Broodmother is a pushing hero and has one of the most original and distinctive play styles in Dota. She is typically chosen to camp in the offlane, where she can apply tremendous pressure to enemy towers and, ultimately, their base, while slowly taking over the enemy jungle.
Skills
Spawn Spiderlings is skilled second or last but is always maxed first.
Spin Web is always skilled first but maxed either second or last.
Incapacitating Bite is usually skilled and maxed last.
Insatiable Hunger is always skilled (levels 6, 11 and 16).
Items
Starting Items: Tangos, 3x Iron Branches, Stout Shield.
Early Game: Soul Ring, Boots of Speed, Magic Stick (later upgraded into Magic Wand).
Core Options: Power Treads and Orchid Malevolence OR Radiance OR Necronomicon.
Luxury Items: Assault Cuirass, Manta Style, Black King Bar, Butterfly, Vladmir's Offering.
Situational Items: Hand of Midas, Boots of Travel, Monkey King Bar.