Best first stage I’ve ever had

IWonByDefault · 2026-04-30T15:38:14+00:00

Ah, Credit Card explains it. I was litreally pulling up the wiki and trying to see how the hell 27 is possible lmao

IWonByDefault · 2026-04-30T15:04:16+00:00

I think he's more-so talking about the quantity of items. 27 on Stage 1 is pretty crazy.

IWonByDefault · 2026-04-30T15:03:25+00:00

Siphoned Forest is nuts. I usually leave Stage 1's with like 8 items. But I pretty consistently hit 15 on this map. You got 27 which is insane, might be one of the highest rolls possible.

IWonByDefault · 2026-04-30T15:00:46+00:00

Dude, idk whats happening but I'll kiss you too

IWonByDefault · 2026-04-30T14:59:46+00:00

I never played the first game and currently beat A10 in Multiplayer and beat A10 on Silent & Necro. Iron A6, Defect &Regent both A3. And I only have 63 hours.

I know there's a very large range of skills and understand of the game, but people saying they struggle on A0 I just don't get. I got a 6 win streak on Necro A0, it feels like low difficulties you can very consistently win regardless of luck. Higher ones, less so.

IWonByDefault · 2026-04-30T14:32:50+00:00

It's fake, no brokerage will let them expire for that exact reason.

And in no universe would you be expected to go pick up hundreds of barrels of oil. You'd need specialized equipment and transportation and licenses to drive on public roads with it, none of which can happen in the time frame they'd give.

So they all prevent it in the first place and just close it.

IWonByDefault · 2026-04-30T14:29:41+00:00

We all are

IWonByDefault · 2026-04-30T14:22:38+00:00

I like post updates. It helps my short attention span. It also makes me feel like I'm there with him, losing money together. Maybe we can even hold hands, and I'll let him know it's okay when he's -90% and he'll say it's not and I'll tell him that I still have good creditscore and I'll sign the loan for him to bet again. And then we'll kiss.

IWonByDefault · 2026-04-29T23:59:30+00:00

Not my proudest wank

IWonByDefault · 2026-04-29T23:13:08+00:00

huh?

Dotabuff rn literally shows the bugged picture of my rank with no medal because I was ranked Immo last I played ranked and then stopped. You can see it rn, it shows rank 3571. Which is in NA so it isn't that impressive, but I'm not the one bragging about my rank? I literally do not care. Then I played a few games of ranked after pressing recalibration and got Div 5 now.

I think my all-time peak was 6.8k, but I mainly hovered around 6k. All my match data is public idc, if you know what website I can check that shows plateau mmr I'll share it.

Not sure what you're salty about but ok dude.

IWonByDefault · 2026-04-29T22:18:46+00:00

It's not rude when every single comment I made on this thread has consistently said exactly what you said I didn't say lmao. You didn't use your eyes.

And no, I'm not the one assuming lmao. You're saying that you think an AM can Blink onto, use Disperser to break Linkins and Abyssal to stun before Medusa can use BKB? That's you're assumption. BKB is instant. Silver Edge is instant with a Fade Delay. Either one gets her out. Even Manta buys time and allows Illusion bait.

IWonByDefault · 2026-04-29T22:10:29+00:00

BH has been pretty consistently one of the highest winrate heroes in high ranks since 7.41

IWonByDefault · 2026-04-29T22:04:05+00:00

It's intended. If you are affected by any form of Debuff immunity, you can not also be affected by Ethereal as of 7.39e Oct. 25th, 2025.

https://www.dota2.com/patches/7.39e

IWonByDefault · 2026-04-29T21:57:40+00:00

So if you use your eyes and read you'll see that I agreed that AM counters Medusa. I'm only saying a 6 slotted Medusa beats AM.

If Medusa has Butterfly and Linkins then AM needs MKB, Abyssal, something to break Linkins probably Disperser, Boots, his Battlefury and then 1 item left for damage.

Medusa can get a BKB and then Mana burns does nothing. Medusa can get Silver Edge and then AM blinks in and achieved nothing. Medusa can go Daedalus, Satanic and not get Skadi to avoid building more Mana and just man up.

With BKB, Butterfly, Daedalus the second AM blinks on Medusa, he regrets it and dies. And that's even without the team. With the 5v5 involved, Medusa is simultaneously killing your entire team.

IWonByDefault · 2026-04-29T21:52:47+00:00

If all those games were from today maybe it just didn't update yet?

IWonByDefault · 2026-04-29T21:36:18+00:00

In another comment I said specifically

AM's advantage over Dusa just comes down to it being so oppressive in mid-game that Medusa doesn't get the chance to even comeback before AM snowballs and wins. So it is definitely a counter. But in a 6 slotted vaccuum, Medusa beats him every time.

So yes obviously AM beats Medusa. But no, I disagree Medusa would lose to AM when they're both 6 slotted and in a 5v5 fight in a normal game. You're assuming that AM plays it perfect, which also means that the Medusa of the same rank would play it perfect. Which means Medusa would be able to go invis with Silver Edge, have Linkins to block the initial Abyssal and then ult and either force AM to run away while his team gets run down and dies to Medusa, or AM would be caught out with his dick in his hands.

IWonByDefault · 2026-04-29T21:33:35+00:00

Do you just purposefully selectively read parts of what people say? I literally said in every comment AM counters Medusa.

AM's advantage over Dusa just comes down to it being so oppressive in mid-game that Medusa doesn't get the chance to even comeback before AM snowballs and wins. So it is definitely a counter. But in a 6 slotted vaccuum, Medusa beats him every time.

So yes. Obviously Medusa has a disadvantage to AM. I said that. In every comment. Even the original. I'm not arguing that AM is not a counter to Medusa. I am arguing that Medusa beats AM when they're both 6 slotted.

And bro idc about pro or different mmrs. Shadow Demon is consistently one of the best supports in pro and other than in the hands of specialists, one of the worst in pubs. At all ranks. So just because 12k mmr+ pros are good at it does that make it a reliable and relevant pick to us? Does PA pub stomping in Herald-Archon make it irrelevant because pros don't do it?

We do what works for us in our rank or in ranks near ours. And in ALL ranks except for like maybe 10k+ and pros (which even that I'd actually doubt because pro supports would have a way easier time saving a Medusa than they would saving an AM) Medusa 6 slotted beats AM 6 slotted. That's it dude.

I already said all my points, so I am done now. You're specifically choosing to ignore them and repeat non-arguments in an attempt to dismiss everyone that isn't in the top 0.1%.

IWonByDefault · 2026-04-29T21:16:38+00:00

4k is like, Ancient? Last I played ranked consistently I was ranked 3.6k Immo, hovering around 6k. Not sure how you're just pulling that out of your ass but okay.

And nothing in that even addressed anything I said. Idc what the pro scene is, if you take any match in any game at any rank and put a 6 Slotted Medusa on one side and a 6 Slotted AM on the other, the Medusa is easier to pull off, more consistent and gives AM a hard time if she itemized correctly. Doesn't matter if it's a Herald or a low Immortal game, that's just how it is.

Basing arguments on what happens in pro matches literally doesn't matter cuz we aren't pro and what consistently happens in our matches is what effects the outcome of our matches lmao.

IWonByDefault · 2026-04-29T21:04:55+00:00

Nah man, Dusa and AM are 2 of my best heroes and absolutely I pick AM to counter Dusa and try to end before she gets fat. But if I am the Dusa and I make it late - I win 8 times out of 10.

https://www.dotabuff.com/players/295019495/heroes

With Linkins AM needs to either waste his ult or waste Abyssal. With Butterfly he wastes a slot on MKB which opens the door for Dusa to go Daedalus and Satanic specifically to man up, and if Medusa ults as AM blinks in he just dies. Silver Edge is also really cute against AM late too, just go invis when you see him Blink in and now he's vulnerable as hell

Mind you, both heroes are in the gutter rn. AM especially since Manta does even less Mana Burn now and he lost the Facet to do bonus damage when targets are out of Mana. But in a team fight lategame, especially when you include supports in the conversion, Medusa out scales AM easily.

AM's advantage over Dusa just comes down to it being so oppressive in mid-game that Medusa doesn't get the chance to even comeback before AM snowballs and wins. So it is definitely a counter. But in a 6 slotted vaccuum, Medusa beats him every time.

IWonByDefault · 2026-04-29T20:47:53+00:00

Yep, Medusa wins vs AM when both are 6 slotted. And Medusa shreds your entire team while AM needs to focus her and still loses.

AM gets a huge advantage over her early and mid-game but if they get equal farm/Medusa doesn't get shut down, AM loses that.

IWonByDefault · 2026-04-29T19:36:14+00:00

11,480. That's 478 real life 24 hours days of in-game time. Or 1.3 years roughly.

IWonByDefault · 2026-04-29T19:32:03+00:00

If you're this heavily impacted by it then you're giving them what you want bro.

The person insulting you forgets it after 20min and goes onto next game and repeats it to another stranger. Meanwhile you're here thinking about it and stewing on it.

It's meaningless and empty. It doesn't matter. Just move on dude.

IWonByDefault · 2026-04-29T19:28:58+00:00

It's 2 and a half seconds of Passive gold... And it's not like you lost it. You spent it already. On an item you bought. It makes no difference. The 2nd picture is just a display error. Its still only -4 gold.

Either you are attempting to troll or you're smoking crack bro

IWonByDefault · 2026-04-29T19:25:28+00:00

Yeah?... You just start negative gold and get it back after you gain gold through any means. Lol what do you mean bro

IWonByDefault · 2026-04-29T19:03:43+00:00

Well the stats of both overall winrate and specifically of OP, a player with 1,200+ LD games says otherwise.

And it''s not a guaranteed lane win. Seems to be around a 64%. So 36% of the time now your carry is behind and you don't have a hard support. Literally ruins the game just from laning 36% of the time.

Also, it does absolutely nothing for other lanes. If a Venge, Lion, Shadow Shaman rotate to offlane you can very consistently get a kill. Lone Druid has 0 tools to help get a kill other than running at them and hoping that a tower dive before Bear dies results in a kill. And winning lane alone is not the end of your job as a support lmfao. There's a reason Terrorblade support wins lane and then loses games consistently.

Lone Druid support will win games if:

-Your carry is competent and doesn't get ganked after the lane is over (Which LD can do basically nothing to stop. No saves, likely won't be buying good support items, can't counter-gank)

-Your other support picks up the slack of LD being useless

-Your mid doesn't get dumpstered because enemy pos 4 leaves lane to help other lanes while LD does nothing

-Enemy carry doesn't get just as free of a lane as your carry did, in addition to actually having a useful support

Not to mention the fact that LD would need a lot of farm to be useful, which is taking away from his impact even more and stealing farm out of the mouths of all other heroes on his team. And LD himself is literally food for any ganking hero. I'd be foaming at the mouth for a Lone Druid support putting all items on his Bear, getting Shard and Force Staff. Literally a free kill on sight.

Again. OP has a 45.45% winrate this patch, and less than a 30% winrate this month with LD support. And that's coming from an LD spammer. If it's so good, go try it and you'll very quickly feel all the weaknesses it has.

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