Ymir - Chilin' in the Duo

Chilin' in da Duo

Ymir

Skills When playing Damage Ymir, this passive is great, but since we are playing Tank Ymir, it isn't super useful. Yes, it is good to do a bit of extra damage on the side, but that isn't our job, which is to CC the **** out of those little babies. Pretty good skill even though we will level it last. You can completely block most jungle paths, as well as partially block lanes. If you are running away from an enemy, you can place it at your feet and it will spawn just as you have run over it, blocking any pursuers. Glacial Strike will mostly be used for creeps, as it doesn't actually kill the wave, but hurts it. (For your Hunter to get the last hits upon) When using it on creeps, basic attack the wave so that the minions stack, and you will be able to hit the whole wave. It does provide some CC, so you can use it after Frost Breath to slow even more. It also does a sizeable about of damage, if the enemy get too close. This is a great ability, as it does both damage and stuns. You can use this to harass as well as to hold them down for you Hunter to smack. Although I don't usually do this, it is possible to level it alongside Glacial Strike. This is because it is a massive stun, if you want to get very aggressive, it's great for securing kills for you hunter. Ymir's Ultimate, Shards of Ice is great not only for the damage, but for the slow. In a team fight, feel free to use it just for the slow, so that your team can mop up the enemy. You can do a Ymir Ult 'tap' where you cast it, then instantly pop it early, and if they are low enough, they will die.

Items
Always chose this item when starting, it increases your gold intake, allowing you to get other items faster. As well, the MP5 and HP5 increase is important, it allows you to stay in lane for even longer.

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Reinforced Greaves are my go to tank item, although some times it it possible to go for Midas Boots (P), I prefer Reinforced Greaves because of the passive, as well as the protections and HP5 increase.

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The Health and Protections bonuses on this item are too great to ignore, it really shines in team fights. Try to stay near by the enemy carry or other physical characters, so that some of the damage is reduced.

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Although Stone of Gaia doesn't give as much health as other Items, it gives great magical protections as well as insane regeneration. At level 20 with the first four items, ( Watcher's Gift, Reinforced Greaves, Sovereignty and Stone of Gaia) you would have 136 HP5. That is Regen.

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Mystical Mail is actually a great damage dealer, if you do the math. Say you are landing in close proximity with an enemy, for 10 seconds, thats 400 damage, without reductions from protections. Although this may not seem like that much, its a very good 'passive' harass. Pick this item when in close to the enemy while laning, as well as if you think that Physical Protections are required.

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I like to get this item when versing someone very basic attack based, such as Artemis often, when trying to secure a kill, they become an easy target for your carry. Also the Physical Protections are very good.

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This item is a great all-rounder, with both physical and magical protections, and some additional health and mana. Pick this when the enemy team is balanced in terms of damage being dealt by both types.

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As said earlier, this is a support-tank build, and your role as a support is to protect your carry, as well as get slapped in the face, saying that, Void Stone is great, if you need a bit more magical protections, as well as boosting your and your mages' damage output.

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Also if you think that you need a bit more damage, Rod of Asclepius is a great option, the health bonus and passive pair well with Stone of Gaia and finally, being the second slowest god, the speed is useful for getting away from tight situations.

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Winged Blade is also a good option for a bit of extra damage, and the movement speed and health bonus shouldn't be ignored. Choose this item if being heavily affected by enemies' slows, the passive is very useful.

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This item is a great initiator; blink into the middle of the enemy team before a team fight, and start CCing them. Also if used in conjunction with Ice Wall, it provides a so so escape, just ice wall, and wait until the three seconds are up, and blink away.

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This item is a very useful support item, use it to help clear buffs for your carry at the start of the game, as well, in the late game you can secure kills on the fire giant or gold fury, and that can be a game changer. Using blink in conjunction with Wrath of the Gods can allow you to steal the fire giant or gold fury, just wait till it approaches 25% health, and teleport in just before it reaches that, and then use Wrath of the Gods.

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I will always buy this item in a support role, and I highly advise that you do too. As covered in a later chapter, this gives you great advantages that shouldn't be overlooked.

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Ymir
Ymir has great potential for team fighting, as well as being a great partner in the Duo. He partners very well with lots of Hunters; his abilities are great for allowing his Hunter to get kills, as well he makes it easy to last hit creeps, as his Glacial Strike won't actually kill any of the creeps. He can control the lane and very easily protect his Hunter, but sometimes has issues with protecting himself. When playing Ymir, be careful of over extending, as you can get killed. (even with all that health}

Ymir
In this section, I will outline good partners in the duo lane, that have a good synergy with Ymir. Each god will receive a synergy grade; Poor, Mediocre, Good, Excellent and Domination.

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Apollo SYNERGY GOOD

Apollo and Ymir can work together well, if played right. Apollos abilities are great for catching up to escaping enemies, and so are Ymir's. When Apollo uses his Serenade use your Frost Breath so Apollo can hit his shots. The only thing with Ymir and Apollo that doesn't work hell is Apollo's [[Across the Sky], it doesn't work well with any of Ymir's abilities, and is only good for escaping/catching up on a fleeing enemy. In General For wave clearing, you should first use your Glacial Strike on the wave, so then Apollo's So Beautiful will get all of the last hits. If Apollo has Audacity up, your Frost Breath will really hurt; Apollo should be able to get at least 5 shots in. Overall, Ymir and Apollo don't have the best synergy, but working together they can achieve quite a bit.

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Artemis SYNERGY Excellent Transgressors Fate Calydoian Boar

Artemis and Ymir can work together very well together, with multiple stuns, from, Glacial Strike, Transgressors Fate and Calydoian Boar. Also, Artemis is a basic attack based god, with her steroid Vengeful Assault and her passive Still Target and getting stunned for longer than 4 seconds with her means death. In General For wave clearing, all your Artemis should do is basic attack the wave so the minions are bumped back and the wave is smaller, then use Suppress The Insolent to get the last hits. Because of Artemis's passive, she should be building Crit Damage, as well as attack speed. Overall, Artemis and Ymir are quite good paired together, and can really hurt.

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Neith SYNERGY Good

Neith and Ymir can be devastating if working together, between the two of them, they have 7 CC abilities, with 3 of those being stuns. On the downside, Neith's basic attacks don't hurt as much as Artemis's or Apollo's. If you communicating, try to call out when an enemy is on low, so Neith can use her ult for it's stun/damage. In General Neith has great sustain from Unravel and good wave clear. You should probably level your Frost Breath over your Glacial Strike because of her clear. It is important that your Neith gets mana buff, so she can get as fed as possible. Overall, utilise your CC, so you can hold down the enemy.

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Cupid SYNERGY Good

Cupid and Ymir aren't the best of buddies, but they do combo very well in a few areas. Ymir having lots of health is good for Cupid's [[Share the Love]. Cupid and Ymir's ults also combo very well, because they both slow (added together 65%) and have the same area of effect. If you do this ult combo, you will hit both ults. In General If Cupid puts down Share The Love, and you pick up all 3 hearts, cupid will actually gain mana. Cupid should use this to increase both of your sustains. Cupid's passive, Lovestruck, is quite useful, if used in conjunction with his Heart Bomb and your Frost Breath. When wave clearing, use should use Shards of Ice, then let Cupid use Heart Bomb

Warding
As a support, warding is by far one of the most important things you can do, warding gives you vision, I'm going to bring up a rule that CrazyBerry invented, this rule is called the 5 second rule, every five seconds look at the mini map, so you don't get surprise ganked.

Ymir
I hope from this guide you have gathered that Ymir is not only fun to play, but a great asset to his team, with lots of CC, and that he loves getting slapped in the face. I hope that you have fun playing Ymir, so have fun! :)