Io | The Most Important Hero in Dota

[@theScoreesports]

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[@Reilly13445]

They should make patches it's been 6 months since last tangible update. This game is so meta dependent. If it was like chess then I wouldn't mind

[@TohoEggbirb]

a good IO is immortalized while a good yuumi probably has 2 APM that character was designed for people on life support

[@Kyong008]

Riot made a mind-numbingly easy version of IO and they pay for it dearly, every single day

[@cloudynguyen6527]

Getting good at IO makes you good at any support Getting good at Yuumi makes you good at... nothing. You're better playing other support in League because Yuumi's skill is un-transferable to other support champion

[@pedrovilasgomes9144]

​@@cloudynguyen6527 I have a friend who started playing lol with yuumi, it took her such a long time to be decent at other enchanters because she had negative fundamentals

[@rhorantyko7796]

Nah stop complaining. Yuumi is weak do who cares. At this point if you lose to yuumi you're just bad or it's solo queue rng lol

[@witherkichian4867]

​​​@@rhorantyko7796 Lil' bro nobody asked or said anything about how good Yuumi is 😭

[@justadentify]

I swear dota hero design is one of peak character design in video game history. Meepo, Invoker, IO, Kez, Morphling, Rubick

[@EugeneOneguine]

Meanwhile at the asylum : vIpEr sNiPeR pA

[@ircisaldaba9865]

PA and Viper is good but kindy niche pick in pro scene, Sniper's design is literally a design that speaks "SNIPER" in moba high range but trash mobility 😂 just depends on how you utilize his pros and cons. And PA is somewhat an assassin in late game right? Cuz she pick apart supports like a meal on a stressful night 😂

[@maikoymokspg163]

Lmao, I agree with everything except Kez. Idk why you included that there

[@justadentify]

@@maikoymokspg163 Broooooo, dual stance is unique and you can have like 8 abilities

[@maikoymokspg163]

@justadentify dual stance is unique.. there's troll. And his 8 spells are just a silence, a Basher, and copious amounts of damage incarnate. What they did with kez isn't creative, it's putting every good thing in EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS into 1 hero. I don't wanna sound rude, but honestly, if you've played against a kez it lately it feels so exhausting playing around him. There's no stage in the game where he's weak, and tbh, there's no point in itemizing cuz he has all he needs. That's why his best item is an SNY and a manta cuz that's all he really needs

[@leememalone7892]

Finally a dota hero got featured in mains

[@lLeonNexl]

Techies was featured 😂

[@chillzhongli1563]

Title: IO, the most important Hero in DOTA2 ana: I'll make it as a carry and unplayable.

[@justno808]

Last IO games I saw were mostly Seleri from GAIMIN Gladiators, and they would pair it with Leshrac, Marci or Broodmother. Apart from that, it has been nerfed further and is a relic now. Wisp games wont come back till Leshrac is back.

[@durere]

@@justno808 Nerfed my ass, aside from the time when he had attack tethered ally's target at lvl 15, he is the strongest he's ever been, now that he's universal. People just don't know how to play it to make it work. Most just get a mekansm, stick to you the whole game, and act as a glorified fountain. That is the WRONG way to play it.

[@qoughitup]

@@durerecould not agree more

[@Call_me_Cujo]

Oh god, I'm getting flashbacks to all the Carry IO spammers in my pubs who ALWAYS tethered into large AOE ulti

[@keenucho7116]

Happens a lot even after 200+ games, bro. Sometimes i relo my carry into a gank on offlane but the few seconds before we teleport, enemy mid appears out of nowhere and i have no choice but to break teather and kms

[@soundzthevibewalker]

My dude. Io was in Dota even earlier. Back then he was known as Wisp King and was able to build towers on lane!

[@durere]

Read somewhere that IO's first name in dota was GOD.

[@Captain1nsaneo]

@@durere Correct, I've played against it. Though I believe it pre-dates allstars.

[@jericteves6126]

IO is in DOTA while wisp is a builder on WC3, 2 different creatures. dota is not warcraft 3 and vice versa, it's just happen that dota was made using wc3 map editor with ofc wc3 sprites(unit models); these goes to every dota 2 heroes (valve fix the remaining heroes that has wc3 trademark names like WK, Centaur, WR, and etc). in different analogy Jack Sparrow and Willie Wonka aren't the same person just because they played by johnny depp.

[@soundzthevibewalker]

@@jericteves6126 Dude… there was a version of whisp in the game before it became the Io you know. I’m not talking about the wc3 whisp I talk about an implementation of io from a dota map that is possibly older than you are

[@jericteves6126]

@@soundzthevibewalker how small is ur brain? back then dota is just a game it doesnt need to have a lore, who know it will become big like it is rn? just as i said when u create a map (in this case wc3 editor) in wc3 editor u r limited to what sprites are in there, wisp only has 1 sprite, (or 1 unit model) so it doesnt matter if he is IO, wisp, or wisp king they will share that 1 sprite, it doesnt mean they are one just because they have the same model, like my "johnny depp" sample, i been playing blizzard games way before wc3 was release i tried to create a starcraft maps and played bunch of blizzard games

[@zzadrianzz]

Banger video! Love seeing my fav hero get some attention. Well done! 😄

[@abogmus8904]

what are you planning on making the next video about?

[@zzadrianzz]

@@abogmus8904 secrets! 🙊

[@brixxconnor3411]

YO! MY EDUDOTA GOAT!

[@naenae2350]

GOAT IS HERE NICE

[@zzadrianzz]

@@abogmus8904 secret! 🙊

[@egashidki5415]

Its ironic when IO is beloved by community but yummi the League version of io have so much hate even demmand to deleted by community

[@prinzessin3076]

Because playing IO actually requires a high skill ceiling to play compared to yummi. You can play yummi being braindead and without a keyboard btw

[@Gamber63]

One thing set it apart: risk IO literally need to stay near its allies to get the work done while having a target on itself, Yuumi simply attaches to fed stat checker then afk

[@thanhlengoc3805]

It is not ironic. Yuumi is designed to be a borderline uninteracable character. While IO is designed with interactability in mind: From having to manage the distance, the spirit, their positioning, who they are attaching to, where to relocate.

[@Anonymous-td9fl]

One guy climbed to masters by playing botlane himself. He'd duo with himself, go adc and supp, 'playing' yuumi with his foot.

[@13YoJest13]

That’s because as Io you still have to play. Yummi can straight up turn into a parasite and not do anything.

[@kevinkellyantonio3040]

As an IO main this gives me so much joy

[@Ash0512]

IO looks fun!

[@durere]

@@Ash0512 it really is. Beep Boop.

[@rafyrt3181]

i'm sure someone should've already pointed this out, but the relocate/tp trick at 4:25 was silently patched out. the patch notes said something around fixing tp's not being cancelled if an interruption happened at the last channeling tick (?) without ever mentioning IO or the relocate ability. This trick was so iconic and the "fix" so unknown that many years later pro's still tried to do it with no success

[@hollyjarvis1131]

Daaaaamn - when an ability-item interaction is so dangerously broken the devs need to silently patch it out.

[@MrErikAvA]

Ana IO at ti9 is probably the greatest individual character run ever. He was unstoppable. The plays he made that tournament made your jaw hit the floor.

[@fearman5by5]

i mean he instill so much fear the opp considering ban that hero on every single game until liquid decide to gamble on the final

[@maui_waui23]

As Io main with 56% WR, this makes me happy.

[@adlannizar60]

A good day to be IO fans eh? Cheers

[@stringdoll50]

You forget to mention one most crucial thing about IO. Io move speed everyone, making carry farming so so good. The TP is what make IO so good because it help so much in farming That is the most crucial part why IO +GYRO was the best combo and GYRO NEED IO to be able to farm

[@HimanshuGhadigaonkar]

as a Mcginnis and Ivy support player, I appreciate Io without playing dota even a single time

[@resona_sv]

good choice

[@kn0itso0903]

An almost 30min video and we haven't seen the clip with Gyro flak and Io flak omg

[@durere]

you should see it with a dawnbreaker, or with a jugg ult. thing of beauty.

[@derpderpinson395]

Back in highschool, I was known as the “IO” player. So happy and proud of this video..

[@xDete]

WOW! A not Dymitri Dota Content! The world really is healing

[@HafifSyukra]

Beep beep bop IO, a philosopher

[@pitchblack2744]

OG's two time championship is really outstanding. They had their first run full of doubts and linked to just being "lucky". The second run was literally just enjoying the game, like every match they had, just didnt feel like they were gonna lose. There was even 1 moment where ana(carry) bodyblocked his teammate resulting to their death. Mind you , every kill and death matters in TI because it can control how the game goes. Another point is, they won back to back, with the same squad. Team spirit did their back to back with a new member.

[@kenttg3262]

TS didn't win back to back, they are a 2 time TI winner but not back to back winner.

[@adlannizar60]

Team spirit DID NOT defend their title in singapore. OG did lift one in vanvouver and defended it in the BenZ arena. (Thats also why i believe NOTHING will ever come close to that OG squad. Defending your crown is MAD.)

[@454charing]

Io is the most powerful being lore wise.

[@beanbbeans21]

Dota content lets goooo finally some good moba content for months

[@danialsyazwansuhaili2435]

8:20 BEST iconic dota2 ramze dota😂😅

[@fakesmilerealtears]

what? a dota video? wow! we are blessed!

[@Moooisme]

24:03 the helm of dominator basically just a "companion" to the IO for farming, so he could run around the map to farm solo. (and 4 others fighting buying time). Well, not solo, with the dominated creep.

[@durere]

Just get an aghanim if farm is what you're after. At lvl 15 you can one-shot a whole creep wave. Dominator was a solid choice when IO had 280 move speed, and before they reworked the neutral creeps, but now, with 320 ms, you don't really need it.

[@foolishnoob47]

the moment he said, "ok gg" LMAO

[@mochithepooh5368]

You see that Riot. That's how you make good and fun champs. _You don't make the whole champs untargetable._

[@edgarvanes6258]

If someone wants a similar set of videos like this I recommend ‘story’s of dota’

[@JustAnotherAwesomeGuy]

Great under the radar content creator. So in-depth with his videos, full of history, lore and knowledge.

[@jiongwu7410]

Glad to see Malaysia team in the history, we are not appearing much nowadays🌚

[@leosimvuiseng2926]

We do appear but only in mobile gaming

[@hollyjarvis1131]

Actually, SEA teams more broadly, sadly. SEA Doto is professionally quite sad, but the fans are still stupidly amazing - ESL Bangkok was ridiculous even just watching on stream. Went to ESL Genting and it was just as stupidly crazy. Still hear the chants of "DJ, DJ, DJ!" in my sleep. That being said, Whitemon Indo pride, 23 Thai pride, JT and MoonMeander Malaysia boleh, Abed Pinoy Pride, and Poloson SG Pride. Really wish there was a healthier SEA competitive scene - we do have talent potential, but sadly no support on the ground. Just really want us to win something...

[@adlannizar60]

​@@hollyjarvis1131you can blame that on our own gov. Whether u pinoy, indonesia, malaysia. You name it. Building a decent PC is so expensive.

[@hollyjarvis1131]

@@adlannizar60 Ya, but still... come on, lah... I mean compared to LOL? Remember LAN cafe days when who cares about building your own PC? Gov is one thing and you can always do that... but I don't even know who or how to blame or solve anymore. I just wish there was something somehow... small scale tournaments? outreach? LAN cafe tie ins?

[@xin8992]

IO have very small damage, means GPM is low. Low GPM means every items should count. Critical for positioning and timing. Even if the carry is noob, as long as you baby sit them with IO, there is a chance you can still win.

[@megaman7799]

One of my favorite plays I've ever done was barely escape a Slardar who was punching me down as Io with like 100 HP left and then timing a tether to a creep to slam him with a spirit bomb and kill him instead.

[@derkaiser420]

I remember when Io became a ridiculous mid game carry. When I first saw it I thought it was a one off then it kept happening and everyone was like wtf.

[@durere]

If I hadn't made up my mind to play IO as a carry (BEFORE ANA, when he was severely underpowered, like -1 armor at lvl 1), I wouldn't be playing dota today. The secret is relying less on your teammates, and just tell them at the start of the game ''I'm going nuker, not healer, call me IOppenheimer''.

[@Monte_Carlo451]

Ana's Io is so op that it made icefrog buff the fountain

[@GiulianoVenturo]

is one of those moments when an athletic do something so perfect that the rules needs to be nerfs xD

[@teamgohadouken9713]

God dayum... You finally did a video about the best E-Sports ever.

[@knick5218]

Consistent Dota uploads from theScore? Pog

[@JMP-mp1dr]

I absolutely love this hero thanks guys for this video

[@Mi3Lie2poinT0]

Quality video. Thanks for featuring dota.

[@crazygamerbp]

I watched this video so you can have a nice Christmas dota smota

[@Eanki_]

I still remember when Io was added. One of the seniors in my high school in Pisay challenged me to a 1v1 with the two new heroes released. I got Io because he picked the other one (I think Slark) and I obviously lost badly. I have to tether a lane creep and farm for helm of dominator to get a centaur creep to tether to. Did not even get to that point. In hindsight, I did not use the orbs skill well. I was still the kind of noob who rushed perseverance during that time because I hate losing mana.

[@jemarcatubig3171]

Stories of DOTA summed him up so well

[@IncorrectYouTubeUser]

Any video that gives N0tail is flowers is a good video. Loved watching him in HoN with fresh and fly, followed him to Dota and he didn’t disappoint. Absolutely my favorite moba player.

[@Margot_est_douce.]

I admire your honesty. Keep being you, it's refreshing.

[@SohakmetGameplay]

Amazing video, fellas! Me as a support main always wanted to dabble with Io, but it really is THAT hard to play it in soloq, but I honestly wouldn't want this hero to be any other way.

[@Segundo_Grande]

As an trash Herald / Guardian rank and an non-Io player, I can't but simply feel deep compassion with all Pub matches Io players out there.

[@0rionknight636]

SirActionSlacks lore of the arcana

[@Bitoryow]

a dota 2 content?? daaaaaaaaaaamnnn

[@sandk7969]

Io and Chaos Knight combo was a nightmare....

[@maruuu_z]

LGD has been waiting for that IO to comeback till now

[@13YoJest13]

I adopted the defensive facet for pubs because my allies to protect me. Just easier to turn myself into bait and not die.

[@thanhlengoc3805]

for once, I hope people stop referring to IO's strength due to that single patch where IO farms so fast they could play it as a carry.

[@jqa16JesusSaves]

Earth spirit main with 70% Winrate waiting for the iconic video

[@oldruggedimaginarium]

Support is life ... The support life chose us

[@unknow11321]

and this is exactly why some games will never reach the level dota reached. the ingenuity the game allows is the reason this game has seen so many crazy shit, be it for better or worse. the community dont cry when a hero is played in an off meta role or builds off meta stuff. they embrace it. it gave us some toxic shit, but also countless other legendary plays. i havent played this game in years, but it will forever be part of my life.

[@Sword001SK]

The score esports making a dota video again? No way!

[@lemon25naluz6]

After all this year's🎉❤

[@ViperDivinity]

I hope you can do Mishimas from Tekken or Invoker in Dota too They deserve the highlight because they are respectively one of the most difficult characters to play, and both of them have iconic plays in the history of their games. Mishimas, wavu wavu and electrics Invoker, the piano keys

[@durere]

I'm only at min 7, and I wanna say you can stilll spirit bomb whenever you damn feel like it, if you just build a scepter. Which is always my first item after magic wand. As such, I'm consistently among the highest dps heroes on the map.

[@roshill2010]

I call it the Ball of love now and ocassionally play and have won quite a few games even on pubs. As a wisp should know how to play and support your teammates.

[@hyperdazedesu7350]

Remember the tether with mini stun

[@asmerX100]

The day ana picked the IO carry for the first time and dominated with it, i decided to avoid pub game for weeks because some idiots will definitely trying to copy it in the pub game(and failed miserably)

[@SiomaiRice-m5h]

DID HE JUST SAY DADDY"S HOME BACK WHEN DOTA AINT EVEN THE DOTA I KNEW YET? 😭

[@huggelion]

i miss old a sol

[@uriyahgoldstein1641]

4:36 What do you mean "mainstay"? The tp trick was patched out ages ago lmao

[@durere]

Sooo I shouldn't be upset I never made it work? Anyway, many inaccuracies have been stated in this video, like spirit bombing and low move speed, for instance.

[@v42dyk36]

17:29 he is a meepo player

[@bigoof69-r5c]

Yey another Dota 2 Content

[@danagood6227]

Nice content!

[@Shiro087]

what a character design💀

[@rhythmtk73]

Yuumi and Aurelion sol basically, that’s crazy

[@franciscarranza4670]

Old ASol to be precise

[@adlannizar60]

But better. Still playable to this date.

[@zyclopzzarts]

IO my Main hero :) its so fun when your carry 1v5s while you tether and he got feed because of you

[@NeaDuzIt]

Can you do explanations about all the Dota 2 Hero Facets?

[@JinElHerald]

Love Big Daddy N0Tail getting love here!!!

[@gabrielmm8441]

beautiful

[@jhdivina]

it’s criminal to talk about io support without even mentioning 2017 gh. easily one of if not the best support io players in pro dota

[@leonmeyers7009]

One more Dota video, I’ll sub❤

[@rinshaoran3679]

I've been IO main since :)

[@messwithhelpy]

drink every time he says Io lost count after the first dozen

[@ashasenjutv9079]

The thing with IO-ANa is OG is the only team that can run it. Unstoppable but unplayable by anyone else which makes OG very broken in TI9.

[@asmerX100]

people underestimated how much impact topson gave to the team. he was the main factor why IO carry works by playing space creating mid ...strategically running around the map with few basic items and at the same time created space for ana to farm was a sight to behold

[@uriyahgoldstein1641]

I recommend watching the story of IO on KZbin

[@Nppsol]

Wisp lowest win rate, meanwhile me : spammed wisp carry in ranked games after ti9 resulted in a 10 win streaks

[@hype5471]

4:35 tp interaction has happened less than 5 times in 14 years of professional, wdym its become mainstay.

[@desmondparker4262]

I dont know if any other player has had Io banned against them as much as GH.

[@DwytAI]

Ana Io Baby

[@gyokyo]

two letters Io

[@geraldadanza]

When you say IO we only know one who links with it the better and it is ANA ❤

[@Mass-produced]

Ana changed the game!

[@SylarbearG2a]

meanwhile ringmaster: 0.o

[@ASSASSIN79100]

So Asol combined with Yuumi.

[@JohnPaulBuce]

TI9 ❤

[@yasahiroitou1307]

As a io/phoenix/merci main I would like to say...

[@1letteraday]

Make a video about [A]EGM being the lowest ranked pro dota player and still winning TI.

[@juliuscesarsanjuan299]

Without the wisps, Archimonde would've won

[@aljongreat1900]

I honestly think that Tiny is theost important hero in dota2 history. I mean how many patches has he been the center of meta 2015-16 era og abused the io-tiny meta 2018 tiny on that patch almost destroyed og by sumail single handedly Early 2019 the cc reduction era of tiny you cant chain cc tiny 2021 tiny lycan patch again Arguably the most versatile hero too can be played as pos 1, 2, 3, and 4

[@commentas2190]

these are all just GH reels man hahahah❤❤❤

[@CocPlayer-xh1tw]

how many times you guys want to milk ti8 and ti9?

[@zlaszh]

pleasee..... please.... let the ones enthusiastic about dota do this video.... i dont even care how much more interesting this video is.... please for gods sake...!!!!!!!!

[@TC-kw4xu]

ads in 10:38, done at 11:45

[@John_Paul14]

Make Io Arcana collectable again plss

[@Ozmonfield]

I always say that CK are the hero with most peak design in DotA2 Until IO stole the show