This Strategy is Reaper666's entry for Dota Strategy's contest, hope you enjoy it. N'aix is a killing machine, and my favorite hero, This is my first strategy, and hopefully, with this guide, I'll show you how to destroy everyone and survive possibly with 100% hp left, Some people think this is a weak hero, some think he's strong, I say, its all about the tactics, he's extremely strong, but only if used right, and is probably why some people say he's weak, they cant figure out how to play him right, read this and not only will you be godlike but most enemies wont be able to get away. prepare to be hated by your enemies and making Ursa warriors and Centaurs scream and run at the sight of you.
Rage (R)
Naix goes into a maddened rage, becoming immune to magic spells and gaining increased attack speed.
Level 1 - 30% Increased Attack Speed and Magic Immunity. Lasts for 2.5 seconds.
Level 2 - 45% Increased Attack Speed and Magic Immunity. Lasts for 3.25 seconds.
Level 3 - 60% Increased Attack Speed and Magic Immunity. Lasts for 4 seconds.
Level 4 - 80% Increased Attack Speed and Magic Immunity. Lasts for 4.75 seconds.
Mana Cost: 75
Cooldown: 15
Comment: A multifunction skill, at level 4 (of the skill not the hero) usually when you press this your hp will start going up as the enemy's hp will drop rapidly which will cause him to run which will cause you to Open wound him and laugh, more uses will be discussed further on.
Feast (F)
Regenerates a portion of enemy's current HP and deals the same portion per attack.
Level 1 - 4%
Level 2 - 5%
Level 3 - 6%
Level 4 - 7%
• Does not work on Roshan.
• Works against magic immune units.
• The heal is independent of the damage.
Mana Cost: N/A
Cooldown: N/A
Comment: Your insane lane staying, hero destroying skill, this is the reason people will stay away from you, and why you dont need too much hp at the beginning even tho you will have a nice amount probably.THEORETICAL example for those of you who don't get it: You have 1000hp centaur has 2000hp, you hit you deal 7% of his hp now he's at 93% and 1860hp, you did 140dmg and heal for 140 which is 14% of your hp!!! and is why i said your hp doesnt matter that much 1on1 atleast.. this is THEORETICAL armor etc will affect the outcome of the fight ofcoures.
Open Wounds (W)
N'aix rends the enemy, slowing his movespeed and allowing his allies to feast on his life force, regenerating a portion of the damage dealt. The victim slowly recovers movement speed over 8 seconds.
Level 1 - 10%
Level 2 - 15%
Level 3 - 20%
Level 4 - 25%
Casting no longer causes Naix to loose attack focus.
Mana Cost: 110
Cooldown: 24/20/16/12
Comment: Another multifunction skill, this thing is for Chasing, escaping and helping allies, Insane too, this skill can make you win starting with 30% hp vs 100% hp enemy. altho it wont be enough to chase lots of the times, but we'll fix that.
Infest (T)
The Lifestealer tears its way into the unfortunate body of a target unit, laying dormant and undetectable inside its living frame until he is ready to consume it and come to form. Regains health from the infested unit.
Level 1 - Allied and Neutral units. Consumes current health.
Level 2 - Allied, Enemy and Neutral units. Consumes current health.
Level 3 - Allied, Enemy and Neutral units. Consumes max health.
Mana Cost: 50
Cooldown: 100/60/30 seconds
Comment: The enemy will hate you if they actually hurt you and you escape and come back 30secs later with 100% hp and only 50mana less cause you found a nice little centaur at the jungle , not to mention when they are about to kill you and you disappear into one of their monsters leaving them confused and then pop out of nowhere healed and kill them, this skill is great, its for healing, instant killing of Dominated creatures or neutrals or creeps, and can be used to surprise or move across the map without getting hurt, ill explain later on.
Item Build:
1.
Ring of Regeneration (350)
2 HP Regeneration
Your Feast skill will be enough only if you dont get harrased + you'll need this for Vlad's.
2.
Animal Courier (170)
Active: Summon Animal Courier
Creates an Animal Courier to carry items. 5 manacost.
Note: 1 charge.
Hopefully you don't need to go back to the fountain for health issues thanks to the Ring and Feast, and if thats the case this is great for obvious reasons, he gets the items to you., if you prefer a Bracer and Tangos that's your choise.
3.
Mask of Death (900)
Passive: Lifesteal
10% lifesteal on attacks. Orb effect.
Second item to get for Vlad's, important cause Feast does 7% of CURRENT enemy's hp which means the less he has the less you steal.
4. Vladmir`s Offering
Complete this item asap, first base item, Armor, regen, mana regen and most importantly Lifesteal that's not orb, Feast wont do as explained in Mask of Death's description.
5.
Boots of Speed (500)
55 Movement Speed
Note: Movement speed bonus doesn't stack with Boots of Travel, Phase Boots, Power Treads, or Boots of Speed.
This item will turn to Powertreads, get this core item second for you'll need it to escape and to chase.
6.
Power Treads (1450)
60 Movement Speed
25 Attack Speed
8 Selected Attribute
Active: Switch Attribute
Switches the attribute that receives a bonus. From Strength to Intelligence, Intelligence to Agility, and Agility to Strength.
Note: Can only carry one. Movement speed bonus doesn't stack with Boots of Travel, Phase Boots, Power Treads, or Boots of Speed.
Boots of Speed + Gloves of Haste + Boots of Elvenskin or Robe of the Magi or Belt of Giant Strength
Complete this core item second, very important for this build, for the simple fact we depend, especially at the beginning on lifestealing and later on stunning and maim procs to chase and get the kill, and no, Open Wounds wont do, atleast not vs everyone, if you choose BoT for the active and extra speed thats your choise.
7.
Armlet of Mordiggian (2200)
9 Damage
15% Attack Speed
5 Armor
5 HP Regeneration
Active: Unholy Strength
Add 31 damage, 10 attack speed, and 25 strength while active. Drains 37 HP per second. Activating has a 5 second cooldown. You can't die from the 35 HP loss per second, nor from the health loss when deactivating.
Note: Can only carry one.
Helm of Iron Will + Gloves of Haste + Blades of Attack + Armlet of Mordiggian Recipe Scroll
Naix's toy, this item is INSANE, It's like they made it for Nai'x, you click and get 25str, 25% attack speed, 5armor and 30dmg/s to self which wont matter since you steal so much hp. Perfect, get it!
8.
Yasha (2150)
16 Agility
15 Attack Speed
10% Movement Speed
Note: Movement speed bonus doesn't stack with Yasha, Sange and Yasha, or Manta Style.
Blade of Alacrity + Boots of Elvenskin + Yasha Recipe Scroll
This is what I get next, for Movement speed and attack speed, your hp now should be enough so you dont need Sange so much, but you do need to stun alot with Cranium, this will help, If you choose to get Cranium first, so be it.
9.
Cranium Basher (3100)
40 Damage
6 Strength
Passive: Bash
25% chance for melee heroes (10% for ranged) to bash on attack. 1.4 seconds stun. 2 seconds cooldown. Doesn't function with other Cranium Bashers, Troll Warlord's Bash, Slithereen Guard's Bash, or Faceless Void's Time Lock.
Belt of Giant Strength + Javelin + Cranium Basher Recipe Scroll
That's it, you're a killing machine now, they cant hide and they cant run, click Rage and watch them drop.
10. Sange andYasha (2150)
16 Agility
15 Attack Speed
10% Movement Speed
Note: Movement speed bonus doesn't stack with Yasha, Sange and Yasha, or Manta Style.
Blade of Alacrity + Boots of Elvenskin + Yasha Recipe Scroll
Complete this to turn into a even more of a killing machine, no one, and I mean no one, not even ursa will attemp to jump you alone, most likely they will run when they see you cause there's nothing that can stop you from chasing them.
11.
Black King Bar (3900)
10 Strength
24 Damage
Active: Avatar
Gives magic immunity. Duration and cooldown decrease each time it is used. Lasts 10/9/8/7/6/5 seconds. 80/75/70/65/60/55 seconds cooldown.
Ogre Axe + Mithril Hammer + Black King Bar Recipe Scroll
This is the item that'll make NO ONE able to touch you, atleast not 1on1 and thanks to this even 2-3 wont be able to help their friend, you're godlike now, with this Nothing can stop you from beating the crap out of anyone.
Early Game:
Pros:
- A very strong 1on1 hero, Best if you ask me.
- Gains a good 2.4str per level.
- One of the fastest Base AS.
- Great at all stages of the game.
- Stealthy, it's hard to spot this guy till it's too late.
- Very high survivability if used right.
- Can surprise or disappear using his Ultimate.
- Can become godlike and hated if used right.
Cons:
- Easy to kill from afar, in other words needs to be able to fight back to stay alive.
- Not good at lane control (fixed by Vlad's) no AoE's at all.
- Depends on his mana alot and doesn't have alot of it, Mana burn is deadly on him.
- Timing his abilities is crucial and can be easily countered by silence/disable/stun to get away from him, Rage is 4.75secs timing is everything.
- Surprising the enemy is very important, attack when he least expects it or you'll become the prey, atleast early-mid.
- Target of harasses and can die very fast if not careful, no escape spell untill 6 (10 with this build) which also isnt really an escape it depends on your mana and if you have someone closeby to infest.
Use him smart and you'll own the game, making even Ursa 1on1 run in screams when he sees you, not true until atleast mid game tho so careful.
Starting Items:
If you're not facing nukers that can kill you this should do+Ring will be used to make Vlad's.
For the extra HP, I prefer Ring for the long-term durability and knowing ill use it for Vlad's + Courier so I don't have to run to buy stuff, but this might be a even better idea alot of the times, your choice.If you're in a game with less than 5 per side, you can also buy combinations like:
Just examples of decent items you can use.
Choosing a Lane:
Personally I prefer Upper or Lower for two reasons:
1) Got a nearby shop for Death Mask.
2) Only have to watch out from one side not two like when you're at the middle.
Lane Partner:
Best partners obviously will be any hero that can stun / disable, you don't want the enemy to get away, your damage is great at all stages thanks to Feast, but if you can't get close it's worth nothing, also if you're facing a good lane controller you might wanna get a partner unless he's not good enough at it to damage the tower too badly, although him getting close to your tower could work for your favor, i'll explain further on in Tactics section.
Lane Enemy:
1 Ranged - Don't get too close, you're fragile, and you have no escape tool, if he gets reckless and gets over confident and close to your tower, don't be afraid to attack him, ranged heroes wont last long 1on1 vs you, don't attack unless you're certain you can win cause running away from ranged will be hard, and you don't have Infest yet probably.
2 Ranged - Get a lane partner, you're fragile and it's you don't pay attention for 1 second or just don't judge the distance well enough, and they jump you, they will be all over you and will kill you easily.
1 Melee - Shouldn't be a problem, last hit as much as possible but if it's a stunner, be alittle more careful, still shouldn't be a problem tho, even hit him from time to time if you have the creeps as advantage, Feast will hurt even early game.
2 Melee - If none of them are stunners or teleporters (blink etc), don't worry too much but be on your guard, you're fragile and try not to get too close or they will jump you, in certain cases you can actually beat them both tho, if you have the right item's and they are the right heroes, always be ready to escape tho.
Always be on your guard no matter who you're facing, 1 Melee won't do anything you can take him 1on1 unless its Ursa early, but then again you never know who's lurking behind the corner.
Hero killing tactics:
- The element of surprise - You can't imagine how important this is, here's a scenario, the enemy hero is pushing and pushing towards your tower, and there most of his creeps die and he stays there for 3secs too long which you use to Open wound him and Rage just as his last creep dies, you and all your creeps attack him, there's a good possibility he will die if he's a Int hero or Agi, but even if he doesn't, you can count on it that his hp will be very low. This tactic works try it, ofcoures you can do it in many ways, from the side, rushing, and ofcoures Infest if you're experienced, can be deadly especially if you get into a Dominated creep they keep close, also, even if you're at 50% hp or so most of the heroes you'll be able to bring down, thats the beauty of it, you pop out of their creep while they are all alone and beat the crap out of them, they wont know what happened till it's too late, its all about the timing.
- Timing of skills - Don't be reckless, 15secs if along cooldown when it takes you 5secs to bring someone to 30% hp and making him escape.. don't use rage as the battle begins unless you know you'll need it to survive, in which case you probably wont win cause if you need it at the beginning to survive what will happen after the 4.75secs? especially late game when you need it to proc stun alot so they wont get away. also timing your open wounds is very important, do it the second you realise there's no other way to catch them, if you know that they are faster use it the second they turn, if you're faster use it to finish them off, or if you're low on hp and need it to survive, use your brain and you'll come on top possibly with 100% hp and a smile.
- Don't be reckless - Never ever be reckless, as much as you're strong 1on1 its enough that 1nuker or 1disabler comes and casts 1 little spell on you to turn the battle around, always watch out for additional enemies that might just jump in, especially when they already know you're strong which will make them call for help instantly as they spot you, you're best 1on1, you can assassinate just about anyone but they will learn from mistakes so never be off your guard.
- THINK - Best tip I can give you is to think before you make a move or it could turn into your funereal instead of their's.. Is it worth the risk? Can I finish him off or not? Is it worth the risk to chase him? Will i be able to escape if another one comes? Will he die if I cast it now? will I? Should I pop out of the creep now or in 10seconds, just Think before you act, and this is true for all of the heroes, when it comes down to it, it's all about the tactics.
- Jump on Opportunities - If you see a good opportunity to jump a hero, even if you don't finish him off, it was worth a try, just don't die, below is an example of a good opportunity I took and it paid off, Note - Slithereen guard is a good partner, very good.
Items you Should Have:
Hopefully you have atleast those or more, Next what you should get is Powertreads ofcoures.
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