Balanar, the Night Stalker Guide by iQ-w00t
Written by admin on September 28th, 2008This guide was created by iQ-w00t, thank you!
Index
1. Core idea of the balanar strategy
2. The Hero balanar
3. Skilling
4. Items
5. Strategy
1. Core idea of the balanar strategy
I was playing a game of -ar and i got Balanar.. it had been a while but i knew what had to be done!
If you view the skills of balanar you notice its all focused on the night!
so obviously the night is where balanars strategy lies. I will explain a guide of total domination with balanar.
Balanar – The Night Stalker
Range: 100 | | Move Speed: 295 | Primary: STR
Str: 23 + 2.8 | Agi: 18 + 2.25 | Int: 16 + 1.25
Damage: 47 – 51 | HP: 587 | Mana: 208
HP Regen: 0.94 | Mana Regen: 0.65
Attack Speed: 1.39 (+ 18% IAS) | Armor: 5.5
Void (V)
Creates a damaging void. If cast at night, slows the target for 4 seconds.
Level 1 – Deals 90 damage.
Level 2 – Deals 160 damage.
Level 3 – Deals 255 damage.
Level 4 – Deals 335 damage.
Mana Cost: 90/ 112/ 130/ 145
Cooldown: 7
Crippling Fear ()
In the night, the Night Stalker can cause intense fear in enemy units, causing them to miss attacks and be unable to cast spells.
Level 1 – Miss on 10% of attacks, slow by 4%. Lasts 5 seconds.
Level 2 – Miss on 20% of attacks, slow by 8%. Lasts 6 seconds.
Level 3 – Miss on 30% of attacks, slow by 12%. Lasts 7 seconds.
Level 4 – Miss on 40% of attacks, slow by 16%. Lasts 8 seconds.
Mana Cost: 125
Cooldown: 11
Hunter in the Night ()
The Night Stalker is at home at night. He attacks and moves more swiftly.
Level 1 – 15% movement speed, 20% attack speed.
Level 2 – 20% movement speed, 35% attack speed.
Level 3 – 30% movement speed, 55% attack speed.
Level 4 – 35% movement speed, 75% attack speed.
Mana Cost: N/A
Cooldown: N/A
Darkness ®
Freezes the time and create a period of Darkness for the Night Stalker to thrive in.
Level 1 – Create darkness for 25 second night.
Level 2 – Create darkness for 50 seconds.
Level 3 – Create darkness for 80 seconds.
Mana Cost: N/A
Cooldown: 240/ 210/ 150
What to skill when?
[color=#9ACD32]1. Void
2. Hunter in the night
3. Void.
4. Hunter in the night
5. Hunter in the night
6. Void
[color=#FFA500]7. Hunter in the night
8. Void
9. Darkness
10. Crippling Fear
11. Darkness
12-14. Crippling Fear
15. Attribute Bonus
16. Darkness
17-25. Attribute Bonus
Explanation
Picking void first is obvious.. till the first night that’s the only skill that actually does something and is one of the most important skills in the night. Besides maybe you can do a lucky kill with the dmg of void 
Hunter in the night is the second skill you need when it turns night. why did I pick 2x void en 3x hunter instead of 3x void and 2x hunter… you would think a stronger spell would make the target easier to kill.. so i thought about it and I came to the conclusion that skilling more levels of “hunter in the night” is better then void anyway. why?The slow doesn’t get better and it costs to much mana to use all the time so.. hunter is more useful. Besides wasting time to go heal is wasting precious time !
Obviously they are both better then crippling fear, but crippling fear is better then attribute bonus because its still very good (the silence effect especially)
Darkness is always necessary!!But you wont need it before lvl 9 because you will be lvl 9 after first night.. when played properly! if you think you wont make lvl 9 before first night then make it lvl 8 btw longer night.. is pwnage time!!! 
Starting item
Ring of Regeneration.
First items after that
Boots of speed
1/2/3 Bracer
clarity potions/trees
Items after or during first nightly ownage
Treads
Sange
The rest
Finnish S&Y
Buriza
Helm of the dominator
Heart
Satanic
Explanation
Ok… starting at the begin!
ring of regeneration, this is important item.. you dont wanna waste any time in leveling because the sooner you get lvl 6 the sooner you start owning! So if you get harassed a bit or lose some hp other wise (unlucky tower hits) you want this item to keep you alive and gaining XP
why not boots first? because you cant afford it nex to RoR!..
then if you have to go heal or if night is approaching get your boots of speed, you need this item because else they can escape you!
what to do with the rest of cash? start on bracer’s and maybe a clarity potion or trees!
why? well you need the bracers for hp/dmg/mp.. cheap items to give that extra bit you need for total ownage not just 1/2 kills in the night.. and those potions/trees for regaining some mp/hp while running of for more killings!!
getting treads next is logical, because you dont want enemy heroes with threads outrunning you when you get stunned or something, after that sange -> more chance to slow and more HP
and then… finishing s&y more speed you might need when ppl get BoT and its extra attack speed, dmg and HP.
Buriza for the dmg/crit
heart / satanic
much stronger balanar and lifesteal
first Helm of dominator though because you want that armor/lifesteal before you start saving on heart!
Beginning of game
You bought your RoR and now you are going to level, try getting a lane alone but thats normally not possible so just level up dont do anything stupid, because you are going to hunt at night! NOT daylight….
Try getting some last creep hits so you can afford as many items at night as possible, if you are lucky you might even get a kill but in pro games.. dont expect so!
Now lvl lvl lvl, gain cash gain cash gain cash … TILL THE FIRST NIGHT!
The first night
Depending on how fast you lvl will determine if the first night is a natural one or one created by yourself (lvl 6. darkness)
i assume its a natural one.. you can see this night coming, so just before it happens go back and buy the stuff (boots, bracer’s etc) or if you allready bought it due early death or early healing.. then just wait till night occurs.
so ok the night begins.. not look at the map for targets!!! what are we looking for? there are two categories:
1. Their current HP
2. Their position towards their own Tower
So what are we looking for?
a good combination of those 2 factors..
near dead heroes are always instant kills, you run –> you void –> run, hit and kill.
then you have the half dead heroes.. these are also always kills UNLESS they are stunners with mana or their partner is one. or if they are invis heroes
then you have to look at things, how far are they from tower, if they are far enough you can afford 1 stun if they are to close you wont survive.
so either you expect them to get away from tower OR you have to find another target.
so… what about full HP heroes? if they are no stunners/invis they are kills most of the times unless you are weak and they are hiding at their tower.
so now you are running like hell finding targets if they are not there go heal or creep.. and keep buying items (threads, sange, bracer)
you continue this whole night! and its so imba that most heroes cant counter this >=]
then the night ends.. go heal and buy items. then cast your darkness skills and own some more!
The second daylight!
Now are pimped in lvls and HP so now you are going to creep and only kill when the occasion occurs (low hp hero closeby or something) till the new night!
The second night
Time to finish this game
by this time you got your crippling fear skilled that means you can own every hero who is alone.. by crippling them you can silence them and own them all!
if they are supported by other heroes just kill the stunner first and continue with the other if you have enough HP left.. or ask for help from your allied heroes! to kill them both
easy enough? yea! kill kill kiLLLLL … .
Obstacles and downsides
What are the problems in this strategy? disablers!
They can ruin your hunts, a net from siren or a sleep from atropos are a kill for your huntings!
so always think of disablers when you hunt!
a few tips!:
balanar is feared during the night, so most times they wont fight back.. make use of that! dont be scared of them when they are with two of them..
you can kill faster and run faster so no problem!
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mihna buil de bala é
Power Treads
Vanguard
Sange Yasha
MKB
Tarrask
Buriza
Claro que eu nunca terminei essa build,mas,se eu terminasse,ia ficar ROBADAÇO!!!XD
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balanar is a good
hero coz i like it!!!
22
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Balanar is so scary. He have an interesting but creepy history…
“You can pray, you can cry, but the darkness won’t be stopped – until you…”
But just like what i wonder with! His main build, i always wonder that it’s better to have Powertreads coupled with a SnY, “Beware, you who wonder ‘the forest in’ the night..”
15
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uhhh orb effects don’t stack? so if i were you I’d change the helm of dom to Vlads
26
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thanks for the great tips and advice hope that you will give more tips.. thank you very much!!
12
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Nighstalker is a realy good hero, but on day, he lost everyfight without your ally, so be very carefull with him.
16
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In my opinion think yours are to
first is to…..Anyway
Boots of Travel
SnY
Heart of Terrasque
Dagon lvl 5
next is Butterfly/Boriza
finally a Blademail/Diffusal Blade
WHY DIFFUSAL BLADE?
First use Criplling Fear hit hit
2nd void hit hit hit
3rd is purge from diffusal blade(hit hit hit) then dagon lvl5.
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im just a noob…
i have just thought of my item build is so hard to do
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balanar can use:
HoD -> satanic
armlet of mordiggian
Phase boots
basher
Crystalis -> Buriza
Refresher Orb(untested)(optional)
this items can be use w/ an ally w/ vlad
Vladmirs
Armlet
Phase Boots
SnY
Basher
Refresher Orb/Buriza
(Solo)
Best Allies:
Fast moving melee w/ slow/stun/disable
23
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man when i used this guy
i use vlad offering
s&y, power tread
vanguard
2 bracer/2 wraith band
23
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hey what is boriza give the full
name of the item
28
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items:
1st vladmirs
2nd power threads(strenght)
3rd sange and yasha
4th hearth of tarraque
5th battle fury
6th buriza
thats the perfect
skills:
3rd,1st,3rd,1st,3rd,4th,1st,3rd,1st,attributes points,until it master and the last is second skill!
TRY IT!!!
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Starting items:
2 Circlets, Mantle of Intelligence
1. Boots of Speed, Empty Bottle
2. Complete Null Talisman, Bracer
3. Mask of Madness, Black King Bar
4. Exchange Bracer for Monkey King Bar
5. Exchange Empty Bottle for Buriza
This is one of the best buids for Balanar. The empty bottle is for your first night and it solves your mana problems. Most DPS heroes need BKB or else he’ll get disabled all the time and won’t be able to contribute to the team fights. Sange is not needed because the enemy hero won’t be able to run away from you anyways, it will be better just to get DPS items and the power treads would be a waste on him because with HitN, BoS and frenzy on he’ll have 508 ms and spending the extra 1000 will delay your other items. Balanar does not need any other items which increase hp(e.g. HoT) or armor because with his godly ms he can outrun any hero without dying.
The skill build should be
1. Void
2. Hunter in the Night
3. Void
4. Hunter in the Night
5. Void
6. Hunter in the Night
7. Void
8. Hunter in the Night
9. Darkness
10.Crippling Fear
11.Darkness
12-14.Crippling Fear
15.Attributes
16.Darkness
17-25.Attributes
This is the only way of playing Balanar for the other people who have not played him properly, this is the best way to play him.
7
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good job,this guide is good thanks
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Well, my build is this, (final bild)
Treads
Vlads
SnY
Cuirass
HoT
Cuirass becuse of attack speed,
Ogre mgi is the best ally cuz of his attk speed buff!
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Best items:
1. Power Treads
2. Madness ( u need this item 4 daytime)
3. Basher
4. Heart
5. Buriza
6. Deso/ Battlefury/ BKB/ MKB (Best is MKB) But 1st 5 items must!
28
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my builds are
threads
vladmirs
sNy
cranium bahier
mkb
and heart
4
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why not use:
MKB
dominator(for satanic)
BKB
BoT
fury
+ luxury maybe buttefly
achievable in 3v3 games but maybe but not quite in 4v4 or 5v5 games coz balanar is not a good farmer..
i use fury on him to farm faster and the damage it gives…mkb for damage n attck speed..bkb for immunity in team battle..dominator for survivality..BoT for pushing purposes..butterfly maybe for everything…
7
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all of you are so slow
1st.. vladimirs
2nd .. pwer treads
3rd heart
4. . . .divine
hahaha thats good
get the aegis from roshan
play wisely
27
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Thanx guys real help!! Bit of contraversy, but all is good ty!?!!
11
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hahahahhaah divine….with aegis good choise…must try.
My item build:
Trads
Vlads
S&Y
Basher
Assaulth cuirras
heart
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vanguard
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1 basher
2 basher
3 mom
4 buriza
5 hot
6 boots
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fuck you all you are weak and balanar is a weak hero!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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1.vladi.
2.power treads.
3.battle fury.
4. s&y.
5. heart.
6. buriza
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1) 2 Bracers
2) Treads
3) Basher or Crysalis
4) Heart
5) Buriza
6) Anyfin
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1.Vladmrs
2.Power Treads (str)
3.Sange n\’ Yasha
4.Cranium Basher
5.Battle Fury
6.Assult Cuirass
\”Kill n\’ Kill n\’ Kill\”
23
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AmFF……
this is My way Of Best Build For balanar:
1)treads
2)Basher
3)Bkb
4)Buriza
5)Tarasque
6)Lothar`s
If you get that all you will be so GODLIKE unpredictable ^_^
24
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my build:
vlad
boots
sange
threadz
finish s&y
quiras
and anything i want…..depend on my kalaban…..^_~…..try dis it so good!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
28
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balanar is the hottest ….
my build for balanat is …
1.treads(str)
2.vanguard
3.battle fury(can make many last hits)
4.sange first and then go to s and y
5.mask of madness if necessry..pro vladmirs nlng because MOM is a orb effect ..s and y also orb effect …so do vladimirs
6.tarrasquee
thats olll …
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balanar
THis IS MY BUILD
1.treads
2.vanguard
3.Sange And YASHA
4.battle fury
5.basher
6.Assault Cuirass
tats all fou u to OWN the game at night
20
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balanar pro hero
7
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wat mean deso?
16
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This is my build for balanar i almost always use it , almost:
1.Bracer
2.Bracer
3.Power threads
4.Helm of the dominator
5.Monkey king bar
6.Heart of tarrsuqe
This almost always ends the game or if the game prolongs get stanic and assault curias. But these 6 items i alwas get and they really work and i get them in the same order as they are written. Hope this is a good bulid , want more comments on this.
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ooo forgot to add i use this build only in 5v5 games or if there is bloodseeker on the other side i found that balanar is really a good counterpick to bloodseeker.
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best item to balanar by me : (hehe)
1power treads
2vladimir
3vanguard
4s&y
5satanic
6battlefury(easy money)
10
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best item 4 balanar iz valdmir PT Desolater b.f basher n HOT jus try it n see the rape of eniems
11
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is armlet are good in balanar???
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My Items Of Balanar
Threads
Vladimirs
S&Y
Heart
MKB
Buriza
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Sorry, this guide sucks. It only outlines the basic idea of balanar.
It assumes at every turn that enemy heroes are entirely fucking retarded and will never do anything to counter you. It just assumes that everything goes smoothly.
This isn’t a guide. It’s a new player tutorial.
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the best built for BALANAR is
1.Helm of dominator
2.treads
3.basher
4.MKB(monkey king bar)
5.satanic
6.blade mail
AND REMEMBER I ALWAYS USE BALANAR AND POWNED WITH THIS USE IT AND IT WILL HELP YOU TRUST ME
3
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WWWHHHOOOAAAHHH!!!!!
my build for balanar is
1.power threads
2.vladimirs offerings
3.battle fury
4.cranium basher
5.monkey king bar
6.sange and yasha
try to build it your balanar will be unstopable!!! OWNAGE!!
5
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The best item for balanar is
BkB
Vladimir
AC
Heart
SnY
Mask of death
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This is a Perfect Balanar I build :
1. Vanguard (Buy Stout Shield First)
2. Vanguard
3. Phase Boot
4. Gem Of trueshight(if VS Rikimaru) / Sange Yasha
5. Butterfly
6. Heart of Tarrasque
Try it and you will be perfect
16
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hahahaha….good suggestion,thanks for all.
16
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balanar is good killed…
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BALANAR IS A GOOD KILLER
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you don’t really need to improve his attack speed. the reason : hunter in the night. my build is :
phase boots
Vladimirs offering
MKB
HoD
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nice strtigies but not good enough for pro killings!!
24
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best item builds
empty bottle X 6 ^_^
26
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mga weak kayo FUCK YOU
DI NYO ALAM Ang buo ng BALANAR
bobo GAGSTI
AKP
TAU GAMMA PHI.
TBS
GURDIANS
APO
PMC
DSG
AKD
8
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qng aq bbuo ng gmit dun nq sa cnav ni stallin kc kailangan tlga ni balanar ng hp pra mkasurvive tpos s and y sunod pra dagdag hp,damage,attack speed nd movement speed..tpos sunod nman ay aghanims scepter pra puro gabi na laki na hp taas pa mana at di lang yn lkas pa ng regen mu..cguro pg nag level 16 c balanar 3k buhay if nbuo mu lhat ng cnav ni stallin..=)
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my stuff for balanar :
-Power Threads
-Mask Of Madness
-Cranium Basher
-Heart Of tarasuque
-Assault cuirass
-Buriza
ITS COOL TRY IT..GOOD LUCK
31
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good guide
build:
1st: 2 bracers + tango
2nd: PT
3rd: helmet of the dominator
4th: crystals
5th: heart
6th: buriza
if you have more gold buy heart or if you need bkb (more than one nuker in enemys team)
alternative:
1st: 2 bracers
2nd: PT
3rd: VLadmirs offering (no orb!)
4th: S&Y
5th: buriza/mkb/basher
6th: heart
if noone in your team has a magic bottle you can take one but dont steal your team runes you just need double dmg
personally i think first build is better: becaus with satanic survival is given and you have nice dps
31
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sry in 1st build change heart and buriza by reading
31
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ok next try xD
1st build
1: 2bracers
2: PT
3: Helmet
4:crystals
5. satanic
6: buriza
7: heart
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hey, thanks for the tips and the guide, because of the tip my balanar can do a double kill now :) thanks man
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COMBO WITH SKELETON KING AND BALANAR
1ST:YOUR TEAMMATE MUST BE SKELETON KING
2ND:BALANAR IS YOURS
3RD:YOUR TEAMMATE MUST CHOOSE THE 3RD SKILL TO LIFESTEAL YOUR HERO
4TH:THEN YOUR TEAMMATE FIRE’S THE HELLFIRE BLAST THEN YOU VOID THE ENEMY THEN………HE LOSE
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batter you wear battle fury at the middle game to farm..more easier to get gold..just give advice atleast