Ancient Jungler Necro

I just opened a lobby, and it appears that Heartstopper does not affect Roshan, despite the debuff appearing on him.


That's a fair point as well. It was just an idea.

Okay, so I have experimented quite a bit with ancient farming Necrophos...

When I read the thread I thought well this is about maxing Heartstopper Aura on necro at the expense of his other skills, AFK farming ancients to get a Hand of Midas, and then...somehow getting a farmed Necro is the mid/late game who has contributed literally nothing to the early game.

So this was bad for pretty clear reasons. AFK junglers lose games. Junglers who can't gank lose games because they make your team play 4 vs 5 for 15 minutes. Junglers who buy midas lose games...etc.

But...I've found that you can make it better, much better.

- First off, don't max Heartstopper Aura. Only 2 points in it. You only need 2 points for the build to be effective...more is unnecessary.
Best skill build is 3/2/0/1 at level 6, and then proceed to max Death Pulse and Sadist like a normal Necro.

- Second, no Hand of Midas. Never, ever buy Midas on a jungler. Junglers are gankers who are there to help you win your lanes. Blink Dagger. Rush a blink and then start ganking. Blink rush is core in this build because it's the only item that turns Necro into a viable ganker.

Starting items : Boots of Speed, Observer Ward.
Ward the rune spot so you don't get ganked and your ancients don't get warded.
(this way the only way to shut you down is the 2 enemy supports smoke ganking you...and even then you have boots...so you're even safer than your solo mid actually)
Skill Heartstopper Aura at 1 and 3. Death Pulse at 2,4,5,7. Only 2 points in aura, then get Sadist like the usual Necro build.
Stack at :53 if there's only 1 stack, at :52 or even :51 if there are several (missing a stack sets you back by 1 minute so try to avoid)

You get your Blink Dagger at 7 minutes.

And once you have your blink forget completely about ancients for the rest of the game and start ganking your lanes non-stop, and farming creeps normally when your ult is down.

Ancients are only there to give you a head start but after all they only give a low GPM so after the first minutes it's not worth it anymore.

Note : you can also get a 7 minute Mekansm since it's the same price as Blink Dagger. This can be really good in a pushing lineup.

So at 7 minutes...you get a level 6 Necrophos with either a blink or a mek, who can start being active. So yeah, if like this you farm one item and then start joining your team at the 7 minute mark, I think it's viable.

and not 20 minutes Radiance, as my temmate in the losing game wanted me to believe