Defiler — HoN Hero Quick Guide

Defiler

Defiler is a ranged Intelligence hero in Heroes of Newerth based on DotA’s Death Prophet.

Recommended Skill Build

1. Wave of Death
2. Power in Death
3. Wave of Death
4. Grave Silence
5. Wave of Death
6. Unholy Expulsion
7. Wave of Death
8. Power in Death
9. Power in Death
10. Power in Death
11. Unholy Expulsion
12. Grave Silence
13. Grave Silence
14. Grave Silence
15. Stats
16. Unholy Expulsion
17. Stats -> Level 25

Recommended Item Build

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Phase Boots or Plated Greaves + Sacrificial Stone or Nullstone + Behemoth’s Heart + Frostfield Plate + Kuldra’s Sheepstick

Best Pushing Heroes in HoN

1. Defiler- crush towers w/ultimate, spam creeps w/Wave of Death
2. Pollywog Priest- crush towers w/ultimate, spam creeps w/Electric Jolt
3. Ophelia- tank/crush towers w/masses of charmed creeps, heal them to full w/ultimate
4. Wildsoul- tank/crush towers w/BooBoo (Demolish adds +60% attack damage to buildings)
5. Engineer- crush towers w/Steam Turret and channel Tinker on turret, catapults, or towers
6. Forsaken Archer- crush towers w/masses of spawned skeletons
7. Hellbringer- tank/crush towers w/ultimate
8. Soulstealer- crush towers w/+60 Soulsteal damage at level 7
9. Hammerstorm- crush towers w/+150% damage ultimate
10. Torturer- crush towers w/Impalement ability, spam creeps w/Chain Reaction and Agonizing Bonds
11. Tempest- tank/crush towers w/summoned Elementals
12. Pebbles- crush towers w/Chuck, spam creeps w/Chuck and Stalagmites

Sample pushing lineups:

Defiler solo mid, Pollywog Priest/Hammerstorm lane, Wildsoul side solo/Ophelia jungle

Take mid raxes when Defiler hits level 11

Hellbringer solo mid, Torturer/Pebbles lane, Forsaken Archer side solo/Tempest jungle

Push when Tempest gets Portal Key (blink)

Also might want to throw a healer like Demented Shaman, Jeraziah, Accursed, or any Int support like Plague Rider w/Astrolabe (Mek) into the mix for any pushing team to sustain hp