Harith's speciality is to manipulate time wherein his skills allows him to move around with ease at the same time deal devestating burst damages towards his enemies while keeping a safe distance. So if you are considering buying/playing Harith, you might want to consider reading this full guide especially if you are a beginner. You may skip to the tips and tricks section if you want advanced tips already. You may skip to the Preparation Section if you are looking for the best battle spell, emblem, and items.
Harith's Strengths:
Harith is an extremely mobile hero with the ability to burst down heroes or either continuously deal damage at a decent to good pace depending on how you use him. Aside from that, he has a decent ability for wave clear provided that you land your first skill right. Otherwise, you'd be relying on your 2nd ability and basic attacks.
One great difference of Harith and the other Mages is his enhanced basic attack damage that deals Magic Damage thus getting the most out of Magical Lifesteal Items. He is only one of the Mages that can trigger the full potential of the item "Calamity Reaper".
Harith Weaknesses:
Like any other mages, Harith is a squishy hero but his mobility easily makes up for that.
If you will argue about the shield coming from his second skill, you can only trigger it by moving towards the enemies.
And in my opinion, better use Esmeralda if you are just going to play him that way because Esmeralda has higher sustain than Harith.
On the other hand due to his play style, he can be considered as a non-new commer friendly hero wherein it really does take some certain udnerstanding to pull of his true potential but otherwise he is a fun hero to play around.
~~~Skills Analysis
His Passive reduces CC Duration by 70%. That means if Selena commonly stuns heroes by 2 seconds, you will only be stunned by 0.6 seconds. A huge difference right?
His first skill deals an AoE damage. The damage at the center is 300% more than the damage at the outer area. Take note of that. This skill has 5 seconds CD.
His second skill is a blink skill. It enhances your next basic attack and slows target. You will also get a shield if you dash towards an enemy hero.
His ultimate skill inflicts slow effect for a period of time by 50%. His first skill CD will be reduce by 1 seconds and second skill CD by 3 Seconds if he uses his second skill while touching the dimension you casted using ultimate skill. Aside from the instant slow effect, second skill's CD will also instantly reduce by 4 seconds.
Analysis Summary:
1st Skill-Synchro Fission
>This skill is mainly used for wave clearing wherein your primary focus is to land the targets at the center of the skill.
>This skill can easily harass enemies at a safe distance thanks to its skill animation and how it comes from both directions
>The center has the highest damage while the outer rings can land an instant damage proc thanks to its skill animation
>This skill should be your priority skill up as harith shines more towards mid-late game rather than early game.
2nd Skill-Chrono Dash
>This skill can considered as his bread and butter ability in terms of dueling heroes
>This skill provides a shield if your dash lands towards a nearby enemy
>This skill enhances your basic attack and converts it to a magic attack which can proc items
>When you land your enhanced basic attack, Chrono dash's cool down gets reduced by 4 seconds.
Ultimate- Zaman Force
>This skill is a zone ability that enables harith to have a lower cool down on his chrono dash
>Upon use of this skill, it immediately lowers Chrono dash cooldown and slows enemies that are caught in the zone
>The zone provides a slow towards enemies that walk around it.
~~~Preparation
Spell
I only recommend 2 battle spells for Harith.
The first one is Aegis. This can be used defensively along with your Chrono Dash. When you escape using Chrono Dash, you won't be getting a shield because the shield will only appear if you move towards an enemy.
The second one is Retribution. You need to farm fast in early game to dominate the midgame. You also need buff because you are a mana hungry hero.
Emblem - Mage Emblem
Emblem Build
Tier 1: Flow- This basically gives harith the base magic power he needs
Tier 2: Catastrophe- In this tier there are multiple other talents he can take but Catastrophe overall is something that boosts his mid-late game power
Tier 3: Mystery Shop- As a slow but rather item dependent Hero, Mystery shop is something players could consider using for Harith.
Why Mystery Shop is the best?
Aside from the fact that you need to build items as fast as possible, you will also be getting the buff thus no need for Impure Rage. Magic Worship can also be considered but it is hard to trigger.
Items
Core Item: Calamity Reaper
*Core items are a must have items for a hero*
Calamity Reaper is considered a bread and butter item for Harith as this item goes extremely well with his 2nd ability since this procs along with his enhanced basic attack. After buying either Arcane Boots or Demon Shoes, prioritize this item and try to finish building this item within the 5-minute mark of the game.
Sub-Core Items:
*Sub-Core are items that aren't necessarily considered as a must have for the hero but rather something you could consider*
Demon Shoes- It is considered as a Sub-Core item since Harith is a mana hungry hero and this item can easily solve that issue at a cost-efficient price. But always remember to sell this in late game. Switch to Arcane Boots.
Clock Of Destiny- This provides a fair amount of durability as well as a mid-end game magic power boost to Harith which overall can be considered as a cost-efficient item for Harith
Lightning Truncheon- With his high burst and low-cool down skills, this item makes a great addition towards his burst output. This is best paired with Clock of Destiny.
1st Set: Max CDR
Arcane Boots/Demon Shoes
Calamity Reaper
Lightning Truncheon
Clock of Destiny
Necklace of Durance
Holy Crystal
2nd Set: Burst
Arcane Boots
Calamity Reaper
Clock of Destiny
Lightning Truncheon
Holy Crystal
Bloodwings/Divine Glaive
3rd Set: Crit-Focused
Arcane Boots/Demon Shoes
Calamity Reaper
Berserker's Fury
Clock of Destiny
Lightning Truncheon
Holy Crystal
~~~Gameplay
In the current META, you should not play Harith as a sustained Hero. Better pick Esmeralda if you want to stay alive in the middle of teamfights much longer. Play Harith like an Assassin/Mage. A Burst Type Harith.
Before the removal of immobilize effect in Zaman Force, you can survive 1v2 or 1v3 fights. But currently, you are less likely to survive such fights.
Here's some ways to play Harith according to the META (Most Effective Tactics Available)
Disclaimer: Tell me if there's something wrong with the info that I will give.
~ Buy Hunter's Knife to gain XP faster.
~ Gank like an Assassin
~ Use your ult to initiate a fight ONLY if your team have no other initiating skill in your team. Better use it when the enemies start to disengage to delay their escape and have a chance to kill them.
~ Play low key in early game. It doesn't mean that when you have Ult at level 4, you can initiate teamfights. Better get Calamity Reaper First and stay ahead in terms of XP and Gold to have a higher chance to win teamfights.
~~~Pro Tips & Tricks
1)Harith's 2nd ability can easily be used as a defensive and offensive tool so be keen and efficient when using this ability by making the most out of its shield generating capabilities as well as damage potential. This skill has 7 seconds CDR when you land in the zone of your Zaman Force and successfully lands your enhanced basic attack. That means even a level 4 Harith can use this every 3 seconds (Take note: CDR from Emblems and Items are still not considered). This skill will reset immediately even with 30% CDR from Emblems and Items when you triggered the 7 seconds CDR Effect.
2)When wave clearing, aim your 1st ability to where majority of the creeps would land of the center of it so that you won't have to make much effort finishing the wave as the center damage deals a ton of damage. At the same time use the opportunity to harass enemies as well by making sure the end of your 1st ability touches the enemy as this ability comes from both opposite ends towards the center.
3)Your ultimate ability is a tide changing ability wherein you can delay enemy disengagements, at the same time, crank up your damage output and mobility around the field, so be efficient in using this and consider where you will set this up because once you set it up and move away from this field, you'd easily leave yourself vulnerable.
4) You may use your ultimate skill to push turrets faster by utilizing your enhanced basic attack. Use Second Skill plus Basic Attack as much as you can while the ult is in effect.
~~~And the secret that only few knows is...
5) Upon using your 2nd ability, this somehow resets your basic attack so be sure to weave in a basic attack first followed by activating your 2nd ability then another basic attack. This basically shortens your attack animation at the same time deal some minor extra damage.
This might looks a small thing but do take this note if you want to Maximize Harith when using Berserker's Fury!
Who knows...Harith with Berserker's Fury might be the next META when Pro players start to try using it
New Harith FULL Guide: April 16, 2019 Zaman Force Immobilize Removal By: AdminGanda
Harith's Strengths:
Harith is an extremely mobile hero with the ability to burst down heroes or either continuously deal damage at a decent to good pace depending on how you use him. Aside from that, he has a decent ability for wave clear provided that you land your first skill right. Otherwise, you'd be relying on your 2nd ability and basic attacks.
One great difference of Harith and the other Mages is his enhanced basic attack damage that deals Magic Damage thus getting the most out of Magical Lifesteal Items. He is only one of the Mages that can trigger the full potential of the item "Calamity Reaper".
Harith Weaknesses:
Like any other mages, Harith is a squishy hero but his mobility easily makes up for that.
If you will argue about the shield coming from his second skill, you can only trigger it by moving towards the enemies.
And in my opinion, better use Esmeralda if you are just going to play him that way because Esmeralda has higher sustain than Harith.
On the other hand due to his play style, he can be considered as a non-new commer friendly hero wherein it really does take some certain udnerstanding to pull of his true potential but otherwise he is a fun hero to play around.
~~~Skills Analysis
His Passive reduces CC Duration by 70%. That means if Selena commonly stuns heroes by 2 seconds, you will only be stunned by 0.6 seconds. A huge difference right?
His first skill deals an AoE damage. The damage at the center is 300% more than the damage at the outer area. Take note of that. This skill has 5 seconds CD.
His second skill is a blink skill. It enhances your next basic attack and slows target. You will also get a shield if you dash towards an enemy hero.
His ultimate skill inflicts slow effect for a period of time by 50%. His first skill CD will be reduce by 1 seconds and second skill CD by 3 Seconds if he uses his second skill while touching the dimension you casted using ultimate skill. Aside from the instant slow effect, second skill's CD will also instantly reduce by 4 seconds.
Analysis Summary:
1st Skill-Synchro Fission
>This skill is mainly used for wave clearing wherein your primary focus is to land the targets at the center of the skill.
>This skill can easily harass enemies at a safe distance thanks to its skill animation and how it comes from both directions
>The center has the highest damage while the outer rings can land an instant damage proc thanks to its skill animation
>This skill should be your priority skill up as harith shines more towards mid-late game rather than early game.
2nd Skill-Chrono Dash
>This skill can considered as his bread and butter ability in terms of dueling heroes
>This skill provides a shield if your dash lands towards a nearby enemy
>This skill enhances your basic attack and converts it to a magic attack which can proc items
>When you land your enhanced basic attack, Chrono dash's cool down gets reduced by 4 seconds.
Ultimate- Zaman Force
>This skill is a zone ability that enables harith to have a lower cool down on his chrono dash
>Upon use of this skill, it immediately lowers Chrono dash cooldown and slows enemies that are caught in the zone
>The zone provides a slow towards enemies that walk around it.
~~~Preparation
Spell
I only recommend 2 battle spells for Harith.
The first one is Aegis. This can be used defensively along with your Chrono Dash. When you escape using Chrono Dash, you won't be getting a shield because the shield will only appear if you move towards an enemy.
The second one is Retribution. You need to farm fast in early game to dominate the midgame. You also need buff because you are a mana hungry hero.
Emblem - Mage Emblem
Emblem Build
Tier 1: Flow- This basically gives harith the base magic power he needs
Tier 2: Catastrophe- In this tier there are multiple other talents he can take but Catastrophe overall is something that boosts his mid-late game power
Tier 3: Mystery Shop- As a slow but rather item dependent Hero, Mystery shop is something players could consider using for Harith.
Why Mystery Shop is the best?
Aside from the fact that you need to build items as fast as possible, you will also be getting the buff thus no need for Impure Rage. Magic Worship can also be considered but it is hard to trigger.
Items
Core Item: Calamity Reaper
*Core items are a must have items for a hero*
Calamity Reaper is considered a bread and butter item for Harith as this item goes extremely well with his 2nd ability since this procs along with his enhanced basic attack. After buying either Arcane Boots or Demon Shoes, prioritize this item and try to finish building this item within the 5-minute mark of the game.
Sub-Core Items:
*Sub-Core are items that aren't necessarily considered as a must have for the hero but rather something you could consider*
Demon Shoes- It is considered as a Sub-Core item since Harith is a mana hungry hero and this item can easily solve that issue at a cost-efficient price. But always remember to sell this in late game. Switch to Arcane Boots.
Clock Of Destiny- This provides a fair amount of durability as well as a mid-end game magic power boost to Harith which overall can be considered as a cost-efficient item for Harith
Lightning Truncheon- With his high burst and low-cool down skills, this item makes a great addition towards his burst output. This is best paired with Clock of Destiny.
1st Set: Max CDR
Arcane Boots/Demon Shoes
Calamity Reaper
Lightning Truncheon
Clock of Destiny
Necklace of Durance
Holy Crystal
2nd Set: Burst
Arcane Boots
Calamity Reaper
Clock of Destiny
Lightning Truncheon
Holy Crystal
Bloodwings/Divine Glaive
3rd Set: Crit-Focused
Arcane Boots/Demon Shoes
Calamity Reaper
Berserker's Fury
Clock of Destiny
Lightning Truncheon
Holy Crystal
~~~Gameplay
In the current META, you should not play Harith as a sustained Hero. Better pick Esmeralda if you want to stay alive in the middle of teamfights much longer. Play Harith like an Assassin/Mage. A Burst Type Harith.
Before the removal of immobilize effect in Zaman Force, you can survive 1v2 or 1v3 fights. But currently, you are less likely to survive such fights.
Here's some ways to play Harith according to the META (Most Effective Tactics Available)
Disclaimer: Tell me if there's something wrong with the info that I will give.
~ Buy Hunter's Knife to gain XP faster.
~ Gank like an Assassin
~ Use your ult to initiate a fight ONLY if your team have no other initiating skill in your team. Better use it when the enemies start to disengage to delay their escape and have a chance to kill them.
~ Play low key in early game. It doesn't mean that when you have Ult at level 4, you can initiate teamfights. Better get Calamity Reaper First and stay ahead in terms of XP and Gold to have a higher chance to win teamfights.
~~~Pro Tips & Tricks
1)Harith's 2nd ability can easily be used as a defensive and offensive tool so be keen and efficient when using this ability by making the most out of its shield generating capabilities as well as damage potential. This skill has 7 seconds CDR when you land in the zone of your Zaman Force and successfully lands your enhanced basic attack. That means even a level 4 Harith can use this every 3 seconds (Take note: CDR from Emblems and Items are still not considered). This skill will reset immediately even with 30% CDR from Emblems and Items when you triggered the 7 seconds CDR Effect.
2)When wave clearing, aim your 1st ability to where majority of the creeps would land of the center of it so that you won't have to make much effort finishing the wave as the center damage deals a ton of damage. At the same time use the opportunity to harass enemies as well by making sure the end of your 1st ability touches the enemy as this ability comes from both opposite ends towards the center.
3)Your ultimate ability is a tide changing ability wherein you can delay enemy disengagements, at the same time, crank up your damage output and mobility around the field, so be efficient in using this and consider where you will set this up because once you set it up and move away from this field, you'd easily leave yourself vulnerable.
4) You may use your ultimate skill to push turrets faster by utilizing your enhanced basic attack. Use Second Skill plus Basic Attack as much as you can while the ult is in effect.
~~~And the secret that only few knows is...
5) Upon using your 2nd ability, this somehow resets your basic attack so be sure to weave in a basic attack first followed by activating your 2nd ability then another basic attack. This basically shortens your attack animation at the same time deal some minor extra damage.
This might looks a small thing but do take this note if you want to Maximize Harith when using Berserker's Fury!
Who knows...Harith with Berserker's Fury might be the next META when Pro players start to try using it
New Harith FULL Guide: April 16, 2019 Zaman Force Immobilize Removal By: AdminGanda
