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Night Stalker

Night Stalker

Strength•Melee•Carry, Initiator, Durable, Disabler, 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. 1
    Void
    Void
    Q
  2. 2
    Crippling Fear
    Crippling Fear
    W
  3. 3
    Midnight Feast
    Midnight Feast
    E
  4. 4
    Void
    Void
    Q
  5. 5
    Void
    Void
    Q
  6. 6
    Dark Ascension
    Dark Ascension
    R
  7. 7
    Void
    Void
    Q
  8. 8
    Crippling Fear
    Crippling Fear
    W
  9. 9
    Crippling Fear
    Crippling Fear
    W
  10. 10Talent
    -AbilityCooldowns Void Cooldown
  11. 11
    Crippling Fear
    Crippling Fear
    W
  12. 12
    Dark Ascension
    Dark Ascension
    R
  13. 13
    Midnight Feast
    Midnight Feast
    E
  14. 14
    Midnight Feast
    Midnight Feast
    E
  15. 15Talent
    +bonus damage Dark Ascension Damage
  16. 16
    Midnight Feast
    Midnight Feast
    E
  17. 17
    Dark Ascension
    Dark Ascension
    R
  18. 18Stats
    Stats
  19. 19Stats
    Stats
  20. 20Talent
    +radius Crippling Fear Radius
  21. 21Stats
    Stats
  22. 22Stats
    Stats
  23. 23Stats
    Stats
  24. 24Stats
    Stats
  25. 25Talent
    +attack heal Midnight Feast Lifesteal

Talent tree

-AbilityCooldowns Dark Ascension Cooldown
Lv25Pick one
+attack heal Midnight Feast Lifesteal
+15 Strength
Lv20Pick one
+radius Crippling Fear Radius
bonus status resist night% Hunter in the Night Status Resistance
Lv15Pick one
+bonus damage Dark Ascension Damage
+dps Crippling Fear DPS
Lv10Pick one
-AbilityCooldowns Void Cooldown

Item Builds

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

Starting Items

8 items
Iron Branch

Iron Branch

55g

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

Gauntlets of Strength

Gauntlets of Strength

140g
Tango

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

Circlet

Circlet

155g
Quelling Blade

Quelling Blade

100g

Destroy a target tree.

Magic Stick

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.

Observer Ward

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.

Faerie Fire

Faerie Fire

65g

Instantly restores 85 health.

Early Game

7 items
Bracer

Bracer

505g
Phase Boots

Phase Boots

1,450g

Gives 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.

Power Treads

Power Treads

1,400g

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

Urn of Shadows

Urn of Shadows

825g

Provides 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.

Soul Ring

Soul Ring

805g

Consume %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.

Drum of Endurance

Drum of Endurance

1,625g

Gives +35 attack speed and +13% movement speed to nearby allies for 6 seconds. Radius: 1200

Hand of Midas

Hand of Midas

2,200g

Kills a non-hero target for 160 gold. Killing a neutral creep additionally grants a madstone bundle. Cannot be used on Ancient creeps.

Mid Game

8 items
Blink Dagger

Blink Dagger

2,250g

Teleport 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

Echo Sabre

2,700g

Causes 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

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

Harpoon

Harpoon

4,700g

When 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

Hand of Midas

2,200g

Kills a non-hero target for 160 gold. Killing a neutral creep additionally grants a madstone bundle. Cannot be used on Ancient creeps.

Radiance

Radiance

4,700g

When active, scorches enemies for 60 magical damage per second. Illusions deal 35 magical damage per second. Radius: 650

Phase Boots

Phase Boots

1,450g

Gives 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.

Skull Basher

Skull Basher

2,875g

Grants melee heroes a 25% chance on hit to stun the target for 1.2 seconds and deal 100 bonus physical damage. Bash chance for ranged heroes is 10%.

Late Game

8 items
Black King Bar

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

Nullifier

Nullifier

4,350g

Dispels the target and applies a debuff for 4 seconds. Continuously dispels and slows the target. Dispel Type: Basic Dispel

Harpoon

Harpoon

4,700g

When 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

Assault Cuirass

5,125g

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

Sange and Yasha

Sange and Yasha

4,200g
Aghanim's Scepter

Aghanim's Scepter

4,200g

Upgrades the ultimate, and some abilities, of all heroes.

Abyssal Blade

Abyssal Blade

6,250g

Stuns a target enemy unit for 1.6 seconds. Pierces Debuff Immunity.

Linken's Sphere

Linken's Sphere

4,800g

Blocks most targeted spells once every 14 seconds.