Shadow Fiend

Nevermore the Shadow Fiend is a ranged agility Hero possessing abilities that inflict superb burst damage from varying distances. Whether near or far, Shadow Fiend is able to release incredible offensive power, both physical and magical. Shadow Fiend's true power comes from the souls he takes, thus, he is more dangerous every time he kills. With enough souls, he can release all of the captured souls in a devastating burst, dealing more damage to enemies that are closer to him. Shadow Fiend is a carry who is powerful at all stages of the game, a trait most carries don't share. He can harass and conquer early game, set out and kill unsuspecting Heroes during the mid stages, and unleash more power and dominate other Heroes late game. Shadow Fiend needs positioning to make kills early and mid game and so is recommended for Intermediate players.

Tips

 * Getting Ring of Aquila will grant an early damage boost.
 * Wraith Band can be replaced with a Bracer for more HP if needed, you can also upgrade it to a Drum of Endurance for added movement speed and attack speed and +9 to all of your attributes.
 * Use Shadowraze early if you're having trouble building souls; 75 damage per lvl 1 raze is higher than the 40-ish you start out with
 * If you're really being shut down mid, push the lane and then go to the easy camp in the jungle and raze it twice for quick souls.
 * Blink Dagger is usually built to help position your Ultimate and Razes, and it also functions well as an escape/chasing mechanism. Shadow Blade is an easier to build and simpler alternative, but lacks the instant initiation like a blink dagger will do; it is also countered with invisibility detection.
 * Shadow Raze and Necromastery should be maxed before skilling Requiem, as the first one is your main nuke and Requiem doesnt do much damage without full souls.
 * While laning, try to use Shadow Raze to harass your opponent as well as kill creeps.
 * If you get killed, you can easily restore your souls by razing jungle creep camps or razing/denying lane creeps.
 * In team fights, after you get Dagger, let someone else initiate and blink in and Requiem when the enemies are crumpled up.

Trivia

 * Shadow Fiend's alternate/fun name in DotA was "YaphetS", a tribute to a professional DotA player who skillfully used Nevermore.
 * Voice responses between Shadow Fiend, Shadow Demon, and  Doom suggest that he was once a minion or slave of the two.
 * The name "Nevermore" likely refers to the poem "The Raven" by Edgar Allen Poe.