Spectre has always been stable when it comes to winning pub matches. Although this doesn’t necessarily mean that pro teams would still pick the hero. After all, it has been a constant up and down for her appearance in the grand stages. This is mainly due to her weak farming capability early in the game and her susceptibility to ganks with her low hp. Although she has Dispersion, this is still not enough since Mercurial has very low base hp. Coupled with her low movement speed, once you successfully prevent her from sneaking into trees using her Spectral Dagger, you can almost always guarantee a kill.
But why does she seem to still dominate Pub games?
That’s mainly because many heroes ignore her after their early harass. Some players even ignore her the whole entirety of the game until she snowballs so hard that her haunt illusion would be enough to kill you. Spectre is very resilient when it comes to farming. As you pick up Vanguard, you would be able to tank creeps and neutrals easily. You can also clear neutral camps without having the trouble go back to the fountain to regenerate your health. She also doesn’t need to participate in smoke ganks since she can use her ultimate Haunt whenever a teamfight occurs removing the trouble of constant pressure from his teammates to participate in clashes.
Spectre is very reliable when it comes to late game. Her Dispersion will become even more effective as the game continues to prolong. She also has the ability to globally attack the whole enemy team and gain vision on every one of them. This is critical when it comes to late game fights as surprise ganks will prove to be the most crucial point of the game. Mercurial is very easy to use as pressing a single letter to activate her Haunt would already cause massive amounts of damage. Spectre also has the option to play early game buying cheap items first and participating in ganks with her Haunt. Spectre is very versatile, all she needs is a proper support and a win is almost always guaranteed.
Overall Thoughts on Spectre in Pubs
Spectre has always been one of my favorite carries since she doesn’t necessarily need to meticulously go with the team as they gank. Once her team creates even just a fifteen minute free-farm for Mercurial, she will easily snowball the game. She is reliable as long as she is properly babysat in the early minutes of the game. Once she is farmed, she will turn the game into 9v5 matchup.
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