Batrider is a ranged intelligence initiator. He is typically picked for his ultimate, which allows him to lasso an enemy, disabling them for several seconds whilst dragging them behind him, which allows Batrider to excel at jumping onto enemies and dragging them back into his teammates.
Skills
Sticky Napalm is always skilled second but maxed first.
Flamebreak is always skilled and maxed last.
Firefly is always skilled first but maxed second.
Flaming Lasso is always skilled (levels 6, 11 and 16).
Items
Starting Items: Tangos, 3x Iron Branches, Clarity.
Early Game: Tranquil Boots.
Core Items: Blink Dagger, Magic Wand, Bottle (optional).
Luxury Items: Force Staff (high priority), Eul's Scepter of Divinity, Black King Bar.
Post-Luxury/Situational Items: Boots of Travel, Mask of Madness, Shiva's Guard, Scythe of Vyse, Heaven's Halberd, Linken's Sphere, Necronomicon, Ghost Scepter, Drums of Endurance.