Necrophos

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[e][h]Necrophos

Dire Hero

Attributes

18 +2.6

12 +1.3

21 +2.7

26 - 30

1

280

Base Stats

Base HP Regen

0

Base Mana Regen

0

Sight Range

1800 / 800

Attack Range

500

Missile Speed

900

Attack Duration

0.4 + 0.47

Cast Duration

0.5 + 0.5

Base Attack Speed

100

Base Attack Time

1.7

Base Magic Resist

25%

Turn Rate

0.5

Level Changes

Level

1

15

25

Health

524

1172

1640

Mana

390

945

1350

Armor

2.9

5.8

7.9

Damage

47-51

84-88

111-115

Most Played As

LessMore

Role

1

2

3

4

5

Rotund'jere, the Necrophos

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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.

Abilities

Death Pulse

QD

Targeting
No Target
Passive

Affects
Enemy Units

Damage Type
Magical

Necrophos releases a wave of death around him, dealing damage to enemy units and healing allied units.

Pulse Damage	100 / 150 / 200 / 250

Pulse Heal	60 / 80 / 100 / 120 92 / 112 / 132 / 152 15

Radius	500

Cast Point	0

8 / 7 / 6 / 5
     2.5

25

100 / 130 / 160 / 190

	Does not pierce Spell Immunity.
	The passive is disabled by break.
	Cannot be disjointed.

Poor souls who succumb to Rotund'jere's plagues are recycled for future use.

Notes

• The projectiles travel at 400 speed.

Ghost Shroud

WT

Targeting
No Target

Affects
Enemy Units

Necrophos turns ethereal and emits a slow aura that reduces enemy movement speed. While Necrophos is in this form, he takes additional magic damage but any health or mana regeneration he receives is amplified.

Ethereal Duration	3 / 3.5 / 4 / 4.5

Enemy Movement Speed Slow	6% / 12% / 18% / 24% 30% / 36% / 42% / 48% 15

Slow Radius	750

Self Magic Resistance Reduction	40%

Self Heal Amplification	75%

Cast Point	0

Heartstopper Aura Damage	2×

28 / 24 / 20 / 16
     

10

	Decreases the cooldown and increases Heartstopper Aura damage while active.
	Does not pierce Spell Immunity.
	Dispellable.

Rotund'jere uses the souls of his victims as bridge from life to afterlife.

Notes

• In ethereal form Necrophos is immune to Physical damage but extra vulnerable to Magical damage. Any magical damage that hits Necrophos in this form is amplified.
• This spell immediately ends upon gaining Spell Immunity.

Heartstopper Aura

EI

Targeting
Aura

Affects
Enemy Units

Damage Type
Magical

Necrophos stills the hearts of his opponents, causing nearby enemy units to lose a percentage of their max health over time. Passively provides health and mana regeneration to Necrophos for each unit killed. Gives 6× the bonus for hero kills.

Damage Per Second	0.6% / 1.2% / 1.8% / 2.4% 2.9% 25

Radius	800

HP Regen Per Second	3.5 / 4.5 / 5.5 / 6.5

Mana Regen Per Second	3.5 / 4.5 / 5.5 / 6.5

Stack Duration	7

HP Regen Reduction	32% 20

	Disabled by break.
	Illusions gain this ability.

Those who come within a short distance of the Necrophos can feel pestilence and plague in the air.

Notes

• The damage is based on a percentage of maximum enemy HP.
• Deals damage in smaller amounts every 0.2 seconds.
• The damage cannot be reduced or amplified by any ability.
• The damage does not trigger on-hit effects.
• The regen buff stacks.
• The regen also activates on denies.

Reaper's Scythe

RR

Targeting
Unit Target

Affects
Enemy Heroes

Damage Type
Magical

Stuns the target enemy hero, then deals damage based on how much life it is missing. Heroes killed by Reaper's Scythe take longer to respawn.

Damage Per Missing HP	0.7 / 0.8 / 0.9

Stun Duration	1.5

Increased Respawn Time	15 / 25 / 35

Cast Range	600

Cast Point	0.55

120

200 / 350 / 500

	Does not pierce Spell Immunity.
	Blocked by Linken's Sphere and echoed by Lotus Orb.

The amount of death and suffering in the air increases the power of Necrophos's plague magic.

Notes

• Reaper's Scythe kills the target when they are at roughly 30% / 35% / 40% of their maximum HP.
• Necrophos always gets credit for the kill no matter who kills the target during Reaper's Scythe.
• Damage is dealt at the end of the stun.

Talent Tree

Talent Tree
-2.5s  Death Pulse Cooldown	25	+0.5  Heartstopper Aura
+32%  Heartstopper Aura Regen Reduction	20	+15% Magic Resistance
+24%  Ghost Shroud Slow	15	+32  Death Pulse Heal
+8 Strength	10	+25 Damage

Recommended Items

Starting Items			Early Game

Mid Game			Late Game

General Strategy

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.

Necrophos (In-Game Description)

Overview

Skill Build

Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Spell
Level	11	12	13	14	15	16	18	20	25
Spell

Early Game

Mid Game

Late Game

Version History

Version	Balance Changes
7.27b
	Level 25 Talent reduced from -2s Death Pulse Cooldown to -2.5s
7.26c
	Strength gain reduced from 2.8 to 2.6 Intelligence gain reduced from 2.9 to 2.7
7.26b
	All talents are now about 20% weaker
7.23
	Heartstopper Aura range increased from 700 to 800 Reaper's Scythe damage increased from 0.6/0.75/0.9 to 0.7/0.8/0.9 Reaper's Scythe no longer pierces Spell Immunity Scepter has been reworked: Now reduces Ghost Shroud cooldown to 10 seconds Causes Heartstopper Aura to deal 2× as much damage while Ghost Shroud is active Level 20 Talent changed from +70 Attack Speed to +40% Heartstopper Regen Reduction Level 25 Talent reduced from +0.8 Heartstopper Aura to +0.6
7.22f
	Base intelligence increased from 20 to 21 Death Pulse radius increased from 475 to 500
7.22e
	Heartstopper Aura max health lost per second increased from 0.5/1.1/1.7/2.3% to 0.6/1.2/1.8/2.4%
7.22c
	Heartstopper heal regen per stack increased from 2/3.5/5/6.5 to 3.5/4.5/5.5/6.5 Heartstopper mana regen per stack increased from 3/4/5/6 to 3.5/4.5/5.5/6.5
7.22b
	Heartstopper Aura damage type changed from Pure to Magical (still does not trigger damage events)
7.22
	Reaper's Scythe respawn time reduced from 15/30/45 to 15/25/35
7.21
	Death Pulse damage increased from 100/140/180/220 to 100/150/200/250 Level 15 Talent increased from +20% Ghost Shroud Slow to +30%
7.20
	Base attack range reduced from 550 to 500 Heartstopper Aura now provides the unit kill regeneration instead of Death Pulse If Necro himself gets the kill
7.19d
	Level 10 Talent reduced from +40 Damage to +30 Level 20 Talent reduced from +80 Attack Speed to +70
7.19b
	Agility rescaled Base agility reduced from 15 to 12 Agility gain increased from 1.2 to 1.3 Base movement speed reduced from 285 to 280
7.19
	Ghost Shroud self magic resistance reduction increased from 30% to 40% Reaper's Scythe scepter cooldown increased from 55/40/25 to 60/50/40 Reaper's Scythe cast point increased from 0.5 to 0.55
7.18
	Death Pulse damage increased from 80/120/160/200 to 100/140/180/220 Death Pulse unit kill regen duration increased from 6 to 7
7.17
	Level 15 Talent increased from +16% Ghost Shroud Slow to +20% Level 25 Talent increased from -1.5s Death Pulse Cooldown to -2.5s Level 25 Talent increased from +0.6 Heartstopper Aura to +0.8
7.16
	Attack Point improved from 0.53 to 0.4 Base damage increased from 24-28 to 26-30 Death Pulse mana regen per stack increased from 2/2.25/2.5/2.75 to 2.25/2.5/2.75/3
7.14
	Reaper's Scythe respawn time penalty increased from 10/20/30 to 15/30/45
7.13b
	Base strength increased from 16 to 18 Strength gain increased from 2.3 to 2.6
7.12
	Heartstopper Aura increased from 0.5/1/1.5/2% to 0.5/1.1/1.7/2.3% Death Pulse mana cost rescaled from 125/145/165/185 to 100/130/160/190
7.10
	Level 15 Talent changed from +30 Movement Speed to +16% Ghost Shroud Slow Level 15 Talent changed from +300 Health to +40 Death Pulse Heal
7.07
	Death Pulse mana regen rescaled from 1/3/5/7 to 2/2.25/2.5/2.75 Death Pulse kill HP regen multiplier rescaled from 10 to 6 Death Pulse kill HP regen duration rescaled from 7 to 6 Death Pulse HP regen rescaled from 1/3/5/7 to 2/3/4/5 Ghost Shroud slow reduced from 12/20/28/36 to 6/12/18/24 Ghost Shroud bonus magic damage taken increased from 25% to 30% Heartstopper Aura range reduced from 900 to 700 Heartstopper Aura rescaled from 0.6/1/1.4/1.8 to 0.5/1/1.5/2 Reaper's Scythe cooldown increased from 100 to 120 Reaper's Scythe mana cost from 175/340/500 to 200/350/500 Reworked Talent Tree
7.06f
	Reaper's Scythe cooldown increased from 90/80/70 to 100 Ghost Shroud magic resistance penalty increased from -20% to -25%
7.06d
	Reaper's Scythe cooldown reduced from 100/85/70 to 90/80/70 Level 10 Talent increased from +6 Strength to +8
7.06c
	Ghost Shroud AoE increased from 600 to 750
7.06
	Ghost Shroud heal amplification increased from 50% to 75%
7.02
	Agility gain from 1.7 to 1.2 Movement speed from 290 to 285 Level 15 Talent from +15 Movement Speed to +20
7.01
	Added Necrophos to Captains Mode
7.00
	Temporarily removed from Captains Mode Reaper's Scythe Scepter upgrade no longer disables buyback or deals extra damage Reaper's Scythe Scepter upgrade reduces cooldown to 55/40/25 Death Pulse now passively provides 1/3/5/7 HP/MP regen for 7 seconds for each unit killed (10× HP/MP regen for hero kills) Death Pulse damage reduced from 125/175/225/275 to 80/120/160/200 Death Pulse heal reduced from 70/90/110/130 to 60/80/100/120 Replaced Sadist with a new ability: Ghost Shroud Added Talent Tree
6.88
	Heartstopper Aura range reduced from 1200 to 900 Heartstopper HP drain increased from 0.6/0.9/1.2/1.5 to 0.6/1/1.4/1.8%
6.87
	Reaper's Scythe respawn time penalty reduced from 30 to 10/20/30 Reaper's Scythe damage factor increased from 0.4/0.6/0.9 to 0.6/0.75/0.9
6.86
	Base armor increased from 0 to 1
6.85
	Death Pulse damage increased from 75/125/200/275 to 125/175/225/275 Heartstopper Aura no longer affects ancient creeps Sadist health regen increased from 1/2/3/4 to 1/2/3/6 Sadist mana regen increased from 2/4/6/10 to 2/4/6/12
6.82
	Reaper's Scythe added respawn time penalty from 30% to a constant 30 seconds Heartstopper Aura is now negative regeneration instead of HP Removal
6.81
	Heartstopper Aura area of effect increased from 1000 to 1200 Reaper's Scythe now adds +30% duration to the respawn timer
6.80
	Death Pulse now hits invisible units and units in the Fog of War
6.79
	Base armor increased from -1 to 0
6.78
	If a unit dies under Reaper's Scythe, it will be credited to Necrophos Reaper's Scythe scepter causes buyback to be disabled on heroes it kills for that death
6.77
	Reaper's Scythe stun/delay increased from 1 to 1.5
6.76
	Heartstopper Aura damage increased from 0.6/0.8/1/1.2% to 0.6/0.9/1.2/1.5%
6.75
	Death Pulse heal rescaled from 50/75/100/130 to 70/90/110/130 Sadist reworked
6.74
	Heartstopper damage increased from 0.5/0.7/0.9/1.1 to 0.6/0.8/1/1.2 Sadist level 4 mana regen increased from 48 to 60
6.73
	Death Pulse AoE increased from 375/425/450/475 to 475 Heartstopper damage increased from 0.4/0.6/0.8/1% to 0.5/0.7/0.9/1.1% Sadist level 4 now restores 600 mana if you kill a hero
6.72
	Reaper's Scythe reworked slightly The HP difference calculation is now processed after the stun duration is over Stun duration reduced from 1.5 to 1
6.69
	Attack range reduced from 600 to 550
6.64
	Strength gain increased from 1.5 to 2
6.61
	Rebalanced Heartstopper Aura HP drain reduced from 0.5/0.75/1/1.25% to 0.4/0.6/0.8/1% AoE increased from 700/800/900/1000 to 1000
6.59
	Rebalanced Heartstopper Aura AoE increased from 250/500/750/1000 to 700/800/900/1000 HP drain rescaled from 1% to 0.5/0.75/1/1.25%
6.58
	Now has Heartstopper Aura instead of Diffusion Aura
6.52
	Undid mana cost change on Level 1 Reaper's Scythe
6.50
	Improved Reaper's Scythe's leveling a bit
6.35
	Diffusion Aura radius increased from 350➜450
6.28
	Diffusion Aura radius increased from 300➜350
6.20
	Base movement speed reduced from 300 to 290
6.02
	Death Pulse mana cost increased from 100/120/140/160 to 125/145/165/185
6.00
	Heartstopper replaced with Heartstopper Aura Changed from a castable skill to an aura Now drains 1% of maximum enemy life per second AoE: 200/400/600/800 Ported

Notable Players

CURRY

See also

• Heal
• Stun
• Slow
• Ethereal
• Negative Regeneration

External links

Guides

• Standard Necrophos (Lane) Build
• DotaFire's Builds & Guides for Necrophos