Shadow Fiend is a ranged agility carry whose abilities give him the potential to dish out incredibly high amounts of burst physical and magical damage.
His farm and experience-greedy nature, as well as his ability to eventually dominate a lane and quickly clear creep waves makes him a popular mid hero, although he is sometimes albeit rarely played as a safe lane carry.
Skills
Shadowraze is skilled second but maxed first.
Necromastery is always skilled first but usually maxed second.
Presence of the Dark Lord is skilled and maxed last.
Requiem of Souls is skilled once you have 4 levels in Necromastery and then always skilled (levels 9, 11 and 16).
Items
Starting Items: A set of Tangos, Healing Salve, 2x Slippers of Agility, Iron Branch.
Early Game: Bottle, Power Treads, Magic Wand, Wraith Band.
Core Item: Blink Dagger or Shadow Blade.
Luxury Extensions: Black King Bar, Daedalus, Manta Style, Satanic, Butterfly, Assault Cuirass, Desolator.
Situational Items: Ring of Aquila, Drums of Endurance (early game stats), Monkey King Bar (anti-evasion), Boots of Travel (late game 6 slotted).
