Nazeebo · Ranged Assassin

Nazeebo Safe Play Guide

DefensiveData-drivenMediumPatch 2.57.0.98304

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Overview

This guide is about playing Nazeebo safely and consistently. Safe play means staying at maximum range, clearing waves and letting your frontline take the first hits.

Strengths

Good wave clear, according to Blizzard's own hero tags.
Can hold a lane alone.
Puts pressure on structures.

Weaknesses

Mana-hungry: Blizzard flags its energy as important, so manage it early.
No escape tools: vulnerable when divers reach it.

Build cheat sheet

Pick the build that fits what you want to do this game.

Survival talentsDefensiveRecommendedAt each level, the talent with the most healing, shields or armor. Choose it against dive or heavy burst.
Against mobile heroesUtilitySituationalSlows, roots and stuns first, to pin down heroes who would otherwise escape.

Builds

Survival talents

DefensiveRecommended

Open build

When to use it

At each level, the talent with the most healing, shields or armor. Choose it against dive or heavy burst.

Map job

Battlegrounds change every match, so this is its job on any of them.

Solo lanePriority 2Holds a lane alone so the rest of the team can rotate.
Double soakMainSoaks experience in a lane, usually alongside a teammate, and clears waves fast.
RotateMoves between lanes to gank and help.
Mercenary campsTakes mercenary camps when it is safe.
With the teamStays with the team for fights and objectives.

Talents by level

WidowmakersEnemies hit by Corpse Spiders' jar are Slowed by 25% for 1 second. Reward: After Corpse Spiders attack Heroes 100 times, their attack damage is increased by 25% and their duration is increased by 1 second.QQuest
PandemicQuest: Hit Heroes with Plague of Toads. Reward: After hitting 35 Heroes with Plague of Toads, it spawns 2 additional toads. Reward: After hitting 70 Heroes with Plague of Toads, it reduces the damage Heroes deal by 5%, stacking up to 25%.EQuest
Thing of the DeepIncrease the range of Nazeebo's Basic Abilities by 20%. Reward: After gaining 50 stacks of Voodoo Ritual, gain 5% Spell Power. Reward: After gaining 100 stacks of Voodoo Ritual, gain an additional 5% Spell Power.PassiveQuest

1Quest talent: it only pays off if you complete it early, so commit to it.
4Upgrades Voodoo Ritual for more survivability.
7Upgrades Zombie Wall for more survivability.
10Heroic ability focused on survivability.
13Upgrades Plague of Toads for more survivability.
16Adds an active ability for survivability.
20Upgrades Voodoo Ritual for more survivability.

Abilities

QCorpse Spiders8s40 mpHurl a jar of spiders that deals 50 (+4% per level) damage. If it hits at least one enemy, create 3 Corpse Spiders that attack for 38 (+4% per level) damage. Spiders last for 4 seconds.
WZombie Wall14s70 mpAfter 1 second, create a ring of Zombies surrounding the target area that deal 28 (+4% per level) damage and last for 3 seconds.
EPlague of Toads8s30 mpCreate a wave of 3 Toads that explode on contact, dealing 126 (+4% per level) damage over 6 seconds. This effect stacks. Stores up to 2 charges.
RGargantuanHeroic70s90 mpSummon a Gargantuan to guard an area for 20 seconds. Deals 100 (+4% per level) damage when summoned, attacks for 140 (+4% per level) damage, and can be ordered to stomp nearby enemies. The Gargantuan's Stomp deals 140 (+4% per level) damage and Slows by 30% for 2 seconds.Heroic — slows, hits an area and summons units. Plan your fights around its cooldown.
RRavenous SpiritHeroic90s100 mpChannel a Ravenous Spirit that deals 230 (+4% per level) damage per second. Cannot move while channeling. Lasts for 8 seconds.Heroic. Plan your fights around its cooldown.
Voodoo RitualTraitNazeebo's Basic Attacks and Abilities poison Non-Heroic enemies, causing them to take 67 (+4% per level) additional damage over 6 seconds. Quest: If a Minion dies while poisoned by Voodoo Ritual, Nazeebo permanently gains 6 Health and 1 Mana.

Strategy

1Safe laning

Safe play means staying at maximum range, clearing waves and letting your frontline take the first hits. Trade at the edge of your range, and walk away as soon as the enemy starts to close the gap.

2Surviving fights

Hit the closest target you can reach safely: your damage only counts while you're alive. You have no escape in the kit, so your position is your defence: stay behind someone who can protect you.