Wraith King

Ostarion the Wraith King is a melee strength hero, a carry and tank capable of both dealing and taking plenty of damage. His infamous Reincarnation allows the Wraith King to rise again after death, acting like an Aegis of the Immortal, making him especially difficult to kill. But if left alive, the Wraith King can wreak havoc upon his enemies; his Wraithfire Blast provides reliable damage and a stun on a short cooldown, Vampiric Aura grants his team sizeable lifesteal, and Mortal Strike helps make short work of foes.

Gameplay
Wraith King is a durable core with a reliable stun. As his ultimate, Reincarnation, effectively doubles his health in a teamfight, he is commonly built as a tank carry. He is traditionally popular among new players for his survivability and potentially simple playstyle. However, Wraith King can also be played at a high level of skill, particularly by using active items. For example, well-timed Tread switching can make his expensive stun much cheaper in the early game.

Tips

 * is a very good nuke, allowing you to disable and slow at the same time. A perfect tool for ganks and team fights, it has a relatively low cooldown, but your small mana pool won't allow you to use it frequently. Save it for when you really need it.
 * It's generally best to have maxed first as Ostarion's passives aren't very good in the laning stage.
 * Learning during laning phase will shift the creeps equilibrium and you'll be forced to farm and fight closer to the enemy tower, which will make you more susceptible to enemy ganks in the early game.
 * Always make sure to save some mana for, since it will not activate if you have less than 160 mana.
 * One possible solution to this problem is to have a, since it will grant you 150 mana at the cost of 150 HP, this will usually guarantee activating unless the enemies have mana burning capabilities.  can allow you to regain HP lost by.
 * Try to initiate and tank as much damage as possible in team fights. If you are the last to die, nobody will be able to help you when you activate !
 * is highly situational, as it allows you to potentially twice in a fight allowing you to deal damage for a longer period of time.
 * Picking up the after killing Roshan is an excellent idea. It essentially gives you 3 lives, though  will activate first as long as you have 160 mana. If you don't have the mana to activate, Aegis will activate first instead.
 * A can help make up for 's lack of mobility, and it allows him to jump closer to his targets to make up for the short range of.
 * should be considered if is counter picked by illusions and mana burn, as the Chain Lightning and Static Shield is effective against them, as well as giving  some protection and retaliation when he initiates. However, if illusions are the only problem for, a  is a better choice as it gives health and mana regeneration as well as extra creep damage for.
 * Make sure to save until after you Reincarnate, since enemies can surround you and prepare during the  process and disable you before you can even do anything.

Trivia

 * Previously, Wraith King was known as . His model was mainly overhauled either to avoid copyright issues with Blizzard (as he was formerly known as King Leoric the Skeleton King, a character in the Diablo franchise), or to solve many cosmetic item conflicts with the low-violence model which was made for the Perfect World client. Skeleton King's transformation to Wraith King became tied to a commemorative event known as Wraith-Night.
 * His responses for buying Wraith items 02.mp3 "I NOW HAVE ALL THE SEXY", buying a  Wraith items 18.mp3 "Oh, Rapier. NOW YOUR KING IS BALLING OUT OF CONTROL!" and his battle begin line Wraith ally 01.mp3 "I'LL HELP MY WEAK AND PUNY ALLIES WHERE I CAN." are a reference to a popular DotA hero guide called "CAPS LOCK LEORIC".
 * In several responses, he refers to himself as the "Once and Future King", which is also a title for the legendary King Arthur.