Originally Posted by elphenor

To "poke" is to use ranged attacks to do small amounts of damage without committing to an actual exchange

the splash dmg is good for pushing the creep wave but keep in mind

A. You need to last hit the minions, this is not optional, you must learn how to farm even if that means grinding it out in a custom game
(Seriously very very important)

B. You don't ALWAYS want to push and spamming rockets on the creeps will push, you will become more vulnerable to ganks

C. you will run out of mana which can be as bad as being low health as you'll have to back to base

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