Lifestealer

N'aix, the Lifestealer, is a vicious melee strength hero whose abilities give him the power to bring down durable heroes quickly, while sustaining his health by leeching the very life of his enemies.

The main role of the Lifestealer is to fulfill the job of a formidable carry, he is able to do so by restoring his life through his abilities. Feast is his signature passive ability, every attack he lands consumes the flesh and blood of his victim, dealing bonus damage and regenarating N'aix based on how much health his enemies possess. Ghoul Frenzy is another passive ability that allows Lifestealer to slow enemies with his attacks, giving high sticking power. N'aix can send himself into a bloody Rage, increasing his movement speed, while granting a short period of spell immunity. When in need, N'aix can use Infest to hide himself inside his allies or any non-hero unit, laying dormant, until he is ready to come out, devouring the flesh from the inside, killing the non-hero unit, bursting out the chunks of flesh and bones of his unfortunate host, damaging foes around him and ambushing them with carnivorous savagery.

The Lifestealer is a monstrous beast of gluttony and greed, bent on stealing the lives of every living creature he encounters, violently killing them to sate the Lifestealer's terrifying thirst and hunger.

Abilities


{{Ability
 * name = Consume
 * image = File:Consume icon.png
 * sound = Lifestealer Consume
 * type = ultimate
 * description = Lifestealer eats the host body from the inside out, exploding from within.
 * lore =
 * target = No Target
 * affects = Enemies
 * affects2 = Self
 * damagetype = Magical
 * damagetype2 = Instant Kill
 * key = R/?
 * legacy key = T/?


 * bkbblock = Yes
 * oncastproc = No


 * cast point = 0
 * cast backswing = 0
 * trait1 = Damage Radius
 * value1 = 700
 * trait2 = Damage
 * value2 = 150/275/400


 * cooldown = 0


 * notes = * Replaces {{A|Infest|Lifestealer}} until the sub-ability is used, {{ValueColor|1|until the duration ends|aghs}}} or until Lifestealer gets out of the host.
 * If the infested target is a non-hero unit, and Lifestealer takes control over it, it also appears in the infested unit's HUD, in the next available ability slot.


 * If the infested unit dies before Lifestealer consumes it, the area damage is still applied.


 * Does not kill or harm an infested allied heroes or creep-heroes.


 * The damage is applied instantly in the area, it does not have a travel time.

}}
 * If the infested target gets taken over, Consume's Hotkey may vary based on what unit got taken over.

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Trivia

 * Lifestealer's fun/alternate name in DotA was Gollum, a significant character in the Lord of the Rings and Hobbit book series.
 * The references to Gollum are kept up in Dota 2:
 * Just like written in Lifestealer's lore, Lifestealer is no longer the former self he was, but rather a possessed body. Gollum has a similar story. Once being a Hobbit, his soul got corrupted by the ring, turning into the Gollum he is now.
 * Both Lifestealer and Gollum sometimes speak from themselves in plural form ("we", instead of "I"). They also talk to or about a "master".
 * His rivalry line towards vo_life_stealer_lifest_rival_15.mp3 "Tidehunter…I love a bit of raw fish now and again." refers to Gollum's hate towards stewing - or the preparing in general - of fish. Gollum prefers his fish raw and "wriggling".