@siggboy Thanks, I still had a couple of references about the hydras despawning on the target disappearing or dying. I had changed the talent sections, but missed one section. I never said you shouldn't use them on merc camps even when they despawned. Killing mercs quickly and getting back to safety,laning, or your team later in the game is important. In fact, my section about mercs even suggests how to use the hydra on each type of camp. I also use them on towers and buildings when no...

July patch: Infest got worse, but it already was a bad choice. Hydras got better at chasing people down. It's still better to pick targets who can't immediately become invulnerable or blink away, though.

Nice guide. Your mid/late game talks a lot about Chain Bomb and doesn't mention Flamethrower even though you say you prefer the range now. I'm guessing the mid/late game sections didn't get updated when you changed to a preference of Flamethrower + Ignite?

Updated somewhat for the May patch. Fixed my preferred talents based on what I think the changes mean. Honestly I need to try things out to know how it all works, but I think he actually got a slight buff, at least for team fights. The tooltips are still wrong for extra turrets (3 now) and range (40% now). 40% range on 3 turrets can cover a lot of area. Against a melee-heavy team those long range turrets with slow would help a lot. Against a ranged team the 40% should make it a lot harder to...

@Chamaeleonx, thanks for the feedback. I go charge heavy for a couple of reasons. With my build, a single bomb will clear a minion wave somewhere around level 13, letting you do drive-by XP in between team fights and mercs. They are also amazing against giants and bruisers. They are difficult to land against players, but sometimes (especially against a dive-comp), just getting the other team to be constantly adjusting position is enough to cut down damage and get an advantage. And when a...

Updated level 13 choices. Mutas get a huge nod against The Lost Vikings. Forgot to mention Uther and especially Azmodan when considering Giant Killer.

Updated with my thoughts for the 2 new maps.

Undocumented change: Mutalisk lost its ability to stay after its target dies. I kind of thought that was a bug since it only affected the mutalisks and not the hydras. Mutalisk seems worse than extra damage and range again.

Changed up my level 1 reasoning and priorities a tad. Honestly I hadn't noticed when Corpse Feeders changed from increased time to reduced damage.

Thanks