SAW. It's not going to be for everyone but I find it to be very effective and a joy to play. This build gives your SAW more options and allows you to make more plays. In terms of effectiveness, I use this to great success in "Simply Amazing" rank games. So stop sitting back like a stationary turret and start making magic happen! Fountain of Renewal - My opinion is that this is the most overpowered item in the game. It turns any hero into a Paladin. This item's active ability alone is worth it's value but do not underestimate its effectiveness in protecting you from burst damage. Oh, did I mention it has nice health regen as well? I can't say enough about this item. Shatterglass - This items gives you that extra bit of damage in the late game. I had tested quite a few different options but kept coming back to raw CP damage to be the best option. You'll find it to be helpful for all your abilities. Specifically, in the late game you should be using
Suppressing Fire as a disabler early in the fight. It's nice when you can do a little extra damage before the team fights.
Sprint Boots before completing Warhorn. This will add an extra escape option at a low cost. Once Warhorn is complete I start stacking those
Fountain of Renewal. This will basically carry you into late game if it lasts that long. Finish up with
Shatterglass. The extra damage it provides to
Mad Cannon will be much appreciated in late game. Shatterglass Shatterglass to be the most effective. If you've obtained an early lead, sometimes its fun to throw in
Aftershock after your first
Fountain of Renewal. It'll give you a little surprise burst damage that seems to be more relevant mid game than late game.
Catherine, finish up the build with
Bonesaw. This will punish her for bullying your team around and can quickly catch her off guard once that shield goes down.
Stormguard Banner and then eventually Warhorn as quickly as I can get the money. This allows you stay in the lane longer (health regen), and do significant damage to NPC enemies, and the tower. You notice that it's a lot easier to earn money after
Stormguard Banner. Any chance you get to peck away at that tower, do so.
Stormguard Banner is a great tool for doing so. Take it down quickly and you'll find it gives your team a big advantage. Suppressing Fire catches enemies for your teammates or even kills them as they run away. Just remember, don't stay there too often, you're just in there to provide support and to potentially catch the enemies off guard. If you don't see immediate action, go back to where you belong (the lane). Roadie Run, Warhorn,
Sprint Boots, and
Roadie Run again allow you to run for a very long time! You should have no problems escaping. In addition you should have at least one
Fountain of Renewal if not two. In mid game, this provides quite a bit of defense as well as allows you to heal WHEN (not IF) the enemy team tries to gank you. Be sure to stay at the top of the map so that you can see the enemy team coming. Also, if you're close to destroying the tower and you see the enemy coming, don't get greedy. Get out of there, don't worry, you'll be back :). Fountain of Renewal. When there's not an opportunity to kill the tower, start traveling with you teammates. Start to feel comfortable initiating the team fights with
Suppressing Fire. This will limit their ability to effectively maneuver into position. It also tends to elicit aggression. Fortunately, you want the aggression to be directed on you as you should be able to handle it. If you're team is making a dent be sure to pop off your Warhorn active to allow your team to finish them off. Believe me, it's a good feeling. It almost feels like cheating when your enemy thinks he's in the free and clear only to be surrounded by the entire team seconds later. It's quite demoralizing. Suppressing Fire. Heal Taka when he disappears to allow him to come back only seconds later for more burst damage. When things get bad, or you see a teammate struggling to escape, help him out by providing him with that extra speed boost thanks to Warhorn. Focus on keeping your team alive and stable. The goal here isn't to get an Ace (although it happens often). The goal is to put constant pressure on the enemy until they collapse or leave their towers unguarded.
Fountain of Renewal. Guys, it truly is an overpowered item to help you against all but a few very specific builds. Keep taking advantage of it until they nerf it :). The important note to remember is that this item can save those teammates most dear to you. As you're in team battles and you see a teammate(s) down in health don't be afraid to pop a fountain for them, even if you don't need it. This will get them back into the fight and help you push the other team back. At the more advanced competitive levels being a team player and having these synergies wins games. This is far more rewarding to me than attempting to race to a glass cannon build. Sprint Boots, and of course
Roadie Run. Make use of these. Warhorn has a 40 second cooldown. That goes by a lot quicker than you think. Don't be shy to use it to catch up to your teammates or cut off an enemy. Fountain of Renewal, you're probably going to be alright :). Be the bully, be the guy that picks the fights. Let them charge you while your teammates pummel the squishy burst heroes.
Ringo. Alone, he's not so bad, but a competent
Ringo will never be alone. He'll be behind his teammates in the shadows. If his teammate is one that disrupts your escape path, he can be pretty deadly. Specifically, if he has an element of armor reduction on. Bonesaw will certainly help but if your teammates aren't effective, you're going to suffer. It's quite rare when a game goes beyond 25+ minutes considering this build encourages quicker games (since you're so focused on killing the towers). If you find yourself in these scenarios too often, you're probably not putting enough pressure on early / mid game.
Adagio Dilemma - When facing a defense based Adagio with a really good start, it's hard to stop them. He can get to the point where he can run your entire team over if you're not paying attention. I strongly believe he's currently overpowered and will get adjusted once developers start realizing how ridiculous a defensive
Adagio is. So if you see a defensive
Adagio (not WP), I've found a little success in only having two
Fountain of Renewal and then going
Shatterglass and
Broken Myth. The extra defense of 3 isn't going to add that much value. What's going to happen here is that the enemy team will take you down pretty quickly. However, as you get below 50% of your health you start hitting REALLY hard. Ideally you can get 4 or 5 hits off. At this point you're more of a suicide bomber than anything. Your goal should be to take down
Adagio or two other heroes with you. This is my best advice until they nerf him :)
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