There is no denying that Dota 2 is one of the most popular games in the world. It is a multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) developed and published by Valve. Dota 2 is usually played between two teams of five players. Each player gets to control a powerful character called ‘hero’ that is equipped with different styles of play and unique abilities. 

There are a total of 121 heroes and one of them is Marci. She is always battle-ready and effortlessly flings friends and foes around the battlefield. What sets her apart from other heroes is that she happily jumps into any brawl. Marci can also unleash a hidden power that is strong enough to make gods reconsider the wisdom of a hostile path.

Even though Marci is admired by many, her origins are not as known. She is a fierce and honest companion but dauntless against enemies. Out of all the heroes in Dota 2, Marci has an inner power that imbues her strikes with might. 

Marci’s abilities 

Just like other heroes in Dota 2, Marci has her own set of skills that can be enhanced as you progress into the game. Some of her abilities are: 

Dispose 

Landing Radius: 275

Landing Distance: 350

Cast Range: 175

Throw Duration: 0.5

Cast Animation: 0.2+1.04

Landing Damage: 70/120/170/220

Stun Duration: 0.9/1.3/2.7/2.1

Marci can easily grab an enemy and throw it effortlessly behind her. This move damages and stuns an enemy’s unit. Enemy units that will fall in the landing area will also be stunned and damaged.  

Even though dispose seems like a melee ability, its cast range can be increased by other cast range bonuses. However, this ability is not affected by range bonuses. 

Rebound

Landing Radius: 325

Min Leap Distance: 450

Max Leap Distance: 800 

Landing Position Offset: 64

Landing Radius: 325 

Cast Animation: 0.1+0

Cast Range: 800 (Talent 1000)

Landing Damage: 90/160/230/300

Landing Move Speed Slow: 30%/40%/50%/60%

Ally Move Speed Bonus: 35%

Slow Duration: 3

Ally Buff Duration: 5

This ability is more on vector and unit targeting that includes choosing a direction to attract and immediately escape when in danger. Once Marci reaches the unit, she lunges to damage and slows the enemies down in the area. 

Rebound allows Merci to dash towards a target at a speed of 2000. As a matter of fact, she can dash through trees and over impassable terrain. The only downside is that Marci is fully disabled when dashing and leaping. 

Sidekick

Cast Animation: 0+0.54

Cast Range: 700

Ally Search Radius: 700 

Attack Damage Bonus: 20/35/50/65

Lifesteal: 35%/40%/45%/50%

Buff Duration: 6

Marci is a loyal ally that ensures the safety of the whole squad. She charges lifesteal and attack damage to protect herself and the team. When cast on self, this ability searches for the nearest ally within the 700 radii. If there is no ally, Marci gets the buff normally.

This ability only searches for allied heroes including clones, illusions, and creep-heroes but grants regular flat bonus attack damage. 

Unleash 

Cast Animation: 0.2+0.34

Self Move Speed Bonus: 15%

Attacks per Flurry: 3/4/5

Flurry Attack Speed Bonus: 700/975/1325

Flurry Time Window: 1

Flurry Cooldown: 1.75

Pulse Radius: 800

Pulse Damage: 60/130/200

Pulse Move Speed Slow: 30%

Pulse Attack Speed Slow: 60/80/100

Pulse Debuff Duration: 2

Duration: 16 

When Marci taps her hidden power, she gains Fury changes which allow her to deliver a rapid sequence of strikes. What’s great is that her last strike in every Fury combo creates a damaging pulse around the target. This slows down the movement and attack speed of an enemy for 2s.  Keep in mind that Marci is unable to attack for 1.5s between Fury combos. So, plan your moves wisely! 

While this ability is activated, Marci can unleash a maximum attack speed by removing the 700 attack speed cap. The remaining attacks are visible on the buff icon and on top of Marci while the buff and visual effects are visible to everyone. 

When finishing a Flurry combo, Marci releases a pulse around the target on the last attack. The attack then releases pulse damage. Remember that all attacks must be executed within 1 second. If not, the combo fails and the Flurry buff is lost.    

Marci’s gameplay 

Marci is popularly known for being a monstrous carry that can easily jump in and out of fights. Her rebound ability grants her allies added speed once she jumps onto them. This catches the enemies off-guard, especially when used together with her dispose ability. Her ultimate abilities provide Marci and her allies bonus damage and lifesteal to completely decimate enemies who look down on her. 

Among the reasons why Marci is well-loved by Dota 2 players is that she is a highly adaptable fighter. Marci can either be an initiator with a blink dagger or become a carry that can effortlessly destroy enemies. 

Her abilities also help Marci’s squad to destroy towers and escape imminent death when sensed. She is also good at decision-making and does not have an aggressive mindset

Even if she has incredible abilities and strength, you should still be cautious during the battle. To give you a heads up, Marci’s strengths and weaknesses are as follows:

Bad against	Good against	Works well with
Axe	Enchantress	Grimstroke
Bloodseeker	Mars	Lifestealer
Dark Willow	Nature’s Prophet	Lycan
Death Prophet		Snapfire
Lifestealer		Troll Warlord
Lycan		Ursa
Necrophos
Pangolier
Weaver

Recommended items 

To unleash Marci’s full potential, you should go with starter items first. These are tango, quelling blade, and double gauntlets of strength. Tango can regenerate her health. The quelling blade allows Marci to cut trees while the double gauntlets of strength help Marci’s last hitting can even form into a soul ring that feeds on the souls of those who wear it. 

Once you already have the starter items, it is recommended to collect other items as well. Some of these are: 

• Phase Boots (early game item) 
• Armlet of Mordiggian (mid-game item) 
• Eye of Skadi (late game item) 
• Orchid Malevolence (situational item)

As you play Dota 2 with Marci, remember to always communicate with your teammates as she can be the key to the squad’s victory. What are you waiting for? Choose Marci as your hero and unleash her skills on the battlefield.