Dota 2 Chaos Knight Guide – Destroy Towers with Phantasm

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Dota 2 Chaos Knight Guide – Destroy Towers with Phantasm

Learn how to destroy enemy towers using Phantasm while playing Chaos Knight in Dota 2. 


Millions of people are starting the new year with hours of gameplay that involves their most beloved Dota 2 heroes. You can party with your friends and challenge competitors online to defeat them in exciting Dota 2 matches in 2023. 

You can choose from dozens of Strength, Agility, and Intelligence heroes to battle each other in the massively multiplayer game. Strength heroes are durable characters who can take a considerable amount of damage from enemy creeps, heroes, and towers. 

Here’s a deep dive into how you can destroy enemy towers using Phantasm with Chaos Knight. 

Chaos Knight – Destroy Towers with Phantasm Chaos Knight tries different skins to enter battles

Chaos Knight is a feared Strength hero in Dota 2. The melee hero has a tendency to become an outrageously mighty character who can tear down enemy structures and dish out debilitating amounts of damage to enemy heroes in battles. 

He is a carry hero capable of winning hundreds of Dota 2 games with ease. Chaos Knight can strike his enemies with attacks that deal critical damage. The melee hero can use his abilities to regain a portion of his health with each attack. 

His ulti, Phantasm, makes Chaos Knight a threat to enemy heroes during team fights. You can create multiple illusions of Chaos Knight with Phantasm to push lanes, kill ancient neutral creeps, destroy towers, and decimate enemy heroes in Dota 2. 

Chaos Knight can summon up to 3 illusions with his ulti. Images of Chaos Knight created by Phantasm can last for up to 30 seconds. These illusions deal 100% of the attack damage of Chaos Knight and take up to 325% damage from incoming attacks. Phantasm has a cooldown of 75 seconds and consumes 175 mana in the game. 

You can use Phantasm often in Dota 2 matches to defend your towers against enemy heroes. Chaos Knight can create illusions of himself at will to guard his allies from enemy attacks and prevent enemy heroes from taking down towers. You can extend the duration of the illusions summoned by Phantasm at level 25 through the Talent Tree. 

Many people use Phantasm to dodge magical spells. Chaos Knight can easily evade magical spells that are targeted at him by splitting into multiple illusions using Phantasm. He can activate his ulti to avoid being hit by abilities like Magic Missile, Sacred Arrow, and Meat Hook. 

People who choose Chaos Knight can start the game by moving toward the off lane. Chaos Knight can farm gold by taking last hits in the off lane while allies focus on denying creeps and punishing enemy heroes from a safe distance. Players can get to level 6 before the first 10 minutes of the game to have a better chance of destroying towers. 

Chaos Knight can only create one illusion of himself at level 6. You can stay behind your tower to gain bonus armor while farming for gold in the off lane. Make sure you don’t get hit by the enemy tower while using Phantasm to avoid losing health. Enemy heroes can distract Chaos Knight and his illusions while destroying enemy towers in the game. 

The Strength hero gains 3.2 Strength per level. You can purchase items like Ring of Health and Vitality Booster to increase the durability of Chaos Knight in battles. These items can be bought from the Secret Shop that is closer to the off lane. Early game items, such as, Magic Wand and Bracer can also be used to provide bonus health to Chaos Knight in Dota 2 matches. 

He has a base movement speed of 325, letting Chaos Knight chase enemy heroes in lanes for quick kills. You can buy Phase Boots or Power Treads for the Chaos Knight to increase his movement speed in the game. These items will also increase the attack damage of the Strength hero, making him more effective while attacking enemy towers. 

You can max out Chaos Bolt before entering team fights with Chaos Knight. Chaos Bolt can be used to stun enemy heroes for up to 4 seconds. Enemy units affected by Chaos Bolt can take up to 300 damage in the game. Chaos Bolt has a cooldown of 10 seconds and requires 140 mana. 

Chaos Knight can use Reality Rift on enemy heroes to teleport them closer to the Strength hero. You can cast Reality Rift on your opponents to pull them toward Chaos Knight. Reality Rift can pull enemies up to a distance of 400 and will decrease their armor by 7 for up to 6 seconds. It has a cooldown of 6 seconds and needs 50 mana. 

You can increase the damage output of Chaos Knight by leveling up Chaos Strike. The passive ability, Chaos Strike, provides a 33.3% chance to landing a critical hit on enemy units. Chaos Strike allows the melee hero to deal up to 245% critical damage with his physical attacks. A critical hit from Chaos Knight will also provide 50% Lifesteal from Chaos Strikes. 

Items to Buy for Chaos Knight

Vanguard

Vanguard can be purchased for 1825 gold in the game. Chaos Knight gains 250 health and increases his health regeneration rate by 7. Vanguard provides a 60% chance to block up to 64 damage from melee attacks and 32 damage from ranged attacks. 

Chaos Knight can take reduced damage from melee heroes with Vanguard. The illusions summoned by Phantasm will also have the ability to block damage from enemy heroes. The item can be useful while tanking damage from enemy towers after Chaos Knight uses Phantasm to destroy them. 

Armlet of Mordiggian 

Armlet of Mordiggian can strengthen the durability of Chaos Knight. The item provides 25 attack speed, 15 attack damage, 6 armor, and 5 health regeneration to the melee hero. You can activate Armlet of Mordiggian to use Unholy Strength during battles. 

Chaos Knight gains a bonus attack damage of 35, Strength bonus of 25, and bonus armor of 4 by using Unholy Strength. You can activate Unholy Strength with Armlet of Mordiggian to destroy towers without dying in a lane. Illusions created by Phantasm will also gain the attributes provided by Armlet of Mordiggian, making them harder to eliminate while taking down enemy towers.  

Echo Sabre

Echo Sabre can increase the attack speed of Chaos Knight. You can purchase Echo Sabre for 2500 gold in the game. Echo Sabre provides 15 attack damage, 13 Strength, 10 attack speed, 10 Intelligence, and 1.75 mana regeneration to the melee hero. 

The item lets Chaos Knight hit enemy units with Echo Strike. Chaos Knight can strike his opponents twice in quick succession using Echo Sabre. The passive ability, Echo Strike, decreases the movement speed of enemy units by 100% for 0.8 seconds. Echo Sabre has a cooldown of 6 seconds. 

Manta Style

Manta Style is an item that can amplify the damage dealt by Chaos Knight to his enemies. Chaos Knight gains 26 Agility, 12 attack speed, 10 Strength, 10 Intelligence, and 8% movement speed by purchasing Manta Style. You can purchase Manta Style for 4600 gold in the game. 

Players can cast Mirror Image using Manta Style to summon 2 illusions. These images can deal 33% of Chaos Knight’s attack damage and last for up to 20 seconds. Manta Style has a cooldown of 30 seconds and consumes 125 mana. Chaos Knight can cast Phantasm along with Mirror Image to destroy towers within seconds. 

Best Allies for Chaos Knight

Sven

Sven helps Chaos Knight destroy enemy towers

Sven is a Strength hero who can help Chaos Knight dominate games in Dota 2. Allies who pick Sven in their matches can head to the off lane with Chaos Knight for early kills. Sven has a base attack damage of 63 – 65, making it easier to kill enemy creeps before attacking enemy towers. 

The melee hero can cast Storm Hammer to stun enemy heroes. Sven can launch a Storm Hammer at enemy units to stun them for up to 2 seconds. Enemy units affected by Storm Hammer take 320 damage. It has a cooldown of 12 seconds and requires 125 mana. 

Teammates playing Sven can level up Great Cleave to mitigate enemy creeps in a lane. The passive ability, Great Cleave, spreads up to 100% of the attack damage of Sven to nearby enemy units. Chaos Knight can activate Phantasm to destroy towers while Sven kills enemy creeps for bonus gold and experience. 

Sven can use Warcry to increase the movement speed and armor of allies. Warcry can be cast to provide up to 22% bonus movement speed and 15 bonus armor for 9 seconds. It has a cooldown of 20 seconds and requires 45 mana. The bonus armor can help Chaos Knight obliterate towers and take reduced damage from towers in Dota 2. 

Razor

Razor uses Plasma Field to slow enemies

Razor is an Agility hero who can steal the attack damage of his enemies in battles. The ranged hero can farm more gold in the off lane with Chaos Knight with his ranged attacks. Razor has a projectile speed of 2000, making his spells incredibly fast during team fights. 

Allies can use Plasma Field to deal up to 185 damage to enemy units while playing Razor. Any enemy unit hit by Plasma Field will have their movement speed slowed for 1.5 seconds. Razor can cast Static Link on an enemy hero to drain up to 22 attack damage per second, letting Chaos Knight annihilate enemy heroes with Phantasm. 

People can purchase an Aghanim’s Scepter for Razor to strike enemy towers with Eye of the Storm. The upgraded ulti will allow Razor to hit towers, barracks and other structures. 

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