Death Pulse
без целиNecrophos releases a wave of death around him, dealing damage to enemy units and healing allied units.
Pros max it by level 7
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Necrophos
Necrophos: Ranged, position 1 (carry), position 3 (offlane), position 2 (mid), Nuker, Durable, Disabler. In patch 7.41f the hero has a 51.0% win rate in pubs and a 14.9% pick rate.
Rangedposition 1 (carry)position 3 (offlane)position 2 (mid)NukerDurableDisabler
51.0%Win rate · all pubs
14.9%picked in 1 of 7 games
51.3%Turbo · 261,767 games
Cheat sheet · patch 7.41f
How to play Necrophos
Build and skills from 100 pro matches, STRATZ matchups and OpenDota norms
1What to build?
Start
Laning
2′
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2′3′3′4′Core
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14′16′19′Core items in order: Radiance (around minute 14), Boots of Travel (around minute 16), Aghanim's Shard (around minute 19).
Full build by minute →2How to skill?
Lv 1–4
Maxed by level
lv 7
lv 10
lv 15
lv 17
11+2s Sadist Stack Duration16+60 Death Pulse Heal18+75 Spell Area of Effect
Max Death Pulse, then Heartstopper Aura, then Ghost Shroud.
Abilities and talents →3Who counters the hero?
Toughest opponents: Enigma, Visage and Meepo; easiest: Naga Siren, Timbersaw and Bristleback.
All 126 opponents →4How much to farm?
649average755good846great
Half of the players on this hero farm under 649 gold per minute; the top 5% get over 846.
5Where do players slip?
Saw the threat and stayedMissed fightsKey spell not used in the fightFrom 43 Highground reviews on this hero: “Death · ignored info” in 93% of matches, “Fight · didn't show up” in 88% of matches and “Fight · key spell not used in the fight” in 86% of matches.
Compare your Necrophos 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 matchCommon mistakes on Necrophos
from 43 Highground reviews- 93%Late gameDeath · ignored info
- 88%Mid gameFight · didn't show up
- 86%Mid gameFight · key spell not used in the fight
- 72%LaningFarm · gold in pocket
- 70%Mid gameFight · arrived late
Moments the AI coach finds in players' replays on this hero. It reviews your match the same way.
AI coach
A review of your Necrophos 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 Necrophos benchmark: 649 GPM for an average player, 755 for a good one.
- Timings against pros: they have Radiance by minute 14, 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′68%
3′22%
3′74%
4′23%
4′86%
4′28%
14′92%
16′91%19′88%
23′31%
27′60%
30′57%
33′37%
35′33%
2′68%3′22%3′74%4′23%4′86%4′28%14′92%16′91%19′88%23′31%27′60%30′57%33′37%35′33%Skill build
46% of 98 pro matches
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- Lvl 11+2s Sadist Stack Duration
- Lvl 16+60 Death Pulse Heal
- Lvl 18+75 Spell Area of Effect
Ghost Shroud
без цели, мгновеннаяNecrophos slips into the realm that separates the living from the dead. Unable to attack or be attacked, he emits an aura that slows enemies around him. He takes additional magic damage in this form, but his restorative powers are amplified.
Pros max it by level 15
Heartstopper Aura
пассивнаяNecrophos stills the hearts of his opponents, causing nearby enemy units to lose a percentage of their max health over time.
Pros max it by level 10
Sadist
пассивная · innateNecrophos gains stacking regen for 8 seconds for each unit he kills. Hero kills multiply the effect.
Reaper's Scythe
на цельStuns the target enemy hero, then deals damage based on how much life it is missing. If Necrophos kills an enemy this way, he'll permanently gain Health and Mana Regen. Any kill under this effect is credited to Necrophos.
Pros max it by level 17
Aghanim's ScepterUpgrades Heartstopper Aura.
Aghanim's ShardGrants a new ability, Death Seeker.
+0.3 Reaper's Scythe Damage Per Missing HP25-2.5s Death Pulse Cooldown
+75 Spell Area of Effect20+20% Heartstopper Regen Reduction
+15% Ghost Shroud Movement Slow15+60 Death Pulse Heal
-2.5s Ghost Shroud Cooldown10+2s Sadist Stack Duration
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 Necrophos: 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 649good 755great 846
Experience per minute
average 857good 1,044great 1,238
Last hits per minute
average 8.8good 10.6great 12.2
Hero damage per minute
average 816good 1,141great 1,514
Win rate by rank
The curve is pub winrate, pick rate under each rank
Hero at a glance
It does best in Herald (52.9% wins) and wins 51.3% of Turbo games. Hero positions in pro matches: position 1 (carry) in 39% of games, position 3 (offlane) in 38% of games and position 2 (mid) in 23% of games. Pros usually build Radiance, Boots of Travel and Aghanim's Shard by minute 19. It struggles most against Enigma, Visage and Meepo and has the easiest time against Naga Siren, Timbersaw and Bristleback. The most common mistake in Highground reviews on this hero is "Death · ignored info", in 93% of matches.