Nyx Assassin
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A roaming ganker who excels against intelligence heroes. Vendetta grants invisibility with bonus damage, Impale stuns in a line, and Mana Burn deals damage based on enemy intelligence.
Info
- Attribute
- intelligence
- Roles
- Disabler, Initiator
- Lane
- roam
Core Items
Meteor HammerAghanim's ScepterBlink Dagger
Strengths
- +Excellent against intelligence heroes
- +Spiked Carapace reflects any damage source
- +Strong roaming ganker
Weaknesses
- -Low HP pool
- -Needs levels to be effective
- -Falls off without items
Tips & Tricks
- 1Vendetta into Impale for guaranteed stun combo
- 2Mana Burn deals damage based on INT — devastating vs INT heroes
- 3Spiked Carapace reflects and stuns — time it against DoT or channeled spells
Counters
Heroes that are strong against this hero
SlardarBounty HunterZeus
Synergies
Heroes that work well with this hero
InvokerLinaZeus
Best Items
#1Meteor Hammer#2Aghanim's Scepter#3Blink DaggerAether LensLotus Orb