Defiler

Defiler

MidMid
magicphysical
Difficulty:
Enshrouded with shadows and the echoes of damned souls, the Defiler is a lover of decay and madness and agony. She draws strength from death around her, and can expel living, suffering shadows from her flesh. Wielding both deadly attacks and an unholy awe that strikes silence into her foes, she truly deserves her vile epithet: "Mistress of the Damned."

Statistics

Attributes

Primary Attribute

Primary Attribute

Intelligence

Base Strength

Base Strength

23 +1.8

Base Agility

Base Agility

18 +1.4

Base Intelligence

Base Intelligence

20 +3
Attack

Attack Type

Attack Type

Ranged

Attack Range

Attack Range

525 (Ranged)

Attack Animation

Attack Animation

0.35/0.65
Vitality

Armor

Armor

2.02

Magic Armor

Magic Armor

5

Base Health Regen

Base Health Regen

2.09

Base Mana Regen

Base Mana Regen

1.01
Movement

Move Speed

Move Speed

295

Turn Rate

Turn Rate

630

Role Ratings

Carry
Carry
2/5
Mid
Mid
5/5
Jungle
Jungle
0/5
Offlane
Offlane
3/5
Solo Offlane
Solo Offlane
0/5
Hard Support
Hard Support
0/5
Soft Support
Soft Support
0/5

Abilities

Castable
QWave of Death
Wave of Death
Send out a Wave of Death at target unit or location, dealing 100 / 175 / 250 / 325 Magic Damage to enemies in a cone.
85 / 110 / 135 / 160 Mana
8.0s / 7.0s / 6.0s / 5.0s CD
Castable
WGrave Silence
Grave Silence
Silence enemy units in the target area for 1.75 / 2.5 / 3.25 / 4 seconds.
65 Mana
13.0s CD
Castable
ESiphon Soul
Siphon Soul
Latch onto a fragment of an enemy's soul for up to 5 seconds, dealing 20 + 1 / 1.5 / 2 / 2.5% of the target's Max Health Magic Damage per second and healing you for 10 + 2 / 3 / 4 / 5% of the target's Max Health per second. The soul link also reduces the target's Movement Speed by 15 / 30 / 45 / 60 and increases your Movement Speed by 7 / 14 / 21 / 28%.

The soul link has a leash range of 800 units, and it will break if the target gains Invulnerability or Magic Immunity.
100 / 115 / 130 / 145 Mana
15.0s CD
Ultimate
RUnholy Expulsion
Unholy Expulsion
Spawn 8 / 15 / 22 invulnerable spirits with 50 attack damage for 30 seconds that will attack enemies around you, focusing mainly the enemies that you attack. The spirits will heal you when they expire.

Staff of the Master: Spawns 2 / 3 / 4 Permanent Greater Spirits that attack nearby enemies dealing 75 damage and healing you immediately for 50% damage dealt.
200 / 300 / 400 Mana
130.0s / 115.0s / 100.0s CD

Popular Item Builds

WhaT_YoU_GoT's guide to mid Defiler

Initial Buys

First set of items to buy after the game start to establish lane control and survivability.

Ghost Marchers
Ghost Marchers
1.500
Ghost Marchers
Ghost Marchers
Value: 1.500
Movement Modifier
60 Movement Speed. Use for unitwalking and more speed.
Activation
Applies Phased to self for 3.5 seconds, granting +20% Movement Speed for Melee units (+15% Movement Speed for Ranged units).
9.0s CD
Passive Bonuses
+22 Attack Damage
+60 Movement Speed
Required Items
Marchers
Marchers
500g
Punchdagger
Punchdagger
500g
Punchdagger
Punchdagger
500g
Bottle (3/3)
Bottle (3/3)
650
Bottle (3/3)
Bottle (3/3)
Value: 650
Depletes upon use. Must be filled at the Well or by picking up Runes.
Restores Health and Mana over 3 seconds. Recharges at the Well and holds Runes.
Activation
Restores 135 Health and 80 Mana on self over 3 seconds. Dispels upon taking damage.
500.0s CD
Blood Chalice
Blood Chalice
625
Blood Chalice
Blood Chalice
Value: 625
Use to sacrifice 175 Health to gain 100 Mana.
Activation
On use, consumes 175 Health and grants 100 Mana.

Recovers the consumed health if an enemy hero dies within range in the next 15 seconds. If not used, an enemy death will, instead, charge the Blood Chalice.

If charged, using the chalice will consume the charge instead of health. Max of 1 charge.
0 Mana
25.0s CD
1000 Radius
Passive Bonuses
+3 Strength
+3 Intelligence
+-50% Mana Regeneration
Required Items
Scarab
Scarab
325g
Crushing Claws
Crushing Claws
150g
Mark of the Novice
Mark of the Novice
150g
Power Supply
Power Supply
540
Power Supply
Power Supply
Value: 540
A charge is gained every time a nearby enemy casts a spell. When activated, all charges are removed.
Allows the wielder to absorb Health and Mana from enemy spellcasts.
Activation
Restores 10 Health and 15 Mana per charge. Maximum of 15 charges.
17.0s CD
Passive Bonuses
+3 Strength
+3 Agility
+3 Intelligence
Required Items
Mana Battery
Mana Battery
200g
Minor Totem
Minor Totem
50g
Minor Totem
Minor Totem
50g
Nome's Wisdom
Nome's Wisdom
2.000
Nome's Wisdom
Nome's Wisdom
Value: 2.000
Applies an aura to all nearby allies. This aura does not stack with itself or items it builds into.
Magic Armor Modifier
Grants a mana regen and healing aura.
Passive Bonuses
+10 Attack Damage
+2 Armor
+0% Mana Regeneration
Required Items
Ring of the Teacher
Ring of the Teacher
475g
Manatube
Manatube
850g
Mystic Vestments
Mystic Vestments
600g
Lightbrand
Lightbrand
2.200
Lightbrand
Lightbrand
Value: 2.200
Searing: Non-DoT Damage dealt applies a stacking 9 Magic Damage per second for 3 seconds (max of 2 stacks).

This item contains a Searing Modifier and a Magic Lifesteal Modifier, which do not stack.
6% non-DoT Magic Lifesteal (2% vs. non-hero units)
Searing, Magic Lifesteal Modifier
Applies stacking Magic DoT on attacks
Passive Bonuses
+16 Intelligence
+1.5 Mana/s
Required Items
Neophyte's Book
Neophyte's Book
1.000g
Apprentice's Robe
Apprentice's Robe
450g

Core Items

Essential items crucial for the hero's performance and synergy within the team.

Dawnbringer
Dawnbringer
6.600
Dawnbringer
Dawnbringer
Value: 6.600
Passively applies a 30% Movement Speed Slow on attack for 3 seconds. Only slows by 15% when wielded by ranged heroes.

Searing: Non-DoT Damage dealt applies a stacking 20 Magic Damage per second for 3 seconds (max of 2 stacks).

This item contains a Freeze Modifier, a Magic Lifesteal Modifier, and a Searing Modifier, neither of which stack.

This item's Movement Speed bonus does not stack with itself or items it builds into.
15% non-DoT Magic Lifesteal (5% vs. non-hero units)
Freeze, Searing, Firebrand Modifier
Slows on attack, applies stacking Magic DoT on attacks
Passive Bonuses
+15 Attack Damage
+25 Attack Speed
+20 Strength
+20 Agility
+20 Intelligence
+3 Mana/s
+30% Movement Speed
+15% Lifesteal
Required Items
Firebrand
Firebrand
2.200g
Icebrand
Icebrand
2.200g
Lightbrand
Lightbrand
2.200g
Shrunken Head
Shrunken Head
3.900
Shrunken Head
Shrunken Head
Value: 3.900
Activation Modifier Activate to temporarily grant complete immunity to Magic.
Activation
Dispels debuffs and grants Magic Immunity to self for 7 seconds.
0 Mana
75.0s CD
Passive Bonuses
+24 Attack Damage
+10 Strength
Required Items
Warhammer
Warhammer
1.600g
Mighty Blade
Mighty Blade
1.000g
Kuldra's Sheepstick
Kuldra's Sheepstick
5.425
Kuldra's Sheepstick
Kuldra's Sheepstick
Value: 5.425
50 Intelligence
Cast to temporarily transfigure an enemy, disabling them.
Activation
Applies Transfigured to target for 3.5 seconds. Instantly kills enemy illusions and dispels stealth.

Purging Kuldra's Sheepstick's debuff will result in reducing its current duration by 80% and making that state unpurgeable.
100 Mana
30.0s CD
600 Range
Passive Bonuses
+50 Intelligence
+100% Mana Regeneration
Required Items
Acolyte's Staff
Acolyte's Staff
2.600g
Luminous Prism
Luminous Prism
1.500g
Perpetual Cogwheel
Perpetual Cogwheel
1.325g
Restoration Stone
Restoration Stone
5.150
Restoration Stone
Restoration Stone
Value: 5.150
Cannot be dropped (but can be sold).
Upon activation, resets the cooldown of all abilities and items.
Activation
Resets the cooldown of all abilities and items of your owned units.

The cooldown of Restoration Stone is based on the amount of cooldown reset + 30 seconds and a maximum of 210 seconds.
375 Mana
210.0s CD
Passive Bonuses
+20 Attack Damage
+15 Attack Speed
+10 Intelligence
+5 Health/s
+100% Mana Regeneration
Required Items
Sustainer
Sustainer
1.700g
Arcana
Arcana
1.575g
Pegasus Boots
Pegasus Boots
4.000
Pegasus Boots
Pegasus Boots
Value: 4.000
Passive Bonuses
+125 Movement Speed
Required Items
Post Haste
Post Haste
2.000g
Daemonic Breastplate
Daemonic Breastplate
5.200
Daemonic Breastplate
Daemonic Breastplate
Value: 5.200
Applies a positive armor aura to nearby allied units and structures and a negative armor aura to nearby enemy units and structures.

Power of the aura can be swapped on use.
Grants an armor and attack speed aura to allies. Reduces armor of enemies.
Activation
Currently in Enemy Mode

On use, swaps between Ally or Enemy mode.

In Ally mode, passively grants:
Allies: +7 Armor/25 Attack Speed
Enemies: -3 Armor

In Enemy mode, passively grants:
Allies: +3 Armor/25 Attack Speed
Enemies: -7 Armor
1.0s CD
Passive Bonuses
+30 Attack Speed
+10 Armor
Required Items
Sol's Bulwark
Sol's Bulwark
1.500g
Warpcleft
Warpcleft
1.800g
Platemail
Platemail
1.400g
Behemoth's Heart
Behemoth's Heart
4.800
Behemoth's Heart
Behemoth's Heart
Value: 4.800
This item's Health Regeneration bonus does not stack with itself.
Adds high Health and Strength. Adds Health regen based on your max Health.
Passive Bonuses
+35 Strength
+350 Max Health
Required Items
Axe of the Malphai
Axe of the Malphai
3.200g
Beastheart
Beastheart
1.100g
Frostfield Plate
Frostfield Plate
4.615
Frostfield Plate
Frostfield Plate
Value: 4.615
Gain 3 mana per Enemy unit killed.

Grants an aura to reduce enemy Attack Speed.
Grants an aura to reduce enemy Attack Speed. Activate to heavily Slow nearby enemies.
Activation
Releases an expanding ring of ice that deals 200 Magic Damage to enemies in radius and applies Frostfield for 4 seconds.

Grants 800 day and night Clearvision around self on cast for 2 seconds.
100 Mana
30.0s CD
750 Radius
Passive Bonuses
+3 Strength
+3 Agility
+35 Intelligence
+14 Armor
Required Items
Acolyte's Staff
Acolyte's Staff
2.600g
Platemail
Platemail
1.400g
Amulet of Exile
Amulet of Exile
480g

Situational Items

Items to consider depending on the game's state and the opposing team's composition.

Null Stone
Null Stone
4.500
Null Stone
Null Stone
Value: 4.500
Periodically blocks single-target abilities.

When not on cooldown, negates a single targeted spell.
Activation
Transfers your spell negation ability to another ally hero for up to 15 seconds.
0 Mana
15.0s CD
800 Range
Passive Bonuses
+15 Attack Damage
+15 Strength
+15 Agility
+15 Intelligence
+6 Health/s
+50% Mana Regeneration
Required Items
Blessed Orb
Blessed Orb
2.100g
Sustainer
Sustainer
1.700g
Barrier Idol
Barrier Idol
3.750
Barrier Idol
Barrier Idol
Value: 3.750
Magic Armor, Stun & Debuff Resistance Modifier
Cast to shield allies in a magic-absorbing barrier.
Activation
Applies Barrier to targets in radius for 10 seconds. Non-hero units receive a shield with 2x the duration and magnitude.

Barrier cannot affect a unit more than once every 50 seconds.
50 Mana
60.0s CD
900 Radius
Passive Bonuses
+12 Health/s
+200 Max Health
Required Items
Shaman's Headdress
Shaman's Headdress
2.150g
Lifetube
Lifetube
850g
Frostwolf's Skull
Frostwolf's Skull
5.100
Frostwolf's Skull
Frostwolf's Skull
Value: 5.100
Passively applies Freeze to target for 3 seconds when attacking or casting a single-target ability within 1500 range.

Freeze applies a 40% Movement Speed Slow if wielded by a melee hero, or a 20% Movement Speed Slow if wielded by a ranged hero.
Freeze Modifier
Attacks & single-target spells slow enemies.
Activation
Activate to spawn 2 Scouting Frost Wolves that seek out the nearest enemy heroes within radius, Sighting and Revealing them and applying a 20% Movement Speed Slow for 3 seconds.

After activating it this way, can activate again within the next 40 seconds to send Dire Frost Wolves to impact nearby enemy player-controlled units, dealing 100 Magic Damage and applying 50% Movement Speed Slow to enemies in radius for 4 seconds, applying a 1 second Root on initial impact.
25 Mana
40.0s CD
7000 Radius
Passive Bonuses
+15 Attack Damage
+26 Strength
+10 Agility
+10 Intelligence
+40% Movement Speed
Required Items
Icebrand
Icebrand
2.200g
Blessed Orb
Blessed Orb
2.100g
Portal Key
Portal Key
2.250
Portal Key
Portal Key
Value: 2.250
Grants the ability to teleport short distances.
Activation
Teleport self to target position.

Goes on a 3 second cooldown if damaged by another player, or when picked up.
75 Mana
15.0s CD
1100 Range
Tablet of Command
Tablet of Command
1.775
Tablet of Command
Tablet of Command
Value: 1.775
Cast on a player-controlled unit to push it in the direction it's facing. Interrupts channeling.
Activation
Pushes target player-controlled unit 500 units in the direction it is facing. Interrupts channeling.

Cannot be cast on immobilized or restrained targets. Destroys trees within 100 radius of the target while it is being pushed.
50 Mana
18.0s CD
800 Range
Passive Bonuses
+10 Attack Damage
+12 Intelligence
+3 Armor
Required Items
Neophyte's Book
Neophyte's Book
1.000g
Guardian Ring
Guardian Ring
150g
Master's Legacy
Master's Legacy
6.500
Master's Legacy
Master's Legacy
Value: 6.500
Boosts the abilities of many heroes.
Boosts the abilities of an ally hero.
Gain bonus Stats when obtained
Activation
Activate and target another ally hero to permanently boost their abilities with any Staff of the Master effects they may have (only if they have an ability that can be boosted).

This can only be done once and only on heroes who aren't already boosted. Losing the item will remove the boost from the ally and put the item on a 1 minute cooldown.
99999 Range
Passive Bonuses
+15 Strength
+15 Agility
+15 Intelligence
+200 Max Health
+150 Max Mana
Required Items
Staff of the Master
Staff of the Master
4.200g
Adeve's Cloak
Adeve's Cloak
2.100
Adeve's Cloak
Adeve's Cloak
Value: 2.100
While off cooldown, taking damage from player-controlled enemy sources starts a 3 second timer on the item and starts accumulating damage. The timer is refreshed each time you take damage from player-controlled enemy sources.

If the accumulated post-mitigation damage exceeds 20% of your Max Health or 300 (whichever is higher) while the timer is active, the item is placed on cooldown and Adeve's Protection is applied for 3 seconds.

Adeve's Protection grants 15 / 25 Health Regeneration and 10 / 20 Mana Regeneration, 20 / 50% Debuff and Stun Reduction, 20 / 50% Damage Reduction, and 85 / 60% Damage Output reduction.
Anti-burst passive
Can be upgraded 1 time.
Activation
80.0s CD
Passive Bonuses
+150 Max Health
+120 Max Mana
Required Items
Blood Ruby
Blood Ruby
550g
Ether Jewel
Ether Jewel
450g
Nihil Crystal
Nihil Crystal
200g
Stormspirit
Stormspirit
2.650
Stormspirit
Stormspirit
Value: 2.650
The Movement Speed bonus on this item stacks with itself and other movement speed items.
Cast to envelop the target hero in an invulnerable cyclone for 2 seconds.
Activation
Applies Cycloned to target hero for 2 seconds.

After it ends, applies Windswept to the target for 1 second. Cannot apply Stormspirit to a target who has already been affected within 3 seconds after the target has landed.
75 Mana
30.0s CD
450 Range
Passive Bonuses
+16 Intelligence
+25% Mana Regeneration
+25 Movement Speed
Required Items
Neophyte's Book
Neophyte's Book
1.000g
Manatube
Manatube
850g
Wind Whistle
Wind Whistle
200g

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