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Sven

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Ability Build

1
Storm Hammer
2
Warcry
3
Great Cleave
4
Great Cleave
5
Great Cleave
6
God's Strength
7
Great Cleave
8
Warcry
9
Warcry
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10
+15 Attack Speed
11
Warcry
12
God's Strength
13
Storm Hammer
14
Storm Hammer
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15
-15s God's Strength Cooldown
16
Storm Hammer
17
Attribute Bonus
18
God's Strength
19
Attribute Bonus
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20
+10 Warcry Armor
21
Attribute Bonus
22
Attribute Bonus
23
Attribute Bonus
24
Attribute Bonus
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25
+50% God's Strength Damage

Disables, Buffs and Passives

AbilitiesDisablesDispellable BuffsBreakable Passives
Interrupts ChannelingSilencesRoots
Storm Hammer
Great Cleave
Warcry
God's Strength

Item Build

Starting
4
Quelling Blade
Tango
Iron Branch
Circlet
Slippers of Agility
Early Game
Tango
Wraith Band
Boots of Speed
15
Magic Wand
8
Phase Boots
16
Mask of Madness
Gloves of Haste
5
Echo Sabre
Mid Game
95
Black King Bar
19
Harpoon
Crystalys
15
Blink Dagger
Late Game
Daedalus
Assault Cuirass
30
Satanic
15
Swift Blink
Moon Shard
Situational
Aghanim's Shard
20
Silver Edge
14
Linken's Sphere
Monkey King Bar
Aghanim's Scepter
Neutral
25
Pig Pole
Broom Handle
Occult Bracelet
Vambrace
Orb of Destruction
Dragon Scale
Paladin Sword
Elven Tunic
Vindicator's Axe
12
Mind Breaker
10
Havoc Hammer
60
Ninja Gear
40
Pirate Hat
Mirror Shield
Giant's Ring

Hero Strategy

Use Storm Hammer to secure ranged creep lasthit and damage the opponents at the same time.

Alert your teammates to stack for you as you can clear those fairly early.

Only put points into Great Cleave once you are ready to leave the lane, or keep it at one point for the Strength Bonus to sustain in lane until you are ready to leave.

Don't overstay in lane. Consider moving out of the lane as laning opponents are getting closer to level 6.

Feel free to pop God's Strength off cooldown to farm after laning phase.

Your initial jump in the fights has to be well timed and precise. You don't want to be kited.

In the fights, position yourself in such a way so that you can cleave onto the opponents further away.

Itemize against kiting by purchasing Black King Bar, Blink Dagger, Shadow Blade, Aghanim's Scepter or Shard.

Counter Strategy

Against Sven, avoid playing inside the creep wave as you will take damage from Great Cleave.

Sven farms quickly with Great Cleave. Smoke him, place deep wards and sentry off camps.

God's Strength more than doubles Sven's damage. Look to disengage.

Avoid clumping up in the fights for Storm Hammer and Great Cleave.

Armor items are great against Sven's insane physical damage output.

Be aware of Sven's Aghanim's Scepter timing. He becomes much more dangerous.

Counter Items for Core Players

Laning Phase
Armor items
Mid Game
15
Lotus Orb
25
Blade Mail
19
Hurricane Pike
18
Heaven's Halberd
25
Shadow Blade
Late Game
20
Scythe of Vyse
22
Ethereal Blade
105
Aeon Disk
35
Abyssal Blade
Assault Cuirass
27
Shiva's Guard
Butterfly
Eye of Skadi

Counter Items for Support Players

Laning Phase
Armor items
1
Sentry Ward
Mid Game
15
Lotus Orb
25
Blade Mail
14
Glimmer Cape
22
Ghost Scepter
19
Force Staff
23
Eul's Scepter of Divinity
Late Game
20
Scythe of Vyse
22
Ethereal Blade
105
Aeon Disk