Another game where I went speed rook, this one faired a little better than the first.

This game is also just plain entertaining!

http://www.gamereplays.org/demigod/replays.php?game=51&tab=upcoming&show=details&id=97780

From my experience, during pro matches or high level matches, stacking HP is always better than stacking speed. Early game, you will stay longer on lane, keeping flag and farming same or more. Late game you'll be more efficient to chase or flee; but you will be inferior in every confrontation (except if opponent is hurted or 2v1).

With players of exactly same levels and skills, HP will always beat speed imo. But I'm sure it can be viable (and very enjoyable) in matches more "easy". That can explain:

The same way, you can perform very well with Reg or TB in most matches. But they'll be a handicap as soon as it's a pro match and there are 3 strong DG in front of you (Ere, Oak, UB for ex?)

Maybe the Reg in that match was a handicap for Orcun's team? (I am not saying eXborderline is not good, I just say Reg is weak in pro match...)

So, you want to try and make it work, but keep the 'speed' motif?  I mean, I think your skill lineup is fine (Though I'd personally twiddle level 5 and 6). The hard part is basically gimping yourself by getting speed boosting items...and still ending up slower than most other players.

But if you want speed... I'd suggest not getting the boots as your first speed item, and instead getting the Wand. It's more speed, by a long ways.

Secondly, speed can either be construed as how fast you walk.. or how fast you get to a destination.  Maybe the Amulet of Teleportation would fit this better?  If you use it well, I think it could help considerably more, especially since the Rook Roll is such a good ganking tool, and always being ready to gank is nice.

Before, I was thinking that if I don't have a helmet yet, I shouldn't always take Boulder Roll level 5. Yeah, sometimes, it'll be totally unused until a helmet, sometimes, you won't have mana for it at this level. But if you really need it one moment, and you could have afford it (mana speaking) but you just can't because you took anything else level 5, that's really horrible.

I always take Boulder Roll at level 5.

Actually, I'd suggest getting Boulder Roll and the tower of light at level 5, and then slam 2 at level 6.  Level 2 slam at level 4 isn't very useful.  When I play a tower rook I save at 3, get Tower2 at 4, then Boulder and tower of light at 5.

only good at when you mastered hammer slam and boulder roll, but at beginning, even if you got a high speed, rook's auto attack sucks

Ok speed rooks are Lawl. So many ways to roflcopter him. Oak eats him. Erubus "bites his eyes out". And a rook with slow mines rofl pwns you. If your worried about ganks hit up favor item "Teleportation amulet".

Just a thought but perhaps stacking evade items instead of speed?  No I don't think it's a good idea but I feel the same about speed rook lol.  

humm...critical error come anywhere now....i watched the 2nd replay 2 time...and everytime i got critical error around 30:00. When someone is darkness leave. Someone else got this or it just me ?

I always laugh when people only think in one dimensional terms... There are other people on your team.. Speed Rook combined with Ice TB (or Fire) is Lethal. Permafrost WILL slow down any escaping Demigod.

Necro ftw?

I was thinking the same thing - the attack move bug certainly hurts speed rook... and necro indeed.  But oh well... slow day in dg land.

Cloak of Elfinkind.

Not always gonna happen, but a lot of fun when it does.