Necrophos

Intelligence ・ Ranged ・ Easy

Carry 1 Nuker 2 Durable 1 Disabler 1

Patch 7.41f 2026-09-15 released ・ Game data Client 6957(Oct 09 2026)

Stats

Attributes (base and gain per level)
  • Strength18 (+2.3/Lv)
  • Agility12 (+1.3/Lv)
  • Intelligence23 (+2.7/Lv)
Attack
  • Damage26–30
  • Base attack time1.7s
  • Base attack speed100
  • Attack range500
  • Attack point0.3s
  • Projectile speed1200
Defense and movement
  • Base armor2
  • Magic resistance25%
  • Movement speed280
  • Turn rate0.6
  • Health regen0.25
  • Vision (day / night)1800 / 800

These are the base values written in the game files. Totals derived from attributes (HP, mana, armor) depend on engine-side formulas, so no estimated values are shown.

Recommended items

Items the in-game shop recommends for this hero (curated by Valve). These are not win-rate statistics.

Abilities

Death Pulse

Cooldown 8 / 7 / 6 / 5s Mana 115 / 130 / 145 / 160 Range 0 MAGICAL
ActiveCooldown8 / 7 / 6 / 5sMana115 / 130 / 145 / 160Range0

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

Raw values (from the game files)(3)
RADIUS 500
HEAL 70 / 90 / 110 / 130
projectile_speed 400
  • Death Pulse can't be disjointed.

Ghost Shroud

Cooldown 28 / 24 / 20 / 16s Mana 75
ActiveCooldown28 / 24 / 20 / 16sMana75

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.

Raw values (from the game files)(5)
DURATION 3 / 3.5 / 4 / 4.5
%RESTORATION AMPLIFICATION 45 / 55 / 65 / 75
%MOVEMENT SLOW 16 / 19 / 22 / 25
SLOW RADIUS 700
%INCREASED MAGIC DAMAGE -20
Patch history
7.41f 2026-09-15
  • Restoration Amplification decreased from 55/65/75/85% to 45/55/65/75%
7.41 2026-03-24
  • Restoration Amplification increased from 55/60/65/70% to 55/65/75/85%
7.40b 2025-12-23
  • Restoration Amplification rescaled from 45/55/65/75% to 55/60/65/70%

Heartstopper Aura Passive

MAGICAL
Passive

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

Raw values (from the game files)(2)
RADIUS 700
%HEALTH DECAY 0.8 / 1.3 / 1.8 / 2.3
  • Damage won't disable items like Blink Dagger.
  • Does not affect ancient creeps.

Death Seeker

Cooldown 19s Mana 160 Range 600 MAGICAL
ActiveCooldown19sMana160Range600

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.

Raw values (from the game files)(3)
projectile_multiplier 175
ethereal_duration 2.5
magic_resistance_reduction 25
  • Does not trigger spell reflect.
Patch history
7.41e 2026-07-30
  • Cast Range decreased from 750 to 600
7.41b 2026-04-07
  • Mana Cost increased from 125 to 160

Sadist Innate Passive

Passive

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

Raw values (from the game files)(4)
HP/MANA REGEN 3.8
AOE BONUS PER KILL 0
HERO KILL MULTIPLIER 4
DURATION 8
  • Break disables the gaining of new stacks.
  • Break does not disable the bonuses from existing stacks.
Patch history
7.41f 2026-09-15
  • Hero Kill Multiplier decreased from 6 to 4
7.41e 2026-07-30
  • HP/Mana Regen decreased from 3.7 + 0.3 per level to 3.8 + 0.2 per level
7.41 2026-03-24
  • No longer levels with Reaper's Scythe
  • Health and Mana regen rescaled from 3.5/5/6.5/8 to 3.7 + 0.3 per level

Reaper's Scythe

Cooldown 100s Mana 250 / 375 / 500 Range 600 MAGICAL
ActiveCooldown100sMana250 / 375 / 500Range600

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.

Raw values (from the game files)(4)
DAMAGE PER MISSING HP 0.7 / 0.8 / 0.9
STUN DURATION 1.5 / 1.5 / 1.5
HP REGEN 1 / 2 / 3
MANA REGEN 1 / 2 / 3
  • Damage is dealt at the end of the stun.
Patch history
7.40 2025-12-15
  • HP Regen per kill decreased from 2/4/6 to 1/2/3

Talents

Level 25 +0.3 Reaper's Scythe Damage Per Missing HP -2.5s Death Pulse Cooldown
Level 20 +75 Spell Area of Effect +20% Heartstopper Regen Reduction
Level 15 +15% Ghost Shroud Movement Slow +60 Death Pulse Heal
Level 10 -2.5s Ghost Shroud Cooldown +2s Sadist Stack Duration

One of the two per level is chosen. They appear in the order registered in the game files.

Patch history (hero and talents)

7.41 2026-03-24
Talents
  • Level 20 Talent +15% Ghost Shroud Self Restoration Amp replaced with +75 Spell AoE
  • Level 25 Talent +0.5% Heartstopper Aura Damage replaced with +0.3 Reaper's Scythe Damage Per Missing HP
7.40 2025-12-15
Talents
  • Level 15 Talent Death Pulse Heal increased from +50 to +60
  • Level 15 Talent Ghost Shroud Slow decreased from +20% to +15%
  • Level 20 Talent Heartstopper Regen Reduction decreased from +25% to +20%

Background

In a time of great plague, an obscure monk of dark inclinations, one Rotund'jere, found himself promoted to the rank of Cardinal by the swift death of all his superiors. While others of the order went out to succor the ill, the newly ordained cardinal secluded himself within the Cathedral of Rumusque, busily scheming to acquire the property of dying nobles, promising them spiritual rewards if they signed over their terrestrial domains. As the plague receded to a few stubborn pockets, his behavior came to the attention of the greater order, which found him guilty of heresy and sentenced him to serve in the plague ward, ensorcelled with spells that would ensure him a slow and lingering illness. But they had not counted on his natural immunity. Rotund'jere caught the pox, but instead of dying, found it feeding his power, transforming him into a veritable plague-mage, a Pope of Pestilence. Proclaiming himself Necrophos, he travels the world, spreading plague wherever he goes, and growing in terrible power with every village his pestilential presence obliterates.

Details

Internal namenpc_dota_hero_necrolyte
Hero ID36
Aliases / search termsRotundjere, Necrophos, ネクロフォス, ねくろふぉす, nekurofosu