Necrophos Mid

Key Strategy

Key strategic elements to consider when playing Necrophos

• Necrophos typically wins the lane off of his sustain. Last hitting needs to be on point.
• Do multiple things with Death Pulse at the same time - secure last hit, harass opponents and heal an ally.
• Mess around with opponents last hitting by healing the creeps and damaging opponents at the same time.
• Keep yourself close enough to opponents for Heartstopper Aura to damage them.
• If in trouble, pop Ghost Shroud and then any healing you might have. You can potentially teleport out.
• Ghost Shroud makes you vulnerable to magical damage so you typically need an early Cloak.
• Healing reductions and silences are a big problem for Necrophos. Itemize against those and adjust playstyle.
• Look to score a kill at the beginning of the fight as you`ll be considerably harder to kill afterwards.
• Ghost Shroud has no effect during Black King Bar.
• Pick up Aghanims Shard at the 15 minute mark as it provides gap close and farming speed.

Main Combo

Main item and ability combo

Death Seeker => Death Pulse => Ghost Shroud => Reaper's Scythe

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