Void
на цельCreates a damaging void that slows an enemy unit and deals damage. At night, Void also mini-stuns, interrupting channeling abilities, and its effects lasts longer.
Pros max it by level 10
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Night Stalker
Night Stalker: Melee, position 3 (offlane), Initiator, Durable, Disabler, Nuker. In patch 7.41f the hero has a 51.7% win rate in pubs and a 7.0% pick rate.
Once the sun goes down, Night Stalker's hunt begins. Charging through the shadowy forests, he snares prey in a slowing void as he tears them to shreds. Should sunrise threaten to end his terror, he can darken the skies to extend his onslaught.
Meleeposition 3 (offlane)InitiatorDurableDisablerNuker
51.7%Win rate · all pubs
7.0%picked in 1 of 14 games
49.0%Turbo · 79,601 games
Complexity: easy
Cheat sheet · patch 7.41f
How to play Night Stalker
Build and skills from 100 pro matches, STRATZ matchups and OpenDota norms
1What to build?
Start
Laning
2′
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2′6′7′7′Core
16′
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27′
16′18′27′Core items in order: Blink Dagger (around minute 16), Aghanim's Shard (around minute 18), Black King Bar (around minute 27).
Full build by minute →2How to skill?
Lv 1–4
Maxed by level
lv 7
lv 10
lv 15
lv 17
11-1s Void Cooldown1620% Hunter in the Night Status Resistance18+75 Crippling Fear Radius
Max Crippling Fear, then Void, then Midnight Feast.
Abilities and talents →3Who counters the hero?
Toughest opponents: Meepo, Naga Siren and Bounty Hunter; easiest: Puck, Drow Ranger and Shadow Fiend.
All 125 opponents →4How much to farm?
519average600good695great
Half of the players on this hero farm under 519 gold per minute; the top 5% get over 695.
5Common mistakes by role
Died with gold in pocketEnemy took the runesAegis without buildingsFewer than 20 reviews on this hero so far, so these are guides for the mid and offlane role.
Compare your Night Stalker 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
- Died with gold in pocketDied while holding enough gold for a whole item.
- 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.
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 Night Stalker 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 Night Stalker benchmark: 519 GPM for an average player, 600 for a good one.
- Timings against pros: they have Blink Dagger by minute 16, 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′52%
6′68%
7′31%
7′69%
10′51%
10′47%
16′95%18′47%27′81%
35′37%
2′52%6′68%7′31%7′69%10′51%10′47%16′95%18′47%27′81%35′37%Skill build
15% of 96 pro matches
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- Lvl 11-1s Void Cooldown
- Lvl 1620% Hunter in the Night Status Resistance
- Lvl 18+75 Crippling Fear Radius
Crippling Fear
без цели, мгновеннаяNight Stalker horrifies all nearby enemies, causing them to become silenced and take damage over time while near him. The effect lasts longer at night.
Pros max it by level 7
Midnight Feast
пассивнаяNight Stalker heals himself when attacking enemy units. At night, the ability can be activated to instantly destroy a non-ancient creep and restore a percentage of Night Stalker's maximum health and mana.
Pros max it by level 15
Hunter in the Night
пассивная · innateNight Stalker is in his element at night, attacking and moving with great swiftness.
Dark Ascension
без целиNight Stalker smothers the sun and summons instant darkness, so that he might use his powers at their fullest. Night Stalker gains flight and bonus damage during this time. Has unobstructed vision.
Pros max it by level 17
Aghanim's ScepterUpgrades Hunter in the Night.
Aghanim's ShardUpgrades Void.
+100 Midnight Feast Lifesteal25-35s Dark Ascension Cooldown
+75 Crippling Fear Radius20+15 Strength
+25 Dark Ascension Damage1520% Hunter in the Night Status Resistance
-1s Void Cooldown10+10 Crippling Fear DPS
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 Night Stalker: 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 519good 600great 695
Experience per minute
average 733good 878great 1,047
Last hits per minute
average 5.6good 6.6great 8.1
Hero damage per minute
average 511good 667great 808
Win rate by rank
The curve is pub winrate, pick rate under each rank
Hero at a glance
Complexity: easyIt does best in Divine (53.0% wins) and wins 49.0% of Turbo games. Hero positions in pro matches: position 3 (offlane) in 88% of games. Pros usually build Blink Dagger, Aghanim's Shard and Black King Bar by minute 27. It struggles most against Meepo, Naga Siren and Bounty Hunter and has the easiest time against Puck, Drow Ranger and Shadow Fiend.