most of the guides on playdota work well for dota 2. meta changes all the time based on what people see in competitive play, but the strategies are essentially the same. I personally like these guides for playing a hero I'm not entirely familiar with:
http://www.playdota.com/guides/alt-tab- ... y-int-hero
http://www.playdota.com/guides/alt-tab- ... y-str-hero
http://www.playdota.com/guides/alt-tab- ... y-agi-hero
Basically you pick the primary stat of the hero you have just picked (or plan to pick), go to that link, and CTRL+ F and type the name of the hero for a quick guide you can have on your second monitor, or to alt tab to.
although the images might not be familiiar, if you take the time to figure out what they are its very helpful. At the very least, the skill builds are usually a good guideline. Of course, skill and item build should vary based on your specific situation, but for starting out these should work fine.
http://www.playdota.com/guides/alt-tab- ... y-int-hero
http://www.playdota.com/guides/alt-tab- ... y-str-hero
http://www.playdota.com/guides/alt-tab- ... y-agi-hero
Basically you pick the primary stat of the hero you have just picked (or plan to pick), go to that link, and CTRL+ F and type the name of the hero for a quick guide you can have on your second monitor, or to alt tab to.
although the images might not be familiiar, if you take the time to figure out what they are its very helpful. At the very least, the skill builds are usually a good guideline. Of course, skill and item build should vary based on your specific situation, but for starting out these should work fine.