.: Hero of the Day - Alleria the Windrunner

She's one hot Sentinel hero isn't she? Anyway, she's a ranged INT hero with the following skills:

Shackleshot | Powershot | Windrunner | Focus Fire

Useful Tricks and Tips:

- Shackleshot the ranged creep (the mage guy) while the enemy is behind it (eg. Ranged) to easily initiate a hero kill from a distance.

- Shackleshot can disable two enemies (double shackles) if properly done. Make them chase you to create this scenario. 

- Shackleshot is not cancelled if the shackled target becomes invisible. It can also shackle targets behind fog.

- Shackleshot still causes a mini-stun (0.75s) even when there's no tree/creep/hero behind the target. Use it to cancel chanelling spells (Epicenter) or prevent enemies from escaping (Town Portal).

- Powershot channels for 1 sec to deal FULL dmg. Otherwise, it will deal MUCH less dmg. Do this to instantly finish off fleeing enemies with critically low HPs.

- Powershot can destroy trees. Use it to make paths for ganks or escapes or fog scouting (Rosh check).

- Powershot damage is reduced for each target hit. So, to deal full dmg on an enemy hero make sure the arrow path is clear from enemy creeps. Perfect for harassing.
- Powershot has a very low cooldown (9s). Use it to initiate and end a gank. Spammable as well.

- Powershot can hit invisible enemy units (imagine Lanaya or Sandking). Remember to channel.

- Powershot has a very long range (1700). Use it to snipe from distant cliffs or farm 2 creep camps at once.

- Windrunner cannot evade projectiles released before it's activated. So time it properly.

- Windrunner can tank DPS heroes. But be careful of MKB carriers. (cannot evade)

- Bonus MS from Windrunner and Phase boots don't stack. So avoid using them at the same time.

- Focus Fire can target buildings. Incidentally, Desolator now affects buildings (6.72)

- Focus Fire can target magic immune units. So don't be scared of heroes on BKB steroids.

- Be scared of Blademail and Centaur's Return. They hurt like hell with Focus Fire.
- Focus Fire lasts 20s and is NOT a channeling spell. You may move and use skills but don't attack anything else.
- Damages from other active skills during Focus Fire are also reduced (Dagon, Powershot).

- Focus Fire's mana cost (400) is the same even with Aghanim's Scepter (reduced cd: 15secs). So don't buy it early game when you don't have enough mana pool to cast it every 15 secs and an orb effect to work with.

- Aghanim's Scepter REDUCES your lifesteal when using Focus Fire (50/40/30%).
- Activating Satanic CANCELS  Focus Fire.

*I'll just update this for other tips I'll remember.