Night Stalker

How Night Stalker is doing in ranked games, and what works with it and against it.

Patch 7.41fRanked games from

Night Stalker wins 51.7% of ranked All Pick games, over 276,646 games. About the same as the week before.

Dotier's verdictOur analysis, not Valve's or Steam's
Win rate51.7%
Games276,646
Most played asOfflane · 93%

Win rate by rank

Ranked All Pick, last full week, smoothed so small samples sit closer to 50%.

  • HeraldHerald48.6%2,872
  • GuardianGuardian48.4%14,079
  • CrusaderCrusader49.8%30,893
  • ArchonArchon51.1%53,973
  • LegendLegend52.1%73,545
  • AncientAncient53.3%56,130
  • DivineDivine52.6%31,480
  • ImmortalImmortal52.0%13,674

Where it's played

Share of its games in each position, and its win rate there.

  • Carry1% of games46.3%926
  • Mid4% of games52.5%3,853
  • Offlane93% of games51.6%88,101
  • Soft support1% of games47.0%1,126
  • Hard support0% of games47.5%255

Matchups

Measured against what both heroes' overall strength predicts, so a strong hero doesn't top every list.

Good against

Night Stalker beats these heroes more often than expected.

  1. Void Spirit5.4 pts better than expected
    57.2%2,590
  2. Slark3.7 pts better than expected
    55.7%8,929
  3. Anti-Mage3.7 pts better than expected
    54.4%9,637
  4. Puck3.4 pts better than expected
    57.8%1,597
  5. Faceless Void3.3 pts better than expected
    56.4%4,484
  6. Morphling3.0 pts better than expected
    56.9%2,006
  7. Nyx Assassin2.9 pts better than expected
    51.8%7,079
  8. Tinker2.8 pts better than expected
    56.9%3,205

Countered by

These heroes beat Night Stalker more often than expected.

  1. Lycan8.0 pts better than expected
    55.1%768
  2. Chen7.7 pts better than expected
    52.1%209
  3. Troll Warlord5.8 pts better than expected
    55.8%1,823
  4. Treant Protector5.7 pts better than expected
    49.1%942
  5. Techies4.3 pts better than expected
    53.8%2,407
  6. Beastmaster4.3 pts better than expected
    48.0%1,166
  7. Meepo4.3 pts better than expected
    57.0%1,025
  8. Omniknight4.1 pts better than expected
    53.6%1,272
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Teammates

Teams with both heroes, against what each one's strength predicts.

Best with

Night Stalker wins more than expected next to these heroes.

  1. Sand King3.8 pts better than expected
    54.3%914
  2. Doom3.5 pts better than expected
    53.0%480
  3. Primal Beast3.1 pts better than expected
    53.8%578
  4. Gyrocopter3.1 pts better than expected
    51.4%2,861
  5. Lycan3.1 pts better than expected
    53.6%175
  6. Slardar3.0 pts better than expected
    53.8%632
  7. Luna2.7 pts better than expected
    54.7%8,379
  8. Leshrac2.7 pts better than expected
    56.6%1,285

Worst with

Night Stalker wins less than expected next to these heroes.

  1. Broodmother3.0 pts worse than expected
    49.6%903
  2. Weaver2.7 pts worse than expected
    45.9%2,727
  3. Legion Commander2.7 pts worse than expected
    51.5%1,244
  4. Bristleback2.4 pts worse than expected
    48.0%477
  5. Brewmaster2.4 pts worse than expected
    50.0%186
  6. Puck2.3 pts worse than expected
    46.6%1,880
  7. Phantom Lancer2.3 pts worse than expected
    52.7%7,410
  8. Naga Siren2.3 pts worse than expected
    48.0%608

Items

What Night Stalker players buy, how often, and how those games go.

Starting items

Share of games starting with each item.

  • Gauntlets of StrengthGauntlets of Strength86%
  • TangoTango79%
  • Iron BranchIron Branch78%
  • Quelling BladeQuelling Blade69%
  • CircletCirclet56%
  • Magic StickMagic Stick26%
  • Faerie FireFaerie Fire11%

Boots

Share of games buying each, the average time, and the win rate.

  • Phase BootsPhase Boots93% of games · on average at 7:5451.7%118,759
  • Boots of SpeedBoots of Speed21% of games · on average at 5:1351.5%26,816
  • Power TreadsPower Treads8% of games · on average at 8:1851.3%9,811

Core items

Items of 1,400 gold or more. The time is the median first purchase; the two win rates split those games at that minute.

  • Blink DaggerBlink Dagger87% of games · usually at 17:00By 17:00: 59.2%Later: 46.6%53.3%110,882
  • Black King BarBlack King Bar78% of games · usually at 27:00By 27:00: 63.1%Later: 48.5%56.1%99,338
  • Echo SabreEcho Sabre71% of games · usually at 15:00By 15:00: 58.1%Later: 47.2%53.6%90,323
  • HarpoonHarpoon38% of games · usually at 29:00By 29:00: 67.2%Later: 60.2%63.9%48,730
  • Skull BasherSkull Basher29% of games · usually at 33:00By 33:00: 68.9%Later: 60.2%64.7%36,501
  • NullifierNullifier20% of games · usually at 35:00By 35:00: 69.6%Later: 56.6%63.6%25,791
  • Assault CuirassAssault Cuirass17% of games · usually at 37:00By 37:00: 75.9%Later: 64.9%70.8%22,161
  • SangeSange17% of games · usually at 37:00By 37:00: 71.8%Later: 65.1%68.7%21,429
  • Abyssal BladeAbyssal Blade11% of games · usually at 40:00By 40:00: 74.7%Later: 64.3%70.0%14,192
  • Hand of MidasHand of Midas9% of games · usually at 13:00By 13:00: 50.7%Later: 38.2%45.7%11,351

Talents

Each level's two options: how often each is picked over the other, and its win rate.

  1. +100 Midnight Feast Lifesteal11% picked · 65.4% won-35s Dark Ascension Cooldown89% picked · 63.5% wonLevel 25
  2. +15 Strength100% picked · 60.2% wonLevel 20
  3. +25 Dark Ascension Damage38% picked · 55.3% won20% Hunter in the Night Status Resistance62% picked · 54.4% wonLevel 15
  4. -1s Void Cooldown66% picked · 51.7% won+10 Crippling Fear DPS34% picked · 52.0% wonLevel 10

Last eight weeks

Ranked All Pick win rate by week.

  1. Oct 1, 202651.7%276,745
  2. Sep 24, 202651.6%293,952
  3. Sep 17, 202652.0%302,923
  4. Sep 10, 202651.5%193,638
  5. Sep 3, 202651.7%224,833
  6. Aug 27, 202651.7%297,206
  7. Aug 20, 202651.6%281,247
  8. Aug 13, 202651.8%284,455

Night Stalker in short

The quick version of this page, from the last full week of ranked games.

What is Night Stalker's win rate?

51.7% in ranked All Pick games, over 276,646 games. About the same as the week before.

What counters Night Stalker?

Lycan, Chen, and Troll Warlord beat Night Stalker more often than their overall strength predicts. The clearest is Lycan: 8.0 pts better than expected, over 768 games.

Which heroes is Night Stalker good against?

Night Stalker beats Void Spirit, Slark, and Anti-Mage more often than expected. The clearest is Void Spirit: 5.4 pts better than expected, over 2,590 games.

What position is Night Stalker played in?

Mostly offlane: 93% of its games. See the best offlane heroes

What should I build on Night Stalker?

Most games start with Gauntlets of Strength, Tango, and Iron Branch. The usual boots are Phase Boots and Boots of Speed. The most bought core items are Blink Dagger, Black King Bar, Echo Sabre, and Harpoon.

How we read this

Every number here is our analysis of STRATZ's game counts for the last full week of ranked games: win rates are smoothed toward what's expected, matchups and teammates are compared with both heroes' overall strength, and item timings come from first purchases. STRATZ's own scores aren't used.

Data from STRATZ