A vicious and insidious creature, the Lifestealer is particularly good at tearing tough heroes down. Using his Feast passive skill, which deals damage and steals life based on the hit points of the target, he can serve as a powerful anti-tank hero. Open Wounds allows him to immobilize his prey and encourages allies to move in for the kill, giving life steal on all attacks against the target for a short period of time. It is likely enemies will try to stop the Lifestealer with spells of their own, but using his terrifying Rage skill he becomes temporarily magic immune and gains an attack speed bonus, giving him time to rip apart his enemies. Due to his up-close and personal fighting style, N'aix sometimes gets in over his head. If this happens, he can make use of his Infest ability. Infest allows the Lifestealer to burrow inside any non-hero unit, rendering him completely hidden from enemy eyes. When ready, N'aix can burst from his victim, stealing a large amount of their life and killing them instantly.
There once was a man in Lordaeron so consumed by greed that he was beyond remorse. Eventually caught trying to steal Prince Arthas' sacred ring, he was tried and hanged. Yet his body, so corrupted by his desire to steal, rose by itself in the form of a monstrous ghoul. So came into being N'aix, his old name long forgotten: the embodiment of lust and greed, bent on stealing the life of every living creature he encounters.
Rage
Level
Mana Cost
Cooldown
Casting range
Area of Effect
Duration
Allowed Targets
Effects
1
75
15 seconds
None
None
2.5 seconds
None
30% increased attack speed and magic immunity
2
75
15 seconds
None
None
3.25 seconds
None
45% increased attack speed and magic immunity
3
75
15 seconds
None
None
4 seconds
None
60% increased attack speed and magic immunity
4
75
15 seconds
None
None
4.75 seconds
None
80% increased attack speed and magic immunity
- Dispells many buffs.
- The attack speed bonus stacks with Frenzy from Mask of Madness.
Feast
Level
Mana Cost
Cooldown
Casting range
Area of Effect
Duration
Allowed Targets
Effects
1
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Enemy Units
4%
2
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Enemy Units
5%
3
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Enemy Units
6%
4
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Enemy Units
7%
- Damage type: physical
- Does not work on Roshan.
- Works against magic immune units.
- The heal is independent of the damage.
Open Wounds
Level
Mana Cost
Cooldown
Casting range
Area of Effect
Duration
Allowed Targets
Effects
1
110
24 seconds
600
None
8 seconds
Enemy Unit
Slows enemy; marks target for Open Wounds effect of 10% heal-on-attack
2
110
20 seconds
600
None
8 seconds
Enemy Unit
Slows enemy; marks target for Open Wounds effect of 15% heal-on-attack
3
110
16 seconds
600
None
8 seconds
Enemy Unit
Slows enemy; marks target for Open Wounds effect of 20% heal-on-attack
4
110
12 seconds
600
None
8 seconds
Enemy Unit
Slows enemy; marks target for Open Wounds effect of 25% heal-on-attack
- Open Wounds slows by 80% / 70% / 60% / 50% / 30% / 10% / 10% / 10%, the slow decreasing one step per second.
- All damage dealt will steal life, including damage from spells.
Infest
Level
Mana Cost
Cooldown
Casting range
Area of Effect
Duration
Allowed Targets
Effects
1
50
100 seconds
150
None
N/A
Allied and Neutral Units
Hide and protect N'aix, replenish hitpoints
2
50
60 seconds
150
None
N/A
Enemy, Allied and Neutral Units
Hide and protect N'aix, replenish hitpoints
3
50
30 seconds
150
None
N/A
Enemy, Allied and Neutral Units
Hide and protect N'aix, replenish hitpoints
- N'aix gains experience from kills made nearby the Infested target while he is traveling with it.
- If the Infested unit is killed before N'aix uses Consume, he will not be healed.