Crypt Swarm
на цель, на точкуSends a swarm of winged beasts to savage enemy units in front of Death Prophet.
Pros max it by level 7
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Death Prophet
Death Prophet: Ranged, position 2 (mid), position 3 (offlane), Pusher, Nuker, Disabler. In patch 7.41f the hero has a 48.4% win rate in pubs and a 5.2% pick rate.
When she unleashes her army of ghosts, Death Prophet excels at demolishing enemies and their defenses alike. Leading her team's forces toward the enemy base with wave after damaging wave from her swarm, her onslaught can seem unstoppable.
Rangedposition 2 (mid)position 3 (offlane)PusherNukerDisabler
48.4%Win rate · all pubs
5.2%picked in 1 of 19 games
47.8%Turbo · 84,392 games
Complexity: easy
Cheat sheet · patch 7.41f
How to play Death Prophet
Build and skills from 100 pro matches, STRATZ matchups and OpenDota norms
1What to build?
Start
Laning
2′
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2′3′4′5′Core
15′
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15′16′24′Core items in order: Eul's Scepter of Divinity (around minute 15), Consecrated Wraps (around minute 16), Black King Bar (around minute 24).
Full build by minute →2How to skill?
Lv 1–4
Maxed by level
lv 7
lv 9
lv 15
lv 17
11+200 Health16-2.5s Crypt Swarm Cooldown18+6 Exorcism Spirits
Max Crypt Swarm, then Spirit Siphon, then Silence.
Abilities and talents →3Who counters the hero?
Toughest opponents: Meepo, Clinkz and Marci; easiest: Shadow Fiend, Kez and Timbersaw.
All 124 opponents →4How much to farm?
556average650good717great
Half of the players on this hero farm under 556 gold per minute; the top 5% get over 717.
5Common mistakes by role
Enemy took the runesAegis without buildingsKey spell not used in the fightFewer than 20 reviews on this hero so far, so these are guides for the mid and offlane role.
Compare your Death Prophet match with this cheat sheet
The coach shows on the map where you fell behind the pros on items and where you died.
Review my matchMistake guides for the mid and offlane role
- Enemy took the runesIn mid your opponent took two or more power or water runes than you.
- Aegis without buildingsYour team took Roshan but broke no building during the 5 minutes of Aegis.
- Key spell not used in the fightYour ultimate, BKB or another key ability was never used in the fight.
- Missed fightsAlive and close, but never joined your team's fight.
Picked by the hero's role. Once the hero has 20 reviews, its real common mistakes show up here.
AI coach
A review of your Death Prophet game
Sign in with Steam and pick a match: the coach reads the replay second by second and in a couple of minutes shows where the game slipped.
- Every death and fight becomes a moment on the map: the fog of war as you saw it, and what the enemy saw that second.
- Your pace against the Death Prophet benchmark: 556 GPM for an average player, 650 for a good one.
- Timings against pros: they have Eul's Scepter of Divinity by minute 15, and the coach shows where you lose time.
- Five-game homework the coach checks in your next review, plus a chat with the coach about the match.
Review my matchA month of subscription as a gift, no card and no auto-renewal.How a match review works
Pro build by minute
Minute is the median first purchase, percent is the share of matches with the item.
0′5′10′15′20′25′30′35′40′Starting
2′48%
3′45%
4′87%
5′32%
8′40%
8′30%15′37%16′32%24′56%
25′21%
26′38%
30′42%
34′29%
2′48%3′45%4′87%5′32%8′40%8′30%15′37%16′32%24′56%25′21%26′38%30′42%34′29%Skill build
14% of 93 pro matches
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- 11T
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- 16T
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- 18T
- Lvl 11+200 Health
- Lvl 16-2.5s Crypt Swarm Cooldown
- Lvl 18+6 Exorcism Spirits
Silence
по области, на точкуFires a projectile that prevents enemy units in a target area from casting spells.
Pros max it by level 15
Spirit Siphon
на цельCreates a spirit link between Death Prophet and an enemy unit, draining health from the enemy.
Pros max it by level 9
Witchcraft
пассивная · innateDeath Prophet's occult knowledge deepens with experience, gaining movement speed and spell cooldown reduction.
Exorcism
без целиUnleashes evil spirits to drain the life of nearby enemy units and structures. Spirits need to return back to Death Prophet in order to attack again. At the end of the spell's duration, Death Prophet is healed in proportion to the damage dealt. Deals 50% damage to buildings. Lasts 40 seconds.
Pros max it by level 17
Aghanim's ScepterUpgrades Exorcism.
Aghanim's ShardUpgrades Spirit Siphon.
-22s Spirit Siphon Replenish Time25Deaths During Exorcism Extend Duration By +8s
+6 Exorcism Spirits20+30 Spirit Siphon Damage/Heal
+50 Attack Speed15-2.5s Crypt Swarm Cooldown
+75 Silence AoE10+200 Health
Matchups
Hero winrate against each opponent, circle size is the number of games
Hero win rate against the opponent, Divine+Immortal over the past week, STRATZ.
Who to pick against Death Prophet: counter picks →Benchmarks on the hero
Average beats half of the players on this hero, good beats 80%, great beats 95%.
Gold per minute
average 556good 650great 717
Experience per minute
average 734good 889great 1,101
Last hits per minute
average 6.1good 7.5great 9.8
Hero damage per minute
average 719good 967great 1,305
Win rate by rank
The curve is pub winrate, pick rate under each rank
Hero at a glance
Complexity: easyIt does best in Ancient (48.9% wins) and wins 47.8% of Turbo games. Hero positions in pro matches: position 2 (mid) in 54% of games and position 3 (offlane) in 36% of games. Pros usually build Eul's Scepter of Divinity, Consecrated Wraps and Black King Bar by minute 24. It struggles most against Meepo, Clinkz and Marci and has the easiest time against Shadow Fiend, Kez and Timbersaw.