Necrophos counters and build in Dota 2
Necrophos in Dota 2: who counters it, who it beats, best allies and the build — start, boots and items through the game on the latest patch.
Necrophos build
Start
Tango
×2Iron Branch
Circlet
Faerie Fire
Mantle of Intelligence
Magic Stick
Boots
21 minBoots of Travel
Through the game
1 minNull Talisman
2 minMagic Wand
2 minBracer
15 minRadiance
23 minConsecrated Wraps
27 minEul's Scepter of Divinity
32 minBlack King Bar
33 minHeart of Tarrasque
33 minShiva's Guard
36 minAghanim's Scepter
Talents
- +0.3 Reaper's Scythe Damage Per Missing HP 0%-2.5s Death Pulse Cooldown 100%25
- +75 Spell Area of Effect 40%+20% Heartstopper Regen Reduction 60%20
- +15% Ghost Shroud Movement Slow 34%+60 Death Pulse Heal 66%15
- -2.5s Ghost Shroud Cooldown 27%+2s Sadist Stack Duration 74%10
Skill build
lvl 7Death Pulse
lvl 10Heartstopper Aura
lvl 15Ghost Shroud
- Position 2: Mid Lane49%
- Position 3: Off Lane38%
Strong against Necrophos
| Hero | Advantage | Win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
 Muerta | +4.7% | 51.8% | 9,985 |
 Ancient Apparition | +4.3% | 54.8% | 10,084 |
 Pugna | +4.1% | 54.7% | 6,650 |
 Keeper of the Light | +3.8% | 52.5% | 6,145 |
 Skywrath Mage | +3.5% | 52.5% | 17,701 |
 Grimstroke | +3.3% | 54.5% | 9,469 |
 Lina | +3.1% | 49.4% | 29,351 |
 Medusa | +3.0% | 51.8% | 4,870 |
 Drow Ranger | +2.9% | 48.0% | 15,578 |
 Tinker | +2.9% | 50.0% | 6,914 |
 Oracle | +2.8% | 52.2% | 4,667 |
 Leshrac | +2.7% | 54.8% | 3,629 |
Necrophos is strong against
| Hero | Advantage | Win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
 Broodmother | +5.4% | 54.9% | 2,356 |
 Lycan | +5.0% | 56.1% | 1,784 |
 Meepo | +4.5% | 49.1% | 2,178 |
 Huskar | +3.6% | 58.5% | 6,195 |
 Spectre | +3.2% | 51.7% | 16,464 |
 Wraith King | +3.1% | 48.7% | 23,469 |
 Phantom Lancer | +2.9% | 50.3% | 20,210 |
 Omniknight | +2.7% | 52.1% | 3,358 |
 Dragon Knight | +2.6% | 50.3% | 22,924 |
 Winter Wyvern | +2.5% | 53.6% | 10,257 |
 Beastmaster | +2.5% | 57.6% | 2,580 |
 Tiny | +2.4% | 59.0% | 7,416 |
Best allies for Necrophos
| Hero | Synergy | Win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tiny | +2.5% | 47.4% | 6,078 |
 Kunkka | +2.5% | 52.5% | 4,648 |
| Beastmaster | +2.4% | 48.7% | 1,642 |
 Elder Titan | +2.2% | 55.0% | 1,168 |
 Riki | +1.9% | 55.1% | 7,345 |
 Spirit Breaker | +1.7% | 54.1% | 25,340 |
 Ursa | +1.5% | 51.0% | 9,316 |
 Clockwerk | +1.5% | 49.5% | 4,821 |
 Mars | +1.4% | 49.5% | 4,055 |
 Magnus | +1.4% | 50.9% | 12,329 |
 Night Stalker | +1.3% | 53.6% | 7,506 |
 Dark Willow | +1.2% | 51.1% | 10,575 |
Patch 7.41f
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