DoTA Hero Idea: Basil Ranger

A smiling woman with blue highlights in her hair sits at an outdoor cafe.

Bough for Bough

A global ability that whenever a tree or structure falls on the map she gains permanent agility and strength.

Bandage Rebind

Fires a bolt that when shot heals allies over time and temporarily dispels disables and debuffs and reapplies them after the duration.

Refuge of Bread and Ember

Inspired by field medics, forest first responders, and sacred service workers, Leaf Ranger deploys a holy-smoke ration mist. While inside it, allies are immune to stuns, empowered with clarity and purpose, and when the smoke lifts, the damage dealt becomes healing and spiritual restoration. The Sparrow, a biblical symbol of humble protection, watches over them.

Burden of Decay

Releases an bolt on an enemy for each debuff and disable in the area allies are cleansed and a single enemy is poisoned. The poison is strengthen for each debuff and disable. If it is too strong for the enemy it spreads to surrounding enemies.

Themes

  • Geology
  • Gardening
  • Christianity
  • Military Tour
  • Firefighter Rescue
  • Archery
  • Healthcare
  • Food Preperation
  • Christianity
  • Fine Art
  • Ecology

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Refuge of Bread and Ember

Fears

  • not having God have me reborn into the same life …i don’t care to go to heaven or hell. heaven you’re blind and hell your burning. Or i want to live for eternity life is to short eighty years is too short. You spend so long trying to be educated.
  • eating rotten food and seeing bugs
  • getting a gardening disease
  • not relearning art and programming
  • overcoming the art illness SSD

Victories

  • Remaking Confessor
  • a support archer

Strategy

  • burden of decay and providence shot require timing and planning during the abilities they cannot work at the same time they are anti synergetic
  • all active abilities require to be cast during long battles and cannot be used in quick succession
  • all abilities counter burst strategies from enemies
  • Refuge and Providence are used to sustain allies during battle.
  • thrives on allies that counter hard team fights
  • counters aoe and crowd control heroes.
  • timbersaw and tango support bough for bough
  • tower strong heroes like pugna strengthen bough for bough

Plans

  • possibly adding healing areas where trees and towers are destroyed.
  • add a pick off strategy
  • add more team fight management
  • add anti harassment mechanics

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