NIGHTCRAWLER – Slark | Item Build | DotA

Slark plays the role of Carry in all of his games. His skills are a great aid to improve his attributes that fits for the Carry role. He is also a great escaper and chaser to his enemies because of his leaping ability and active invisibility skill for a time. This build up is a great attribute for a Carry but Slark is not too vital to take all the responsibility. Slark still needs a good playing strategy and powerful items to win the game.

The early game item build of Slark can be the following:

Quelling Blade – This helps Slark to kill easily when creeping for better farming.

Ancient Tango of Essifation – This item helps Slark to regenerate when in mid health condition.

Healing Salve – This item helps Slark to regenerate more fast whenever he is in a low health condition.

Ironwood Branch – This item grants each attributes for Slark giving him more strength and toughness.

Magic Stick – This helps you to counter spell caster enemy heroes.

Stout Shield – This helps you to defend yourself against harassing enemy heroes.

Empty Bottle – This item keeps you to cast spell in constant giving you source of mana and health. Require to play with a courier.

The mid game item build for Slark can be the following:

Power Treads – This boots gives him strength and speed.

Vanguard – This item gives him Health Points and toughness during the game. This item can be maintained until the late game.

Radiance – As a fast farmer game he can easily built this item during the mid game. This item helps him in farming and grants him attack damage.

Mask of Madness – This grants Slark lifesteal and active skill for attack speed improvement.

Maelstrom – This item gives him attack damage and speed plus helps him in killing enemies. This item can be upgraded to Mjollnir.

Hyperstone – This item helps him to do more attack speed. This can be upgraded to Assault Cuirass.

Black King Bar – This helps him to tank and hit more during clash preventing spells to cast on him.

Lothar’s Edge – This can help him to gank, escape and chase enemies.

Kelen’s Dagger – This can help him to gank, escape and chase enemies.

The late game item build for Alcemist can be the following:

Assault Cuirass – This item grants him attack speed and armor.

Basher – This item helps him to stop escaping heroes and grants him damage.

Abyssal Blade – This item is an upgrade for Basher.

Heart of Tarrasque – This grants him massive strength adding more health points.

Divine Rapier – This can be one of the late game item for Slark if your team is near on winning the game.

Butterfly – This item gives Slark more attack speed and grants evasion that counters other melee enemy heroes.