Quote (haloz5 @ Fri, Sep 4 2009, 03:59am)
U sure bout shiva necro on panda?
It may seem tempting to build Panda as a DPS or Tank-like hero, due to drunken brawl and his numerous defensive abilities. The problem with this is that his ulti makes most items relatively useless. He is also outclassed by many heroes in both departments, and some of those heroes have very similar roles (slardar comes to mind as an initiator/chaser and alchemist as a ganker/support/tank). In most big team fights, he is going to initiate, nova his abilities and then ulti for the extra disables+debuff. It's important to note the sheer amount abilities, and the actual usefulness of those abilities, is what makes him worth a pick. His stun and cyclone are top notch with good recharges.
His play-style is that of a ganker/semi-initiator/ anti-carry. He works particularly well against some of the non-bkb carry heroes, such as viper/silencer/visage
Shiva is an all-around great package for him. It supplies the mana he needs, gives a nice aura when he hasn't split, and the extra AoE slow+nuke makes him do some hefty AoE damage and some serious slow. He functions very similarly to other initiators, and, like many of them, shiva makes a great capstone.
Necrobook is incredibly useful on the panda. He can farm well to actually get it, and it synergies with his ulti, simply because he can actually use it and still gain the benefits while split, much like heroes with channeling ulties, except his pandas actually gain the benefit of the auras. The stats are all in the right places and the abilities of the necrobook are quite good. The biggest problem with the necrobook is the micro involved. Panda can be a bit micro intensive as it is; he's not too bad, but he is certainly more difficult to manage than most heroes.
Justifying either item based purely on his ulti is an oversimplification, but that is a large part of it. Both items would be good on him if he didn't have his ulti.
This post was edited by deathbypepsi on Sep 4 2009 12:31pm