Damages enemies and heals allies simultaneously
Wherever Necrophos goes, enemies wither as allies thrive. Restoring health to his friends and harming enemies with each death pulse, once his very presence has eaten away at an enemy, he summons the reaper to lengthen their stay in the afterlife.
Win Rate 51.7%
Pick Rate 11.6%
Attributes
396 +50.6/lvl
252 +32.4/lvl
18 +2.3/lvl
12 +1.3/lvl
21 +2.7/lvl
Stats
Damage:
26 - 30 + 1.3/level (63.7 - 67.7 at level 30)
Range:
500
Armor:
2 + 0.2/level (7.8 at level 30)
Movement:
280
Roles
Carry
Escape
Nuker
Initiator
Durable
Disabler
Support
Pusher
Facets
Profane Potency
Win Rate: 52.7%
Pick Rate: 80.2%
Sadist also grants Necrophos' AoE abilities and items bonus Radius per kill.
Sadist
Sadist also grants Necrophos' AoE abilities and items bonus Radius per kill.
AOE BONUS PER KILL:
40
Rapid Decay
Win Rate: 47.9%
Pick Rate: 19.8%
Ghost Shroud steals speed from his enemies.
Ghost Shroud
Necrophos gains movement speed equal to 40% of movement speed lost by enemies.
Abilities
Sadist
Necrophos gains stacking regen for 8 seconds for each unit he kills. Hero kills multiply the effect.
HEALTH REGEN PER KILL: 3/4.5/6/7.5
MANA REGEN PER KILL: 3/4.5/6/7.5
AOE BONUS PER KILL: 0
HERO KILL MULTIPLIER: 6
DURATION: 8
Death Pulse
Necrophos releases a wave of death around him, dealing damage to enemy units and healing allied units.
PASSIVE:No
area of effect:500
heal:55 / 80 / 105 / 130
projectile speed:400
+50 Death Pulse Heal
8 / 7 / 6 / 5
115 / 130 / 145 / 160
Ghost Shroud
Necrophos 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.
PASSIVE:No
DISPELLABLE:basic
duration:3 / 3.5 / 4 / 4.5
heal bonus:45 / 55 / 65 / 75
movement speed:10 / 15 / 20 / 25
slow aoe:750
bonus damage:-25
Aghanim`s Scepter Upgrade
Reduces Ghost Shroud cooldown.
+20% Ghost Shroud Movement Slow
+15% Ghost Shroud Self Restoration Amp
28 / 24 / 20 / 16
75
Heartstopper Aura
Necrophos stills the hearts of his opponents, causing nearby enemy units to lose a percentage of their max health over time.
PASSIVE:Breakable
DEBUFF:yes
aura radius:800
aura damage:0.6 / 1.2 / 1.8 / 2.4
Aghanim`s Scepter Upgrade
Heartstopper Aura's Health Decay is increased by 50% of Necrophos's current health regeneration.
+25% Heartstopper Regen Reduction
+0.5% Heartstopper Aura Damage
Reaper's Scythe
Stuns 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.
AFFECTS:unit
PASSIVE:No
DEBUFF:yes
damage per health:0.7 / 0.8 / 0.9
stun duration:1.5 / 1.5 / 1.5
hp per kill:2 / 4 / 6
mana per kill:1 / 2 / 3
AbilityCastRange:600
+125 Reaper's Scythe Cast Range
110
250 / 375 / 500
Death Seeker
Necrophos turns into a large Death Pulse towards the target unit's position. Once it arrives to the location, the Death Pulse spreads towards nearby enemies and allies.
AFFECTS:unit
PASSIVE:No
DISPELLABLE:basic
BUFF:yes
DEBUFF:yes
projectile multiplier:175
ethereal duration:2.5
magic resistance reduction:25
19
125
Talents
+0.5% Heartstopper Aura Damage
+ 1.5 %
-2.5s Death Pulse Cooldown
+25% Heartstopper Regen Reduction
+ 0.8 %
+15% Ghost Shroud Self Restoration Amp
+20% Ghost Shroud Movement Slow
+ 1.9 %
+50 Death Pulse Heal
+2s Sadist Stack Duration
+ 3.2 %
+125 Reaper's Scythe Cast Range
Win Rate
Pick Rate
Strategy
Big camp needs to be open for pulling as the lane will push often due to Death Pulse.
Necrophos typically wins the lane off of his sustain. Last hitting needs to be on point.
Do multiple things with Death Pulse at the same time - secure last hit, harass opponents and heal an ally.
Mess around with opponents last hitting by healing the creeps and damaging opponents at the same time.
Keep yourself close enough to opponents for Heartstopper Aura to damage them.
If in trouble, pop Ghost Shroud and then any healing you might have. You can potentially teleport out.
Ghost Shroud makes you vulnerable to magical damage so you typically need an early Cloak.
Healing reductions and silences are a big problem for Necrophos. Itemize against those and adjust playstyle.
Look to score a kill at the beginning of the fight as you'll be considerably harder to kill afterwards.
Ghost Shroud has no effect during Black King Bar.
Pick up Aghanims Shard at the 15 minute mark as it provides gap close and farming speed.
Counter Strategy
To counter Necrophos' healing and regeneration, someone should buy Spirit Vessel
Burst Necrophos down, so he can't last hit creeps and regain HP and mana with his passive.
Necrophos takes increased magical damage under Ghost Shroud.
Against Necrophos, keep your health above 60% to avoid being killed by Reaper's Scythe.
Against Necrophos, magic resistance and spell immunity items are great.
Against Necrophos, items that reduce healing and regeneration are good.
Lore
In a time of great plague, an obscure monk of dark inclinations, one Rotund'jere, found himself promoted to the rank of Cardinal by the swift death of all his superiors. While others of the order went out to succor the ill, the newly ordained cardinal secluded himself within the Cathedral of Rumusque, busily scheming to acquire the property of dying nobles, promising them spiritual rewards if they signed over their terrestrial domains. As the plague receded to a few stubborn pockets, his behavior came to the attention of the greater order, which found him guilty of heresy and sentenced him to serve in the plague ward, ensorcelled with spells that would ensure him a slow and lingering illness. But they had not counted on his natural immunity. Rotund'jere caught the pox, but instead of dying, found it feeding his power, transforming him into a veritable plague-mage, a Pope of Pestilence. Proclaiming himself Necrophos, he travels the world, spreading plague wherever he goes, and growing in terrible power with every village his pestilential presence obliterates.