Shadow Fiend Mid

Key Strategy

Key strategic elements to consider when playing Shadow Fiend

• Stack Shadowraze debuffs on opponents` mid and secure lasthits at the same time if possible.
• Build up Necromastery stacks through lasthitting and capitalize on the extra damage you have.
• Try to stack camps close to mid after you push in the wave.
• Kill the creepwave prior to rune spawns quickly and collect the runes. You need runes badly for mana.
• Alert your teammates to stack for you as you can clear those early.
• Focus on farming with mask of madness, especially at the Ancients and don`t over rotate without runes.
• Once you have Black King Bar, you can start to fight because Shadow Fiend is very susceptible to disables.
• Keep sidelines pushed out when not much is happening.

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