Lifestealer also does not appreciate going up against illusion heroes, who tend to ignore his magic immunity by dishing out physical damage instead. All sources of lifesteal stack additively with each other.

Not much else to say about it. That’s it, really. Fixed interaction between lifesteal and negative attack damage, where lifesteal would cause the attacker to lose health. Thanks to his built-in magic immunity, versatile ultimate, and ability to recover health in the middle of heated engagements, Lifestealer can become a force to be reckoned with as a hard carry. Unfortunately, his middling movement speed, short attack range, and lack of disables to keep targets in place with mean that he is extremely kiteable—making it difficult for him to be a hundred percent effective against certain drafts. When paired with mobile heroes such as Storm Spirit or Puck, Lifestealer can perform what is called “Infestbombing”, which happens to be a fantastic way of getting straight into a teamfight without having to walk all the way there. Due to the multiplicative scaling of Feast, it is almost always better for Lifestealer to pass on maxing it out until his other two non-ultimate abilities are fully leveled. Sange and Yasha is another excellent choice for Lifestealer, as it provides a good amount of extra health, damage, movement speed, and attack speed all in one inventory slot.

Copyright © 2019 DOTAFire | All Rights Reserved. Good luck in your upcoming Lifestealer matches! Assault Cuirass helps shore up N’aix’s rather low base armor, while also increasing his attack speed and thus his overall DPS. Although, let aside visual characteristics, Lifestealer is a 'Full Fledged' carry.

Ancient Apparition’s Ice Blast disables health gain and regeneration entirely, and its debuff sticks around even through Rage.

Picking the right items for the occasion is one of the keys to success when playing N’aix. Once it does, the situational pickups take over. Fixed interaction between lifesteal and negative attack damage, where lifesteal would cause the attacker to lose health (again). Make sure to get Infest at every ultimate level. This route does, however, require preparation and a lot of time, so it should only be considered in very specific situations. Removed Control. Otherwise, keep it off cooldown if you need to dodge certain spells that would otherwise stop you from attacking. At any time or until the unit itself is killed, N’aix can come bursting out of his host, dealing magic damage in a small area of effect around him. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Ideally, your initiation in a teamfight or gank attempt should come in the form of Infestbombing, though for obvious reasons this won’t always be available. In addition to the lifesteal mechanic, Feast deals the same amount as bonus physical damage—further strengthening him against durable enemies. Help Support Our Growing Community. If damage is needed right away, pop Rage to gain the attack speed bonus. * FirstBlood® is NOT AFFILIATED, AUTHORIZED, LICENSED OR ENDORSED by Dota™, Dota 2™, Steam™, PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS, PUBG, PUBG…Dota 2™, the Dota logo® and Steam™ are trademarks of Valve Corporation. N’aix doesn’t have a way to deal with mass illusions, either—at least without the assistance of Maelstrom/Mjollnir, Battle Fury, or Magnus’ Empower. The slow effect will allow your team to catch up to the target, in the hopes of isolating them from their own teammates before they are able to assist. Open Wounds cripples a target unit, greatly slowing their movement speed (which tapers off over time) and increasing how much health N’aix gains when attacking them.

Lifesteal amount is no longer limited by the current health of the target and uses the full damage you are dealing instead. Learn how to play a new hero, or fine tune your favorite DotA hero’s build and strategy. Some lifesteal abilities work differently from regular lifesteal. It's one of the very few reliant carries remaining in the competitive DotA 2 scene, as well, basically because of some factors which I will discuss later on. Help Support Our Growing Community. Combined with Phase Boots, Sange and Yasha will allow you to run around quite quickly, while shrugging off negative effects outside of Rage thanks to the status resistance.

Please verify that you are not a bot to cast your vote. As mentioned earlier in this guide, kiting Lifestealer is one of the most effective counters to the hero. Join the leading DOTA 2 community.Create and share Hero Guides and Builds. Want to support DOTAFire with an ad-free experience?