Necrophos — Dota 2 hero guide

Necrophos is a ranged Intelligence hero played as Carry, Nuker, Durable, Disabler.

Abilities

• Death Pulse: Necrophos releases a wave of death around him, dealing damage to enemy units and healing allied units.
• 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.
• Heartstopper Aura: Necrophos stills the hearts of his opponents, causing nearby enemy units to lose a percentage of their max health over time.
• 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.
• Sadist: Necrophos gains stacking regen for 8 seconds for each unit he kills. Hero kills multiply the effect.
• 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.

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.

Hardest counters

Heroes with the best public-match win rate against Necrophos: Ancient Apparition, Windranger, Enchantress, Crystal Maiden, Rubick. See the full counter list.