Zeus
Dota 2 ยท Heroes. Zeus has his own Thundergod's Wrath card (cast the ultimate in the combo or only to finish), and the combo keeps him at nuke range: he does not walk in to attack and uses Heavenly Jump so that he lands away from the target.
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Where to find it in the menuโ
Heroes โ Zeus โ Combo โ Thundergod's Wrath tile โ Ability settings
The card opens with the icon in the corner of the ability tile or with a right click on the tile. The tile on the Alternative combo tab has its own card with its own values. The other tabs of the page are shared by all heroes โ see Hero page.
How to enableโ
- Menu (
Insert) โ Heroes โ Zeus โ turn on the header toggle of the page (off by default). The general requirements (main toggle, combo key) are in Hero page and General settings. - Turn on the Humanizer: the combo does not work without it.
What it doesโ
Default order: Nimbus (with Aghanim's Scepter) โ Lightning Bolt โ Arc Lightning โ Heavenly Jump โ Thundergod's Wrath.
- Fighting range. While the target is within Arc Lightning or Lightning Bolt range, Zeus holds his ground and does not walk in to attack: he attacks only a target already within his attack range. Farther, he walks toward the target without attacking on the way.
- Heavenly Jump hops the way Zeus faces. The combo uses it on a target within the jump's shock radius so that Zeus lands no closer than his attack range and no farther than his nukes' range, turning the hero first if needed. The jump is not used to close in if it would land Zeus closer to the target than his attack range.
- Nimbus is cast at a standing target or at one held by a stun, root or other control long enough for the cloud to strike it twice. At a target walking freely the cloud waits for a control (for example Hex or Rod of Atos) while the combo goes on.
- Thundergod's Wrath goes as the last nuke as soon as the combo reaches it. With Only as the kill โ only when its damage kills the target.
Settingsโ
Combo โ Thundergod's Wrath โ Ability settings
| Setting | Type | Default | Range / options | What it does |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Only as the kill | Toggle | Off | โ | On โ Thundergod's Wrath only when its damage kills the target; off โ as soon as the combo reaches it |
FAQโ
The combo doesn't use the ultimate. Check that the Thundergod's Wrath tile is on in the plan and Only as the kill is off in its card: with it on, the ultimate waits until its damage is enough to kill.
Zeus doesn't walk up to the target and doesn't attack it. That's intended: while the target is within Arc Lightning or Lightning Bolt range, Zeus keeps his distance and attacks only a target within his own attack range.
Nimbus isn't cast. The cloud waits for a standing target or one held by a control; it is not cast at a running target until something stops it.