Super late game - Necrophos

[Bartex_CZ]

Hello guys! Yesterday i was part of really long game with Necrophos. I went those (bigger) items in that order. Blademail, BoT, Agha shard, Radiance, Sange and Kaya, HoT, Agha, Agha Blessing and Octarine. To be honest, the longer the game goes the less I know what to buy. Octarine as my last item was just pure desperation i guess. What items do you suggest? And is it worth it to sell Radiance late as it doesnt hit as hard as in mid game? And what to change it for? I Guess that Agha with Heartstopper aura is doing much more at this point.

[exit code 0 (gl;hf)]

I think it actually depends on the game state in the latter two stages (mid, late), as well as the draft you're against, and the individuals heroes and their 4 natural abilities. I just had an epiphany where there's no set order, but more of a general algorithm to follow when itemizing, which corresponds to the various game states. This makes every match pretty unique.

I think the only static itemization occurs in the first 10 minutes, after that it's like a Goosebumps book with multiple pathways to choose from.

[ThaneAcheron]

That all depends on who you were up against and what items they were building, for example radiance will be fine late game against heavy right clickers that don't have MKB. Shivas on Necro is also underrated. If they itemise against you for example nullifier, you need BKB.

[Bartex_CZ]

Originally posted by ThaneAcheron:

That all depends on who you were up against and what items they were building, for example radiance will be fine late game against heavy right clickers that don't have MKB. Shivas on Necro is also underrated. If they itemise against you for example nullifier, you need BKB.

Ok, lets be specific here :)

https://www.dotabuff.com/matches/7423725043

Also, i struggle with neutral Tier 4 items for Necrophos... what do you suggest here?

[ʍolɟ ǝɥʇ ǝsɹǝʌǝɹ]

You can buy your core a moonshard. Encourage your team to farm past 45 minutes. One player can't do it all themselves past that point

[Zagryzaec]

As your Regen growth you need to get more armor to make every point of health more efficient. Depending on game type it could be cuirass or shivas guard.

Bkb and refresher is always good late game choice

If you have lots of money you can buy moonshard to yourself and to your teammates (yes you can increase DPS of your useless carry.)

Although ultimately what you buy depends on particular Gane situation.

And remember you don't have to carry refresher into fight. Just carry it it backpack and use while shifting out from combat.