Undying
How long has it been since he lost his name? The torn ruin of his mind no longer knows. Dimly he recalls armor and banners and grim-faced kin riding at his side. He remembers a battle: pain and fear as pale hands ripped him from his saddle. He remembers terror as they threw him into the yawning pit of the Dead God alongside his brothers, to hear the Dirge and be consumed into nothingness. In the darkness below, time left them. Thought left them. Sanity left them. Hunger, however, did not. They turned on each other with split fingernails and shattered teeth. Then it came: distant at first, a fragile note at the edge of perception, joined by another, then another, inescapable and unending. The chorus grew into a living wall of sound pulsing in his mind until no other thought survived. With the Dirge consuming him, he opened his arms to the Dead God and welcomed his obliteration. Yet destr…
Hero lore
How long has it been since he lost his name? The torn ruin of his mind no longer knows. Dimly he recalls armor and banners and grim-faced kin riding at his side. He remembers a battle: pain and fear as pale hands ripped him from his saddle. He remembers terror as they threw him into the yawning pit of the Dead God alongside his brothers, to hear the Dirge and be consumed into nothingness. In the darkness below, time left them. Thought left them. Sanity left them. Hunger, however, did not. They turned on each other with split fingernails and shattered teeth. Then it came: distant at first, a fragile note at the edge of perception, joined by another, then another, inescapable and unending. The chorus grew into a living wall of sound pulsing in his mind until no other thought survived. With the Dirge consuming him, he opened his arms to the Dead God and welcomed his obliteration. Yet destr…
Compact stat and ability fields shown here were checked against patch 7.41e where this model represents the changed field. Talents and full mechanics remain in the official notes.
Undying abilities
Undying steals strength from all enemy heroes in an area, dealing base damage as he claims the enemy's strength for himself. Deals 2x damage to creeps.
Undying rips health away from all nearby units and uses it to heal an ally, or damage an enemy. Soul Rip can also be used to heal Tombstone.
Summons a tombstone at the target point. Zombies will frequently spawn next to every enemy unit in the area around the Tombstone, and attack them. Zombies have the Deathlust ability, which causes their attacks to slow the target, and if the target reaches bel…
Undying transforms into a horrifying flesh golem. While in this state, he gains a percentage increase to strength, bonus movement speed, and causes attacks to slow, apply damage amplification, and spawn Tombstone zombies.
Popular items by game phase
OpenDota professional-match aggregate as of Jul 21, 2026, 9:50 PM UTC. Popularity rows are independent phase totals, not a coherent build, sequence, or win-rate advice.
Starting
6 items- 1
Iron Branch120 selections · 20.2% - 2
Enchanted Mango63 selections · 10.6% - 3
Blood Grenade61 selections · 10.3% - 4
Magic Stick53 selections · 8.9% - 5
Tango51 selections · 8.6% - 6
Gauntlets of Strength47 selections · 7.9%
Early
6 items- 1
Boots of Speed88 selections · 36.8% - 2
Chainmail37 selections · 15.5% - 3
Phase Boots34 selections · 14.2% - 4
Soul Ring33 selections · 13.8% - 5
Null Talisman23 selections · 9.6% - 6
Bracer11 selections · 4.6%
Mid
6 items- 1
Blink Dagger32 selections · 9.9% - 2
Arcane Boots30 selections · 9.3% - 3
Aghanim's Shard24 selections · 7.4% - 4
Platemail21 selections · 6.5% - 5
Ogre Axe20 selections · 6.2% - 6Phase Boots16 selections · 4.9%
Late
6 items- 1Blink Dagger29 selections · 15%
- 2
Black King Bar22 selections · 11.4% - 3
Soul Booster16 selections · 8.3% - 4
Octarine Core14 selections · 7.3% - 5
Mystic Staff10 selections · 5.2% - 6
Aghanim's Scepter10 selections · 5.2%
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Undying — frequently asked
What are Undying's abilities in Dota 2?
Undying's abilities are Decay, Soul Rip, Tombstone, Flesh Golem. It is a Strength melee hero played as Support, Durable, Disabler.
What is Undying's primary attribute?
Undying is a Strength hero, starting with 22 strength (+2.4/lvl), 13 agility (+1.2/lvl) and 27 intelligence (+2.8/lvl), and a base move speed of 295.
What do the popular Undying item phases mean?
The saved OpenDota aggregate is dated 2026-07-22. The phase lists summarize professional-match item popularity; they are not one coherent build, a recommended sequence, or win-rate advice.