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Support / offlane · Field guide

Earthshaker

Split fights with Fissure and punish enemies who commit too close together.

Play as Earthshaker ↓Play against Earthshaker ↓
First check

Does the Fissure separate enemies from help, or block your own team?

On your team

Play as Earthshaker

  1. Place Fissure for terrain and movement first. A short stun with a useful wall can be stronger than a long stun that traps allies.
  2. Stay out of obvious vision while waiting for the enemy to commit. Your threat changes their spacing even before you cast.
  3. After Echo Slam, plan the next control spell and exit. A dramatic entry without follow-up may leave your team fighting four versus five.
On the enemy team

Play against Earthshaker

  1. Spread out around waves, summons, and objectives so one entry cannot hit everyone at once.
  2. Ward or scout his likely approach before starting a clustered objective. Make him cross visible space to reach the fight.
  3. If Fissure cuts off the front line, move around the wall or disengage instead of arriving one by one.
One replay drill

Make the lesson stick

Pause before three Fissures and draw the path each team could actually take for the next five seconds.

Added September 26, 2026. These are decision cues, not fixed builds or matchup guarantees. Verify current spell and item behavior in the Dota client, the official Earthshaker hero page, and official updates.