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 Branch55gFaerie Fire65gMagic Stick200gTango90gBoots of Speed500gPower Treads1,400gBlade of Alacrity1,000gBracer505gDiffusal Blade2,500gAghanim's Scepter4,200gMage Slayer3,100gPerseverance1,400gUltimate Orb2,800gBlack King Bar4,050gEaglesong2,800gDisperser6,100g FastBoots of Speed500gPower Treads1,400gBlade of Alacrity1,000gBracer505g
Wraith Band505g
Falcon Blade1,125g
Ogre Axe1,000gBlade of Alacrity1,000g
Staff of Wizardry1,000gDiffusal Blade2,500g
Point Booster1,200gPerseverance1,400g GreedyDiffusal Blade2,500gAghanim's Scepter4,200gMage Slayer3,100g
Echo Sabre2,700g
Shadow Blade3,250gUltimate Orb2,800gBlack King Bar4,050gEaglesong2,800gDisperser6,100g
Eye of Skadi5,900g FlexMage Slayer3,100gPerseverance1,400gEaglesong2,800gDisperser6,100g Iron Branch55gFaerie Fire65gMagic Stick200gTango90g
Quelling Blade100g
Magic Wand460g
Circlet155g
Orb of Frost300gBoots of Speed500gPower Treads1,400gBlade of Alacrity1,000gBracer505gWraith Band505gFalcon Blade1,125g
Void Stone700gDiffusal Blade2,500gOgre Axe1,000gBlade of Alacrity1,000gStaff of Wizardry1,000gDiffusal Blade2,500gPoint Booster1,200gAghanim's Scepter4,200gMage Slayer3,100gPerseverance1,400gUltimate Orb2,800gBlack King Bar4,050gEaglesong2,800gDisperser6,100gEye of Skadi5,900g
Demon Edge2,200gAghanim's Scepter4,200gShadow Blade3,250g
Slark
Agility•Melee•Carry, Escape, 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