Nyx Assassin - Fear the Assassin Caste

Good guide, I've barely played this hero but can someone tell me what exactly you use the Euls for?
Well written and good explanations.
+1

Just to quote something I learned from watching Dendi based on blink with Nyx,
Detection such as; Dust of Appearance, Gem of True Sight, and Sentry Wards are only useful if they are going to walk up to you.
If they get blink, then the only thing that can help you is good map vision because no matter how much you can detect an invisible hero, if they just suddenly blink in and stun, it won't help you in anyway.

Yes, for the exact same reasons...that, and Kill Securing with Finger of Death becomes much easier <}3

True, but that doesn't mean you'll be any less effective with a Blink Dagger 1st. Simply hang around and then, Blink Dagger in and Kill Secure like most Riki players try to. Even with a Dagon, you can Kill most Tanky Heroes by yourself, so you'll either end up limited to picking off squishy n00bs, or praying one of your Teammates knocks them down to an easier to handle level of HP. Also as mastadoom said...

It's a lot easier to Blink in and land a Impale immediately, when you see an opportunity, than it is to walk around and hope they stay clumped up in a straight line while you're next to them.

Keep on playing, you'll eventually reach a level where they buy Sentry Wards and Dust of Appearance regularly in Pubs...they certainly seem to every single time I play Bounty Hunter and I'm only a 2.2k n00b T-T

Besides, if they don't carry Detection, you can Blink in, Kill, then just Vendetta out, ez 8{D

Look at it this way, a dagon gives more solo burst damage, but a blink will net you a stun on 2-3 heros as well as 500-800 damage spread, more damage than a dagon.

I could not agree less with your last comment. Is blink core on lion too? In pubs a blink doesn't help you; it requires team cooperation. Dagon is a little bit more, but I gives you so much more potential. Blink is always gotten in pro scene because they have sentries for nyx so setting up impales is hard without outright feeding.

I could not agree less with your last comment. Is blink core on lion too? In pubs a blink doesn't help you; it requires team cooperation. Dagon is a little bit more, but I gives you so much more potential. Blink is always gotten in pro scene because they have sentries for nyx so setting up impales is hard without outright feeding.

I always solo offlane nyx and I've never thought to get poor man's. Also I try to get Dagon every game, as it allows you to easily gank their carry most of the time. I'll get blink to set up stuns if I know my team has strong mid game. Otherwise I'll wait until after Dagon 3 or sometimes 5. Nyx has the potential to dominate a game from level 6, he should not be made into a blink-impale support. Good guide +1

Ah that's where it comes in.
Thanks! I will modify the guide soon.

Well, you can get away with a basic Stout Shield if you want, but I finish the PMS from the side shop because of the extra AGI. Also, Nyx's base HP regeneration is terrific: even after finishing your Tango charges you can still recover all your health in very little time, provided you survive the gank attempt (and that's when the PMS comes in handy).

Ok, thanks Peppo!
Also a Poo Man's Shield sounds good. Never considered building it simply because you have the regen to cover the harass.

As promised, I +1ed you. 8{D

True, Nyx Assassin is more of a Snowball Hero than a Farmer. He Farms Heroes, not Creeps.

There are a few Heroes where their Boot choices and 1st Item are pretty much set in stone if you want maximum effect in every game, and that 1st Item is usually Blink Dagger, e.g. Centaur Warrunner , Sand King, Batrider, etc. Building anything else on them first limits their potential in the Early-Mid Game and Nyx Assassin falls into this category as well.

After that everything is always Situational though...

Solo off-lane with no Poor Man's Shield? Other than that, it's a nice guide: too many players overestimate the Dagon, while a Blink Dagger basically gives your team a free Ravage with a much lower cooldown. Getting a Dagon after it is understandable, but playing Nyx without a Blink limits your possibilities by a lot.