In the most general case, Skywrath Mage is a potent safe-lane support.Due to the potency of his nukes, Skywrath Mage is capable of being played in a number of ways.Plan for counters against such situations if needed, and be prepared to purchase items to shield yourself from such abilities. However, beware that this can be turned against you depending on the enemies you are facing, as certain abilities are particularly effective against Skywrath Mage, such as Nether Ward, Mana Void and Mana Burn. Skywrath Mage has the third-highest intelligence growth in the game, which means that his mana pool is often large enough to accommodate all of his spells.His high base movement speed and near-instant cast animations allow him to take advantage of his long range, however his moves must be planned and calculated as his slow turn rate counteracts this. As such, positioning is very important as inadvertently getting too close to the enemy can result in his demise. Due to the long cast range on his spells, Skywrath is capable of casting his spells on enemies safely from behind his allies, in order to mitigate his frailty.The combination of low HP and high nuke damage also renders him vulnerable to reflected damage, meaning that enemies who buy a Blade Mail can cause him to connive in his own destruction if they have more HP than him. Beware that Skywrath Mage's extremely low strength and agility gives him very little HP and armor, resulting in severe vulnerability against physical damage.The health talent increases maximum health capacity, and keeps the current health percentage.
The intelligence talent effectively grants Skywrath Mage 96 mana, 0.4 mana regeneration, and 8 main attack damage.Support Carry Ability Builds Generic Skywrath Mage If left uninterrupted, he is a force to be reckoned with and is capable of destroying enemy heroes by himself. His ultimate, Mystic Flare deals a huge amount of magical damage that shreds opponents, although it is distributed if more than one opponent is in the field. Ancient Seal silences opponents and amplifies magic damage, which is great for a spellcaster like him. With Concussive Shot, he can slow opponents and allow him or his allies to catch up with opponents. Arcane Bolt deals base damage as well as dealing additional damage based on his intelligence, making it useful for harassing.
Skywrath Mage is a very strong nuker whose spells allow him to deal tremendous amounts of magic damage to enemy heroes.