of Chuck Norris? I don’t think so, at least not yet, but don’t worry brosky follow this guide and you will be.Guide by player sonofyue.Original Guide[en.playpw.com]
Abilities
Power Absorption:
It can only be one!!! meaning every time you kill a hero or a hero dies around because of your awesomeness you increase your health by 25 permanently,meaning the more noobs we kill the stronger we get and we also get heal by 20% of our maximum health,it cannot happen more than once every 60 seconds to give your poor enemies at handicap.
TIPS:
This ability allows you to be the extremely resilient in a team fight,as long as somebody dies you will get heal and buff,so when a team fight breaks down don’t be afraid and jump in the middle of it,plus if you have Immortal Spirit up you will have nothing to be afraid off.
Hero Strike:
Highlander uses his 1337 ninja skills to strike 5 fools, while he does this he is Immune to everything do to this technique being a ninjitsu art.(based on Strength and Agility)
Whirl of Steel: (Upgrades from Hero Strike)
When you use Hero Strike in addition to his effect Highlander hits pressure points that slows his enemies down by 90% for 2,5 seconds.
Worthy Opponent: (Upgrades from Whirl of steel)
When highlander uses hero strike the nearest hero gets stun out of pure admiration for 1.7 seconds.
TIPS:
Hero strike can be use aggressively or defenselessly depending in the situation.
Aggressively:
1- I recommend you start harassing once you upgrade to “Whirl of Steel”,since the slow from it is very powerful and it guarantees that you will land a few more auto attacks in the enemy hero before he decides to retreat.
2- You can start auto attacking a hero and when he realizes he is losing the fight, “Hero strike” to catch up to him and stun him.
3- Something really important to note is that when you use “Hero Strike” you always land in front of the hero after casting hero strike,so what you want to do is when you land hit him with 1 auto attack then move behind him while he is stun and hit him again with other auto attack,in this way if the hero wants to run you are in behind him and you can chase easier.
4-In team fights always use this ability in a carry or caster.
5-Use Hero strike to initiate team fight,in that way you will build up battle hunger stacks and maximize your damage.
Defensively:
1- If you are losing a fight you can use “Hero Strike” to slow/stun your enemy to run away.
2- If you over extend and you see a enemy trying to gank you from behind,use “Hero Strike” in that hero to gain a better position to run away,you can also do this to a creep.
3-In a team fight you can use this ability to peel off enemy’s from your more fragile teammates
Bloody Massacre:
When stuff dies around Highlander he is the happiest he could be,he is soo happy that he recovers Health over 5 seconds,if after 5 seconds stuff is not dying he is not happy anymore,but don’t worry brosky stuff is ALWAYS dying when Highlander is around he will make sure of that.(based on Max Health)
Blood Rage: (upgrades from Bloody massacre)
the more you think you hurt Highlander the stronger he gets,for every mosquito bites you do on him the more his Stamina and Will increases,and if for some impossible reason you get Highlander really low his hidden passive activates “MAN MODE’,and trust me brosky goku takes notes when this happens.
TIPS:
1- Try to keep your stacks up by constantly hitting creeps,in that way you can maximize your survivability.
2- You can use the hit and run tactic in the creeps to gain stacks.
3- Remember the lower your health is the higher your will and stamina will be,so instead of ruining when you are low,fight it off with the enemy,you have a better chance of surviving if you stick to them that if you run from them.
Battle Hunger:
Highlander only knows 3 things in life: drink,make love and fight,meaning when he is not doing the other two he is fighting,every time Highlander hits a guy he will life drain,meaning that his enemies are soo grateful to be hit by Highlander than as offering for his time they will provide him with life drain,so the more time he hits them the higher their gratitude becomes.(based on Strength)
Bonus: On Native Terrain, Highlander Agility is increased by 2..38 (based on Strength).
Concentrated Fury: (upgrades from Battle Hunger)
When Highlander hits anything over 7 times,he will stack the Battle Hunger effeck and he gains 30% speed to chase your enemy’s down once they realize how big of a mistake was to cross his path.
TIPS:
1- Just like “Blood Rage” the more stacks you have the better your Survivability will be.
2- Remember that when you use “Hero Strike” it builds up stacks depending in how many targets it hits,and that you gain 30% speed when you reach you max stacks.
3- The timing of “Hero strike” is crucial,you don’t want to used it too early and have no way to stop your enemy from escaping, but you don’t want to use it too late when your enemy is overpowering,my advice is to use “Hero Strike” when you know for sure you will get the max stacks, in that way if your enemy decides to escape you can give chase to him at ease with your 30% speed boost.
Immortal Spirit:
when you think you are going kill Highlander (giggle),he decides to instead take a power nap and when he wakes up from it,He wakes up with roar sooo strong that becomes a explosion that deals magical damage and any fools caught on it get pulverize,he also gains back 35% of his health just to mock your foolishness for challenging him.(based on Max Health)
TIPS:
1- Having Immortal Spirit up in a team fight is huge,since you can initiate knowing that if your opponents burn all their ability’s in you they will be a wasting them,since you will come back to life a few seconds later.
2- If you die while in a team fight,when you come back position yourself where you could do the most damage or in the back of their team where the squishies usually hang out,so when you revive you can deal damage to them and right away “Hero strike” them to maximize damage.
3- If you get gank and are out of tower range,run to it and resurrect behind it,in that way your opponents will thing twice before chasing you.
4- If you Die and you think you cannot get to the tower because you will run out of mana before you get there,don’t try it then,instead chill until you “Hero Strike” is off cooldown,once is off cooldown pop out and use it right away in the target closes to your side of the map,so in that way you can create a opportunity to escape.
Talent Build
These different builds focus in maximizing your main stats, I’m posting 3 different ones that change as you progress: beginner, advanced and expert.I’m using pictures taken from “chancellor cloak” Highlander guide, since it saves me time and his builds are extremely well done, a great applause to him for being awesome!
TIPS:
Always pick your Hero Talents first,they are cheaper than the other talents and you will level out faster thanks to this,and being 1 or 2 higher than your opponent and stats advantage can make a big difference in a fight.
Beginners Talent Build:
This is the basic build with blue and green talents:
TIER 1: gives you Initial survivability and the option to jungle if you want:
1- If I’m laning I take my hero talents first then I will take “Taste for blood” for the life drain.Taste for blood is a great pick since it escalates great with your build at all levels.
2- If you are going to jungle you can take “advantage’ first for a quicker clear at the jungle.
3- “Advantage” is also is a great pick for “Apopalypse mode” “Dragonwald” and “Challenge” since it will help you kill the creeps faster,in “Apocalypse” this talent truly shines since it will help you to develop a zombie army faster that your opponent.
4- Get “Hero’s Charm” if you have a member of the opposite gender in your team,it will be a extremely strong pick since your opponents will never expect the shield to pop out,and you can save your team with it or most of the time turn the tables around,and of course it gives you a nice boost to your hp also.
TIER 2: gives you more survivability:
1-I take “survival of the fittest” right after my hero talents since it provides a nice boost to my health and taking it early helps build stacks faster.
2-If at any point you die early in the game and you have 500 prime don’t hesitate to take “Tenacity”,this talent provides a lot of advantages, the effect that gives you 50 prime when you resurrect never stops working,it doesn’t matter how many times you die,you will always gain 50 prime,and the health you gain can add up to this item in a insane manner,at full stacks is as good or better than blue health item.
3-I would leave “Living armor” for last since it provides you with not that much health,but still pretty useful in certain situations, if you don’t want more health since the other 2 items in this tier do a better job at it , I recommend
“Desperate Strength” as a substitute to add a little more damage to you build.
TIER 3: this tier will add damage and key hero talents to your build.
1- I take “Hidden Power” right after my hero talents so I can start adding some damage to my build,also becuse of his effects that makes this talent snowball into a great Item the more you kill creeps or heroes.
2- My second pick after getting my hero talents is “Uncommon Agility”,it provides you with a great flat attack speed and defense penetration.
3- My last pick pick is “Rare Power”, the reason is that the 2 previous talents have more of that impact in the game and your hero,this talent still a great pick but I personally prefer the other 2 better.
TIER 4: In this tier you will acquire some key elements to your build:
1- My first pick is “Sprouts of Life” since your health increases every minute I take it as soon as possible to maximize its effect ( sometimes health is the best defense).
2- I take “Mindless Fury” first to start building more dps,this is another great item that snowballs great the more the game advances.
Advanced Build:
This build consist of mostly epic talents and a few blues:
Expert Build:
This build consist of a mix of orange and epic talents: