Necrophos

Damages enemies and heals allies simultaneously

Ranged

Out-sustain the opposition with Necrophos, a punishing core who specializes in Restoring health to allies while spamming his AoE death pulse. His passive aura naturally rots away enemy health before he summons the reaper to execute low-health targets and increase their respawn timer.

Necrophos abilities, talents and win rates on this page are from Dota 2 patch 7.41e.

1/3

Complexity

2/3

Nuker

1/3

Carry

1/3

Disabler

1/3

Durable

Necrophos Performance Summary

On patch 7.41e, Necrophos holds a 51.9% win rate across 626,029 ranked games. That average hides a 4.4-point swing between skill brackets — 54.23% in Herald against 49.83% in Divine — so Necrophos rewards knowing the hero far more than the raw number suggests. Captains treat Necrophos as a threat: 66.67% of its 84 contested pro drafts ended in a ban.

Base Stats

Health516+0.3 / s

Mana351

AttributeBase / Growth per lvl

Strength

18+2.3 per lvl

Agility

12+1.3 per lvl

Intelligence

23+2.7 per lvl

StatValue

Damage

49 – 53

Armor

Movement Speed

280

Attack Range

500

Win Rates by Rank

Patch7.41e

Public Win Rate52%626K matches

Pro Win Rate46%13W / 15L

Pro Bans5667% of contests

RankPicksWin Rate

Herald

24.7K

54%

Guardian

80.4K

53%

Crusader

120.3K

53%

Archon

141.5K

52%

Legend

122.1K

52%

Ancient

76.2K

51%

Divine

60.9K

50%

Faces of Necrophos

Data Timeframe: Past 6 months

Innate Ability

Sadist

Hidden, Passive

Necrophos gains stacking regen for 8 seconds for each unit he kills. Hero kills multiply the effect.

Hp/Mana Regen3.8

Hero Kill Multiplier6

Duration8s

Talent Tree

-2.5s Death Pulse Cooldown

+0.3 Reaper's Scythe Damage Per Missing HP

+20% Heartstopper Regen Reduction

+75 Spell Area of Effect

+60 Death Pulse Heal

+15% Ghost Shroud Movement Slow

+2s Sadist Stack Duration

-2.5s Ghost Shroud Cooldown

Abilities

Death Pulse

Magical

No Target

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

Radius500

Heal70 / 90 / 110 / 130

Projectile Speed400

115 / 130 / 145 / 160

8 / 7 / 6 / 5s

Ghost Shroud

Dispellable

No Target, Instant Cast

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.

Duration3 / 3.5 / 4 / 4.5s

Restoration Amplification55% / 65% / 75% / 85%

Movement Slow16% / 19% / 22% / 25%

Slow Radius700

Increased Magic Damage-20%

28 / 24 / 20 / 16s

Heartstopper Aura

MagicalPierces BKB

Passive

Necrophos stills the hearts of his opponents, causing nearby enemy units to lose a percentage of their max health over time.

Radius700

Health Decay0.8% / 1.3% / 1.8% / 2.3%

Reaper's Scythe

Magical

Unit Target

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.

Damage Per Missing Hp0.7 / 0.8 / 0.9

Stun Duration1.5s

Hp Regen1 / 2 / 3

Mana Regen1 / 2 / 3

Cast Range600

Cast Time0.45s

250 / 375 / 500

100s

Aghanim's Upgrades

Aghanim's ScepterUpgrades Heartstopper Aura

Heartstopper Aura's Health Decay is increased by 50% of Necrophos's current health regeneration.

Aghanim's ShardUpgrades 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.