[Cybsled]

I think dota-allstars.com has some guides in the forums.

General rules of thumb:

-If a recipe says the cost is 1wood, that means the item will automatically craft once you get the required items. No need to actually buy the recipe off the vendor for those.

-If you try to attack an enemy hero at low levels, the nearby creeps will attack you automatically many times. They will disengage when you do, however.

-There is a special vendor near each base that sells certain items. Its north of sents and south of scourge

-If you kill the barracks in a lane, your creeps become stronger. If you kill all 6 enemy barracks, your creeps become super and it's gg pretty much. Barracks cant be killed til the tower near them dies.

-Read the spell/ability descriptions on your hero, and pay attention to if he's str/agi/int based. Seems rather simple, but you'd be surprised.

-Try to learn what items compliment your guy the best. When in doubt, pick generalized items to craft (treads, sange/yasha, guinsoo). Try to pick items that would help your guys natural abilites. For instance, if your guy has bash, if you get a cranium basher you basically have a higher % chance to land a bash on any given swing.

-Watch the minimap. If you are pushing a lane, and suddenly everyone on the minimap is missing, chances are they are going to gank someone, like yourself. Be mindful of your surroundings, otherwise you'll just feed the enemy team.