Misha offered tips on playing Drow Ranger in Dota 2

Drow Ranger is currently the strongest laner in Dota thanks to her arrow harassment. Usually, heroes like this are countered by aggressive laners such as Primal and Techies, but Drow Ranger players have found a loophole and now take Silence at level two, winning 100% of their lanes. After that, you can jump into any teamfight—you’re always useful thanks to the endless damage from your ultimate—it’s just broken.

You don’t have the farming window that a classic carry does. You’re strong from the fifth minute until the end of the game—endlessly, non-stop. All that’s left is to avoid dying in fights, and here are a few items to help you: Raindrops, Stick, Satanic, Pike, Manta, Linken’s—all of them. Your goal is to stay alive, and you’ll win any game. <...>