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Esports.gg has partnered with Scourge McDuck and Metafy to create a comprehensive guide to taking and defeating Tormentor in Dota 2 Patch 7.33c
Tormentors were one of the brand new additions in the 7.33 update of Dota 2. This pair of new neutral creeps are some of the strongest in the game. Tormentors are insanely valuable for each team, but they are hard to take down. But what are the timings, what are the best heroes to take them with, and why even take them down? Well this guide is all you’ll need to answer all those questions.
This guide was written with assistance and insight fromGriffin “Scourge McDuck” Pappert, Div I NA player,founder of The Cut,over 9.5k MMR and a peak of Rank 34 (currently 43) on the NA Leaderboards.
What is a Tormentor ?
Tormentors are the newest neutral creep added to the game, and the strongest other than Roshan. There are two Tormentors locations on the map, one for the Radiant and one for the Dire. Each Tormentor is located in an area that’s pretty safe and secure, being located by the tier two offlane tower (beside the Wisdom Rune). But, despite their easy access, they don’t spawn until 20 minutes and have a 10-minute respawn timer which makes them a valuable asset to take advantage of when they appear.
And spawning in that late into the game, Tormentors are no easy feat to take down. Each Tormentor has two passive abilities, has 20 armor, and 55% Magic resistance. And before you get any ideas, they are undispellable. So you can’t cheese them with Silver Edge or other Break abilities. The first passive is Unyielding Shield, which provides a base 2500 HP shield that regenerates 100 HP per second. And each time you take down a Tormentor, this shield increases by 200 HP and the regen increases by another 100 HP per second.
Tormentors don’t only have a huge shield, they deal a good chunk of damage as well. 90% damage done to the Tormentor is reflected to any hero that is in a 1200 unit radius to the Tormentor. Think of Blademail but stronger and the damage type you do is also reflected. So if your Dazzle sits beside you while you are taking the Tormentor, while you are right clicking it, they’ll be taking damage if they get too close and you’ll be taking physical damage. And with each kill, the damage reflection increases by 20%.
When to take Tormentor
Scourge McDuck shared with us the best time to take Tormentor: “The earlier the better. If your team is behind, however, it may be hard to take or be able to group up to take it. And if they enemies are trying to steal your tormentor around the 20-minute mark, you should highly consider fighting them as the Tormentor is very strong and they should take a lot of damage trying to kill it.”
“When you’re behind, getting to the enemy’s tormentor can be very difficult, so they may end up getting both if you don’t contest yours. The secondary and subsequent spawns are less important. When to take them will depend on if you, or your teammates, really need an Aghanim’s Shard and how convenient it is for your team to be near one.”
Why take down a Tormentor?
For taking down the Tormentor, an Aghanim’s Shard will be rewarded to one of the two lowest net worth heroes on your team that doesn’t already have one. So it becomes very valuable for your low net worth support. If your entire team has Aghanim’s Shards, your entire team gets 280 Gold and experience points. So suffice to say, Tormentors are an important objective.
Scourge McDuck also points out that there’s an additional value to killing a Tormentor: “You get 250 gold for last hitting it, as well as getting an Aghanim’s Shard, so why you should take a Tormentor is pretty straight forward. Another bonus is if you take one or two of the Tormentors the enemy team will not be able to take them.”
Tips to take down Tormentors
Despite their large shields and damage reflection, Tormentors aren’t impossible to take down. Here are a couple tips, tricks and hero picks to ensure you take them down quickly:
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Hero choices and how to solo
Scourge McDuck says: “Usually, you will need two to three heroes to kill a Tormentor. However, auras like Pipe or Crimson or heroes with heals or minus armor such as KotL, Dazzle, Juggernaut, Bristleback, or Templar Assassin can make it a lot easier. Also some heroes can solo cheese the tormentor such as the following:”
Soloing Tormentor with Techies
Other heroes for soloing Tormentor
And that’s our comprehensive Tormentor guide, with special thanks to Metafy and Scourge McDuck. For more Div 1-level insights into Dota 2 you’re able to check outScourge McDuck’s coach page on Metafy, with training plans, live coaching sessions, and replay reviews. Also be sure to check outMetafy’s exclusive Dota 2 courseswith Taiga, Topson, 23 Savage, and more!
