![]() ![]() This ability will no doubt have carry and mid players trying out Marci as well. With just a single damage item, Marci can melt enemy heroes with Unleash and get almost Satanic levels of healing when paired with Sidekick. When paired with the lifesteal from Sidekick, Unleash becomes possibly the best one-on-one spell in the game that also massively affects the area around her. Finally, upon activation Marci gets 15% bonus move speed and receives a basic dispel which removes things like roots and damage over time spells. On top of that Marci ends each flurry with what is essentially an Epicenter pulse that slows enemy movement and attack speed. Just that alone is like using a point blank Swashbuckle every 1.5 seconds for single target damage. With an 18 second duration, Marci can get off up to 10 barrages of five attacks. Marci’s ultimate, Unleash, is one of the first abilities likely to get nerfed. Level 20 may be a bit difficult for a support to reach so we may also see Marci play a very similar role to the Press The Attack offlane Legion Commander build. At level 20 Sidekick becomes one of the best abilities in the game as it grants spell immunity for 1.75 seconds. The 12 second cooldown and six second duration even makes me think there could be some potential to have Marci follow around a carry to help them farm stacks safely. Sidekick is amazing for trading in lane and could also potentially be used to buff a carry as they jump into the fight. Sidekick also gives Marci some interesting potential as a more defensive support hero by giving lifesteal to the paired unit. After jumping on a target Marci can buff her and one ally’s damage to finish off a kill quickly. ![]() Marci’s E-ability Sidekick is very similar to Tusk’s Tag Team. It’s also worth noting that Rebound’s movement cannot currently be interrupted by stuns. However, this can lead to some incredible and hilarious chasing scenarios where another mobile Hero like Puck or Earth Spirit jumps first and Marci uses them to leap even further. The mechanic is a bit more difficult to use due to needing another unit to target to make the jump. This obviously pairs extremely well with Dispose for initiating on a target. The initial cast range of Rebound is a little bit shorter than a Blink Dagger but when combined with the vector targeted leap can surpass 1200 units. The potential for zipping around fights, chasing down fleeing supports or simply initiating by diving the back lines is immense. This ability is what will eventually separate a skilled Marci player from a casual one. The ability is two-phased and requires both regular mouse targeting and vector targeting to use. Rebound is Marci’s W-ability and it is definitely going to take some time to get used to. I also threw them out of my teammate’s attack range or follow up several times as well. I was able to toss heroes out of an allied Puck’s Dream Coil to snap it which felt great. Because Dispose only moves units from directly in front of Marci to directly behind her it takes a bit of foresight and proper positioning to get value from. This means that Marci can pull allies out of harm’s way or even toss them up cliffs or highgrounds as a short range saving mechanic. The unique part about Dispose is that it can also target allied units. It is a strong repositioning tool that can catch and toss an enemy back to slower allies to follow up on or create stunning chaos in a tightly packed fight. Her Q-ability, Dispose functions almost exactly like Horn Toss, a skill that Team Spirit’s Collapse showed the power of at The International 10. Marci’s kit of abilities centers around chasing and catching heroes before laying a real beatdown on them, either solo or with her team. After playing a couple of games with Marci, this initial impression actually proved relatively close to the truth. My first impression was that she seemed to be some combination of Tusk, Monkey King and Earth Spirit. ![]() She is a Strength hero with above average stat gain and a whole host of area of effect slows, stuns and repositioning abilities. With that in mind, let’s quickly go over what Marci brings to the table as a hero. ![]()
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