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ATF: "The best offlaner currently is MieRo`"
Team Falcons is dominating the Dota 2 scene. The team came first in BetBoom Dacha Dubai and is currently leading the group stage of DreamLeague Season 22.
After a clean 2-0 victory over BetBoom Team, Ammar "ATF" Al-Assaf sat down for a post-game interview to discuss his hero pool growth, the best offlaner in Dota 2, and how he tilted people without DotaPlus.
ATF only needs five games to master a hero
Ammar's first question in the interview was to judge the offlaners in Dota 2 and tell the panel who he believes is the best, himself included.
Being humble, ATF did not pick himself as the strongest position three, instead that honor went to the offlaner of BetBoom Team, "Best offlaner, let me see, it's hard for me to say best offlaner because from everyone I take some things, so I would say the best one currently it's MieRo` because he improved way too much and he fit BetBoom and BetBoom became way stronger so I think probably it has to be him right now"
It's interesting to note that despite his immense skill, ATF admits he studies and learns from other players, even low MMR pubs have something worth studying.
When he first joined the pro scene, Ammar was infamous for being the best Timbersaw and Mars player while struggling with other heroes.
He's expanded his hero pool to include Razor, Centaur, Doom, and Slardar. When asked how long it takes for him to decide if a hero is worth picking competitively, ATF said it only takes a handful of games.
"I think like five games is enough, before I was thinking that it's harder and you need 50-100 games to play but I realize you actually know the spells, so you just need to copy some guy's item build and you'll be able to play like 80% at least and in a good game you will be able to perform good."
ATF reminisces on how he used to tilt enemies
Ammar is one of the most sought-after offlaners in Dota 2 but that's not the only reason he's on everyone's radar.
The Jordanian offlaner is notorious for being vocal during games, taunting his enemies with tips and high-fives. He solidified his reputation after his first win over Team Secret.
When he first started playing Dota 2, ATF didn't have DotaPlus to tilt his opponents, instead he had to resort to more creative ways to tell his enemies what he thought of them.
" I used to drop Mantle of Intelligence obviously, That's the first thing I probably did. I didn't even have Dota Plus to use tips and I saw some guy drop his Mantle of Intelligence and I realized what he meant and I copied him."
With a 4-0 score in DreamLeague 22, teams are going to need a huge amount of Mantles of Intelligence to beat Falcons.
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