Item Choice and Play Behavior:
Casual Mode features early and frequent action, so certain items become more viable or powerful compared to Normal Mode. Casual Mode tips the scales in favor of rewards, and away from punishment, which favors certain play behavior over others. We’ll examine some of the more effective ways to build and play below to grant you a competitive edge.
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Portal Key: The 2150 gold it costs is a lot easier to come by in Casual Mode, and an early Portal Key will allow a ganker, or any other hero, to assert dominance over the enemy team. The item continues to be powerful throughout the game, and a ganker with a Portal Key and Kuldra’s Sheepstick late-game can spring a game-winning gank on an enemy carry.
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Codex: An item commonly derided as a kill-steal machine becomes a viable means of keeping early domination going. An early codex can add some extra burst damage that counteracts some of your enemy’s health scaling.
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Void Talisman: Carries will get their items in Casual Mode and Void Talisman will let you deal with them.
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Shrunken Head: Magic immunity makes this one of the most important items in the game in any mode.
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Kuldra’s Sheepstick: Disable on a stick. Literally.
