Ringo is a great sniper (laner) for anyone of any skill tier! His ult is one of the best finishers in the game,and he is a great start to learning how to lane.His abilities and hero perk also synergize with his auto attacks very well making Weapon based damage a great choice.
The Pros and Cons Top
PROS
Great late game
His ultimate is one of the best finishers in the game
Can kite very well (I will go over this later in the guide)
Abilities and hero perk synergizes well with the auto attacked based build
Ringo is fairly easy to play and learn
CONS
Ringo is very vulnerable to high burst heroes
Weak early game
Can have trouble with tanks early sometimes late (situational)
Stuns Silences Slows and any other form of crowd control can easily shut him down.
Mechanics and Ringo Top
Ringo is a very easy hero to learn but for more higher level of play some mechanics are needed in order to not only survive but to also deal damage WHILE staying safe.This is where kiting comes in.For those of you that are unfamiliar with this term kiting is when you are dealing damage while staying a safe distance away from the chasing enemy.To do this every auto attack command that you use on a enemy tap away from them and then repeat this.This can become a bit harder to do early if you don't have much attackspeed so you will have to do it at a slower pace.Once you've gotten enough attack speed you can kite at a much faster pace.This mechanic will help you survive team fights,1v1s,and clearing out objectives like kraken!With that your abilities also will help you kite since you have a slow,and a attack speed and movement speed boost from your two abilities.THIS MECHANIC DOES NOT ONLY APPLY TO RINGO!
One more thing His ultimate if the enemies are too close to each other can hit multiple targets at once.So use this to surprise the enemy if they make the mistake of sticking too close together.
Early Game Top
As Ringo you are one if not the weakest early game laner in the game.With that you will get pushed in to your turret a lot so focus MAINLY on last hitting the minions for gold so you can reach your power spike as quick as possible.Also the item that you start with has a passive every time you kill a hero or minion you will regain a small amount of health so this will help you last through the "Laning phase" of the game.Try to save your abilities for trading with the opponent or for ganks.Also if the enemy is right up at your turret punish them for it by damaging them should they retaliate they will take aggro from the turret which could push them out of the lane or kill them.
Late game Top
Late game group up with your junglers to take important objectives such as turrets,gold mines,and kraken.During ANY teamfight stay behind your team your not the tank!Your job as the Sniper (Laner) is to deal as much damage as possible to the team while staying safe so make sure you kite whenever necessary.Your late game is strong so don't always play scared be the play maker and take your team to victory!
Situational Items Top
The two items I would only switch is tornado trigger and Boneswaw.These two items are meant to help boost your attack speed So you just need one of them since your second ability gives you a movement and attackspeed boost.Get Bonesaw if the enemy is building armour get tornado trigger if not building armour.Also I would always get the aegis because of the reflexive block active which blocks a lot of damage from those pesky burst heroes.DONT GET CRUCIBLE that is for the tanks who need the hp.You want the aegis because it gives you more armour and some shield.
That's all the information I have to share thanks for reading the guide!Please comment and rate this is my first guide that I've made so feedback is welcomed.If you have any questions feel free to leave them in the comments and I'll try to answer them ASAP.
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