RTA Draft Guide #3: Standard [Epic Seven]

[@Valky]

Special thanks to my boy Ace for pulling through w/ the defensive standard segment. You can check out his channel here: www.twitch.tv/acetrainere7

[@Bushesoflove24]

This is hands down THE BEST guide on RTA for beginners. Because of you I was able to win my first match in RTA (followed by two more immediately after) May all your pulls be shiny and kudos for the Valkyrie sprite. Hopefully the new game isn't a huge let down.

[@Sepen77]

These videos got me my aravi skin last season by allowing me to jump straight to Master in the last week of the season. Awesome work! Couldn't have done it without you!

[@stefanbellovoda7530]

Amazing video. It helped me a lot as a returning player. I hope you do more like these in the future as the meta changes. Thanks a lot!

[@ebashii7717]

Thanks for the video valky!!!!

[@tsukki5358]

thanks for the amazing vid uncle valky

[@zaknevers]

As a new player, i had to instant sub for these videos ✊️

[@alv1572]

BogTrainer ICANT

[@mythcraft3445]

this was well made

[@kfc902]

Solid Vid

[@Taiblockzero]

Love it

[@rex.raymond]

Finally! I needed this. I usually struggle when my Emilia gets banned. How do I get better in knowing what my opponent is going to ban? I don't have a wide hero pool and maybe that's one of the problems but I want to climb to Master for that Aravi skin and maybe get into challenger for the frame.

[@Valky]

have alternative supports. if you don't have something like diene or handguy, then have units prepared that can cover those slots. like holiday yufine when you need to cleave and counter aggro and destina for when you need hard cleanse.

[@rex.raymond]

@@Valky I guessed I have to build Destina then. I'm still working on my Clilias & Trozet, once i'm done with them, i'll build Destina next. Thank you 😊

[@Boold198891]

nice

[@jonathandelrosario5843]

we need an updated guide

[@AdrianBigyes]

The loop brought me here.

[@AlmightyPainGaming]

Valky there is no link in the description to the video that is mentioned at 0:10 in text

[@Valky]

oh shoot thanks for the reminder, added!

[@Shiki0414]

Saving the best for last eh? Cleaveee heh

[@Valky]

no biases here, everything was voted on 👌

[@Shiki0414]

@@Valky I didn't actually think that. Just kidding around. I hate that I chose cleave like an idiot. Needs perfect gear but oh well hahaha

[@Valky]

@@Shiki0414 don't let that stop you from rolling bruiser and gear and running it on units you're gonna pull some of anyway. good gear is good gear.

[@ayasfies]

Yo If You Know Dota Plus. That System Is tell dota Player What Should The team Pick Heroes to Counter Enemy Heroes . I think If U Can Make that system that will be nice to counter pick "Good VS" System : 1. Enemy Pick 2. Input Enemy Hero Name , result Counter Pick / best pick 3. Recommended Ban depend on "Bad VS" No one make this system . If u can make from what u tell in this video. And make sure the gear is standard . 1st rank is easy XD, maybe :v .

[@Boold198891]

@valky There is no stats link ;) 19:58

[@Valky]

it's in description in the discord. I have a channel there with all my builds I update regularly.

[@OwGash]

2 standard guides, but no cleave:

[@ShepardFTW]

So... One thing I didn't understand. Why is handguy weak against cleave? The builds I see are very tanky so I figured he can survive cleaves and then he can cleanse any debuffs applied plus atk buff for a comeback. Of course, he has no healing but cleave teams are squishy, right? So they should die after the comeback.

[@HeavensOfMetal]

Think of it this way, if you pick him into cleave you're saying, "I'm taking turn 2" - he's not got anything like Delibet to boost himself up & sort of cut off the cleaves head after the set up. So you're comitted to tanking down & so you need mitigation, without mitigation, a cleave will go through you - even without defence break. However, you can't bank two mitigation heroes, because you're then relying on a single DPS to solo & they can be easily focused. Only bank a single one though & your opponent bans mitigation & you can't survive.

[@Valky]

on top of what The Sea of Thy Soul said above. you should try fighting cleave purist with him. what normally happens is your 1 knight gets banned, their cleave combo goes through and either kills your carries or leaves them very low and stunned from seaseria or eda. when handguy takes a turn what do? he can either press s3, activate opponent politis and kill his own team, s2 isn't an option because unbuffable from things like the earlier poli s3 or peira, or he can just s1 to cr boost MAYBE something not stunned but since he can't choose who to boosts that's really RNG right? most of the time to fight cleave you need to landmine them with units like rem or cr cutting units like sage baal.

[@ShepardFTW]

Hmmm... I see. Thanks. I'm not going for speed so I think it's always going to be obvious that I'm going for turn 2, but didn't think through the rest of the draft issues. I guess I will have to build Sage Baal to have more options and avoid getting screwed by bans. =P

[@ichigaki8093]

Man i wish i had someone to mentor me in the ways of rta

[@Valky]

go out there and start networking. I had the same goal, hit go live. eventually I hit a point better player noticed me and started talking and coachig me in chat. just gotta put in the work to get out there.

[@OrangePandaBear1]

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