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Huskar

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Ability Build

1
Inner Fire
2
Berserker's Blood
3
Burning Spear
4
Burning Spear
5
Berserker's Blood
6
Life Break
7
Berserker's Blood
8
Burning Spear
9
Burning Spear
10
Berserker's Blood
11
Inner Fire
12
Life Break
13
Inner Fire
14
Inner Fire
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15
+0.75s Inner Fire Duration
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16
+4 Burning Spears DPS
17
Attribute Bonus
18
Life Break
19
Attribute Bonus
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20
-5s Life Break Cooldown
21
Attribute Bonus
22
Attribute Bonus
23
Attribute Bonus
24
Attribute Bonus
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25
Burning Spears Pure Damage

Disables, Buffs and Passives

AbilitiesDisablesDispellable BuffsBreakable Passives
Interrupts ChannelingSilencesRoots
Inner Fire
Burning Spear
Berserker's Blood
Life Break

Item Build

Starting
Tango
5
Faerie Fire
Gauntlets of Strength
Gauntlets of Strength
Gauntlets of Strength
1
Observer Ward
Early Game
Boots of Speed
15
Magic Wand
Helm of Iron Will
Armlet of Mordiggian
Mid Game
Sange
95
Black King Bar
Aghanim's Scepter
Boots of Travel
18
Heaven's Halberd
Late Game
30
Satanic
15
Blink Dagger
Aghanim's Shard
Assault Cuirass
Situational
Bracer
Power Treads
8
Phase Boots
Mage Slayer
Dragon Lance
19
Hurricane Pike
Octarine Core
Sange and Yasha
Heart of Tarrasque
Monkey King Bar
20
Silver Edge
15
Lotus Orb
14
Linken's Sphere
15
Overwhelming Blink
Boots of Travel 2
Neutral
Safety Bubble
Spark of Courage
Grove Bow
Vampire Fangs
Paladin Sword
Elven Tunic
25
Trickster Cloak
12
Mind Breaker
Giant's Ring
Apex

Hero Strategy

Harass with Burning Spears as often as you can as it doesn't pull aggro.

On tough lanes rush Helm of Iron Will to solve health sustain issues.

Huskar is snowbally type of a hero. Do well on the lane, take an early Roshan and call for a group up.

Lifebreak dispels on cast which is particulary useful against heal reductions like Spirit Vessel.

Do Roshan once you have Armlet completed and ideally Berserker's Blood and Burning Spears maxed out.

Check opponents for heal reductions and break effects. You can itemize or adjust playstyle accordingly.

Aghanim's Scepter allows you to pick-off heroes and deals with kiting.

Counter Strategy

Someone should buy Spirit Vessel against Huskar to offset his regeneration and deal high damage.

Huskar likes to play on low HP. Look to gank him early on.

Life Break applies basic dispel. Avoid casting dispellable spells and items before Huskar jumps.

Huskar is snowbally hero that relies on killing Roshan early on. Ward and check Roshpit.

Heaven's Halberd disarms Huskar for 5 seconds and shortens Inner Fire debuff duration.

Silver Edge breaks Huskar's passive - Berserker's Blood.

Counter Items for Core Players

Laning Phase
Blight Stone
Wind Lace
Boots of Speed
7
Urn of Shadows
Cloak
Orb of Corrosion
Ring of Health
Mid Game
7
Spirit Vessel
Mage Slayer
25
Blade Mail
60
Pipe of Insight
Eternal Shroud
18
Heaven's Halberd
19
Hurricane Pike
95
Black King Bar
20
Silver Edge
34
Manta Style
Late Game
Eye of Skadi
27
Shiva's Guard
15
Bloodthorn
Butterfly
35
Abyssal Blade

Counter Items for Support Players

Laning Phase
Blight Stone
Wind Lace
Boots of Speed
7
Urn of Shadows
Cloak
Mid Game
7
Spirit Vessel
14
Glimmer Cape
19
Force Staff