Faceless Void · Carry (pos. 1)
Faceless Void Items: What to Buy and When
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Overview
This guide explains every item in Faceless Void's builds and when to buy it. Your spikes are level 6, when Chronosphere comes online, and your core items: Battle Fury and then Manta Style.
Strengths
- Valve tags Faceless Void as Durable: it stays in fights longer than most heroes.
- Scales into a late-game threat as the items come in.
- Invisibility with Chronosphere to scout, escape or set up ganks.
Weaknesses
- Low base armor (0): vulnerable to physical harass early on.
- Item-dependent: weak until Battle Fury is done.
Build cheat sheet
Pick the build that fits what you want to do this game.
- Most-played buildBalancedRecommendedThe items most bought with this hero, phase by phase. Pick it when you don't have a clear reason to deviate. Built from what Faceless Void players buy in the public matches we measured.
- Damage buildOffensiveAdvancedMoves the popular items that add damage — Battle Fury and Maelstrom — to the front. Choose it when your lane went well and you can afford to be greedy. Built from what Faceless Void players buy in the public matches we measured.
- Survival buildDefensiveSituationalPrioritises the popular items that keep you alive — Battle Fury and Manta Style. Choose it against heavy disables or burst, or when you are the enemy's focus. Built from what Faceless Void players buy in the public matches we measured.
Builds
Most-played build
When to use it
The items most bought with this hero, phase by phase. Pick it when you don't have a clear reason to deviate. Built from what Faceless Void players buy in the public matches we measured.
Where it's played
Picked before the game: the main lane first, then the alternatives.
193%- Safe laneMain93% of matchesSafe lane as the farming core (pos. 1).
Starting items
Early game
Core items
- 1Battle Fury+50 Damage, +7.5 Health Regeneration, +2.75 Mana Regeneration. Active: Chop Tree.
- 2Manta Style+10 Strength, +26 Agility, +10 Intelligence. Active: Mirror Image.
- 3Maelstrom+25 Damage, +25 Attack Speed.
- 4Mask of Madness+20 Damage, +22% Lifesteal. Active: Berserk.
Boots
Late game
Skill order
Max order:Time Walk›Time Lock›Time Dilation
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Talents by level
- +140 Chronosphere AoE+20% Backtrack Chance25
- +80 Attack Speed during Chronosphere-1.0s Time Walk Cooldown20
- +35 Time Lock Damage+125 Time Walk Range15
- +6 Time Dilation DPS Per Cooldown+0.5s Time Walk Backtrack Duration10
Damage build
When to use it
Moves the popular items that add damage — Battle Fury and Maelstrom — to the front. Choose it when your lane went well and you can afford to be greedy. Built from what Faceless Void players buy in the public matches we measured.
Where it's played
Picked before the game: the main lane first, then the alternatives.
193%- Safe laneMain93% of matchesSafe lane as the farming core (pos. 1).
Starting items
Core items
- 1Battle Fury+50 Damage, +7.5 Health Regeneration, +2.75 Mana Regeneration. Active: Chop Tree.
- 2Maelstrom+25 Damage, +25 Attack Speed.
- 3Mask of Madness+20 Damage, +22% Lifesteal. Active: Berserk.
- 4Mjollnir+25 Damage, +90 Attack Speed. Active: Static Charge.
Boots
Late game
Skill order
Max order:Time Walk›Time Lock›Time Dilation
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Talents by level
- +140 Chronosphere AoE+20% Backtrack Chance25
- +80 Attack Speed during Chronosphere-1.0s Time Walk Cooldown20
- +35 Time Lock Damage+125 Time Walk Range15
- +6 Time Dilation DPS Per Cooldown+0.5s Time Walk Backtrack Duration10
Survival build
When to use it
Prioritises the popular items that keep you alive — Battle Fury and Manta Style. Choose it against heavy disables or burst, or when you are the enemy's focus. Built from what Faceless Void players buy in the public matches we measured.
Where it's played
Picked before the game: the main lane first, then the alternatives.
193%- Safe laneMain93% of matchesSafe lane as the farming core (pos. 1).
Starting items
Core items
- 1Battle Fury+50 Damage, +7.5 Health Regeneration, +2.75 Mana Regeneration. Active: Chop Tree.
- 2Manta Style+10 Strength, +26 Agility, +10 Intelligence. Active: Mirror Image.
- 3Aghanim's Scepter+10 All Attributes, +175 Health, +175 Mana.
- 4Black King Bar+10 Strength, +24 Damage. Active: Avatar.
Boots
Late game
Skill order
Max order:Time Walk›Time Lock›Time Dilation
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Talents by level
- +140 Chronosphere AoE+20% Backtrack Chance25
- +80 Attack Speed during Chronosphere-1.0s Time Walk Cooldown20
- +35 Time Lock Damage+125 Time Walk Range15
- +6 Time Dilation DPS Per Cooldown+0.5s Time Walk Backtrack Duration10
Abilities
- Time Walk21 / 16 / 11 / 6s40 mpRushes to a target location while backtracking any damage taken the last 2 seconds.
- Range
- 650·700·750·800
- Backtrack duration
- 2
- Time Dilation28 / 24 / 20 / 16s90 mpFaceless Void envelops nearby enemies with time dilating fields to slow cooldown progression of their abilities. Each enveloped enemy gains one Time Dilation stack when applied, and one stack per ability they have on cooldown. Each stack deals damage per second and slows movement and attack speed. The duration is paused while affected by Chronosphere.
- Radius
- 700
- Duration
- 7·8·9·10
- Movement slow per stack
- 4%·5%·6%·7%
- Attack slow per stack
- 4·5·6·7
- Cooldown progression slow
- 30%·40%·50%·60%
- Bonus dps per stack
- 4·6·8·10
- Time LockPassiveAdds the chance for an attack to lock an enemy unit in time while attacking it a second time.
- Duration
- 0.5
- Chance
- 12%·16%·20%·24%
- Bonus damage
- 18·22·26·30
Reverse Time Walk0.5sAvailable for 1.5 seconds after landing Time Walk. If used in this period, you will reverse your time walk back to your previous cast location. Does not affect health or proc scepter hits.
Distortion FieldPassiveEnemy Attack Projectiles targetting Faceless Void or allied heroes within a 1200 radius of him get slowed by 40%, when they get within 500 distance of their target.- Chronosphere155 / 145 / 135s125 / 200 / 275 mpCreates a blister in spacetime, trapping all units caught in its sphere of influence and causes you to move very quickly inside it. Only Faceless Void and any units he controls are unaffected. Invisible enemies in the sphere will be revealed.
- Radius
- 500
- Duration
- 3.75·4.25·4.75
Most played skill order
The most played order in the last 78 professional matches with this hero. Highlighted levels are the points spent on talents.
Max order:Time Walk›Time Lock›Time Dilation
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Strategy
1Starting items
What to buy before leaving the base, and what each item gives:
- Iron Branch — +1 All Attributes.
- Quelling Blade — Active: Chop Tree.
- Tango
- Magic Stick — Active: Energy Charge.
- Circlet — +2 All Attributes.
- Faerie Fire — +2 Damage.
2Core items
Your spikes are level 6, when Chronosphere comes online, and your core items: Battle Fury and then Manta Style. Buy them in this order; each one is a power spike:
- Power Treads — +45 Move Speed, +10 Selected Attribute, +25 Attack Speed. Active: Switch Attribute.
- Battle Fury — +50 Damage, +7.5 Health Regeneration, +2.75 Mana Regeneration. Active: Chop Tree.
- Manta Style — +10 Strength, +26 Agility, +10 Intelligence. Active: Mirror Image.
- Maelstrom — +25 Damage, +25 Attack Speed.
- Mask of Madness — +20 Damage, +22% Lifesteal. Active: Berserk.
3Late-game items
What players finish with once the core is done:
- Aghanim's Scepter — +10 All Attributes, +175 Health, +175 Mana.
- Black King Bar — +10 Strength, +24 Damage. Active: Avatar.
- Eye of Skadi — +35 All Attributes.
- Butterfly — +30 Agility, +35% Evasion, +20% Base Attack Speed Percentage.
4Adapting to the game
The damage build moves the offensive items forward when you're ahead; the defensive one adds survival when the enemy focuses you. The situational builds in the matchups guide answer specific threats.
Tips
- Buy Battle Fury as early as you can: it's your first real spike.
- Complete one item before starting the next: half-built items give less than one finished one.
- Look at the enemy team at every back and adjust the situational items.
- Don't sit on gold: spend it when you go back.
Changelog
- Guide created for patch 7.41.
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