Night Stalker

Balanar the Night Stalker is a unique melee Strength hero in the sense that his skills are affected by the time of day during the game, becoming much stronger during the night. During daytime, he is just an average Hero, not as powerful as most heroes, especially in the early game. But once the the sun goes down, and the moon rises. Balanar's real power is unleashed, becoming the beast known as the Night Stalker. His Dark Void violently injures his prey, damaging and slowing them to a crawl, as he pursues and attacks them. Crippling Fear prevents his enemy from attacking Balanar, terrorizing them with fear, silenceing them and cause their attacks to miss, making him an effective counter against spellcasters and physical attackers. Hunter in the Night is what makes the Night Stalker feared during the night. He becomes a brutal and merciless hunter, with supernatural attack speed and movement speed, allowing Balanar to chase and savagely attack his poor victim. Darkness creates a period of darkness, for the Night Stalker to enjoy and use his abilities to the fullest. When the night begins, the Night Stalker beckons. There is little chance of hope to survive the killing wrath of the Night Stalker, especially to the unprepared. You can't run, you can't hide, all you can do is cry. But the darkness won't end, until you die.

Tips

 * Void is the best skill to max, the damage and slow increase allows you to use it to kill your desired target.
 * Crippling Fear is most effective during the night. Use it when you are ganking during the night time. An enemy affected by Crippling Fear will be silenced and blinded, making this a powerful and deadly debuff for your enemy
 * Balanar has one of the highest overall defense in the game. With a starting armor of 5, one of the highest Strength in the game, and the 3rd highest Agility among Strength heroes. Balanar is a powerful carry with great durability and amazing skillset.
 * When paired with Luna, Night Stalker will greatly benefit from her. Her Lunar Blessing will give her bonus damage as well as full night vision (although Balanar already has the highest night sight range in the game) and her Eclipse will turn the time of the day to night for 10 seconds. This 10 seconds is important enough for the Night Stalker to set in and go for the kill.

Trivia

 * Some people call him "The Legal Map Hack" after getting Aghanim's Scepter due to the unobstructed vision at night.
 * Night Stalker is one of the few heroes to have 1800 night vision instead of the usual 800 (however his day-time vision is much lower than average).
 * Night Stalker is the only Hero whose abilities are affected during the night, truly becomes powerful during that period.