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Hi folks, this discussion is about one of the best heros of dota, Naix, the Lifestealer. The only possible way of being able to play with Naix in early game is this, DONT DIE. Thers no other way that you can strike terror in your foes and FEAST upon them.(Thats what his first power, the lifesteal is called). So let me tell you the items needed for him. For a 4v4 or 5v5 game, u need to buy tangos and gauntlets of strength or ironwood branches(depending on the gold u have). If u have more gold, prefer gauntlets. Buy atleast 3 or 4. Then when u return to base next, buy boots of speed. But before that, u need to know the basics of his gameplay. Though Naix is a strength hero, his strength is very LOW. Compare that to his agility, he is an agility hero in the mask of a strength hero.(He has the hoghest agility in the game at lvl 25 due to his agi growth at 4.05 per lvl, more than the best agility heros). But this is not worthless, as it gives u extra ATTACK SPEED, so u can feast upon ur enemies faster. In early game, concentrate in getting the last hits on both ur creeps and enemy creeps, which should not be that difficult unless there are enemy rangers in your lane, in which case send a distress call to your teammates. This is the only way you can farm for gold. When u have 1600 or more gold, return to the base(or u can buy an animal courier) and buy a Mithril Hammer or Ogre axe and belt of giant strength, if u feel ur hp is too low. Either way, u need to buy both the items. So if u buy the hammer first, then u will get creep kills a lot more easier, then farm enough for sange and yasha, going for a part a time. Dont be greedy and try to buy everything at one go. Then, if u farm well WITHOUT dying, u will have sange and yasha by lvl 14 and that Mithrill hammer. Next, u have to upgrade the hammer to a basher. This is so that your enemies are rendered helpless, which is a high probability considering your very high attack speed and Anabolic Frenzy. So, by lvl 16 or 17, u will have sange and yasha, and 2 cranium bashers. Then, you can OWN any hero, especially Intelligence, because of ur Avatar. So, heres the skills which upgrade LVLs 1 Anabolic Frenzy 2 Poison Sting 3 Anabolic Frenzy 4 Feast 5 Anabolic Frenzy 6 Rage 7 Feast 8 Feast 9 Anabolic Frenzy 10 Poison Sting 11 Rage 12 Poison Sting 13 Feast 14 Poison Sting 15 Stats 16 Rage 17-25 Stats(obviously) This skill build helps you to overcome his shortcomings. Then after you have finished Sange and Yasha and 2 cranium bashers, you can go for Buriza-do-kyanon, which gives you additional damage, and a critical damage 20% of the time, which helps in additional lifesteal. Now, use your Rage wisely, and see the enemy corpses fall down behind you, like they are dominoes.