First Impressions: Night Stalker

 








Void

	Ability Type Targeting Type Allowed Targets Active Unit Enemy Units
	Creates a damaging void that slows an enemy unit and deals damage. The slowing effect lasts longer at night.
Crippling Fear

	Ability Type Targeting Type Allowed Targets Active Unit Enemy Units
	Night Stalker horrifies the target enemy Hero, causing it to miss attacks and become silenced. The effect lasts longer at night.
Hunter in the Night

	Ability Type Targeting Type Allowed Targets Passive N/A Self
	Night Stalker is in his element at night, attacking and moving with great swiftness.
Darkness

	Ability Type Targeting Type Allowed Targets Active Instant Self
	Night Stalker smothers the sun and summons instant darkness, so that he might use his powers at their fullest. SCEPTER UPGRADABLE: Grants unobstructed vision in the night. The improved vision does not depend on using Darkness.

Recommended Items
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Review:

As a new player, I feel very powerful with Nightstalker. However, I can see where his potential could be wasted by extremely new players, so I wouldn't recommend him for your first playthrough in Dota 2. He's quite a good ganker, because he has a slow and a silence, and at night he gets increased movement speed and some stat boosts. His ult takes advantage of that as well. If you're not careful, he can be killed fairly easily, but probably not if he's played right or built the right way. I'm also not sure how Aghanim's boosts his ult, but I have the feeling it would be quite good on him. Anyway, I quite liked him, and hopefully I can get better with him in the future. If you're pro with him, drop a comment below and leave some advice.

Some highlights from my playthrough:

(Ability images from Dota 2 Wiki)