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Dota: Use AutoHotkey to display big timings

The Problem - How to protocol big timings

You want to show when your opponent’s “Ravage” is back up?

Wanna know when Roshan is back up?

And you need to know when their Aegis expires?

The Solution - AutoHotkeys

Here’s how you can solve this problem: Use AutoHotkey, and display it whenever a big event happened.

With AutoHotkey you can put a predefined text in a “Hotstring”, for example:

qth = “Tidehunter Ulti "Ravage" back in 2'30" at... “

So whenever you type qth this text appears and then you add the effective time at the end of the string 15:30:

How do I use AutoHotkey in Dota?

Install AutoHotkey on your Computer (see https://autohotkey.com/download/)

Write all the HotStrings that you need in the game, here are mine, feel free to reuse or modifiy them:

::qrs::Roshan back in 8-11' earliest at... ::qae::Aegis of Immortal expires in 5' at...   ::qes::Earthshaker Ulti "Echo Slam" back in 2'30"/2'10"/1'50" at... ::qen::Enigma Ulti "Black Hole" back in 3'20"/3'/2'40" at... ::qth::Tidehunter Ulti "Ravage" back in 2'30" at... ::qck::Chaos Knight Ulti "Phantasm" back in 1'45" at... ::qdm::Doom Ulti "Doom" back in 2'25" at... ::qmg::Magnus Ulti "Reverse Polarity" back in 2'10" at... ::qpx::Phoenix Ulti "Supernova" back in 1'50" at... ::qfv::Faceless Void Ulti "Chronosphere" back in 2'20"/2'10"/2' at...   ::qjg::Juggernaut Ulti "Omnislash" back in 2'10" at... ::qmd::Medusa Ulti "Stone Gaze" back in 1'30" at... ::qkt::Keeper of the Light Ulti "Will-O-Wisp" back in 2' at ... ::qss::Shadow Shaman Ulti "Mass Serpent Wards" back in 2' at... ::qsl::Silencer Ulti "Global Silence" back in 2'10" at... ::qwr::Warlock Ulti "Chaotic Offering" back in 2'50" at...

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Magic Stick - Good against which Dota heroes?

Patch 7.20

MUST have a magic stick against these heroes:

Bristleback (Nasal Gue & Quill Spray)

Bloodseeker (Bloodrage)

Phantom Assassin (Stifling Dagger & Phantom Strike)

Skywrath Mage (Arcane Bolt &  Concussive Shot)

Venomancer (Plague Ward)

Batrider (Sticky Napalm)

Shadow Demon (Shadow Poison)

Brewmaster (Drunken Brawler & Cinder Brew)

CAN BE GOOD to have a magic stick against these:

(especially if two of them play against you in the lane...)

Tiny (Tree Grab & Throw)

Vengeful Spirit (Wave of Terror)

Lion (Mana Drain)

Tidehunter (Anchor Smash)

Magnus (Empower)

Keeper of the Light (Chakra Magic)

Earthshaker (Enchant Totem)

Spirit Breaker (Bulldoze)

Tusk (Tag Team)

Special mention to Witch Doctor: Magic Stick is great to counter Maledict.

My reasoning behind this list:

I took the heroes will the most spammable abilities (low mana cost and / or low cooldown).