Eas(iest) Heroes To Play?

[Jeffbelittle]

Bottom line, I want to play lots of MM games and hopefully I will improve; however, I don't want to be a detriment to the team. Detriment meaning providing more bad than good for the team (negative kd ratios, especially as a Carry, lack of good farm, etc.)

What are some hero choices that are pretty... "idiot proof", that one can play until they really "get" this game?

[_blomman]

witch slayer

[Suwaaa]

:plag:
- Spam ur first skill on enemy heroes
- Spam ur second skill on ur allies
- Spam ur third skill on ur creeps (unless ur pushing)
- Use ur ult as soon as you see more than two enemy heroes close together

[IceCat3]

Easy to play would be Armadon, but you would need need to know what items to build/

-Level up the spines first and hardest, with the other spell being snot storm
(get ultimates at 6, 11, 16 and other spell when the first two are maxed)

- when in battle, spam the hell out of spines, and spam snot on a target you want to chase down. Remember to auto attack people

As for items
- blood chalice (for manna)
- healm of the black legion
- shamans headdress (upgrade it to the full item dependent on the game)
- behemoths heart
- armor boot things (forgot the name)
- ???


So recap be brave, spam spins and slow, team will love you

[Arkain]

The right way to go about learning the game is playing no stats always randoming, and learning what everyone does. You WILL suck in the beginning, unless you're just the ward *****, and even then you might still screw it up for everyone. Skill comes with experience.

[FunkstaG]

its not about having an easy hero. anyone can play a hero, its about how good you are with that hero that makes it easy imo

[Ironfury]

Witch Slayer and Plague Rider are good for starters. Pebbles also isn't bad. I'd recommend staying away from Sand Wraith.

[Jeffbelittle]

Witch Slayer definitely isn't my "guy". Super super squishy, knowing which one to disable requires better game sense, etc.

However: Plague Rider looked pretty promising. I enjoyed going short lane with a Swiftblade, and literally getting a level 1 kill on Vindicator. Ult is pretty easy to use, it's easier to win a lane by denying with my 2nd spell, and the nuke is more efficient.

Anyone else? Maybe an agi hero? Maybe a strength? Maybe a very MOBILE hero? Or one that is like impossible to kill?

I appreciate all the posts soo far.

[BALLERN]

hammerstorm. and don't listen to the troll with that retarded armadon skillbuild

[Sheriff]

:swif: :plag: :moon:(reasonably easy) :magm: :warb: :andr:

[SleepyGoat]

SB
MQ
Flint

[innova3]

:wret::flin::swif::plag::moon:
very easy to play.

[Okuu]

:magm: :andr:
Are you serious?

I generally think that Magmus is as hard as Behemoth, which himself is far from being easy :/

[Sheriff]

how hard is it to land magmus stun

andro has 0 skillshots

just takes balls to play as true support

[ToushiX]

Don't ever use Magmus if you cant read situations yet...his only most times can only be placed if you can see an opening or already have a Shruken Head+pk already...

Easy heroes...might be Electrician (with a good lane control), Pyromancer if you can start hitting your stun.
Plague Rider as someone said before for lane control=win...
Armadon...deppends of the lane your against so dont go thinking his that good for beginners :<
Another easy Hero in my opinion is Accursed...a "tank" that can support and that isnt easy to kill.
Another "tank" is Legionnaire...but that deppends on the player a good legio farms a pk early...and can start ganking/ruinning ganks early if your new i wouldnt go on it..but you gotta pratic all heroes

[DonKico]

I would say Swiftblade or Moon Queen many players that plays them for a first time does pretty well sometimes :)

[RakeFist]

I'm a complete newbie at this game as well. Maybe 30 games total so far.

My favorite as of yet is :nymp:. But she's not for everyone, if you can't land any spells but point-and-click nukes she may not be for you.

I find that I can land *some* skillshots fairly easily. :nymp:'s skillshots I find are, overall, easier to land, and her laning phase is a BREEZE. Free health AND free mana, plus decent harass with her autoattack.

Her ult gives you complete map mobility so that :thun:, :temp: or :defi: won't **** over bottom while your entire team is prancing around top lane. Sure, you won't be able to use it to the best of its ability, but who cares? You'll be playing low PSR pubs like I am for a while and I doubt ANYONE actually is.



Another good choice, IMO, is :deme:. His CC is delayed and he doesn't really have any natural escape mechanisms, and Unbreakable takes a bit of game knowledge (eg, you're thinking "that bloke's gonna die now, isn't he?" rather than "ohgodohgod what's going on" in teamfights), but other than that he's pretty easy to use. His heal gives you early-game sustainability, especially with Chalice, and it's a great pushing tool as well. Wait for melee creeps to line up against eachother and letter rip, bang, creep wave is dead.

If you can't seem to use the offensive part of his ult very well, then **** it, just slap it on your team just before a teamfight and the enemy team will feel like they're trying to beat down a steel barricade with a rubber mallet.





If you don't like support, try :blac: or :pebb:. They're apparently idiot-proof.

[Kudryavka]

Pick a ward ho. They take no skill past learning the 10 common ward spots in the game, basic laning skill, and a decent dose of humility.

[Anakha]

Plague Rider.

This will always be the correct answer.

[Khrrck]

I'm a complete newbie at this game as well. Maybe 30 games total so far.

My favorite as of yet is :nymp:. But she's not for everyone, if you can't land any spells but point-and-click nukes she may not be for you.

I find that I can land *some* skillshots fairly easily. :nymp:'s skillshots I find are, overall, easier to land, and her laning phase is a BREEZE. Free health AND free mana, plus decent harass with her autoattack.

Her ult gives you complete map mobility so that :thun:, :temp: or :defi: won't **** over bottom while your entire team is prancing around top lane. Sure, you won't be able to use it to the best of its ability, but who cares? You'll be playing low PSR pubs like I am for a while and I doubt ANYONE actually is.



Another good choice, IMO, is :deme:. His CC is delayed and he doesn't really have any natural escape mechanisms, and Unbreakable takes a bit of game knowledge (eg, you're thinking "that bloke's gonna die now, isn't he?" rather than "ohgodohgod what's going on" in teamfights), but other than that he's pretty easy to use. His heal gives you early-game sustainability, especially with Chalice, and it's a great pushing tool as well. Wait for melee creeps to line up against eachother and letter rip, bang, creep wave is dead.

If you can't seem to use the offensive part of his ult very well, then **** it, just slap it on your team just before a teamfight and the enemy team will feel like they're trying to beat down a steel barricade with a rubber mallet.





If you don't like support, try :blac: or :pebb:. They're apparently idiot-proof.

This guy has some pretty good ideas (I started out playing something like 30% Nymphora myself). :nymp: is great if you can land her abilities, but be careful of her Teleport - until you start to get a handle on the game, don't teleport into enemy territory.

:pebb: isn't really that idiot-proof. He needs you to master a very specific skill build, playstyle, and skill combo before he's super effective. Wouldn't recommend him, personally.

Other heroes to try include:

:swif: (incredibly easy to get kills with his spin when paired with a slower/stunner, or later using his ult. Learn the basics of how to last hit and farm before playing him, and you'll carry games easily.)

:slit: (Toxicity makes him a very good harasser and combined with Poison Spray and his ult will net you kills from the DoT damage alone. Can shine with or without farm.)

:flin: (Only two active abilities and a great attack animation. Practice last-hitting and farming a bit before you play him, though, since you'll be expected to hard carry.)

:pyro: (Paired with a reliable stunner, he's THE big nuker in a side lane. Farms easily with his skills and scales well with items.)

:ramp: (Charge people and drag them back towards your team. Scales well with items, Horned Strike and Might of the Herd make last hitting incredibly easy. Get a Shrunken Head midgame to survive in fights, as if you get stunned you might be dead quick.)

:legi: (Open up a Legionnaire guide and a practice game. Get the basics of stacking, pulling and jungling down, then try it in a real game. As long as you don't forget to help gank the lane near your jungle, you should be in good shape - and you can get a fast Portal Key and proceed to wreck teamfights. You can lane with him too, but it's less effective.

[innova3]

Well,i forgot :thun: on my list.
He's very braindead.

[greencheese`]

Noob friendly hero: :trem:

[EwGross]

I know it's a stretch, but I say nighthound because of his invis, new player will feed less <3

[LudaBaba]

:krak: - good ability for farming and torrent, charge and ulti is great for setup or get kills. Pretty easy hero.
:pred: - great carry. Simple to play with easy abilities. But needs ranged slower or disabler with him in lane.
:hamm: - kinda carry or support. Great aoe stun that is not skillshot. MS buff and damage buff ulti. Fun too.
:slit: - ranged, slow and dot. Good with any hero in lane. Can be built many ways.
:swif: - spin to win. Really, easy as can be. Q - for start spining around, W and E passive abilities and easy ulti.
:tort: - very good support. His stun is not hard to land at all. And lots of aoe damage.

[Lapsos]

:myrm:/:glac:/Empath

[yyr_]

Plague rider.

[FreestyleZ]

:slit::slit::slit::slit::slit::slit::slit::slit::s lit::slit::slit::slit::slit::slit::slit::slit:

[HollowMask]

:moon::glac::blac::plag::slit:

[Antimodus]

skill rider (:plag:) and slither stand out especially. Best choices IMO. It's very hard not to get at least some mileage out of their skillset no matter what you do.

lol slayer (:witc:), myrmidon and skillbringer (:hell:) also come to mind.
blacksmith and andromeda are not easy, though they seem straightforward enough.

skillblade (:swif:) is easier than MQ. MQ has trouble in the laning phase. Lots of heroes can give her a hard time in mid and in a sidelane she completely depends on a proper ranged sitter winning the lane for her. At least swift is actually dangerous on a sidelane.

[ssdg]

:glac::plag:You can have sorry last hitting, map awareness but still do good enough with those 2 heroes. not to mention how easy they lane.

:keep:Learn to place the eye. you got invisible, high hp and armor, and 1 click profit ulti which you can land it easy with invisible.

:vind:requires some good positioning, but in general, all you have to do is watch where you stand and ready to ulti, your aura will do the job itself.

:nigh:just remember to always use smoke and make the RIGHT items(I dont know how many times I see ppl go elder and cleaver on him, get the ****ing null blade!)

[uberdabing]

In terms of ease of use, Blacksmith is the easiest. He has 2 single target abilities with enormous range. He has an extremely high base HP, meaning you can survive when you make mistakes and will be focused less. He has an ultimate that allows even bad players to sometimes get lucky and kill someone. He is mostly item independent. He has high base damage and good attack animatino, making it easy to practice last hitting. Finally, since he has a stun, a slow, and a buff for your carry, he can be viable in any lineup.

Any hero that requires aiming an ability (WS, Slither, Pyro) are harder simply because you can mess them up. New players should never play carries in general. I would agree that Plague is probably the second easiest hero to play.

[Kyrillion]

Moon Queen is one of the hardest heroes in the whole game. Don't listen to the noobs who think otherwise. Maybe you can dominate 1200 + games with her if the enemies run ito your eclipse, I'm not familiar with those games, but a low-level player with mq is likely to be crushed by any decent players.

Th easiest heroes to play are the classic noobish one designed only to be used, and loved, by underskilled players : DW, BH (well he's not that bad) , rampage, gauntlet. IF you plan to become good, shun those.

As for good heroes for beginners, pebbles and armaddon sound fine. Keeper also, take the middle lane, outfarm the opponent with ease, and you also never die.

[rayven]

Skillblade

[papwned]

dont play flint, theres enough scrubs that have pick him

[Sauron`]

Def. Plague Rider, also I dont understand why people would suggest Magmus/Andro as "newb" friendly heros, because they are NOT.

yes they have "easy" skills, but they take alot of finesse to play WELL. You really have to know the ropes of the game to play any type of ganker well.
Also Dont play Flint or ANY type of carry that is item-dependent, your CK will likely be sub-par and you'll end up feeding more than helping.

[gawd]

what a stupid question, every hero is as hard to play as every other hero

postioning, timing, communication, map awarness, teamplay is hard
pressing 1-3 skills per hero is not

learn the first things by randoming heroes and if your not a retard you will need 1min per hero to learn the second

[GoneSaw]

This guy has some pretty good ideas (I started out playing something like 30% Nymphora myself). :nymp: is great if you can land her abilities, but be careful of her Teleport - until you start to get a handle on the game, don't teleport into enemy territory.

:pebb: isn't really that idiot-proof. He needs you to master a very specific skill build, playstyle, and skill combo before he's super effective. Wouldn't recommend him, personally.

Other heroes to try include:

:swif: (incredibly easy to get kills with his spin when paired with a slower/stunner, or later using his ult. Learn the basics of how to last hit and farm before playing him, and you'll carry games easily.)

:slit: (Toxicity makes him a very good harasser and combined with Poison Spray and his ult will net you kills from the DoT damage alone. Can shine with or without farm.)

:flin: (Only two active abilities and a great attack animation. Practice last-hitting and farming a bit before you play him, though, since you'll be expected to hard carry.)

:pyro: (Paired with a reliable stunner, he's THE big nuker in a side lane. Farms easily with his skills and scales well with items.)

:ramp: (Charge people and drag them back towards your team. Scales well with items, Horned Strike and Might of the Herd make last hitting incredibly easy. Get a Shrunken Head midgame to survive in fights, as if you get stunned you might be dead quick.)

:legi: (Open up a Legionnaire guide and a practice game. Get the basics of stacking, pulling and jungling down, then try it in a real game. As long as you don't forget to help gank the lane near your jungle, you should be in good shape - and you can get a fast Portal Key and proceed to wreck teamfights. You can lane with him too, but it's less effective.

This.
And I'd like to add :thun: since he has very big nukes and easy to kill players with.

[Khrrck]

This.
And I'd like to add :thun: since he has very big nukes and easy to kill players with.

I'm not a big fan of Thunderbringer for new players because:

- He has no CC abilities
- He is often expected to solo mid

It's generally a bad idea to solo mid as a complete beginner, and there's easier heroes to learn how to do it with (:flin:)! Lack of CC means that if you don't get levels (like true newbie often won't) you're useless, and you'll often have trouble catching people for kills or escaping.

Once you learn the basics on other heroes he's definitely a great hero to learn, though.

[YoYo_]

Please dont have Nighthound for new players..or Scout for that matter,pick team heros since youll be in 5v5matches. I can't think of anybody else that hasn't been mentioned.Khrrck covered it all. Deadwood is also a good starter hero.. pk - ulti - trap if they arent dead from your ulti the trap and auto attack will kill them most of the time.

[Khrrck]

Please dont have Nighthound for new players..or Scout for that matter,pick team heros since youll be in 5v5matches. I can't think of anybody else that hasn't been mentioned.Khrrck covered it all. Deadwood is also a good starter hero.. pk - ulti - trap if they arent dead from your ulti the trap and auto attack will kill them most of the time.

Oh hey, I shoulda thought of that. :dead: is indeed pretty simple, with a risk-free stun, hilariously easy ult and really strong last hits. Only downside is he's usually a solo mid.

[Rawrior]

Plague rider.. and buy wards.

The thing about plague rider is you can be 10 levels behind and still not be a detriment.. because his ult is good no matter what if used right and as long as your warding, no one cares.

[WwD]

in 1500s Thunderbringer can dominate very easily with early shards but it will probably get a lot harder in 1600s.
If you practice jungling patterns with tempest,legionaire, wildsoul, or other junglers this can be a very powerful way to get strong early farm every single game.
If you are doing very poorly in a game then you can always help you team by buying wards and playing very carefully to avoid feeding.

[`JeT]

:magm:

Dude, he is like, one of the hardest heroes in the game.

Don't play :magm: , he is A LOT harder to play than you might think.

I'd say :witc: is pretty good for starters, :slit: as well, :plag: :accu: (as long as you use your cauterize to HEAL and not nuke) :blac: :deme:

All of these have a pretty positive impact on the game for their team even when played poorly.

Heroes I would stay away from are :valk: :hell: :thun: :doct: :wret: :souls: :bubb:

Just to give you a general idea.

[YoYo_]

Plague rider.. and buy wards.

The thing about plague rider is you can be 10 levels behind and still not be a detriment.. because his ult is good no matter what if used right and as long as your warding, no one cares.

I agree, im pretty new still to hon, and i find :plag: extremly easy to play, and every team needs a support hero, warding for the team is good to begin with, ive found it helps get better map awareness.

[MiniDon]

Witch Slayer and Plague Rider are good for starters. Pebbles also isn't bad. I'd recommend staying away from Sand Wraith.

Did u just suggest pebs to a guy who asks for ez heroes 2 play....... sigh..... laning phase mid for pebs isnt so good u know, specially vs ranged heroes, you gotta cath em with ur stun, if u dont ur dead. U have 2 know how 2 combo, u need 2 know how 2 gank, who to go on, who to take out, you have to know a lot about positioning because once your in you have no escape, no stun, no nothing. all you have is your feet... once u stun / chuck the target u got no way of escaping other than by foot, and by juking.


Id reccomend glace, plague, witch.... sand isnt so bad hes quite ez hes full of escape abilities but u need 2 know how 2 farm with him...
Just pick almost any support hero and buy wards

[innova3]

Well, just dont pick heroes like soulstealer, doctor repulsor,chipper,valkyrie , that are usually more difficult to play.

[Jeffbelittle]

No flint beastwood with another hero long lane suggestions?

[Jpaul]

easiest hero to play is keeper, invis, ulti and eyes

[salierii]

:poll:
I think is pretty good for beginners. Two solid disables and a non-channeling ult that can really help out in a big teamfight.

[Jeffbelittle]

I really doubt a hero who is dependent on a PK, squishy, with lack of a real nuke (I'm not counting his tower ult), should be considered as "The Beginner's First Choice"

[Vulpes]

andro has 0 skillshots

LOL. Andro is amongst the hardest heroes of the game.

[aquic]

:dead::arac::swif:




/thread

[innova3]

:dead::arac::swif:




/thread
what about :moon::plag:?

[Opt1mist]

:bloo::silh::witc::plag: are all easy to play

[Jeffbelittle]

Arachna barely plays anything but Mid, Mid Requires Skill. So rule him out.
Moon Queen is a carry, carries by definition require skill, and so is SB, so rule them out.

That gives you Deadwood, who has aoe's to land, and then PR, who I agree with.