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Necrophos

Carry · Nuker · Durable · Disabler

Pro games

What pros buy

Most-bought items in each phase of recent professional games, from OpenDota. Consumables are left out after the start.

Starting items

  • Iron BranchIron Branch207×
  • Faerie FireFaerie Fire109×
  • CircletCirclet103×
  • TangoTango57×
  • Magic StickMagic Stick55×
  • Observer WardObserver Ward18×

Early game

  • Boots of SpeedBoots of Speed99×
  • Boots of TravelBoots of Travel26×
  • BracerBracer19×
  • Null TalismanNull Talisman18×
  • Sacred RelicSacred Relic17×
  • Talisman of EvasionTalisman of Evasion15×

Mid game

  • RadianceRadiance91×
  • Aghanim's ShardAghanim's Shard85×
  • Talisman of EvasionTalisman of Evasion77×
  • Sacred RelicSacred Relic75×
  • Boots of TravelBoots of Travel64×
  • Ogre AxeOgre Axe34×

Late game

  • Heart of TarrasqueHeart of Tarrasque59×
  • ReaverReaver56×
  • Shiva's GuardShiva's Guard44×
  • Black King BarBlack King Bar40×
  • Boots of Travel 2Boots of Travel 234×
  • Aghanim's ScepterAghanim's Scepter22×

Pro games

Matchups

Necrophos's win rate against each hero in pro games. Only heroes with 25+ games count, and small samples are pulled toward 50% when ranking.

Necrophos is strong against

Necrophos struggles against

Benchmarks

What strong games look like

From recent public games on this hero: the typical game, and what the best 10% and best 1% of games reached.

StatTypicalTop 10%Top 1%
Gold per minute589755896
XP per minute8061,1341,375
Last hits per minute7.210.213.0
Hero damage per minute7911,3101,979
Tower damage1,6024,8308,446

Watch and learn

Recent pro games on Necrophos

5–7 in the last 12. Open one for the scoreboard, items and graphs.