Even Timbersaw is better in terms of sustain damage during fights so no, he is really not that good. Also he will just get bursted and he wants the fights to be long so he can spam death pulse and burn everyone with aura. This is kind of the same reason BB isn't picked. Also his laning sucks.
If you want to set a trend you should go ahead on show how people should play with this hero.
Necro is also a straightforward hero with clear goals (However most players with terribe item choices) and easy and gameimpactfull spells. 60% WR Does not come out of nowhere. He was one of the 2 choices for my smurf account, however I choose the other hero
@Sam
Necro might not have the burst as Timber does but he sustains the team and pushed way more than timber ever did. The problem is his tankability is lacking if he has no team support or no herokill to support his regen. Also Ult at a fight at enemies bases especially on one of the cores can easily decide the game
My only issue with necro is if i dont get the kills on the teamfights i am worst than a creep
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Pros seem to take a really long time to put a hero into the meta. Look how long and how many buffs it took Skybird to be a common pick. I think there was a dota1 Necro meta, but until some pro from a well known team stomps with a hero, the rest will not consider even trying it.
Necro sucks early game, that's why. After 3 pulses you will be out of mana if you can't get a kill or hit a couple of creeps. If they buffed him so his aura worked in an aoe (like bs' lifesteal) he would be much more viable.
The mana issues might be part of it, but on a team with 2-3 arcane boots that wouldn't be a problem. I think he just is not good enough in lane, in death ball you really have to have a bit of an advantage coming out of lanes otherwise the other team can just TP in and fight you when you try to push. If you are just taking him for the heals you might as well pick some one like WD or enchantress, who gives more to early fights/ganks (& pushes in enchantresses case).
he isnt picked in competitive because ppl didnt figure out how to play him yet (laning etc). he is in the same situation with tusk/omni etc
I really hate the new people who came to dota2 and think that icefrog tries to make every hero top tier. He fucks around with the 'meta' and constantly changes heroes even if they are 'balanced'. This is how people who have been around for 10 years still find the game fun because it is constantly changed just for the sake of change.
There isn't any meta in pubs. People just pick what they want to play. The resemblance to the pro meta is people see pros using heroes and want to try them, realize they are strong and keep picking them. A guy picking brew every game is not following the death ball meta, he is trying to be like pros and pick brew a lot. This is why I laugh whenever anyone tries to tell me your pick doesn't fit meta, or our lineup doesn't fit the current meta. No such thing.
^^ they probably come from LoL where meta change is forbidden if u dare trilane u will be HWID banned for life :P
They cant buff necro more are you crazy ? If they do it get ready to see 70 % winrate necro
lol i watched my room mate play necro the other day i believe he is 2.7k mmrish they have no idea wat heart stopper even is in laning phase they just suiciding and spamming "WTF???" lol
@dorkly: If you nerf heartstopper so people in pubs can actually lane against him and buff sadist the way I said, he could be viable in pro matches without being op in pubs. IMO his biggest impact is making you buy a shitton of regen while laning or forcing you out of the lane, which makes you go behind in farm.
I dont think that its his biggest impact, sadist is already a really fucking good skill, i think if they do what you are saying his winrate would increase even more, but who knows.
I love me some Necro.
Gank him super early and he won't do much since he relies on mana and first couple levels of his q are junk.
But he needs to stay back in fights until someone is being targeted on your team and then spam pulse and try to get your team to spam their scary hero so you can scythe them.
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why we don't see necro getting picked? the guy is really good at early/mid game 5 man fights
can someone explain me why? i know there are better options such as DP that can push towers fast too, but when DP is banned why wouldn't you consider picking necro?