Standard build
The safest route from lane to late game using the most common items.
Starting Items
Early Game
Mid Game
Late Game
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Iron Branch55gGauntlets of Strength140gCirclet155gTango90gBracer505gBoots of Speed500gChainmail500gPhase Boots1,450gBlink Dagger2,250gEcho Sabre2,700gMithril Hammer1,600gAghanim's Shard1,400gBlack King Bar4,050gSacred Relic3,400gNullifier4,350gHyperstone2,000g FastBracer505gBoots of Speed500gChainmail500gPhase Boots1,450g
Ogre Axe1,000g
Void Stone700gOgre Axe1,000gBlink Dagger2,250gEcho Sabre2,700g
Broadsword1,000gMithril Hammer1,600gAghanim's Shard1,400g GreedyEcho Sabre2,700gBlack King Bar4,050g
Phylactery2,600g
Harpoon4,700gSacred Relic3,400gBlack King Bar4,050gSacred Relic3,400gNullifier4,350g
Assault Cuirass5,125gHarpoon4,700g FlexMithril Hammer1,600gAghanim's Shard1,400gNullifier4,350gHyperstone2,000g Iron Branch55gGauntlets of Strength140gCirclet155gTango90g
Quelling Blade100g
Magic Stick200g
Faerie Fire65g
Observer WardBracer505gBoots of Speed500gChainmail500gPhase Boots1,450gOgre Axe1,000gVoid Stone700g
Ring of Health700gBroadsword1,000gOgre Axe1,000gBlink Dagger2,250gEcho Sabre2,700gBroadsword1,000gMithril Hammer1,600gAghanim's Shard1,400g
Diadem1,000g
Blade of Alacrity1,000gBlack King Bar4,050gSacred Relic3,400gNullifier4,350gHyperstone2,000gAssault Cuirass5,125gHarpoon4,700g
Skull Basher2,875gBlink Dagger2,250g
Night Stalker
Strength•Melee•Carry, Initiator, Durable, Disabler, Nuker
Hero Guides
Different item routes for common ways to play this hero.
Balanced
Tempo build
Cheaper early and mid game items when you want to fight sooner.
Early Game
Mid Game
Scaling build
Bigger mid and late game items when the match is likely to go long.
Mid Game
Late Game
Situational options
Alternative common pickups to consider when the game calls for it.
Mid Game
Late Game
Item Builds
Based on real match data from OpenDota. Sorted by popularity.
Starting Items
Early Game
Mid Game
Late Game