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 Branch55gTango90gObserver and Sentry Wards50gSentry Ward50gBoots of Speed500gArcane Boots1,500gTranquil Boots900gNull Talisman505gArcane Boots1,500gBlink Dagger2,250gAether Lens2,275gAghanim's Shard1,400gBlink Dagger2,250gGlimmer Cape2,150gAether Lens2,275gAghanim's Scepter4,200g FastBoots of Speed500gArcane Boots1,500gTranquil Boots900gNull Talisman505g
Staff of Wizardry1,000g
Bottle675gArcane Boots1,500gBlink Dagger2,250gAether Lens2,275gAghanim's Shard1,400gGlimmer Cape2,150gStaff of Wizardry1,000g Greedy
Solar Crest2,575gAghanim's Scepter4,200g
Guardian Greaves4,450g
Eul's Scepter of Divinity2,600g
Black King Bar4,050gAghanim's Scepter4,200gSolar Crest2,575g
Aeon Disk3,000gGuardian Greaves4,450g
Ultimate Orb2,800g FlexAether Lens2,275gAghanim's Shard1,400gAether Lens2,275gAghanim's Scepter4,200g Iron Branch55gTango90gObserver and Sentry Wards50gSentry Ward50g
Faerie Fire65g
Blood Grenade50g
Magic Stick200g
Observer WardBoots of Speed500gArcane Boots1,500gTranquil Boots900gNull Talisman505gStaff of Wizardry1,000gBottle675g
Void Stone700gArcane Boots1,500gBlink Dagger2,250gAether Lens2,275gAghanim's Shard1,400gGlimmer Cape2,150gStaff of Wizardry1,000g
Ogre Axe1,000g
Point Booster1,200gBlink Dagger2,250gGlimmer Cape2,150gAether Lens2,275gAghanim's Scepter4,200g
Force Staff2,200gSolar Crest2,575gAeon Disk3,000gGuardian Greaves4,450g
Shadow Demon
Intelligence•Ranged•Support, Disabler, Initiator, 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