Dota 2: Complete Treant Protector Guide - Build, Strategy & Best Items 2024
Treant Protector is a powerful strength-based support hero in Dota 2, excelling in lane control and providing significant vision advantages throughout the game.
Key Strengths:
- Powerful laning presence
- High survivability
- Excellent crowd control
- Strong tower and ally protection
- High base attack damage
Key Weaknesses:
- Slow movement speed
- Tree dependency
- Limited damage output late game
Core Abilities:
- Nature's Grasp: AoE slow and damage
- Leech Seed: AoE heal/damage and slow
- Living Armor: Shield and regeneration buff
- Overgrowth (Ultimate): Large AoE root
- Nature's Guise (Passive): Tree-based invisibility
Essential Item Build: Early Game:
- Magic Wand
- Arcane Boots
- Bracer
- Urn of Shadows
Mid Game:
- Meteor Hammer
- Blink Dagger
- Aghanim's Shard
Late Game:
- Aghanim's Scepter
- Refresher Orb
Optimal Ability Build:
- Leech Seed
- Nature's Grasp
- Leech Seed
- Living Armor
- Living Armor
- Overgrowth
- Living Armor
- Living Armor 9-11. Nature's Grasp
- Overgrowth 14-16. Leech Seed
- Overgrowth
Game Strategy: Early Game:
- Harass enemies with high base damage
- Protect towers with Living Armor
- Secure lane control
Mid Game:
- Provide vision control
- Set up ganks with Overgrowth
- Support team fights with crowd control
Late Game:
- Maintain map vision with Eyes in the Forest
- Protect key allies
- Control team fights with ultimate
Best Counters:
- Vision-based heroes (Beastmaster, Bounty Hunter)
- Tree-destroying heroes (Timbersaw, Magnus)
Strong Against:
- Melee heroes without tree-clearing abilities
- Heroes vulnerable to roots
- Teams reliant on physical damage
Primary Combo: Nature's Grasp → Leech Seed → Overgrowth → Meteor Hammer
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