Zagara, one of the biggest solo lane bullies.

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[@FrogEnjoyer17]

Paradox encourages bullying

[@sneakysnickersnoopy]

It's okay I reported him :)

[@Bloodseeker9000]

9 out of 10 ppl think bullying is okay, he is fine :)

[@IgnisNatus]

@@sneakysnickersnoopy in hots? good luck with that xD

[@CongaYT]

just a tip, if you can put nydus inside your altar to reach it even quicker after you back/respawn

[@MatheusI7]

Hey man, can you do a "Getting in the mind of a GM Tyrande" ? Thanks

[@joonjoon819]

Would strats like these still be effective after the XP Revamp?

[@listof3662]

how do i get better and be more efficient at vs ai?

[@n1mand]

If you have muta, you can use it to push much more.

[@o5554]

is this dota for starcraft if so how do i play it

[@kyletran1119]

What is the game called?

[@pawekrychowiak4435]

Heroes of the storm by blizzard

[@felixmustermann790]

Zagara loses against alot of enemy either running it down divers (illidan) or ranged poke that cn outdmg her easily (cassia as example)

[@Daniel-mf9zx]

solo lane main in mid-high master here, i can't recommend a lot of what he's doing higher up. Stopped watching after 3 minutes, so maybe it gets better - but e. g. using only W for poke makes you lose vs Sonya, for instance. Ranged heroes are strong in lane because you can abuse AAs. If you get hit by thrall W, honestly work on your reflexes. Also what the fuck is medusa blades.

[@giallo_o]

everytime I watch one of your videos then I want to instantly play that hero

[@darnatit2173]

Lol same he makes them look op

[@niallsulcer600]

Me too! I bought Stukov after watching his latest upload.

[@darkj3di666]

Same here! Although I usually end up getting immediately shat upon by my enemies and team mates alike :D

[@drayj-mobilegaming3270]

Gianluca Giacoppo lmao me to

[@JC-wo9qu]

I have since applied the bullying method to other areas of my life, and have found that people now fear me. Thanks Paradox!

[@ggEmolicious]

I wish I could summon a mutualisk too.

[@matthewconnolly3896]

TIL: Nidus can be summoned on any creep no matter where Zag is

[@Jonjon13Jonjon13]

It's been like that for ages, but wasn't initially like this to be fair. At the very beggining, it didn't need creep, but had to be cast close.

[@TailsMiles249]

It used to be vision being the only requirement but wasn't global. That's why the old Abathur/Zagara backdoor used to be a thing. Now it's global but it has to be placed on vision enabled creep (if the creep is in a bush but you don't have vision of that bush you can't place it there).

[@Pakaxin]

4:13 thats a weird looking cassia btw

[@DemiurgeF]

IKR? all those new skins are so confusing =)

[@AnotherTem]

@Akmal Ruslan No way!! :)

[@Pakaxin]

@Akmal Ruslan Bum! big reveal I am a pickle!

[@godsprofitspodcast]

I came here to say this.

[@Greenjow]

@Akmal Ruslan r/whoosh

[@riversway3400]

Zag main at platinum rank zag is most played hero and the hero I dominate with the most. I agree wholeheartedly with what Paradox says in this video but he made a couple mistakes in my opinion. When you are starting the round and you reach the solo lane place the first thing you should do is place creep (trait) in the entrances of the lane and you want to keep your creep here at all time this will give you vision and make it impossible for the enemy to gank you. Pardox’s death was extremely preventable if he had had vision and saw the Valla coming. At level 1 Infest is normally the go to option but you should also consider the E talent lowering the cooldown and giving the minions damage reduction against structures. This talent will Synergize with your level 7 bile drop. Really don’t underestimate the power of this talent, with experience you can rake up stack for the quest easily, giving you a huge power boost. i complete the quest all the time. Being said you shouldn’t focus on completing the quest. Level 4 Medusa blades is the best talent basically giving you three basic attacks which may Synergize with your ultimate giving you more cooldown reduction I’m not 100% sure on that fact tho. For ultimates never pick up Maw while yes it is a good ult it will never bring the utilities of nydus network. The self sustain is so powerful, the increase to creep size, and the global value. At 13 i believe he picked the wrong talent i always go the 20 armor while on creep. Because Zag should always be on creep so you should always have the damage resistance. You already have the self sustain from your nydus you don’t need the heal. At 16 Mutilisk is your go to pick this ability will give you pressure in every lane thanks to its long duration. You can also consider hunter killer does percent damage i like this talent when the enemy has a large amount of hp, good against azmodans, diablos, cho gals. 20 fury of the storm is good but i see it as a wasted talent you already have high wave clear and fury is really just giving you more. Endless creep is always my go to your creep will no long expire , you will gain vision almost anywhere on the map thanks to the ability to place creep from a far distance and a small bonus is the 30% move speed buff letting you out maneuver and chase any enemy without having to mount as long as you have creep. I’m sure there is some smaller things i could go over but talent build wise this should be your go too. Sorry Pardox but i think your build is a little off this time.

[@FrogPuppy]

Ooh thank you for your insight. This makes me want to play zag again 😊

[@MarinaMagalhaes0]

Very good points, I learned a lot with that ^^

[@seanalexander3400]

Great feedback. I agree on your talent build too, thats how I've always played. The +20 armor is a game changer.

[@seanalexander3400]

@@c0461-e1s I think so. The Hydralisk healing doesn't give much in the way of heals and is more situational, while the armor is almost constant. Nydus Network gives you all the heals you need anyways.

[@riversway3400]

Nurullah Gökal zag just about has an answer to playing against anyone, but it’s normally more about the players than the hero, how dedicated are they to clearing your creep. Hero wise like Pardox said Gul’dan and Ilocanos can be frustrating to play against they will easily clear creep and out self sustain you easily. Other than that anyone that can easily clear creep. But late game you can become such a global pressure that no one will really bother you at that point.

[@PixeLimes]

I can't believe I have 19 levels on Zagara and I never tried to put a Nydus not right infront of me. Blowing my mind.

[@seanalexander3400]

I actually didn't know you could place a nydus on creep anywhere on the map. I thought you had to be nearby.

[@Sticle]

Yeah me too! Q_Q @@seanalexander3400

[@Kkiare]

Doesnt the tooltip say you could place it anywhere? Tbh i thought it was common knowledge. (Not trying to laugh at you, just expessing my opinion)

[@PixeLimes]

@@Kkiare It does but I am notorious for not reading. I play by feel lol

[@Kkiare]

@@PixeLimes i have plenty of friends in the same situation so I know what you mean

[@Mantinae]

It's hilarious that the tumor on the conveyor belt actually moves around with it's creep XP

[@Sylfa]

You are misremembering what Endless Creep gives you, it's not at *all* less useful with only 4 nydus worms, it allows you to get vision everywhere and remotely. Sure you wind up ruining the previous worms if you use it to catch up to someone fleeing, but the main thing is to give your team vision and make it impossible for the enemy team to go anywhere, not for chase.

[@thant0s]

Not to mention the fact that it increases your creep movement speed even further. You become one of the biggest annoyances in the entire game at that point, when you're prepared.

[@ladymercy5275]

Lole. NotParadox is very bad at Zagara specifically. He didn't even know that the Heroic he chose has global range. I don't think Zagara players should take the advice in this video seriously at all.

[@aisted6833]

You can cast ur nydus network and place it anywhere where you have creep. You dont need to be close to it to actually make a nydus network

[@AlanRedrew]

Hey paradox, two things: You said you wanted to make a video about another hero, was it Cassia? Because it really seems you had her in mind for a lot XD (you also called Valla, Cassia at one point). The second is that i really like the way you make your videos but the only think i can't get over with is some sort of FPS problem that really triggers me. Is it a problem of your settings or of the montage later?

[@Djamesman]

I think Brightwing, because he's been doing supports

[@vpswede98]

Im having the same problems, makes it super hard to watch when he drops down to some wonky 10-30 fps range and then back to 60 fps

[@CaptainRotmeat]

I'm a level 100+ platinum-rank Zagara, and I think Paradox's video is great, and Riversway's comment is even better, but I want to advocate for my alternative Baneling-focused main build. Basically, it's the same build Paradox suggested, but you take the bonus damage to non-Heroes on level 1 and the extra Banelings on level 7. Then, if you sit in the middle of the enemy minion wave, you launch 4-6 Banelings and the entire wave is gone. Now you have your Hunter Killer and Roach Drop still available to siege down turrets and things. Now, you can already do that with the ranged minion damage build, but what I really like about Q build is that 1) you get the extra distance traveled, so when someone rotates down to push back your lane you can pull back as far as you want and still prevent them from hitting your towers even 2v1, and 2) the long-distance Banelings are surprisingly strong at zoning out your enemies. E.g., let's say there's an enemy Raynor who's taken some damage and is running away. You throw down those 4-6 Banelings along the route he has to run, and he either dies from the Banelings or has to run back into your team. Either way, you secure a kill. Also, 3) since you get vision on them, they're even better to scout with, and 4) Q build is better for taking camps, since minion damage ONLY boost your ranged minion waves and not your Roaches and Hunter Killers etc., but Q build increases ALL siege damage from your Banelings. Come mid-game, you can literally take a Bruiser camp in just a few seconds by dropping all your cooldowns - the Banelings alone take them down to 1/2-1/3 health. Also, I understand why lots of people don't take it, but I really like the poison trait at level 4. It makes your early-game solo laning much stronger and basically demands the enemy team 2:1 you, which means your allies should be able to easily push their lanes while you're able to prevent any real damage to your own lane. Beyond that, I agree with Riversway completely, and I'll add that the level 20 Nydus skill is a game-changer. You really have all the siege damage you need by level 20, but being able to place creep far away means you can scout your boss or objective with your trait, or leapfrog with your Nydus all the way from your home base to snipe an enemy Keep, or Nydus in front of a retreating enemy to cut them off and secure your team a kill.

[@onkelpappkov2666]

Woah.

[@CyberDodique]

Yeah, playing vs a team constantly feeding your team. That is how you want play Zagara, thank you sempai.

[@tsumyun62]

The thing is he is a really good zag... But you can tell he doesn’t know his Zerg

[@MACA_Zeon]

ScorpioVIII Ikr lol

[@peterjuncker8488]

3:00 that creep

[@Unclewalnut]

Leaving that camp unclaimed gave me so much anxiety. Even with vision, that seemed so risky because they would be able to cap before he could run back. Would he have used Nydus?

[@nathanielnizard2163]

mutalisk is not always the best choice. other talents may be better depending on how the game goes, enemy team comp and map layout.

[@iLikePizza829]

There are 3 thigns worth noting out: 1) Mutalisk (16 talent) is made for split pushign as you just use your W and go nydus to other lane (let him do split push), for maps focused around obj push Brood expansion is way to go as it gives you more dmg in teamfigth 2) 13:39 3 enemies dead, 3 levels diffrence, talent tier adventage - why you ping to back instead of taking keep ? 3) 15:20 why for god sake you decide to split push instead of maximizing pros of you 1 talent and helping your team push bot keep WAY easier, possibly get some kills, finish game - again 3 levels and a talent tier adventage wasted

[@zippo718]

I think some he just wanted to more stuff around the map to showcase the hero (aka some more split pushing). Sure you can just push core with a 3 level lead and 2 enemies dead, but those don't make great tutorial videos.

[@iLikePizza829]

@@zippo718 im here to watch NotParadox, GM player. pro coach, a man who knows balance between mirco and macro, the author of the best HotS guides made so far. Not some sort of gold scrub pushing indefinitly.

[@owenkanaal3457]

bad game to show, your team won super hard 4v5 :)

[@bettergaming6640]

why would you turn infest of ever? please tell me

[@jgcooper]

why dont you put a nydus *inside* the altar? edit: I just wanted to know if there was a specific reason why you chose otherwise, or just random.

[@Claytown]

I think it has to be outside the altar

[@felixmustermann790]

@@Claytown no it does not, every Zag player from bronze to GM does it

[@Krige1111]

You can place it everywhere where you can place A creep if it fits

[@zippo718]

Can nydus still block players? I've see nydus that blocked the Zagara player, and even ones that blocked their entire team from leaving the altar. But yeah the best place is to put it next to your specific hearth location (players always hearth to their own specific spot that's set when the game starts, in case anyone didnt know), specifically towards the back so you dont block anyone but can still click on it without moving from the hearth-in spot.

[@Krige1111]

@@zippo718 it can. Its still An object like KTs ice spike. I once secured A boss on warhead junction by placing nydus in Bush from enemy side

[@fobos132]

Well, like the video, watch the video, play the hero, carry with the hero, could be more simple?

[@truplaya089]

"I killed a Cassia" That's a Valla bro, your team has Cassia. Just saying.

[@SangoProductions213]

No matter which of your videos I watch, you sound like you are recording your voice as you watch a recording of your gameplay. Maybe its your mic sounding distant/sorta-echoey.

[@4k0ng20]

hey paradox, do you mind starting to put the build talent calculator in the description so we can quick check later on?

[@MRazorK10]

I rate Zagara as the single best off-laner in the game, she's insanely strong and very often requires 2 heroes to deal with her, which frees up the rest of the map a lot. Very strong hero in a lot of comps.

[@johndaisley6168]

I much prefer the 6 banelings and 20% increased damage. You can hit all 7 minions if you stand on the caster. You can also hit all 3 mobs in the camp if you stand in the middle. Seems like you were kind of wasting that potential. Great video though. I do have a problem on Zag though. I feel very hard countered by Falstad. His mobility and 1v1 potential allow him to gank me no matter how defensive I play, and even if he isn't ganking, it forces me to not perform my one role, which is to split push. Any tips?

[@swolebanana9674]

I just started playing zagara, I know she sieges alot but I’m more of a team fighter, and I followed a team fight build and just creamed 7 matches in a row, timing and what not just so much potential, I’m always in vc with friends so it’s great, I do have an issue but I’m progressing. Placing Creep. XD

[@balintattilafarkas8282]

i'd like to mention zul'jin as a potential counter, as he kills the hydralisk with ease, stop the spreading of tumors and can stop the bully. I like playing both heroes, and i found out that i'm dominating with zul'jin vs zag almost all the time, and in reverse, i admit i have problems. Usually when i go vs zul as zag, i cant push very much, just collecting xp without any pressure put on him on the lane. Opinions?

[@shandorunia]

My average day is get up in the morning, have breakfast while watching your videos on KZbin. You have made me a better player and for that I'm very grateful. I'm currently trying to get a team on "the same page". I'm generally the leader and I play tank. Any chance you could do a video on tips for team comms, and how to get everyone working together?

[@redamonblood5165]

remember to always say "FOR THE SWARM!!!!" before and after the fight

[@onkelpappkov2666]

"For the Swarm!" - *Zerg* "For Aiur!" - *Protoss* "For the Horde!" - *Orcs* "For Liberty!" - *Helldivers* "For so long. Your heart's been aching but you're too shy to say it. Inside we both know what's been going on. We know the game and we're gonna play it. And if you ask me how I'm feeling, don't tell me you're too blind to see. Never gonna give you up. Never gonna let you down. Never gonna run around and desert you." - *Rick Astley*

[@1983GoldenBoy]

Lol do not know what you are playing here^^ if you where against me you would have at lest 5 assaults on you until now and 4 of them succesful. Completely destroying your gameplay. Its only your enemy teams fault to be bad not to stop that pushing of yours...

[@widelczyk5548]

Medium skilled Artanis makes most Zagaras cry. You can choose to ignore hydra and go for her with a well placed Q+E in her face or you can go amateur opponent and 2 hit the hydra the moment it's out.

[@larrythebomb5001]

Zag used to be an ez mode powerhouse then they changed her abilities and her team fight when down like 50%. Now she’s only really good for laning even then I can counter her easily with someone who has the ability to get rid of her creeps.

[@TheJFOLKES]

Definitely need to improve with your creep placement. Put it between bot and mid so you can cover your gank. You would have avoided those deaths if you had creep where it should be.

[@Kroban_d4c]

The bile drop quest is broken as fuck, at max stacks the bile drop does like 700 damage and it has larger width, it becomes pretty much an ult lol

[@rift7609]

Abathur with monstrosity and using parasite on it is insane for these things, gains buffs killing minions, good for killing minions, lots of health, pretty much a siege weapon as long as something is distracting the enemies

[@Okta808]

you are not using tumors for vision well enough (when ganks happen you had absolutely no time to react) and you are bullying your teammates by placing nydus in front of the fountain

[@LazYevgen]

u should pres Q then 1 auto press q then 1 auto... doing just qqqq u lossing like 30-40% of your damage

[@Jakkomies]

Good objective awareness, absolutely garbage mechanics, especially creep usage.

[@irkcoyunda7660]

I eat zagaras in breakfast as the highlord

[@thant0s]

SZ really skilled Alarak is indeed a deadly threat for Zaggy-butt. You have to completely change tac in order to manage the threat, but he *can* be managed with skirmish.

[@no3ironman11100]

I though it was a dota update because this wasn't dissapearing from my feed but I guess hell no.

[@them4309]

why am i taking tips from someone that doesn't know the difference between cassia and valla?

[@andreamoraja6537]

I suggest quick cast on q

[@Shumbalion]

She is defiantly one of the worst things I have to deal with when trying to soak a lane lol! Crazy minions!

[@Sainze]

I like alot of NotParadox's videos, but Orphea makes this video a joke.

[@anameyoucantremember]

Tired of being bullied by Zagara? Learn to play Guldan and go destroy her.

[@REgamesplayer]

Damn, you play badly. I'm referring to your laning and ignoring teamfight all together. You always post winning games where your team absolutely smashes opposing team and thus any lesson is meaningless as you would had won either way. What you did during first objective was just throwing a match. Jeez, you also use Nydus. Ultimate which was nerfed and made very bad. You do not take Nydus, because it completely negates your teamfight potential. Furthermore, it has long cooldown and can be countered. All it does is to provide you quicker rotation across the map, saving a little bit of time. Useful, but not necessary and it won't mean a damn if there is an opposing macro hero countering you. It might be potentially useful in some situations like Warhead Junction, but certainly not on this teamfight oriented map.

[@andrewyp6724]

Bruh~ You're a effing joke. Check the date of this vid. I only clicked this vid because it popped in my recommendation, just to see recent comments. And I found yours and your other comments you left in other of this guy's vid. 1. Volskaya obj is weak. Even after the buff, it's weak, so top players ignore obj most of the time while doing laning and such. This vid is before that buff to the robot thing afaik (more reason split pushing can be better as this guy is doing). 2. Split pushing is a thing. It's on your team not to overextend if they're against 4v5 (this, you would know if you know anything about the game). Split pushing is not throwing. Depending on the map, depending on comp, situation, it is sometimes better. Low skill players don't know this. Low skill players don't know when to do this and when not to either. 3. This was before the buff to Zagara (and before his nerf as well afaik, which made her trash overall). The buff made Zagara more a team fighter, a range assassin. Before that, Zagara was a specialist (if you even know what that is), solo laner capable (she still is, but is much weaker). It was that change that made Maw pick-worthy. Before that change, Maw was trash, an attempt to use gimp team fighter into team fighting.

[@IndigoWendigoo]

I don't even play hots so I dunno why TF I'm here but zag looks good

[@SSangsen]

E talent on lvl1 is godlike when tanking merc camps, soloing boss is kinda possible with it and lvl10 passive.

[@zlipus]

Its a good talent. But infest is also very good. Hey good thing right? Having multiple viable options! PERSONALLY I usually run infest cause... god damn having zag solo push that one lane till she forces the enemy team to dedicate and stop her is priceless. I think people really undersell how useful the cool down reduction from nydus worm is too. Its not uncommon at all for me to summon up 2-3 mutilisks on a wave then leave it and let them push on their own... Thats some old school sylv/azmodan split pushing potential that people HAVE to deal with. All in all, zag is alot better than people give her credit for. YES shes got a bad habit of being tardy to team fights... but I think if people stop and think for 2 seconds and play safer... they'll realize how much pressure she presents on the map and take advantage of it.

[@jayblondi]

The ranged minions are mean they destroy everything the swords minions are there to tank

[@OhNoTheFace]

The rare times pushing is covered, an aggressive Zag can be a lot of fun

[@MicroGrizzly]

how is this any different then standard zagara play that everyone does already

[@legoman1798]

Funny that you can hear how paradox torture his mouse like in 11:30

[@dagowow]

missing globes, missing trait scouts, getting ganked due to lack of map awareness(missing scout traits) and dying/losing pressure. this is a yikes

[@pedropaulopinheiro2281]

In 4 talent they pick hero damage against Chen and Rehgar?

[@holaholahoy]

One of the most frustrating heroes to play against if the player is good xD I personally kinda like Artanis against her, seeing as if she uses her W, his W makes her's just cease to exist with Amature Opponent, and if you get the swap you can do good dmg to her, but it's a pretty passive/defensive lane for Artanis.

[@whatdothlife4660]

Can confirm as a Zagara one-trick Artanis is a good counter.

[@TheAngelRaven]

I feel that Medusa lacks a bit when you compare it to the quest for AA. Early game you should be able to stack up enough to were you can start becoming more of a threat to single targets, meaning Towers and Forts/Keeps beware.

[@Samagachi]

The Fallen Angel Raven I agree. Infested drop by itself clears minion waves pretty well when supported by your own minions.

[@Mjolonar]

What happens if all Zagara's nydus worms are killed while she is inside one?

[@howsjimmysocool]

Pops out of the last one that's killed

[@JIerark]

I'm pretty sure she dies

[@Krige1111]

@@JIerark nope, she appears where the last one is killed

[@AlanRedrew]

i Can confirm that you are simply put out of the nydus just as you would do out of the bunker of Blaze

[@thant0s]

I am almost 100% certain that, so long as a Nydus worm is on the board, regardless of distance from entry, or which you popped into last, you will not be ejected. I am more than willing to be proven wrong, but not at my desk.

[@grassytiger]

Dude you should play sc2 so you understand what creep is

[@massif20022000]

Level 1 - Infest '"Can be toggled on or off" what would be the purpose of toggling it off? when would you do this? why is this an option?

[@lukejohnson7201]

Hiding in a bush(you wouldn't want the visual effects of the ranged minions) Freezing the wave(letting the minion wave stay in the middle so you could positioning more safely)

[@YouWooooo]

do you ever pick maw or do you always take nydus?

[@IgnisNatus]

NotParadox, which other solo lanes are good?

[@victoriacelis7844]

Is there a lot of people playing HOTS?

[@jonathanlovett7320]

I've always wondered why the level 1 talent is an active instead of passive ability. Is there a reason to deactivate it?

[@mariofernandez1505]

The main thought I came up with is that you might wanna not show the enemies that you're nearby for whatever reason :0

[@Toast_94]

It's mainly so they don't give your enemy the hint that you're closeby or just outside vision range, Anubarak's Legion of Beetles talent (passively spawns a beetle every 8 seconds while dismounted) can be turned off for the same reason. It might be a good idea to turn it off if you're hearthing in a bush or something.

[@dxc5698]

To hold a wave in place so the soak dies instead of pushing it and to stop enemies from knowing you are nearby in bush ganks. I move it to the 6 key so I don't deactivate it on accident

[@4atkoko]

U sound very much like john crasinski

[@Q_z_]

I think when doing these vids you should also explain why she isn't played as often: I usually get worried when ppl pick zag because 1) She's incredibly easy to gank: Squishy and no CC 2)if they have a character that can easily clear creep (Fenix, Malth, Tass, etc) it cripples zagara with not only a loss of vision but a more difficult escape. Also at lower leagues zags get so focused on split pushing they forget to join fights a lot :/

[@lordbalbero348]

@NotParadox nope .. fountain gives you 40% (over 20 sekonds) .. :) thats why i like the tracer lvl 4 talent for qm and beginners so much, coz its doubled it to 80% wich makes it really nice, to go into a fight or deffing a lane. coz you know, they have to burn to nearly double you hp, wich makes it way saver (as sayed. esp for beginners, who misses like 98% of theyr parting gift-bombs)

[@RedCrusaderArc]

Actually the game here was quite easy. No assassin to harass Zagara and the enemy team didn't send reinforcements (even though they are on a small map) to protect their lanes. Typically you are picking way different talents to stay out of range of enemy players or need Maw to save yourself from Butcher etc.

[@halopalo]

I'm ngl, this seems like a poor example, because you're going up against heroes that really can't bully you and take advantage of your weaknesses. No High octane dmg dealers like Zeratul or Valeera mean you have pretty much free reign to bully, which is great here, but you don't talk about how much Zagara can be bullied herself.

[@dasbroisku]

Your lack of creep is disturbing

[@foxxllee]

its quite funny cause lvl 1 Artanis with ''amateur oponent'' taking at one hit her hunter (biggest threat on line if solo). Without it she is only big tasty meatbag on solo line. And thats it, about all her superiority. Will you stay solo close to Artanis with hunter on CD ;) ?? (same story with Probius, Gazlowe, Azmodan)

[@Jamiethekatz]

You should definitely be using mutalisks to push lanes; they last 45 seconds and your auto attacks will reduce the cooldown. It allows you to leave the lane and have a significant amount of pressure built up from multiple mutalisks. You also definitely want to get in Triglav Protector to boost Infest Damage; the siege damage you deal is immense in triglave so you want to use it early-midgame to boost Infest.

[@freakdexterdouglas4148]

@paradox i play this hero a lot. I can definitely show you some things with her. I have played her for years and have developed such an amazing way of playing her. I win against any hero solo lane with her. I have a build for her used every time and i call it "the swarm build". will be honest i didnt finish watching this one cause i wasnt happy with the first two talents you picked xD. If you are interested let me explain to you my build and how it works :)

[@dxc5698]

One thing I noticed is that in the late game you didn't use W enough for split pushing. For example when your team was going for bottom obj and you wanted to soak a wave quick top. If you let your W go with mutalisk it will serve as a mini camp. I know this can make soak harder to get so you have to be careful but in this situation you knew you won't need to be there to soak for a while and if it last hits minions (pretty common) you can generate xp without being in lane.

[@adummy9664]

While I overall agree that Mutalisk at 16 is really nice for the duration boost, in practice I feel like it always ends up dying about when the Hydra would normally time out anyway. (Especially against comps with a lot of aoe damage) For example when you were pushing the keeps and then the core towards the end the Muta was getting targeted by the buildings and dying in 3 seconds anyway, thus not gaining any value from the increased duration. I would suggest giving Brood Expansion a try, as then it's not as big of a deal when your Hydra dies when you can send them out twice as often, plus it essentially doubles your focused dps against single targets during a fight. Of course that being said, it is always hilarious when you can put a Muta on someone during a teamfight and they just ignore it the whole time letting it get the full extended value.

[@Kashiarii]

Another hero I think is quite good against Zagara is Arthas with AA build. He can destroy creep easily and if he gets to Zagara (by rushing at her on a mount from a bush and using W) she is in a very serious trouble. He also has decent waveclear and self-sustain.

[@blacklite911]

Zagarra’s level 20 is trash. Definitely needs at least a slight rework. Not much but just make level 20 useful. By the time you’re 20 you clear waves super easy anyway so don’t need that. Endless creep is nerfed and the maw upgrade is low viability.

[@hisokamorow6709]

Question, why dont u use alt-d follow with alt-r to quickly cast tumor+nydus?

[@hisokamorow6709]

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[@Raptorman0205]

I love Zagara so much, she's so underrated. First hero I ever picked up. There's been times where I've managed to solo lane against two other heroes and still win the lane.

[@guyincognito951]

Thanks for bringing attention to our hive mother. A few thoughts. E build allows you to do a lot of zoning and burst in team fights. Keeping your roaches between assassins and yourself is the best way to keep yourself safe while whittling down your opponent in lane. Infest is only viable if they leave you alone, which will never happen. Mutalisk allows substantial pushing in all lanes and makes life miserable for any character that lacks substantial AoE, as they will have to kill it or slowly die. Creep positioning needs to start defensively, as you are guaranteed to get attention immediately and you don't want to be an easy target. Even being the weakest Zagara we've ever had, she's still a beast. Good luck.

[@DaBlaccGhost]

Plat Artanis and thats about the only hero i can beat Zagara in lane with *SOMETIMES* Illidan but yeah she's just a big buggy bully another great video. :)

[@Oceaan25]

I always take the baneling talent at 1 and the AA-quest at 4. Anyone laning against will lose their wave to your banelings and their health to your AA, especcially in the long run. 70 bonus on my AA and rising? yes pls.

[@peterjuncker8488]

Zag is one of my favorites, but I usually make 2 talent choices differently. At 7 I take the Baneling slow, as a way to kite better, even without creep. At 13 I prefer the armor on creep just for the consistency, and I heal in nydus. Both choices are pretty flexible, and often against heavy hitting ults I take the spell shield instead.

[@jahkra9259]

I agree with most of what you've said, but personally I think the baneling slow is way better than the e quest, because your wave clear is already amazing and you now have yet another escape

[@Shentoza]

You're forgetting one of the most important optimizing parts about zagara. Whenever you attack something (especially when sieging a fort or keep), you want to be on creep, so you get the CD reduce. Also you can really spam your creep when doing that even more!

[@seanalexander3400]

Level 13 is not situational. +20 Armor on Creep really saves you from being ganked when you are pushing hard. If you play well, you should always be on creep, which means you have +20 permanent armor.

[@digiking2612]

Iv never seen this game but it looks cool and simpler to lol but if it's diffrent plz tell me

[@pawekrychowiak4435]

Heroes of the storm 2.0 by Blizzard

[@geminirox8635]

Raynor does pretty well against zag

[@kingcaesar1688]

The pain is real. She’s either ignored and carries her team, or she completely takes a party member out of team fights because she HAS to be challenged in lane

[@greedisgoodz]

Why didnt Thrall just attack you lol