I personally still debate whether to get Bloodstone or Orchid's as first item on Storm. Both items have their good and bad on Storm.
First off : What does Storm really need?
In my opinion, Storm doesn't need that much mana. He does need some hp however, which is why Bloodstone is a good choice. What he really needs is high mana regeneration. Both Bloodstone's mana regeneration becomes increasingly better, and Orchid's mana regeneration is decent as it is. So the lowdown.
Bloodstone :
Pros
Gives good hp
Gives good mana
Grants very nice mana and hp regen which increase as you get more kills
Cons
No stat increases
As you can see, Bloodstone is actually a very good item for Storm to have as a first item. With bloodstone, Storm shouldn't be worrying about running out of mana anytime soon. However the problem arises, storm isn't the carry. Therefore he won't be getting an insane amount of kills to stack up bloodstone. Sure he'll get a kill here and there. (By the way im referring to non pub games, pub games moment storm gets bloodstone gg). Everyone in pubs gets bloodstone over orchid's. This is the mindset I had for a while too, and all I got was Bloodstone first. People will flame you for getting Orchid's and say that Storm is no longer a DPS hero, therefore he doesn't need Orchid's. However I saw that in high level games, people get Orchid's on Storm instead of Bloodstone. Lets see why :
Orchid's Malevolence
Pros
Good mana regen
Some stats
Good attack speed
Very good active spell
Cons
No hp and mana gains
No hp regen
Mana regen not high enough for extended use.
Storm is known for being a notorious ganker. Storm is also known for not being able to be ganked whatsoever. The silence that Orchid's provides ensures that whoever Storm ganks is in no position to retaliate. In addition, the additional damage the enemy gets after silence is over is pretty beast considering how much damage Storm can dish out in a couple seconds. The only problem here is that Orchid's mana regen is not enough for Storm to use extensively. His ball lightning eats up so much mana, however, that after 1 gank, Storm will most likely have to return to fountain in order to replenish his mana.
Having said all this, I think either Bloodstone or Orchid's is fine as first item. Personally after I get either one, I'll just follow up with the next (depending on situation of course.) And please don't flame anyone for getting Orchid's, as even Kuroky has gotten it on Storm and completely dominated.
Sunday, April 12, 2009
Bloodstone or Orchid's on Storm?
Posted by Jeff at 6:07 PM
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