Insane Person's Guide to Warlock (Mud Wizard Build)

[@4lfie-]

there are extremely forbidden poop-pits

[@SynergyFX.]

this is what Sunsfan warned us about

[@Culex64]

I remember an ancient dota video of a warlock guide saying to max out upheaval and put the rest into stats and make sure to rush refresher so you can cast upheaval twice. That video was really ahead of its time.

[@444ranger444]

Chi long qua dynasty lives on

[@shadowhunter1451]

@@444ranger444I miss him :(

[@awesome10230]

The video is futas way: warlock by nigma, it's a parody of slashers way and is a classic

[@pedropau288]

Tbf upheaval has always been a bonkers spell that got better after the buffs.

[@venems24]

I loved that build an video so much. I miss the dota meme days

[@mixdberries]

32:02 Mouse clicking Mana Boots Never change Slacks

[@voronarin]

he has also refresher for P, how long are this guy's fingers?

[@MyReMoX]

insane

[@cmdrkromdorr9624]

Slacks 6 Days Ago: "What is better: to be born good or to overcome your evil nature through great effort" Slacks Today: "I will teach you that Warlock is the most toxic hero in dota right now!" Great video though!

[@TheRoflbbq]

Another bonus of the latest version of warlock: if you 4x stack the ancient/neutral camps and your hc can't or won't farm them you can just link them and upheaval to clear them all with taking almost no damage. Farming neutral items for yourself (and the team too I guess) is always useful.

[@funkybrassmonkey]

Veil doesn't just increase magic damage, it increases spell damage. So things like quill spray, anchor smash, etc that deal phys dmg. Does not work on passives like cleave, glaives, or damage return. I feel like a lot of people are sleeping on the early veil and/or don't consider it a support item.

[@Simptember]

Slacks: "here's a Warlock guide!" Dota 2 community: "The compendium is trash."

[@jameswessinger2240]

One underrated thing is to get an early 2nd or 3rd point in upheaval and set it just behind the wave when they walk up to cs, kites lots of traditionally tank offlaners massively. Every Tide thinks they can just walk it off, but you cannot, in fact, escape the poop pit

[@SirTimidFlash]

Abaddon also is a very tough match up for warlock. Purging the carry of the bonds, getting in your face to silence you out of upheaval. And if you do set up your perfect combo his ags ult is basically turning into free heals for his team.

[@fieryfirefly5769]

Oracle for pretty much same reason

[@_Kaori_Miyazono_]

29:18 what's the name of the music?

[@Jebu911]

Tried this twice with an impressive winrate of 0. Its mostly because in my soloque bracket getting 3 people together for a team fight is already dreaming big. But im sure its real fun with a 5 stack.

[@Doflaminguard]

Warlock is really easy if you are always in good position (blind spot or glimmer). He is even better with aether lens for longer upheaval cast range.

[@johndeschlong591]

if your team is not grouping just shove waves and get refresher and buy smokes as-well it helps a lot.

[@Jebu911]

@@johndeschlong591 Not the greatest tip in meta where characters like nyx, np or bara are common If i show on the wave theres a 50% chance im already dead. As much as i like playing support i had to start playing offlane only as it seems to be way easier to tell supports what you want to do than as support telling the carrys what to do.

[@MrToddino]

I KNEW Upheaval was always underrated, good to see you posting, slacks

[@yourdemiseishere]

I remember upheaval being called bad and people ignored it, then they had 10 movespeed and exploded, they called me insane. Anyways thanks slacks for the 36 minute poop guide.

[@Ninja1Ninja2]

if old upheaval was an ult on some other hero people would think its god tier, but its on warlock who always needs to be in position to drop the rock

[@Klimbo93]

Talking psychology is such a smart approach to hero mastery Im usually praised for my enigma in game, and its solely because of the psychological tricks i pull all game

[@Claytron4000]

do you simulate a mass wind ranger extinction in demo mode often?

[@SynergyFX.]

when I recorded that it hurt cause I'm a Grandmaster windranger LOL

[@nostradamus9396]

I got like 12 streak wins playing warlock in turbo, before same players i've played with in matches remembered my profile and banned warlock. The amount of hate and grudge I received from those 6 players was surely personal and I still remember their names.

[@MALEMization]

Well, here is to Slacks returning to voice acting heroes just like ye days of old (Which is the reason why I subbed to his channel in the first place)!

[@Baxeli]

26:50 My man really clicked those arcane boots. Flashbacks to hotkey tutorial with purge

[@IVeNoMII]

Slacks I request you to request OG to sponsor more videos because this was just a nice little 35min silly break from hellworld and I needed that.

[@carrot_top8797]

I haven't played dota 2 in about 7 years but i'll happy watch a man fall into the poop pits for 35 minutes

[@aokuang2958]

i’m watching the ebay ad before the video but i already know this is a banger vid. thanks slacks

[@SynergyFX.]

just wait for the NordVPN sponsorship in the middle and the Raid: Shadow Legends closing ad

[@purplefanta7142]

I was initially disappointed you werent talking about winning mid on warlock by abusing upheaval's massive duration and unexpected damage. Even more fun with early urn to kill squishier mids. Guess thats more of a troll build for pubs though. But this is pretty great as well. Reminds me of my attempts of playing sneaky back door skeleton build wraith king.

[@Captain1nsaneo]

Upheaval's duration got nerfed a couple patches back, it's no longer good just for the damage now.

[@mitchellbenbrook2041]

I've modified Slacks' formula a little for some pub memery. Warlock mid is unironically very fun (albeit situational). Play as suggested prioritizing bonds and upheaval, as soon as you hit 6 you can almost guarantee a kill on the enemy mid if you get a good bonds off as long as they don't have a good escape ability. After that you become a rotater and pick up veil into shiva's, atos into zap rod (forgot the name lol) and if you're doing really well dagon is a pretty good meme pickup. Meteor hammer is also fun since the slow from upheaval lingers and it helps push towers, though that's more theory crafting than experience.

[@damascusraven]

He's come so far since Purge tamed the wild stallion.

[@gabenburger14]

WELCOME BACK GAGO

[@mkhulusi]

You carried that game, got MVP and helped us come back for the W, Slacks! I was the Lycan :)

[@SeisoYabai]

"Melee off-laner *shows Anti-Mage*" I like you.

[@AssassinSpy]

Now do a position 4 Chaos knight with an aether lens and redefine positioning, become, "pudge at home".

[@Commanderfang]

this is giving me nostalgia from watching ur techies and mmr guides

[@shnorkeythefourth4572]

Would you say ogre magi is a good combo? The ignite is a constant chains proc and there’s a stun that keeps them in upheavel long enough for you to body block with his massive model

[@SynergyFX.]

stun and more slow, very good support duo

[@shnorkeythefourth4572]

@@SynergyFX. I’m also thinking venomancer to make an army of wards that get attack speed and more slow to keep them in there but it might be lacking damage overall

[@SynergyFX.]

@@shnorkeythefourth4572 you're thinking like a mud wizard and that's what counts

[@brenorp95]

Idk if I'm just bad but I can't make the 2 golems with full health glitch work

[@SynergyFX.]

Hit r on the ground and then immediately backpack the aghs, if you get the aghs in the backpack before the actual golems spawn but after the spell has begun to cast they should spawn with full health

[@patrickbone5446]

the compendium is a disappointment but at least we can count on slacks to give us a new way to ruin pubs

[@strugglingsurvivor7858]

5:52 "Doom also can eat sh*t for no benefit" 😂

[@tomepajmakoski9095]

I can see it now , an enigma jumping with ult , warlock upheavel and an offlane shaker jumps in with ult to smooth things up 😺

[@lordyrich]

It wouldn't be a Slacks guide without rushing mana boot

[@housecat5689]

This video convinced me to play Warlock 7 games in a row. Lost 2. Thankyou sir. Fantastic build. Difference is you're good at the game and I'm a warcraft 3 boomer casual. My build is typically Ring of Bas, Null talisman (maybe a second one if we are getting hard pressured), Ags Shard, Veil of Discord, Octarine Core, then build based on enemy heroes. ^ Is that alright?

[@em_the_bee]

I think you're the first person ever to call Slacks good at this game

[@em_the_bee]

I'd say Refresher is always better than Octarine, especially after they removed the cast range from it. Blink Dagger can be situationally good for even longer initiation range btw, if there's a Slark constantly killing you or smth

[@theflamingdudeify]

your wrong about the shadow amulet, rest is good though. What are the chances if Slark jumps backlines to find the shadow amulet'd warlock that 1. he has dust and 2. he can close the gap with upheaval slow on him and being sat directly in the middle of the full enemy team. there's a few supports like Nyx that might be behind enemy lines to reveal but Nyx can also just walk into upheaval and cancel it that way so he's not really worth considering, in fact the only other backline jumping support that comes to mind is clock and if you amulet before they even get a chance to see where you started he wont know where to hook shot

[@roo4d518]

Daddy Warlock

[@prememp6438]

Slacks I just went through a breakup recently and your videos have made me smile the hardest I have since so thank you!

[@SynergyFX.]

warlock is new gf

[@WoobertAIO]

The Mud Wizard, The Swamp Bender, The Bog Caster, The Silt Master, The Underbringer, The Jellylegger, The Archbinder, The Restrainer, The Bookmeister, The Bibliomancer

[@MegaJackolope]

The shade at 19:03 lmao

[@Spotifist]

Shoutout to the new warlock for teaching me to deny 10x better than before. Mudj appreciated.

[@MoreImbaThanYou]

FINALLY People called me crazy when I lastpicked warlock mid. They flamed me, raged on me, sometimes intentionally griefed. But know what? Nobody expects Warlock mid. People don't know how to deal with him. It's crazy fun. I'd like to say thanks for the validation Slacks, but then again, if I ever try to validate my pick by saying "Slacks made a guide on it", I probably get reported faster than a tilting SF can delete his Items.

[@atahannd.9937]

26:52 why are you clicking on your items slacks? Please tell me your c button was broken this day.

[@desperedeux5171]

dropped after L streak on warlock while recal. Lol much love!

[@whoopti]

I've been playing a lot of warlock lately. I found going arcanes>midas>shard> whatever your team needs is winning most of my games.

[@SirActionSlacks]

midas vry good too but im not gonna make a video tellin people to buy midas

[@-FermatsletzterSatz-]

Wonderful video. The length was great btw, I remember the stream made fun of it.

[@pffffff479]

What do you think of the new Compendium?

[@aliceduan2667]

The real Herald question tho - how do I name my poop boys

[@achichingle4148]

23:57 I need that on a t-shirt

[@samnafziger]

Finally, a guide for the shitty wizard

[@aliamirdivan8333]

You just made Jenkins,BSJ and Speed look like Crusader coaches

[@g3bos505]

never face papa popo

[@icata12345]

Dammit slacks why are you spreading the forbidden mud wizard tactics to the commoners!!!

[@bigloquat]

God I love you slacks, great video. I am typing this ankle deep in the mud

[@MegaJackolope]

I'm on my way to low priority, who's with me? CHOO CHOOOOOO!

[@davidkellock1132]

You missed the mention for Nyx assasin as a counter, he just enters the upheaval, or has chains on, then actives spiked carapace and you are stunned, loosing the upheaval. Also, if he catches you out of position, his burst combo means you are pretty much dead everytime. Really hate playing against him

[@soldieroftruth77]

I mean just about any support with a stun can cancel it. Especially Lion stun that doesn’t require a target.

[@jusuf2334]

i can't imagine that somebody actually reaching Grandmaster on Warlock before rework, what are you ? John Wick ? A man with a sheer fkcng will ?

[@osk4r99]

I would sometimes take upheveal level 1 for FB fight since the slow is pretty hardcore.

[@Coines2]

mud lad

[@markperalta4831]

I knew this was coming. I can't be the only one who's figured this braindead hero. Damn. It feels good to be validated.😂

[@LichKingg23]

This just became the way to play warlock (coming back from a decade of no dota)

[@pawciao4476]

Best video Just by hearing poop bois makes me happiiii

[@kj-zx1zp]

watching this while on the sh*tter is a very immersive experience

[@Daqsun]

A rare SirActionSlacks upload appears

[@SynergyFX.]

throw a master ball!

[@Morgam06]

Love your work Sr Slacks, HOWEVER... Glimmer, optional? Na dude, that's core. Glimmer > Veil

[@jct8215]

guoah wait, why is it 40 min long?

[@christianreasin9121]

Slacks makes the best content on KZbin hands down

[@Admin-mo1zq]

Pick sd+warlock Warlock link, sd disrup, upheaval till almost max debuff, sd press disseminate (even better if the target is a tanker, just add sd ult there for max slow n dispersion dmg)

[@mmortal8183]

Ah you forgot about the best thing about Warlock! At level 12 with aghs you can solo the tormentors. At level 15 you can solo rosh!

[@ravensnflies8167]

what happens with muerta and a fully kitted warlock? can his ether form use his ult too? lol that would be insane!

[@SynergyFX.]

any interaction with that aghs is just guess work

[@istrub]

when muerta makes warlock ether form the real one is stunned, so you need someone like omni to dispell the stun before you can cast the ult with the real hero

[@michaeldota3210]

as always slacks make me laugh (as i remember the broodmother funny voices #neverforget) and actually for once made me play a warlock from his speech, kudos to u slacks.

[@gamerswagheff]

take a shot everytime he says poop

[@yankokutin7187]

Shadow ward + fatal bonds damage is very nice, if you can hit that 3-4 hero chain.

[@gt123_5]

Thank you sir faction smacks. I am become poop, defecator of lanes

[@Kataang101]

Had a really fun several games after watching this guide

[@greyslenderman7614]

It's 2 am here and i have work in 4 hours. Damn it slacks. 🤣

[@adeljemssi5813]

my item build is this one: mana boots + midas + shard then refresher and aeon. refresher + aeon saves lives, also makes enemies waist time trying to kill me while i cast spells. (also midas gets refreshed so i am supper rich and can get scepter too.) i have most damage dealt every freaking game.

[@blackplauge1337]

Slacks you are such a fucking menace to society please never stop.

[@ShortsDota2]

Slacks is national treasure

[@luckyluksa]

I love how many windrunners you killed in this video

[@sythrus]

I wonder if i can go back to playing warlock mid with this... rip aggro shadow word mid, gone but not forgotten.

[@SynergyFX.]

feel like you would destroy some melee mids

[@sythrus]

@@SynergyFX. ironically it used to be my go to invoker counter. I have no idea why the lane worked so well, but it did. Also considering that my other go to midlaners are jakiro and witch doctor...

[@Breaking_Bot]

I use it mid when invoker gets banned and I have like a 75% success rate though I haven't done it much. It's a very relaxing/safe playstyle.

[@madarabuu8929]

how to rename them

[@Tugvar]

I chuckled.. This is how you do guide

[@ericbergfield6451]

I'm a Warlock enjoyer, he's pretty strong in most situations

[@Katsunai]

Warlock's ult is one of the few bkb piercing huge aoe stun. Really good.

[@SynergyFX.]

it's only golem and bhole right?

[@Katsunai]

@@SynergyFX. The initial boom which stuns pierces bkb. One of the few bkb piercing aoe stuns. Like magnus' ultimate.

[@da4127]

it's the biggest aoe bkb piercing stun I think

[@karlfroberg520]

I didn't even realize Warlock had a third spell in Dota 2. I thought Upheaval was removed in DotA 2 Beta in favor of a dump skill that had no effect and could not be. used

[@getbeats]

I miss Slacks when he had hair

[@Kasodus]

i learned a lot from this video

[@CrapLuckSimon]

Bro, if you're poop is that red, you need to see a doctor.. like right now.

[@bdt547]

Damn didn't know veil did damage to barriers now. I wonder why this wasn't picked up to counter pipe more recently. half pipe barrier gone and amp magic damage seems like almost a 1:1 counter since itll be a support buying veil vs core on pipe

[@longwing2011]

Best warlock tutorials online.😅😅😅

[@chrisbradley427]

Played my best ever game of dota after watching this. Got MVP!!! Unbelievably good warlock

[@o.m.9752]

You are a freaking genius man. nohomo love for ya brother

[@matthewmurray6319]

This is so crazy this is public, the forbidden poop man shouldn't be allowed to be public.

[@TheMagicCake]

I just listened to slacks say poopoo for 36mins

[@vesae2676]

Oh man this makes me want to play warlock (or dota for that matter), but I know better than to risk the hellish depths of solo queue

[@TheNeXuS131313]

You are my favorite Dota God

[@kobdog2823]

He’s alive! Side note: sky wrath missing a level 25 talent

[@kobdog2823]

Never mind it does do something. Ignores bonus magic resistance associated with skills that used to have spell immunity my b misremembered

[@4lanbalfe]

damn great guide thanks