It’s both.

It’s basically discount Spectre’s Dispersion, where you get the damage repelling/spreading part, not the reduction one. You can use it to amplify the damage the enemy will take, while also as a countering spell to punish their ganking attempt on someone.

I still rarely get to see people abuse this as combo partner with Axe. It’s like a match made in heaven.

Goodness, heroes like Tusk, Magnus, Rubick, Batrider are going to have an even higher pick rate, if not a mainstay just for the insurance of guaranteed fountain gulag if their base gets pushed.

Why I didn’t mention Pudge? He’s obvious being a hero at max Pick Rate in Dota 2 matches. lol

Either precasting, or scripting.

Arc Warden player? Then you can assume the latter if it was too unbelievable and too consistent.

I know, right?

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