
Night Stalker
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
VoidQ - 2
Crippling FearW - 3
Midnight FeastE - 4
VoidQ - 5
VoidQ - 6
Dark AscensionR - 7
VoidQ - 8
Crippling FearW - 9
Crippling FearW - 10Talent-AbilityCooldowns Void Cooldown
- 11
Crippling FearW - 12
Dark AscensionR - 13
Midnight FeastE - 14
Midnight FeastE - 15Talent+bonus damage Dark Ascension Damage
- 16
Midnight FeastE - 17
Dark AscensionR - 18StatsStats
- 19StatsStats
- 20Talent+radius Crippling Fear Radius
- 21StatsStats
- 22StatsStats
- 23StatsStats
- 24StatsStats
- 25Talent+attack heal Midnight Feast Lifesteal
- 1
VoidQ - 2
Crippling FearW - 3
Midnight FeastE - 4
VoidQ - 5
VoidQ - 6
Dark AscensionR - 7
VoidQ - 8
Crippling FearW - 9
Crippling FearW - 10Talent-AbilityCooldowns Void Cooldown
- 11
Crippling FearW - 12
Dark AscensionR - 13
Midnight FeastE
- 14
Midnight FeastE - 15Talent+bonus damage Dark Ascension Damage
- 16
Midnight FeastE - 17
Dark AscensionR - 18StatsStats
- 19StatsStats
- 20Talent+radius Crippling Fear Radius
- 21StatsStats
- 22StatsStats
- 23StatsStats
- 24StatsStats
- 25Talent+attack heal Midnight Feast Lifesteal
- 1
VoidQ - 2
Crippling FearW - 3
Midnight FeastE - 4
VoidQ - 5
VoidQ - 6
Dark AscensionR - 7
VoidQ - 8
Crippling FearW - 9
Crippling FearW
- 10Talent-AbilityCooldowns Void Cooldown
- 11
Crippling FearW - 12
Dark AscensionR - 13
Midnight FeastE - 14
Midnight FeastE - 15Talent+bonus damage Dark Ascension Damage
- 16
Midnight FeastE - 17
Dark AscensionR - 18StatsStats
- 19StatsStats
- 20Talent+radius Crippling Fear Radius
- 21StatsStats
- 22StatsStats
- 23StatsStats
- 24StatsStats
- 25Talent+attack heal Midnight Feast Lifesteal
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.

Gauntlets of Strength
140g
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

Quelling Blade
100gDestroy a target tree.

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.

Faerie Fire
65gInstantly restores 85 health.

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.
Early Game
8 items
Bracer
505g
Phase Boots
1,450gGives 20% increased movement speed on melee heroes, and 10% on ranged heroes, and lets you move through units and turn more quickly for 3 seconds.

Soul Ring
805gConsume %abilityhealthcost% health to temporarily gain 170 mana. Lasts 10 seconds. If the mana gained cannot fit in your mana pool, it creates a buffer of mana that will be used before your mana pool.

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

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.

Drum of Endurance
1,625gGives +35 attack speed and +13% movement speed to nearby allies for 6 seconds. Radius: 1200

Hand of Midas
2,200gKills a non-hero target for 160 gold. Killing a neutral creep additionally grants a madstone bundle. Cannot be used on Ancient creeps.

Perseverance
1,400gMid Game
8 items
Blink Dagger
2,250gTeleport to a target point up to 1200 units away. Blink Dagger cannot be used for 3 seconds after taking damage from an enemy hero or Roshan.

Echo Sabre
2,700gCauses melee attacks to attack twice in quick succession. The double attacks apply a 100% movement slow for 0.8 seconds on the first strike.

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

Harpoon
4,700gWhen targeting an enemy, fire a harpoon at them, that pulls you and the target closer together, up to 35% of the distance between you and your target. If the caster is melee, the hero and target are always pulled to within melee distance of each other. Targeting a tree always pulls you all the way to that tree.

Hand of Midas
2,200gKills a non-hero target for 160 gold. Killing a neutral creep additionally grants a madstone bundle. Cannot be used on Ancient creeps.

Radiance
4,700gWhen active, scorches enemies for 60 magical damage per second. Illusions deal 35 magical damage per second. Radius: 650

Perseverance
1,400g
Armlet of Mordiggian
2,500gWhen active, Unholy Strength grants +35 damage, +25 strength and +4 armor, but drains 45 health per second. You cannot die from the health drain when Unholy Strength is activated, nor from the strength loss when Unholy Strength is deactivated.
Late Game
8 items
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

Nullifier
4,350gDispels the target and applies a debuff for 4 seconds. Continuously dispels and slows the target. Dispel Type: Basic Dispel

Harpoon
4,700gWhen targeting an enemy, fire a harpoon at them, that pulls you and the target closer together, up to 35% of the distance between you and your target. If the caster is melee, the hero and target are always pulled to within melee distance of each other. Targeting a tree always pulls you all the way to that tree.

Assault Cuirass
5,125gGrants 30 attack speed and 5 armor to nearby allied units and structures, and decreases nearby enemy unit and structure armor by -5. Radius: 1200

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

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.

Linken's Sphere
4,800gBlocks most targeted spells once every 14 seconds.

Abyssal Blade
6,250gStuns a target enemy unit for 1.6 seconds. Pierces Debuff Immunity.