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Ember Spirit

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Ability Build

1
Flame Guard
2
Sleight of Fist
3
Sleight of Fist
4
Flame Guard
5
Sleight of Fist
6
Fire Remnant
7
Sleight of Fist
8
Searing Chains
9
Searing Chains
10
Searing Chains
11
Searing Chains
12
Flame Guard
13
Flame Guard
14
Fire Remnant
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15
+200 Flame Guard Barrier Amount
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16
+50 Flame Guard DPS
17
Attribute Bonus
18
Fire Remnant
19
Attribute Bonus
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20
+55 Sleight of Fist Hero Damage
21
Attribute Bonus
22
Attribute Bonus
23
Attribute Bonus
24
Attribute Bonus
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25
2 Sleight of Fist Charges

Disables, Buffs and Passives

AbilitiesDisablesDispellable BuffsBreakable Passives
Interrupts ChannelingSilencesRoots
Searing Chains
Sleight of Fist
Flame Guard
Fire Remnant

Item Build

Starting
4
Quelling Blade
Iron Branch
Iron Branch
5
Faerie Fire
Tango
1
Observer Ward
Early Game
0.5
Bottle
Blight Stone
8
Phase Boots
15
Magic Wand
Mage Slayer
Mid Game
Maelstrom
95
Black King Bar
27
Shiva's Guard
Aghanim's Shard
Late Game
Octarine Core
18
Gleipnir
180
Refresher Orb
Aghanim's Scepter
Situational
14
Linken's Sphere
20
Scythe of Vyse
Boots of Travel
Kaya and Sange
Neutral
60
Arcane Ring
25
Pig Pole
Orb of Destruction
Cloak of Flames
12
Mind Breaker
Stygian Desolator
Mirror Shield

Hero Strategy

You can dodge many spells and ranged attacks with Sleight of Fist or by activating Remnants.

You can push out the lane with Flame Guard or Sleight Of Fist as the river runes are about to spawn.

Once you have blight stone, you should start spamming sleight of fist on the enemy mid laner.

Active rune control is important for Ember Spirit's game. You can place a remnant at one rune and run to the other one to secure them.

You can drop and activate Fire Remnants while Sleight of Fisting.

When low on health, you can leave the Fire Remnant behind, teleport to base and activate the remnant.

When leaving remant behind, it is good to drop it in neutral camp or at the rune spot.

Items with proc chance are great for Ember Spirit as they proc frequently during Sleight of Fist.

Ember Spirit is great at penetrating into opponents' backline due to high mobility of Fire Remnants.

If you are struggling to reach the backline aghanims scepter is great at closing the gap and increasing embers mobility.

Ember Spirit is great at splitpushing as he is elusive and can always have a remnant left behind.

Counter Strategy

Flame Guard is most of Ember Spirit's damage early. Pop it with magical damage or dispel it.

Make sure you are controlling power runes against Ember Spirit. He likes to bottle and gank with those.

Avoid clumping up against Sleight of Fist spam.

Items that can root or stun elusive Ember Spirit are great.

Ember Spirit is really good at split-pushing. Consider getting Boots of Travel on a core.

Counter Items for Core Players

Laning Phase
Wind Lace
Boots of Speed
17
Magic Stick
Orb of Corrosion
Mid Game
23
Eul's Scepter of Divinity
50
Mekansm
18
Rod of Atos
Mage Slayer
18
Orchid Malevolence
95
Black King Bar
34
Manta Style
Late Game
20
Scythe of Vyse
35
Abyssal Blade

Counter Items for Support Players

Laning Phase
Wind Lace
Boots of Speed
17
Magic Stick
Mid Game
23
Eul's Scepter of Divinity
50
Mekansm
18
Rod of Atos
14
Glimmer Cape
19
Force Staff
Late Game
20
Scythe of Vyse
95
Black King Bar