Hero
Night Stalker
   23 + 3.2
18 + 2.3
13 + 1.6
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Balanar, the Night Stalker, is a melee strength hero, renowned for being a very potent ganker once night falls.
Unlike most other heroes in the game, Night Stalker's strength greatly fluctuates depending on the time of day. He is relatively innocuous during the day, with one of his abilities being completely disabled then while two others are heavily weakened in potency, but he quickly becomes a force to be reckoned with once the moon rises. He has a slow in Void, which allows him to hound and nuke down lone enemies who are unfortunate enough to encounter him; the slow effect is considerably more debilitating at night where a mini stun is also applied. He also has the ability to silence his foes with Crippling Fear, which drastically increases in duration at night, preventing spellcasters and even carries from retaliating against him while he lashes at them with relative impunity. His passive, Hunter In the Night, greatly boosts his movement speed and attack speed at night, allowing him to easily move around the map, to pursue and tear apart his prey. Finally, his ultimate, Dark Ascension, summons instant nighttime and hampers enemy night vision, making even the strongest enemy heroes sitting ducks for the Night Stalker and his allies. A terror in darkness, Night Stalker is the embodiment of heroes' nightmares, and one of the last things they will ever wish to encounter alone at night.
Bio
Balanar, the Night Stalker▶️ "I feed the darkness and the darkness feeds me."
Lore:
Of the Night Stalker, there is no history, only stories. There are ancient tales woven into the lore of every race and every culture, of an impossible time before sunlight and daytime, when night reigned alone and the world was covered with the creatures of darkness--creatures like Balanar the Night Stalker.
It is said that on the dawn of the First Day, all the night creatures perished. All, that is, save one. Evil's embodiment, Night Stalker delights in his malevolence. He created the primal role of the Night Terror, the Boogeyman, and as long as there have been younglings, his is the specter summoned to terrify them. This is a role he relishes; nor are these empty theatrics. He does indeed stalk the unwary, the defenseless, those who have strayed beyond the lighted paths or denied the warnings of their communities. Night Stalker serves as living proof that every child's worst nightmare....is true.
Abilities
Void
Creates a damaging void that slows an enemy unit and deals damage. Void also mini-stuns, interrupting channeling abilities. The slowing effect lasts longer at night. Deals half damage during day.
Cast Range: 525
Damage: 90/160/255/335
Move Speed Slow: 50%
Attack Speed Slow: 50
Day Slow Duration: 1.25
Night Slow Duration: 2.5/3/3.5/4
Night Stun Duration: 0.1
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80/
Balanar creates a vortex of infinite night, tearing opponents violently into the eternal darkness that once was.
- Deals 45/80/127.5/167.5 damage during the day.
- The mini-stun is only applied during the night.
- Also uses the night values during the night from Eclipse.
- Void first applies the slow debuff, then the damage, then the stun debuff.
- Has a cast backswing of 0.57 during Hunter in the Night.
Crippling Fear
Ability
No Target
No Target
Affects
Enemies
Enemies
Night Stalker horrifies all nearby enemies, causing them to become silenced while near him. The effect lasts longer at night.
Radius: 375
Day Duration: 3
Night Duration: 5/6/7/8
Aura Linger Duration: 0.5
30/
50
Modifiers [?]
Crippling Fear Aura
Undispellable
Crippling Fear
Undispellable
A vision of the twisted maw of Balanar etches itself into the minds of the poor souls unlucky enough to cross his path.
- The silence is provided by an aura, its debuff lingers for 0.5 seconds.
- The aura's duration does not update when it turns day or night while the buff is on.
- Also uses the night values during the night from Eclipse.
- Has a cast backswing of 0.67 during Hunter in the Night.
Hunter in the Night
EG
EG
Ability
Passive
Passive
Affects
Self
Self
Night Stalker is in his element at night, attacking and moving with great swiftness.
Move Speed Bonus: 22%/28%/34%/40%
Attack Speed Bonus: 30/50/70/90 ( 130/150/170/190)
130/150/170/190)The hunting prowess of Balanar improves as the night beckons.
- Also works during the night from Eclipse.
The appearance of the game clock changes when Dark Ascension is cast.
Dark Ascension
Ability
No Target
No Target
Affects
Self
Self
Night Stalker smothers the sun and summons instant darkness, so that he might use his powers at their fullest. Nightstalker gains flight and bonus damage during this time. Has unobstructed vision.
Attack Damage Bonus: 50/100/150
Duration: 30
140/
90/80/70) 125/
Modifiers [?]
Darkness
Undispellable
It is a humbling sight to see when the mightiest of warriors become afraid of the dark.
- Dark Ascension has a lower priority than the daytime caused by Supernova.
- During it, Night Stalker still flies, has the damage bonus and unobstructed vision, but the vision is limited to his default daytime vision.
- Has a cast backswing of 0.5 seconds when cast during the night.
Talents
| Hero Talents | ||
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| -50s Dark Ascension Cooldown | 25 | +100 Hunter In The Night Attack Speed |
| +20 Strength | 20 | -5s Crippling Fear Cooldown |
| +25% Hunter In The Night Status Resistance | 15 | +30 Dark Ascension Damage |
| +8s Dark Ascension Duration | 10 | +50 Void Damage |
Recommended items
Gameplay
| The beast of bedtime tales, Balanar is the primal terror that every child knows to fear. When night falls, Balanar goes on the hunt, moving and striking with devilish swiftness. He inflicts a debilitating Void, slowing and forcing his quarry to flee, arms withering and spells fizzling as their hearts are stricken with Crippling Fear. Even the lighted hours provide no safety from the Night Stalker. When needed, Balanar transforms through a Dark Ascension, spreads his wings under the blackened veil of night, and goes on the prowl for ever more victims. | |
| Roles: |  Carry  Initiator  Durable  Disabler  Nuker
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| Adjectives: | Legs ( 2 )
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Audio
History
Equipment
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Trivia
- Many of Night Stalker's responses that refer to his vampiric qualities make reference to Bram Stoker's Dracula, a film adaptation of the classic novel starring Gary Oldman.
- Night stalker's line ▶️ "If I ever get my claws on that bird." is likely a reference to the rooster that crows when the game transitions from nighttime to daytime.
- Additionally it is a reference to a line used by "Looney Tunes" character Sylvester the cat when describing "Tweety Bird."
- Night Stalker's deep and raspy voice is a possible reference to Batman.
- In an earlier version DotA, there existed a hero similar to Night Stalker called Void Demon. His first ability "Time Void" had similar effects to the present Void ability, except it also stunned the target for 5 seconds. Void Demon also had an ability similar to Omniknight's Degen Aura, though it had a larger radius of 600 units. His third ability was a pushing spell called "Quake" which was useful for destroying towers. Finally, his ultimate was called "Mass Haste". This aura gave Void Demon and nearby allies benefits similar to Night Stalker's Hunter in the Night, except that it had no conditions and enabled Void Demon and his team to hunt Heroes relentlessly both day and night. Ultimately, Void Demon was replaced with Night Stalker as his skill set was deemed too powerful.
- Night Stalker's response "In the forest of the night" is a reference to the poem The Tyger by William Blake.
- You can hear the line "Sinless Demon" when you activate Night Stalker's ▶️ Dark Ascension.
Gallery
Day model
Night model
Concept art
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