Shadow Fiend

Agility•Ranged•Carry, Nuker

Skill Build

A level 1-25 plan based on this hero's current ability list. Adjust talents and extra spells for the match.

Levels 1-25

1
Shadowraze
Q
Shadowraze
Shadow Fiend razes the ground directly in front of him, dealing damage to enemy units in the area, dealing bonus damage based on his current Necromastery Soul amount. Adds a stacking damage amplifier on the target that causes the enemy to take bonus Shadowraze damage per stack.
Recommended: level 1Hotkey: QMax level: 4Cooldown: 9sMana: 80
2
Feast of Souls
W
Feast of Souls
Shadow Fiend gains Bonus Movement and Attack Speed for 8 seconds. For the duration of the effect, every 0.5s he collects souls from 2 enemies in a 600 radius. After the effect is over, he loses the souls whose owners are still alive, retaining the rest for 8s, after which souls that are over the Necromastery max stack count are also lost. Can only collect souls once from each individual enemy.
Recommended: level 2Hotkey: WMax level: 4Cooldown: 21sMana: 60 / 65 / 70 / 75
3
Presence of the Dark Lord
E
Presence of the Dark Lord
Shadow Fiend's presence reduces the armor of nearby enemies.
Recommended: level 3Hotkey: EMax level: 4
4
Shadowraze
Q
Shadowraze
Shadow Fiend razes the ground directly in front of him, dealing damage to enemy units in the area, dealing bonus damage based on his current Necromastery Soul amount. Adds a stacking damage amplifier on the target that causes the enemy to take bonus Shadowraze damage per stack.
Recommended: level 4Hotkey: QMax level: 4Cooldown: 9sMana: 80
5
Shadowraze
Q
Shadowraze
Shadow Fiend razes the ground directly in front of him, dealing damage to enemy units in the area, dealing bonus damage based on his current Necromastery Soul amount. Adds a stacking damage amplifier on the target that causes the enemy to take bonus Shadowraze damage per stack.
Recommended: level 5Hotkey: QMax level: 4Cooldown: 9sMana: 80
6
Requiem of Souls
R
Requiem of Souls
Shadow Fiend gathers up to 20 of his captured souls to release them as lines of demonic energy. Units near Shadow Fiend when the souls are released can be damaged by several lines of energy. Any unit damaged by Requiem of Souls will be feared and have its movement speed and magic resistance reduced for 0.6 seconds for each line hit up to a maximum of 2.15. Lines of energy are created for every soul captured through Necromastery. Requiem of Souls is automatically cast whenever Shadow Fiend dies, regardless of its cooldown.
Recommended: level 6Hotkey: RMax level: 3Cooldown: 120 / 110 / 100sMana: 150 / 175 / 200
7
Shadowraze
Q
Shadowraze
Shadow Fiend razes the ground directly in front of him, dealing damage to enemy units in the area, dealing bonus damage based on his current Necromastery Soul amount. Adds a stacking damage amplifier on the target that causes the enemy to take bonus Shadowraze damage per stack.
Recommended: level 7Hotkey: QMax level: 4Cooldown: 9sMana: 80
8
Feast of Souls
W
Feast of Souls
Shadow Fiend gains Bonus Movement and Attack Speed for 8 seconds. For the duration of the effect, every 0.5s he collects souls from 2 enemies in a 600 radius. After the effect is over, he loses the souls whose owners are still alive, retaining the rest for 8s, after which souls that are over the Necromastery max stack count are also lost. Can only collect souls once from each individual enemy.
Recommended: level 8Hotkey: WMax level: 4Cooldown: 21sMana: 60 / 65 / 70 / 75
9
Feast of Souls
W
Feast of Souls
Shadow Fiend gains Bonus Movement and Attack Speed for 8 seconds. For the duration of the effect, every 0.5s he collects souls from 2 enemies in a 600 radius. After the effect is over, he loses the souls whose owners are still alive, retaining the rest for 8s, after which souls that are over the Necromastery max stack count are also lost. Can only collect souls once from each individual enemy.
Recommended: level 9Hotkey: WMax level: 4Cooldown: 21sMana: 60 / 65 / 70 / 75
10Talent
+stack bonus damage Shadowraze Stack Damage
11
Feast of Souls
W
Feast of Souls
Shadow Fiend gains Bonus Movement and Attack Speed for 8 seconds. For the duration of the effect, every 0.5s he collects souls from 2 enemies in a 600 radius. After the effect is over, he loses the souls whose owners are still alive, retaining the rest for 8s, after which souls that are over the Necromastery max stack count are also lost. Can only collect souls once from each individual enemy.
Recommended: level 11Hotkey: WMax level: 4Cooldown: 21sMana: 60 / 65 / 70 / 75
12
Requiem of Souls
R
Requiem of Souls
Shadow Fiend gathers up to 20 of his captured souls to release them as lines of demonic energy. Units near Shadow Fiend when the souls are released can be damaged by several lines of energy. Any unit damaged by Requiem of Souls will be feared and have its movement speed and magic resistance reduced for 0.6 seconds for each line hit up to a maximum of 2.15. Lines of energy are created for every soul captured through Necromastery. Requiem of Souls is automatically cast whenever Shadow Fiend dies, regardless of its cooldown.
Recommended: level 12Hotkey: RMax level: 3Cooldown: 120 / 110 / 100sMana: 150 / 175 / 200
13
Presence of the Dark Lord
E
Presence of the Dark Lord
Shadow Fiend's presence reduces the armor of nearby enemies.
Recommended: level 13Hotkey: EMax level: 4
14
Presence of the Dark Lord
E
Presence of the Dark Lord
Shadow Fiend's presence reduces the armor of nearby enemies.
Recommended: level 14Hotkey: EMax level: 4
15Talent
+presence armor reduction Presence Armor Reduction
16
Presence of the Dark Lord
E
Presence of the Dark Lord
Shadow Fiend's presence reduces the armor of nearby enemies.
Recommended: level 16Hotkey: EMax level: 4
17
Requiem of Souls
R
Requiem of Souls
Shadow Fiend gathers up to 20 of his captured souls to release them as lines of demonic energy. Units near Shadow Fiend when the souls are released can be damaged by several lines of energy. Any unit damaged by Requiem of Souls will be feared and have its movement speed and magic resistance reduced for 0.6 seconds for each line hit up to a maximum of 2.15. Lines of energy are created for every soul captured through Necromastery. Requiem of Souls is automatically cast whenever Shadow Fiend dies, regardless of its cooldown.
Recommended: level 17Hotkey: RMax level: 3Cooldown: 120 / 110 / 100sMana: 150 / 175 / 200
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+necromastery max souls Necromastery Max Souls
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Feast of Souls Grants +cast speed pct% Cast Speed

1
Shadowraze
Q
Shadowraze
Shadow Fiend razes the ground directly in front of him, dealing damage to enemy units in the area, dealing bonus damage based on his current Necromastery Soul amount. Adds a stacking damage amplifier on the target that causes the enemy to take bonus Shadowraze damage per stack.
Recommended: level 1Hotkey: QMax level: 4Cooldown: 9sMana: 80
2
Feast of Souls
W
Feast of Souls
Shadow Fiend gains Bonus Movement and Attack Speed for 8 seconds. For the duration of the effect, every 0.5s he collects souls from 2 enemies in a 600 radius. After the effect is over, he loses the souls whose owners are still alive, retaining the rest for 8s, after which souls that are over the Necromastery max stack count are also lost. Can only collect souls once from each individual enemy.
Recommended: level 2Hotkey: WMax level: 4Cooldown: 21sMana: 60 / 65 / 70 / 75
3
Presence of the Dark Lord
E
Presence of the Dark Lord
Shadow Fiend's presence reduces the armor of nearby enemies.
Recommended: level 3Hotkey: EMax level: 4
4
Shadowraze
Q
Shadowraze
Shadow Fiend razes the ground directly in front of him, dealing damage to enemy units in the area, dealing bonus damage based on his current Necromastery Soul amount. Adds a stacking damage amplifier on the target that causes the enemy to take bonus Shadowraze damage per stack.
Recommended: level 4Hotkey: QMax level: 4Cooldown: 9sMana: 80
5
Shadowraze
Q
Shadowraze
Shadow Fiend razes the ground directly in front of him, dealing damage to enemy units in the area, dealing bonus damage based on his current Necromastery Soul amount. Adds a stacking damage amplifier on the target that causes the enemy to take bonus Shadowraze damage per stack.
Recommended: level 5Hotkey: QMax level: 4Cooldown: 9sMana: 80
6
Requiem of Souls
R
Requiem of Souls
Shadow Fiend gathers up to 20 of his captured souls to release them as lines of demonic energy. Units near Shadow Fiend when the souls are released can be damaged by several lines of energy. Any unit damaged by Requiem of Souls will be feared and have its movement speed and magic resistance reduced for 0.6 seconds for each line hit up to a maximum of 2.15. Lines of energy are created for every soul captured through Necromastery. Requiem of Souls is automatically cast whenever Shadow Fiend dies, regardless of its cooldown.
Recommended: level 6Hotkey: RMax level: 3Cooldown: 120 / 110 / 100sMana: 150 / 175 / 200
7
Shadowraze
Q
Shadowraze
Shadow Fiend razes the ground directly in front of him, dealing damage to enemy units in the area, dealing bonus damage based on his current Necromastery Soul amount. Adds a stacking damage amplifier on the target that causes the enemy to take bonus Shadowraze damage per stack.
Recommended: level 7Hotkey: QMax level: 4Cooldown: 9sMana: 80
8
Feast of Souls
W
Feast of Souls
Shadow Fiend gains Bonus Movement and Attack Speed for 8 seconds. For the duration of the effect, every 0.5s he collects souls from 2 enemies in a 600 radius. After the effect is over, he loses the souls whose owners are still alive, retaining the rest for 8s, after which souls that are over the Necromastery max stack count are also lost. Can only collect souls once from each individual enemy.
Recommended: level 8Hotkey: WMax level: 4Cooldown: 21sMana: 60 / 65 / 70 / 75
9
Feast of Souls
W
Feast of Souls
Shadow Fiend gains Bonus Movement and Attack Speed for 8 seconds. For the duration of the effect, every 0.5s he collects souls from 2 enemies in a 600 radius. After the effect is over, he loses the souls whose owners are still alive, retaining the rest for 8s, after which souls that are over the Necromastery max stack count are also lost. Can only collect souls once from each individual enemy.
Recommended: level 9Hotkey: WMax level: 4Cooldown: 21sMana: 60 / 65 / 70 / 75
10Talent
+stack bonus damage Shadowraze Stack Damage
11
Feast of Souls
W
Feast of Souls
Shadow Fiend gains Bonus Movement and Attack Speed for 8 seconds. For the duration of the effect, every 0.5s he collects souls from 2 enemies in a 600 radius. After the effect is over, he loses the souls whose owners are still alive, retaining the rest for 8s, after which souls that are over the Necromastery max stack count are also lost. Can only collect souls once from each individual enemy.
Recommended: level 11Hotkey: WMax level: 4Cooldown: 21sMana: 60 / 65 / 70 / 75
12
Requiem of Souls
R
Requiem of Souls
Shadow Fiend gathers up to 20 of his captured souls to release them as lines of demonic energy. Units near Shadow Fiend when the souls are released can be damaged by several lines of energy. Any unit damaged by Requiem of Souls will be feared and have its movement speed and magic resistance reduced for 0.6 seconds for each line hit up to a maximum of 2.15. Lines of energy are created for every soul captured through Necromastery. Requiem of Souls is automatically cast whenever Shadow Fiend dies, regardless of its cooldown.
Recommended: level 12Hotkey: RMax level: 3Cooldown: 120 / 110 / 100sMana: 150 / 175 / 200
13
Presence of the Dark Lord
E
Presence of the Dark Lord
Shadow Fiend's presence reduces the armor of nearby enemies.
Recommended: level 13Hotkey: EMax level: 4

14
Presence of the Dark Lord
E
Presence of the Dark Lord
Shadow Fiend's presence reduces the armor of nearby enemies.
Recommended: level 14Hotkey: EMax level: 4
15Talent
+presence armor reduction Presence Armor Reduction
16
Presence of the Dark Lord
E
Presence of the Dark Lord
Shadow Fiend's presence reduces the armor of nearby enemies.
Recommended: level 16Hotkey: EMax level: 4
17
Requiem of Souls
R
Requiem of Souls
Shadow Fiend gathers up to 20 of his captured souls to release them as lines of demonic energy. Units near Shadow Fiend when the souls are released can be damaged by several lines of energy. Any unit damaged by Requiem of Souls will be feared and have its movement speed and magic resistance reduced for 0.6 seconds for each line hit up to a maximum of 2.15. Lines of energy are created for every soul captured through Necromastery. Requiem of Souls is automatically cast whenever Shadow Fiend dies, regardless of its cooldown.
Recommended: level 17Hotkey: RMax level: 3Cooldown: 120 / 110 / 100sMana: 150 / 175 / 200
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+necromastery max souls Necromastery Max Souls
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Feast of Souls Grants +cast speed pct% Cast Speed

1
Shadowraze
Q
Shadowraze
Shadow Fiend razes the ground directly in front of him, dealing damage to enemy units in the area, dealing bonus damage based on his current Necromastery Soul amount. Adds a stacking damage amplifier on the target that causes the enemy to take bonus Shadowraze damage per stack.
Recommended: level 1Hotkey: QMax level: 4Cooldown: 9sMana: 80
2
Feast of Souls
W
Feast of Souls
Shadow Fiend gains Bonus Movement and Attack Speed for 8 seconds. For the duration of the effect, every 0.5s he collects souls from 2 enemies in a 600 radius. After the effect is over, he loses the souls whose owners are still alive, retaining the rest for 8s, after which souls that are over the Necromastery max stack count are also lost. Can only collect souls once from each individual enemy.
Recommended: level 2Hotkey: WMax level: 4Cooldown: 21sMana: 60 / 65 / 70 / 75
3
Presence of the Dark Lord
E
Presence of the Dark Lord
Shadow Fiend's presence reduces the armor of nearby enemies.
Recommended: level 3Hotkey: EMax level: 4
4
Shadowraze
Q
Shadowraze
Shadow Fiend razes the ground directly in front of him, dealing damage to enemy units in the area, dealing bonus damage based on his current Necromastery Soul amount. Adds a stacking damage amplifier on the target that causes the enemy to take bonus Shadowraze damage per stack.
Recommended: level 4Hotkey: QMax level: 4Cooldown: 9sMana: 80
5
Shadowraze
Q
Shadowraze
Shadow Fiend razes the ground directly in front of him, dealing damage to enemy units in the area, dealing bonus damage based on his current Necromastery Soul amount. Adds a stacking damage amplifier on the target that causes the enemy to take bonus Shadowraze damage per stack.
Recommended: level 5Hotkey: QMax level: 4Cooldown: 9sMana: 80
6
Requiem of Souls
R
Requiem of Souls
Shadow Fiend gathers up to 20 of his captured souls to release them as lines of demonic energy. Units near Shadow Fiend when the souls are released can be damaged by several lines of energy. Any unit damaged by Requiem of Souls will be feared and have its movement speed and magic resistance reduced for 0.6 seconds for each line hit up to a maximum of 2.15. Lines of energy are created for every soul captured through Necromastery. Requiem of Souls is automatically cast whenever Shadow Fiend dies, regardless of its cooldown.
Recommended: level 6Hotkey: RMax level: 3Cooldown: 120 / 110 / 100sMana: 150 / 175 / 200
7
Shadowraze
Q
Shadowraze
Shadow Fiend razes the ground directly in front of him, dealing damage to enemy units in the area, dealing bonus damage based on his current Necromastery Soul amount. Adds a stacking damage amplifier on the target that causes the enemy to take bonus Shadowraze damage per stack.
Recommended: level 7Hotkey: QMax level: 4Cooldown: 9sMana: 80
8
Feast of Souls
W
Feast of Souls
Shadow Fiend gains Bonus Movement and Attack Speed for 8 seconds. For the duration of the effect, every 0.5s he collects souls from 2 enemies in a 600 radius. After the effect is over, he loses the souls whose owners are still alive, retaining the rest for 8s, after which souls that are over the Necromastery max stack count are also lost. Can only collect souls once from each individual enemy.
Recommended: level 8Hotkey: WMax level: 4Cooldown: 21sMana: 60 / 65 / 70 / 75
9
Feast of Souls
W
Feast of Souls
Shadow Fiend gains Bonus Movement and Attack Speed for 8 seconds. For the duration of the effect, every 0.5s he collects souls from 2 enemies in a 600 radius. After the effect is over, he loses the souls whose owners are still alive, retaining the rest for 8s, after which souls that are over the Necromastery max stack count are also lost. Can only collect souls once from each individual enemy.
Recommended: level 9Hotkey: WMax level: 4Cooldown: 21sMana: 60 / 65 / 70 / 75

10Talent
+stack bonus damage Shadowraze Stack Damage
11
Feast of Souls
W
Feast of Souls
Shadow Fiend gains Bonus Movement and Attack Speed for 8 seconds. For the duration of the effect, every 0.5s he collects souls from 2 enemies in a 600 radius. After the effect is over, he loses the souls whose owners are still alive, retaining the rest for 8s, after which souls that are over the Necromastery max stack count are also lost. Can only collect souls once from each individual enemy.
Recommended: level 11Hotkey: WMax level: 4Cooldown: 21sMana: 60 / 65 / 70 / 75
12
Requiem of Souls
R
Requiem of Souls
Shadow Fiend gathers up to 20 of his captured souls to release them as lines of demonic energy. Units near Shadow Fiend when the souls are released can be damaged by several lines of energy. Any unit damaged by Requiem of Souls will be feared and have its movement speed and magic resistance reduced for 0.6 seconds for each line hit up to a maximum of 2.15. Lines of energy are created for every soul captured through Necromastery. Requiem of Souls is automatically cast whenever Shadow Fiend dies, regardless of its cooldown.
Recommended: level 12Hotkey: RMax level: 3Cooldown: 120 / 110 / 100sMana: 150 / 175 / 200
13
Presence of the Dark Lord
E
Presence of the Dark Lord
Shadow Fiend's presence reduces the armor of nearby enemies.
Recommended: level 13Hotkey: EMax level: 4
14
Presence of the Dark Lord
E
Presence of the Dark Lord
Shadow Fiend's presence reduces the armor of nearby enemies.
Recommended: level 14Hotkey: EMax level: 4
15Talent
+presence armor reduction Presence Armor Reduction
16
Presence of the Dark Lord
E
Presence of the Dark Lord
Shadow Fiend's presence reduces the armor of nearby enemies.
Recommended: level 16Hotkey: EMax level: 4
17
Requiem of Souls
R
Requiem of Souls
Shadow Fiend gathers up to 20 of his captured souls to release them as lines of demonic energy. Units near Shadow Fiend when the souls are released can be damaged by several lines of energy. Any unit damaged by Requiem of Souls will be feared and have its movement speed and magic resistance reduced for 0.6 seconds for each line hit up to a maximum of 2.15. Lines of energy are created for every soul captured through Necromastery. Requiem of Souls is automatically cast whenever Shadow Fiend dies, regardless of its cooldown.
Recommended: level 17Hotkey: RMax level: 3Cooldown: 120 / 110 / 100sMana: 150 / 175 / 200
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+necromastery max souls Necromastery Max Souls
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Feast of Souls Grants +cast speed pct% Cast Speed

Talent tree

Shadowraze Applies Attack Damage

Lv25Pick one

Feast of Souls Grants +cast speed pct% Cast Speed

+requiem slow durations Requiem Fear per line

Lv20Pick one

+necromastery max souls Necromastery Max Souls

+soul collection per hero Feast of Souls Souls Collected Per Hero

Lv15Pick one

+presence armor reduction Presence Armor Reduction

+bonus attack speed Feast of Souls Attack Speed

Lv10Pick one

+stack bonus damage Shadowraze Stack Damage

Item Builds

Based on real match data from OpenDota. Sorted by popularity.

Starting Items

8 items

Iron Branch

55g

Targets the ground to plant a happy little tree that lasts for 20 seconds.

Faerie Fire

65g

Instantly restores 85 health.

Magic Wand

460g

Instantly restores 15 health and mana per charge stored. Max 20 charges. Gains a charge whenever a visible enemy within 1200 range uses an ability.

Tango

90g

Consumes a target tree to gain 7 health regeneration for 16 seconds. Consuming an Ironwood Tree doubles the heal duration. Comes with 3 charges. Can be used on an allied hero to give them one Tango. Tree Range: 165

Observer Ward

Plants an Observer Ward, an invisible watcher that gives ground vision in a 1600 radius to your team. Lasts 6 minutes. Hold Control to give one Observer Ward to an allied hero.

Magic Stick

200g

Instantly restores 15 health and mana per charge stored. Max 10 charges. Gains a charge whenever a visible enemy within 1200 range uses an ability.

Enchanted Mango

65g

Instantly restores 100 mana.

Circlet

155g

Early Game

8 items

Power Treads

1,400g

Switches between +10 Strength, +10 Agility, or +10 Intelligence.

Falcon Blade

1,125g

Mask of Madness

1,900g

Gives 100 attack speed, 8% / 12% movement speed (ranged/melee), and 30% slow resistance, but reduces your armor by 7 and silences you. Lasts 6 seconds.

Kaya

2,100g

Yasha

2,100g

Wraith Band

505g

Dragon Lance

1,900g

Bracer

505g

Mid Game

8 items

Dragon Lance

1,900g

Yasha

2,100g

Mask of Madness

1,900g

Gives 100 attack speed, 8% / 12% movement speed (ranged/melee), and 30% slow resistance, but reduces your armor by 7 and silences you. Lasts 6 seconds.

Manta Style

4,650g

Creates 2 images of your hero that last 18 seconds. Melee images deal 33% damage, while Ranged images deal 28%. Illusions take 300% damage. Dispel Type: Basic Dispel

Force Staff

2,200g

Pushes any target unit 600 units in the direction it is facing.

Hurricane Pike

4,450g

Pushes you and target enemy 425 units away from each other, and for 6 seconds, allows you to make 5 attacks against the target without range restrictions and with +100 attack speed. Can be cast on self or allies to push the target 600 units in the direction it is facing. Enemy Range: 425

Crystalys

2,000g

Grants each attack a 30% chance to deal 160% damage.

Shadow Blade

3,250g

Makes you invisible for 17 seconds, or until you attack or cast a spell. While Shadow Walk is active, you move 20% faster and can move through units. If attacking to end the invisibility, you gain 175 bonus physical damage on that attack.

Late Game

8 items

Daedalus

5,100g

Grants each attack a 30% chance to deal 225% damage.

Silver Edge

5,700g

Makes you invisible for 17 seconds, or until you attack or cast a spell. While invisible, you move 25% faster and can move through units. Attacking to end the invisibility will deal 300 bonus physical damage, disable their passive abilities for 5 seconds, and cap their movement speed to 200.

Black King Bar

4,050g

Applies a basic dispel. Grants 60% magic resistance and immunity to reflected and pure damage. For the duration of the effect, any negative effect from enemy spells has no effect. Duration: 9s Dispel Type: Basic Dispel

Satanic

5,050g

Increases Lifesteal percentage to 175% for 6 seconds. Dispel Type: Basic Dispel

Butterfly

5,450g

Monkey King Bar

5,000g

Grants each attack a 80% chance to pierce through evasion and deal 70 bonus magical damage.

Hurricane Pike

4,450g

Swift Blink

6,800g

Teleport to a target point up to 1200 units away. After teleportation, you gain 40% phased movement speed and +35 Agility for 6 seconds. Swift Blink cannot be used for 3 seconds after taking damage from an enemy hero or Roshan.