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Shadow Fiend · Carry (pos. 1)

Against physical damage

DefensiveSituationalData-drivenPatch 7.41
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When to use it

For games against right-click carries: keep your first two core items and add armor, evasion or damage block.

This build is part of the guide Shadow Fiend Safe Play Guide.

Where it's played

Picked before the game: the main lane first, then the alternatives.

Seen from RadiantRadiant · bottom leftDire · top right
  1. Safe laneMain63% of matchesSafe lane as the farming core (pos. 1).
  2. MidPriority 235% of matchesMid lane, one against one (pos. 2).

Core items

  1. 1Manta Style
  2. 2Mask of Madness

Situational

ButterflyAgainst physical damage. +30 Agility, +35% Evasion, +20% Base Attack Speed Percentage.Shiva's GuardAgainst physical damage. +17 Armor, +75 Area of Effect. Active: Arctic Blast.NullifierAgainst physical damage. +75 Damage, +10 Armor, 10% Movement slow. Active: Nullify.

Skill order

Max order:Shadowraze›Presence of t…›Feast of Souls

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Talents by level

  1. Shadowraze Applies Attack Damage
    Feast of Souls Grants +30% Cast Speed
    25
  2. +5 Necromastery Max Souls
    +0.2s Requiem Fear per line
    20
  3. +1.5 Presence Armor Reduction
    +2 Feast of Souls Souls Collected Per Hero
    15
  4. +30 Shadowraze Stack Damage
    +30 Feast of Souls Attack Speed
    10