
Necrophos
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
Death PulseQ - 2
Ghost ShroudW - 3
Heartstopper AuraE - 4
Death PulseQ - 5
Death PulseQ - 6
Reaper's ScytheR - 7
Death PulseQ - 8
Ghost ShroudW - 9
Ghost ShroudW - 10Talent-AbilityCooldowns Ghost Shroud Cooldown
- 11
Ghost ShroudW - 12
Reaper's ScytheR - 13
Heartstopper AuraE - 14
Heartstopper AuraE - 15Talent+movement speed% Ghost Shroud Movement Slow
- 16
Heartstopper AuraE - 17
Reaper's ScytheR - 18StatsStats
- 19StatsStats
- 20Talent+75 Spell Area of Effect
- 21StatsStats
- 22StatsStats
- 23StatsStats
- 24StatsStats
- 25Talent+damage per health Reaper's Scythe Damage Per Missing HP
- 1
Death PulseQ - 2
Ghost ShroudW - 3
Heartstopper AuraE - 4
Death PulseQ - 5
Death PulseQ - 6
Reaper's ScytheR - 7
Death PulseQ - 8
Ghost ShroudW - 9
Ghost ShroudW - 10Talent-AbilityCooldowns Ghost Shroud Cooldown
- 11
Ghost ShroudW - 12
Reaper's ScytheR - 13
Heartstopper AuraE
- 14
Heartstopper AuraE - 15Talent+movement speed% Ghost Shroud Movement Slow
- 16
Heartstopper AuraE - 17
Reaper's ScytheR - 18StatsStats
- 19StatsStats
- 20Talent+75 Spell Area of Effect
- 21StatsStats
- 22StatsStats
- 23StatsStats
- 24StatsStats
- 25Talent+damage per health Reaper's Scythe Damage Per Missing HP
- 1
Death PulseQ - 2
Ghost ShroudW - 3
Heartstopper AuraE - 4
Death PulseQ - 5
Death PulseQ - 6
Reaper's ScytheR - 7
Death PulseQ - 8
Ghost ShroudW - 9
Ghost ShroudW
- 10Talent-AbilityCooldowns Ghost Shroud Cooldown
- 11
Ghost ShroudW - 12
Reaper's ScytheR - 13
Heartstopper AuraE - 14
Heartstopper AuraE - 15Talent+movement speed% Ghost Shroud Movement Slow
- 16
Heartstopper AuraE - 17
Reaper's ScytheR - 18StatsStats
- 19StatsStats
- 20Talent+75 Spell Area of Effect
- 21StatsStats
- 22StatsStats
- 23StatsStats
- 24StatsStats
- 25Talent+damage per health Reaper's Scythe Damage Per Missing HP
Talent tree
Item Builds
Based on real match data from OpenDota. Sorted by popularity.
Starting Items
8 items
Iron Branch
55gTargets the ground to plant a happy little tree that lasts for 20 seconds.

Faerie Fire
65gInstantly restores 85 health.

Circlet
155g
Tango
90gConsumes 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

Magic Stick
200gInstantly restores 15 health and mana per charge stored. Max 10 charges. Gains a charge whenever a visible enemy within 1200 range uses an ability.

Magic Wand
460gInstantly restores 15 health and mana per charge stored. Max 20 charges. Gains a charge whenever a visible enemy within 1200 range uses an ability.

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.

Quelling Blade
100gDestroy a target tree.
Early Game
6 items
Bracer
505g
Null Talisman
505g
Boots of Travel
2,500gUpgrades your Town Portal Scroll, allowing it to target units, reduces cooldown and does not consume a charge on usage.

Power Treads
1,400gSwitches between +10 Strength, +10 Agility, or +10 Intelligence.

Wraith Band
505g
Urn of Shadows
825gProvides 30 health regeneration when cast on allies, and deals 25 damage per second when cast on enemies. Lasts 8 seconds. Gains charges every time an enemy hero dies within 1500 units.
Mid Game
8 items
Radiance
4,700gWhen active, scorches enemies for 60 magical damage per second. Illusions deal 35 magical damage per second. Radius: 650

Boots of Travel
2,500gUpgrades your Town Portal Scroll, allowing it to target units, reduces cooldown and does not consume a charge on usage.

Consecrated Wraps
2,600gGain a stack every 3s, up to a maximum of 3 stacks. Upon gaining a stack, your movement speed is increased by 20% for 7s. Whenever you take damage from a player-controlled unit or Roshan, consume all stacks to gain an all damage barrier for 7s that absorbs 120 damage per stack (360 max).

Yasha
2,100g
Perseverance
1,400g
Black King Bar
4,050gApplies 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

Manta Style
4,650gCreates 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

Lotus Orb
3,850gApplies a shield to the target unit for 5 seconds which re-casts most targeted spells back to their caster. The shielded unit will still take damage from the spell. Dispel Type: Basic Dispel
Late Game
8 items
Heart of Tarrasque
5,100gYour health regeneration is increased by 1.5% of your missing health.

Black King Bar
4,050gApplies 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

Boots of Travel 2
4,500gUpgrades your Town Portal Scroll, allowing it to target units and heroes, reduces cooldown, channel time and does not consume a charge on usage.

Shiva's Guard
4,500gEmits a freezing wave that deals 260 magical damage to enemies and slows their movement by -40% for 4 seconds. Radius: 825

Aghanim's Scepter
4,200gUpgrades the ultimate, and some abilities, of all heroes.

Aghanim's Blessing
5,800gUpgrades the ultimate, and some abilities, of all heroes.

Manta Style
4,650gCreates 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

Overwhelming Blink
6,800gTeleport to a target point up to 1200 units away. After teleportation, all enemies in a 800 AoE take damage equal to 100 + 50% of your strength and an additional 100% over time, and have 50% movement speed slow and 50 attack speed slow for 6 seconds. Overwhelming Blink cannot be used for 3 seconds after taking damage from an enemy hero or Roshan.