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 Lane48%
- Position 3: Off Lane41%
Strong against Necrophos
| Hero | Advantage | Win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
 Ancient Apparition | +5.1% | 55.5% | 3,738 |
 Arc Warden | +4.7% | 58.0% | 2,583 |
 Muerta | +4.5% | 51.6% | 4,615 |
 Skywrath Mage | +4.4% | 53.3% | 6,464 |
 Drow Ranger | +4.2% | 49.4% | 5,972 |
 Leshrac | +4.0% | 56.0% | 1,517 |
 Oracle | +3.9% | 54.1% | 1,972 |
 Pugna | +3.6% | 55.0% | 2,662 |
 Grimstroke | +3.4% | 55.1% | 3,939 |
 Keeper of the Light | +3.3% | 52.8% | 2,242 |
 Lina | +3.3% | 50.2% | 12,343 |
 Medusa | +3.2% | 51.9% | 1,979 |
Necrophos is strong against
| Hero | Advantage | Win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
 Meepo | +5.2% | 49.2% | 824 |
 Broodmother | +5.1% | 54.1% | 860 |
 Lycan | +4.9% | 56.0% | 736 |
 Huskar | +3.7% | 58.3% | 2,298 |
 Phantom Lancer | +3.5% | 50.3% | 8,071 |
 Winter Wyvern | +3.4% | 54.2% | 4,130 |
 Spectre | +3.3% | 51.8% | 6,678 |
 Tiny | +3.2% | 60.2% | 3,111 |
 Dragon Knight | +2.9% | 50.4% | 9,976 |
 Treant Protector | +2.8% | 58.0% | 1,525 |
 Lifestealer | +2.7% | 51.5% | 11,087 |
 Wraith King | +2.6% | 48.3% | 10,168 |
Best allies for Necrophos
| Hero | Synergy | Win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
 Kunkka | +3.0% | 53.6% | 2,016 |
| Tiny | +2.8% | 47.1% | 2,538 |
 Beastmaster | +2.6% | 48.8% | 596 |
 Mars | +2.6% | 50.6% | 1,850 |
 Spirit Breaker | +2.4% | 54.9% | 10,780 |
 Void Spirit | +2.4% | 52.8% | 1,783 |
 Ursa | +2.2% | 52.2% | 4,074 |
 Clockwerk | +2.0% | 49.7% | 2,047 |
| Oracle | +1.9% | 53.2% | 2,496 |
 Tusk | +1.7% | 50.8% | 3,402 |
 Clinkz | +1.6% | 53.4% | 2,058 |
 Rubick | +1.5% | 51.4% | 14,032 |
Patch 7.41f
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