Best Zeus Builds in Dota 2

Zeus is one really overpowered hero in Dota 2, provided he's in the right hands. Zeus is a carry hero and can deal extensive damage with the right loadout. Here are two of the most popular Zeus builds per the current Dota 2 7.31c patch

Zeus Dota 2 Builds

Zeus Standard build

Skill Build

Talent Tree

Items

• Starting Items:
  • Tango: Consuming a target tree grants 7 health regeneration for 16 seconds. Consuming an iron wood tree doubles this buff.
  • Null Talisman: +5 Intelligence, +2 Strength, +2 Agility, +4% Mana cost reduction, +0.6 Mana regeneration. Bonuses double after 25 minutes in game.
  • Observer Ward: Gives 1600 ground vision to team for six minutes.
• Early Game:
  • Bottle: Consume a charge to restore 110 Health and 60 Mana over 2.7 seconds.
  • Boots of Speed: +45 Movement Speed
  • Null Talisman: +5 Intelligence, +2 Strength, +2 Agility, +4% Mana cost reduction, +0.6 Mana regeneration. Bonuses double after 25 minutes in game.
• Core Build:
  • Arcane Boots: +45 Movement Speed, +250 Mana
  • Aether Lens: +300 Mana, +2.5 Mana Regeneration, +225 Cast Range
  • Boots of Travel: +90 Movement Speed
  • Aghanim's Scepter: +10 All Attributes, +125 Health, +125 Mana
  • Aghanim's Shard: Upgrades an existing ability or adds a new ability to your hero.
• Situational Build:
  • Force Staff: +10 Intelligence, +150 Health
  • Eul's Scepter of Divinity: +10 Intelligence, +2.5 Mana Regeneration, +20 Movement speed
  • Aeon Disc: +250 Health, +300 Mana
  • Kaya and Sange: +16 Strength, +16 Intelligence, +20% Status Resistance, +50% Mana Regen Amplification, +16% Spell Application, +22% Mana Regen and Lifesteal Amplification, +30% Spell Lifesteal Amplification.

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Zeus Alternative Build

Skill Build

Talent Tree

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Items

• Starting Items:
  • Tango: Consuming a target tree grants 7 health regeneration for 16 seconds. Consuming an iron wood tree doubles this buff.
  • Faerie Fire: +2 Damage
  • Circlet: +2 All Attributes.
  • Iron Branch: +1 Attribute
• Early Game:
  • Bottle: Consume a charge to restore 110 Health and 60 Mana over 2.7 seconds.
  • Boots of Speed: +45 Movement Speed
  • Null Talisman: +5 Intelligence, +2 Strength, +2 Agility, +4% Mana cost reduction, +0.6 Mana regeneration. Bonuses double after 25 minutes in game.
  • Arcane Boots: +45 Movement Speed, +250 Mana
• Core Build:
  • Aether Lens: +300 Mana, +2.5 Mana Regeneration, +225 Cast Range
  • Boots of Travel: +90 Movement Speed
  • Aghanim's Scepter: +10 All Attributes, +125 Health, +125 Mana
  • Blink Dagger: Teleport up to a distance of 1200 units away.
  • Refresher Orb: +13 Health Regen, +7 Mana Regen.
  • Arcane Blink: +25 Intelligence.
  • Octarine Core: +225 Cast Range, +425 Health, +725 Mana, +22% Cooldown Reduction, +3 Mana Regeneration.
• Situational Build:
  • Force Staff: +10 Intelligence, +150 Health
  • Eul's Scepter of Divinity: +10 Intelligence, +2.5 Mana Regeneration, +20 Movement speed
  • Aeon Disc: +250 Health, +300 Mana
  • Kaya: +16 Intelligence, +50% Mana Regen Amplification, +8% Spell Application, +22% Life steal Application,
  • Aghanim's Shard: Upgrades an existing ability or adds a new ability to your hero.
  • Boots of Travel: +90 Movement Speed.
  • Veil of Discord: +4 All Attributes.
  • Blood stone: +550 Health, +550 Mana, +25% Spell Lifesteal.
  • Linken's Sphere: +16 All Attributes, +7 Health Regeneration, +5 Mana Regeneration.
  • Magic Wand: +3 All Attributes.

And that concludes our guide on the Best Zeus builds in Dota 2. However, this guide isn't set in stone. Feel free to mix and match items and see which builds work the best for you. Good luck.

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