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    Static discharge before conduit

    So from about 90% of games with CD in them that I can remember seeing, they typically max out discharge before conduit.

    I'm just curious as to why? Conduit has to be one of the best skills in the game and just gives him insane early game damage so I don't see why it isnt prioritized.

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    They're bad.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Wyvern View Post
    They're bad.
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    that was with old CD, Conduit is generally skilled first.

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    Sometimes I just skip the nuke altogether and get Conduit+MS

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    I remember when even "pros" got the passive. lmao

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    Conduit gives vision couple of patches back. And after that patch, people skipped vanguard and the passive for frostburn + conduit. Some people just haven't changed their habit fast enough.

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    Quote Originally Posted by `Easy View Post
    So from about 90% of games with CD in them that I can remember seeing, they typically max out discharge before conduit.

    I'm just curious as to why? Conduit has to be one of the best skills in the game and just gives him insane early game damage so I don't see why it isnt prioritized.
    Because all the guides on the forums are telling players to get static discharge first.

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    Conduit is OP early, to not get it just implies they are bad, dont worry how others skill there CD's, just be happy you know how to use the hero

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    Yes Conduit is mandatory always max out tha t an the nuke get the ms later

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    Quote Originally Posted by PHEasT View Post
    Conduit gives vision couple of patches back. And after that patch, people skipped vanguard and the passive for frostburn + conduit. Some people just haven't changed their habit fast enough.
    This. Tbh if vanguard still blocked 40 dmg on ranged heroes, people would begin picking it up on CD again. It was honestly that good, when combined with static discharge.

    However, it is now essentially meaningless on ranged heroes, so people have to work with it. Which in this case, means conduit > discharge.
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    Quote Originally Posted by `Easy View Post
    So from about 90% of games with CD in them that I can remember seeing, they typically max out discharge before conduit.

    I'm just curious as to why? Conduit has to be one of the best skills in the game and just gives him insane early game damage so I don't see why it isnt prioritized.
    Probably left overs from Dota, where everyone goes passive over conduit ^^

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    I'd say it really depends who you're laning against. Against SS or Defiler the ms boost helps you control runes and land your nuke a lot easier. Maxing the passive probably doesn't make sense, but it's rare that you can get a long channel on conduit unless your opponent is completely out of position. It's also significantly easier to maintain the conduit channeling with several levels of static.

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    Conduit is totally imba in the middle lane against some other solos.

    For example, against Blood Hunter, you'd always want to get conduit. If you got static discharge, it'd be pretty hard to win that lane, whereas if you get conduit, it's an easy win if you harass constantly with conduit.

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    maybe new people

    link is awful in dota compared to in hon, it took me a few games to realize that link in hon is like da best skill ever

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    Quote Originally Posted by GosuTurtle View Post
    Sometimes I just skip the nuke altogether and get Conduit+MS
    Troll? /facepalm...

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    Quote Originally Posted by willdaBEAST View Post
    I'd say it really depends who you're laning against. Against SS or Defiler the ms boost helps you control runes and land your nuke a lot easier. Maxing the passive probably doesn't make sense, but it's rare that you can get a long channel on conduit unless your opponent is completely out of position. It's also significantly easier to maintain the conduit channeling with several levels of static.
    Or you can play it like Chu` and do something like 1 auto / conduit / follow to tower / 2 auto them for ~200 dmg... Sigh

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    Quote Originally Posted by AeIOwnedU View Post
    Troll? /facepalm...
    Not really, sometimes the nuke doesn't cut it. If you're facing BH for example, you will usually be silenced before you get a chance to nuke. The static discharge however keeps BH in his spot which allows you to shoot back at him(with his own damage bonus) and then conduit allows you to undo the one thing that causes his midlane dominance.

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    Quote Originally Posted by QKO View Post
    Not really, sometimes the nuke doesn't cut it. If you're facing BH for example, you will usually be silenced before you get a chance to nuke. The static discharge however keeps BH in his spot which allows you to shoot back at him(with his own damage bonus) and then conduit allows you to undo the one thing that causes his midlane dominance.
    or.. you can just hit him with the silence dmg boost, and then nuke him to death after the silence is gone? oh yea...

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    [5]'s tabako got Discharge today before Conduit in a tournament final against KDe.

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