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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
Circlet

Circlet

155g
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

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.

Faerie Fire

Faerie Fire

65g

Instantly restores 85 health.

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.

Early Game

8 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.

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.

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.

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.

Perseverance

Perseverance

1,400g

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

Perseverance

Perseverance

1,400g
Armlet of Mordiggian

Armlet of Mordiggian

2,500g

When 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

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

Aghanim's Scepter

Aghanim's Scepter

4,200g

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

Overwhelming Blink

Overwhelming Blink

6,800g

Teleport 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

Linken's Sphere

4,800g

Blocks most targeted spells once every 14 seconds.

Abyssal Blade

Abyssal Blade

6,250g

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