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Demonicus, The Legendary Titan of Darkness (A simple guide for dummies) 
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Introduction: What's up? Before we begin, let me just start by saying, this is
not an easy Titan. It may look powerful, but only when used correctly. Demonicus requires really good micro, and a lot of effort. This guide includes what items to get, skill builds, different ways of using Demonicus, and more! So have fun reading, and get ready to OWN!
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Table of Contents 1. Titan Stats/Pros&Cons 2. Abilities/Skills 3. Skill Builds 4. Item Builds 5. Starting Off 6. Feeding 7. Late Game... Time to OWN! 8. Strategies & Techniques 9. F.A.Q. 10. Credits!? 
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Titan&Minion Stats/Pros&ConsDescription: Legendary Titan of Darkness. Unlike the other Titans, Demonicus has no Wind Walk abilities and has only a land-based scout which lasts but a short while. Dominates mid-late game if played right. With good minions, Demonicus becomes considerably better.
Difficulty: HardSelection Hotkey: (D)Damage: 114 - 114
Armor: 13
HP: 2250
Mana: 735
STR: 54
AGI: 46
INT: 49
Pros? Best heal in the game
? Has a huge AoE nuke
? Titan becomes almost invincible with good Minions
? Has Permanent Invisibility(ulti) and Shadowmeld(temporary invisibility)
? Has a large amount of mana.
Cons? Must need good micro
? Hard to get a kill early game due to no Wind Walk
? In order to use Shadowmeld, it must be night-time and you cannot move
? Invisibility can be countered by Gnoll Trackers, and other things
? Scout lasts for a short duration, and has to travel across the land
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Abilities/SkillsConcentrated Darkness -
AoE nuke (Q)Unleashes beams of concentrated darkness in a 600 AoE
Level 1 - 100 damage
Level 2 - 125 damage
Level 3 - 150 damage
Summon Shade -
Scout (D)Summons a shade to scout the map and lasts for 30 seconds
Healing Darkness -
AoE heal (E)Sprays waves of darkness at a target area to heal
Level 1 - 1 wave that heals 300hp
Level 2 - 2 waves that heals 300hp each
Level 3 - 2 waves that heals 400hp each
Level 4 - 3 waves that heals 525hp each
Mark of Darkness -
Side ability (C)Once targeted on a unit, the unit cannot use skills, and will suffer 60 damage per second and become a Spawn of Darkness when it dies. A unit that the Spawn kills will also turn into a Spawn.
Acquired at Level 5.
Slow Poison -
Passive AttackSlows the enemy unit's movement speed by 40% for 2 seconds
Shadow Meld -
Temporary Invisibility (W)Turns the unit unseen at night, but comes out from invisibility when moving
Shadow Walk (ULTIMATE) -
Permanent Invisibility (X)The Titan will not be revealed unless he casts a spell, attacks, or is revealed
Acquired at Level 12.
(btw, this icon is just a replacement for the shadow walk icon, since dota-allstars replaced that icon with another)
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Skill BuildsSieging Skill BuildLevel 1 - Concentrated Darkness
Level 2 - Summon Shade
Level 3 - Healing Darkness
Level 4 - Healing Darkness
Level 5 - Mark of Darkness
Level 6 - Healing Darkness
Level 7 - Healing Darkness
Level 8 - Concentrated Darkness
Level 9 - Concentrated Darkness
Level 12 - Shadow Walk (ULTI)Killing Skill BuildLevel 1 - Concentrated Darkness
Level 2 - Summon Shade
Level 3 - Concentrated Darkness
Level 4 - Concentrated Darkness
Level 5 - Mark of Darkness
Level 6 - Healing Darkness
Level 7 - Healing Darkness
Level 8 - Healing Darkness
Level 9 - Healing Darkness
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Item BuildsSieging Item Build1. Pearl of Vision (always, and carry with Minion)
2. Webbed Feet (always)
3. Titanic Trident (one or two)
4. Berserker Gem
5. More Titanic Tridents
6. Healing Wards (carry them with Minion)
7. Moon Crystal (if desired)
Regen Item Build1. Pearl of Vision (always, and carry with Minion)
2. Webbed Feet (always)
3. Super Regenerative Spines (mass them)
4. Healing Wards (carry them with Minion)
5. Life Essence
6. Moon Crystal (if desired)
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Starting Off[Part 1:] WEEEEEEE! You're finally ready to start learning about how to play Demonicus! Alright, so as soon as you're able to select the Titan tavern, do so, and select Demonicus. Or you can just press (D). Congratulations, you have just picked one of the most hardest Titans to play. Immediately, hotkey your Titan as "1" (Ctrl + 1) and hotkey your Punishment Center as "2" (Ctrl + 2). As you walk out of your cave, you may be stunned by a Mechanical Trap, so at your Punishment Center, use "Punish" on your Titan and it will automatically cancel out the stun.
[Part 2:] Quickly go sell your Ankh for a +15 gold, and check if there are any walls around the Gold Mound. If there are, then attack them for gold and buy your Pearl of Vision. If not, then just buy Webbed Feet and a Wand of the Wind (this item will help you get your first kill easily). Go scout around the map, trying to find lumber camps or bases to feed off of. If you already have your Pearl, then use it to scout around the map. Once you have found a lumber camp, try to get in there before they can detonate all their workers... and then use Concentrated Darkness to kill them all! Yum, you've just gained quite a lot of EXP! Do this with every lumber base you find, since your nuke has such a large AoE.
[Part 3:] There are players looting your Gold Mine? Do not panic, because in order to own, they would need large sums of gold. An easy way to get a first kill is just by selecting your Punishment Center and using "Teleport" on your Titan. After a 3 second wait, you will be automatically brought back to the Gold Mound, and hopefully, someone will die to it. If they are actually smart and make a run for it, immediately use your "Wand of the Wind" and it will cyclone the targeted builder. When the builder lands, just kill him and you will get a free Minion.
Remember to Pearl when the builder is cycloned, because he may Wind Walk away.Here is a screen-shot of a cycloned Makrura:
[Part 4:] Assuming you still have no Minion, start searching for another lumber base again. If you happen to run into a constructed base already, try to see if you can break it down. If you can't, then just forget about it for now.
[Part 5:] Is there an annoying Satyr poking you? Yay, you may have just found your first Minion. Summon your Shade, and use it to scout around you. If you're lucky, you'll spot the Satyr, and you can just use Wand of the Wind to catch him. If you still can't find him, use your Pearl around you, and the same thing.
[Part 6:] There just so happens to be an annoying Demonologist looting your Gold Mine. Go up to him, and hopefully, he doesn't run back until you use Wand of the Wind on him. When he lands, get ready to attack him... but what's this? He used Nether Warp?!? Right there and then, immediately use Eye of the Ocean on him, and you will get vision of where he has Nether Warped to. Head on over there quickly, and you may just get your first Minion.
[Part FINAL:] STILL NO BUILDERS DEAD!?!? Alright, you can use this as a last resort. Once you have fed off walls, and lumber bases, etc, you should have 30g+ already. If not, then go find more things to destroy. Use that 30 gold you have, and buy a Wind Catcher. Since you're Demonicus, they'll probably think you have no Wind Walk. Walk out of the Gold Mound, and when they start looting (because they know u have no ww), use Wind Catcher and go in there for a free kill. If there are basic builders golding (Gnoll, Murloc, Makrura, etc), then aim for one of them, since they probably won't have the reflexes to Teleport fast enough. If not, then aim for a Magnataur, Morphling (since morphling has no escape abilities), Nature, and other golders. JUST NOT TAUREN!
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Feeding[Part 1:] Now that you have your first Minion, quickly "Punish" it and use it to camp the Gold Mound, or in other words, stop the builders from getting anymore gold. You are now officially free to roam the land and get massive amounts of food! Your goal is to try to catch builders when they're just beginning to base, so you can just walk in and get feed. As I said before, when you find a lumber base with workers still not detonated, use Concentrated Darkness right in the middle and you will gain a massive amount of EXP. What you should also do is not waste ANY gold! To beginners, an un-upgraded wall is heavy defense... but to pros, an un-upgraded wall is gold feed. Kill any un-upgraded wall you find, as it will bring you one step closer to your ultimate build.
[Part 2:] There are workers lumbering in slots? Teehee, more food for you! Just simply use Mark of Darkness on the worker lumbering, and it will turn into a Spawn of Darkness which will slowly destroy the shelter, giving you MORE FREE GOLD!
Here is a screen-shot of Mark of Darkness being used:
[Part 3:] At around early-mid game, you should be aiming specifically on Natures, Magnataurs, Taurens, Satyrs, and Demonologist, as they will do severe harm to you late game. You do not want to kill your feed which is usually Basic Builders (Gnoll, Makrura, Murloc, etc), because if you do, it will be extremely hard for you to gain levels. Now remember this, in order to constantly keep finding feed,
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Late Game... Time to OWN![Part 1:] Congratulations, young grasshopper, you have survived until late game! You are now ready to fully TAKE ON BASES! Late game all depends on what level you are, and what kind of items you have. I shall be first talking about the Sieging Build. Bring all your Minions and your Titan to the target base, and start killing walls. As you start trying to make your way through the walls, you will of course be getting more and more damaged. Place down a healing ward at the back, where it can still heal the Titan. Also, keep constantly using your Minions' Healing Darkness on the Titan.
All you need to do, is select all your Minions, and just E(click) + TAB + E(click) + TAB... again and again.You should also use your Titan's Healing Darkness on yourself, as it heals way more. Doing this constantly, with a few Titanic Tridents and maybe a Berserker Gem, you should have ripped your way through with ease.
Here is a screen-shot of a Melded Titan sieging:
[Part 2:] The second Sieging Strategy is the "Massing Super Regens" one. This is pretty self-explanatory. Just get a couple of Super Regenerative Spines, and attack the base. Once you are like about half hp, use Shadow Meld (or just Shadow Walk if you have it) and stay hidden outside their walls. If they come and try to rewall, kill the builder. If they don't, then just repeat this process again and again. You can also use Healing Darkness with Minions, and even Healing Wards.
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Strategies & Techniques[Part 1:] There is a special technique that people use, and it's called "Nuking". You can use it while sieging, and you can use it while cornering a builder. Actually, you can use this skill anywhere and anytime! All you need to know is how to Q+TAB, very similar to how you E+TAB to heal. Say, you're trying to break through a base, but it's almost impossible with your weak items! All you need to do is break a 2-3 walls, and when the builder comes out to rewall, nuke the builder to death with your Minions.
All you need to do, is select your Minions and Q(click) + TAB + Q(click) + TAB... again and again.Don't know when the builder's coming out to rewall? Get a Floating Eye for 8 gold, and place it on top of their base.
You can also use this technique while cornering a Magnataur (or whatever) at a corner of the Gold Mound. Or anywhere!
[Part 2:] Did you know that the Punishment Center is actually EXTREMELY useful? Yes, this is a technique! When attacking a Magnataur, it will most likely try to Frostbite you, and try to escape. But little does he know, you've predicted his little movements. Just simply use "Punish" on yourself, and it will automatically remove the Frostbite. AND POW! You can also use it on Mechanical Traps, Slow Poison, and even Seaweed Aura!
Here is a screen-shot of what Punish looks like:
[Part 3:] You know what's so funny? 99% of the time, a Titan is sieging my base, and I go out and wall him in... and guess what? He dies. The Punishment Center has another ability, and it's called "Teleport". When your Titan has just been walled in, or you know you cannot survive, immediately press "2" (your punishment center hotkey) and use Teleport on your Titan. Be sure to use it when you still have around 700hp or more, because if you don't, you'll probably die before you get to safety.
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F.A.Q.Q. Why am I able to sometimes attack while I'm in Shadow Meld?
A. It's not a bug. Well sorta. It's just a glitch that happens when you're attacking on a ledge. Don't abuse this, as people may call you 'cheap', and stuff. Play fair, kthx!
Q. Why do my Minions keep dying?
A. Always look out for your Minion. If you're camping your Minion at Gold Mine, then players may try to kill it.
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Credits!?Thanks to...
SINGLE PLAYER MODE, OMG
Kama, Red, and those people I forgot that helped with my screen-shots
SilentSavior, and Clan EiDx for helping with screen-shots
Photobucket and Dota-Allstars.com
And Darox for making the new limit, 40 000.
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-stay fresh,
stay cool
The End Thanks for reading!
