Barky plays Dota!: Ember Spirit || Tales from South African Trench

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Published on June 16, 2015 8:55:20 AM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=477nmL7Yst4

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Dota 2 (2013)

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Let's Play

Duration: 45:55

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I played all random with a few friends. Got Treant Protector at first but luckily another player was keen to swap. The server is South African, unranked match. We attempted the ol' double courier strat. It worked.


This match I tried to amp up my physical damage by purchasing several Daedaluses. I was considering purchasing more cleave but I thought that the enemy would back away from team fighting and rather aim for more push or rat play considering the Naga and the Lycan. Luckily I was wrong and they went for the team fighting which we proceeded to win several times giving us the lead. The Lycan did scare me a bit though.

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Xin the Ember Spirit is a highly mobile melee Agility carry, whose abilities enable him to also play as an initiator or ganker. His skill set allows for incredibly aggressive assaults on other heroes, dealing extraordinary amounts of damage in a relatively small window of time, and then escaping to safety. Despite a good HP pool early on, he lacks armor and a sizable mana pool, and as such may be unable to escape quickly enough if caught out of position. However, with good item choices and proper judgement, Ember Spirit can quickly snowball out of control, dominating the battlefield with blinding speed as he cheats death. While he has only a limited presence in the early and mid game, in time Xin becomes a dangerous opponent even on his own, proving to friend and foe alike that for them, there is still much to be learned.

'Lost within the Wailing Mountains, the Fortress of Flares lay abandoned, its training halls empty, its courtyard covered in leaves and dust. Upon a dais in its sealed temple rests a topaz cauldron filled with ancient ash, remnants of a pyre for the warrior-poet Xin. For three generations, Xin taught his acolytes the Bonds of the Guardian Flame, a series of mantras to train the mind and body for the harsh realities beyond the fortress walls. However, in teaching a warrior's way he earned a warrior's rivals, and in his autumn Xin was bested and slain. His followers spread to the wind. Yet as years turned to centuries and followers to descendants, his teachings endured by subtle whisper and deed. Touched by the teacher's lasting legacy, the Burning Celestial, inquisitive aspect of fire, cast himself to the Fortress of Flares and reignited the pyre ash. From these glowing embers emerged an image of Xin, wreathed in flame, his thoughtful countenance prepared to train and to teach, and to spread the fires of knowledge to all who seek guidance.'

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I found this artwork here: http://mikeazevedo.deviantart.com/art/Ember-spirit-portrait-515753826

Really good work.

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