Dota 2

Faceless Void

● Agilitymeleephysical damageCarryInitiatorDisablerEscape

Time is everything to Faceless Void. He speeds time to dash between locations, manipulates it to dodge attacks, stops it in a large area to devastate his foes, and given enough of it to gather resources, he can make himself unbelievably powerful.

Pos 1 — Carry
Win rate
48.7%
Pick rate
7%
Armor / MS
4 / 300
Range
150
Plan matchupRole builds

Abilities

Official ability data from Valve
Time WalkQ⏱ 21 / 16 / 11 / 6s◆ 40
Rushes to a target location while backtracking any damage taken the last 2 seconds.
Mechanics notes (1)
  • • Faceless Void is invulnerable while using Time Walk.
Time DilationW⏱ 28 / 24 / 20 / 16s◆ 90
Faceless Void envelops nearby enemies with time dilating fields to slow cooldown progression of their abilities. Each enveloped enemy gains one Time Dilation stack when applied, and one stack per ability they have on cooldown. Each stack deals damage per second and slows movement and attack speed. The duration is paused while affected by Chronosphere.
Mechanics notes (2)
  • • Does not affect item cooldowns.
  • • Number of stacks can change during the effect. Casting an ability will provide a stack if it goes on cooldown. If an ability cooldown ends during Time Dilation, a stack will be removed.
Time LockE
Adds the chance for an attack to lock an enemy unit in time while attacking it a second time.
Mechanics notes (1)
  • • Does not stack with Skull Basher.
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Reverse Time Walk⏱ 0.5s
Available for 1.5 seconds after landing Time Walk. If used in this period, you will reverse your time walk back to your previous cast location. Does not affect health or proc scepter hits.
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Distortion FieldInnate
Enemy Attack Projectiles targetting Faceless Void or allied heroes within a 1200 radius of him get slowed by 40%, when they get within 500 distance of their target.
ChronosphereR⏱ 155 / 145 / 135s◆ 125 / 200 / 275
Creates a blister in spacetime, trapping all units caught in its sphere of influence and causes you to move very quickly inside it. Only Faceless Void and any units he controls are unaffected. Invisible enemies in the sphere will be revealed.
Mechanics notes (2)
  • • Pauses all units and buildings, friendly or enemy, except those owned by Faceless Void.
  • • Faceless Void is never affected by Chronospheres with any owner.
Traits ours:BKB-piercing lockdownSustained physical DPSHigh mobilityInitiationStuns & disables

Our ratings

0–10, our judgement — every planner uses them
EarlyMidLateLaningWave clearTeamfightPickoffDisableDurabilityMobility

Aghanim's upgrades

Upgrade text from Valve · priority is ours Our recommendation
Aghanim's Scepterlow priority
Time Walk: Applies a Time Lock to all units at the landing destination.
Aghanim's Shardmedium priority
Time Dilation: Increases slow per stack. Provides Faceless Void with stacks that increase his attack and movement speed. Amount of stacks is equal to the total amount of Time Dilation stacks applied to enemies at the moment of the cast and linearly fades out over the duration.

Tips & counterplay

Playing as Faceless Void

Teamfight-winning carry. Farm Maelstrom, then look for game-ending Chronospheres with BKB.

Laning: Mostly passive laner; use Time Lock procs to win trades.

Kill combo: Time Walk in → Time Dilation → autos with bashes.

Staying alive: Time Walk heals the damage you just took and escapes.

From real games (OpenDota)
  • • Most games are in the safe lane (94.5%, 50.9% win rate).
  • • Power Treads: usually done by 8 min; finishing it by 20 min wins 63%.
  • • Battle Fury: usually done by 20 min; finishing it by 12 min wins 81%.
  • • Manta Style: usually done by 25 min; finishing it by 20 min wins 73.9%.
  • • Gets stronger the longer the game goes (44% before 10 min → 53.6% after 60 min).

Playing against Faceless Void

Generated from this hero's traits, counters and real matchups

BKB-piercing lockdown Linken's Sphere or Aeon Disk. Stay near allies who can save you.

Sustained physical DPS Ghost Scepter, Heaven's Halberd and armor (Assault Cuirass, Shiva's, Crimson Guard) shut down sustained right-clicks.

High mobility Lock them down before they can jump away: Rod of Atos, Orchid, Scythe of Vyse or Abyssal Blade.

Initiation Ward their approach paths, hold Black King Bar or Aeon Disk, and stay spread.

Stuns & disables Black King Bar, Linken's Sphere or Lotus Orb. Spread out so one stun doesn't catch the whole team.

  • • Respect Faceless Void at Lvl 6: Chronosphere creates kill potential with a support.
  • • Respect Faceless Void at Maelstrom / Mjollnir: Time Lock + chain lightning procs.
  • • Respect Faceless Void at BKB + Refresher: Wins late fights outright.

Items that counter it

Force Staff High mobility, BKB-piercing lockdownAeon Disk BKB-piercing lockdown, InitiationLotus Orb Stuns & disables, BKB-piercing lockdownBlack King Bar Stuns & disables, InitiationLinken's Sphere Stuns & disables, BKB-piercing lockdownScythe of Vyse High mobility, Sustained physical DPS

Heroes that beat it

Talents

Current talents (Valve)
+20% Backtrack Chance
25
+140 Chronosphere AoE
+80 Attack Speed during Chronosphere
20
-1s Time Walk Cooldown
+35 Time Lock Damage
15
+125 Time Walk Range
+6 Time Dilation DPS Per Cooldown
10
+0.5s Time Walk Backtrack Duration

Best items

Position 1 build Our recommendation
Starting
Early
››
Core
›››
Luxury

Power spikes

Our recommendation
Lvl 6Chronosphere creates kill potential with a support.
Maelstrom / MjollnirTime Lock + chain lightning procs.
BKB + RefresherWins late fights outright.

Best skill build

Position 1 Our recommendation
123456789101112131415161718
Q Time WalkQQQQ
W Time DilationWWWW
E Time LockEEEE
R ChronosphereRRR
T Talent★★

Counters

Strong against ours

Countered by

Weak against ours

Synergies

Great with ours

Best lane partners

Toughest lane opponents

From our matchup model, adjusted by each opponent's laning rating Our recommendation
Axe−33
Legion Commander−24
Bristleback−23
Chaos Knight−17
Huskar−17

Live stats OpenDota · 2026-10-14

Public match stats

Win rate (all ranks)
48.7%
Win rate (Divine+)
49.4%
Pick rate
7% of matches
Sample
288,769 picks
Pro
2 picks · 50% WR · 2% ban

Lane presence

safe94.5% · 50.9% WR
mid3.5% · 40% WR
off2% · 25% WR

Win rate by rank

Public matches per medal bracket
50%Herald49.6%Guardian48.5%Crusader48.1%Archon48.6%Legend49.1%Ancient49.4%Divine

Win rate by game length

Minutes · OpenDota parsed games
44%0′41.5%10′44.1%20′50.9%30′53.5%40′56.9%50′53.6%60′

Item timings

When the item is finished, and the timing that wins most (≥15 games)
ItemGamesUsualWin %Best timing
Power Treads9638′50.8%≤20′ · 63%
Battle Fury60220′53.5%≤12′ · 81%
Manta Style56625′58.5%≤20′ · 73.9%
Aghanim's Scepter38330′67.4%≤25′ · 72.1%
Maelstrom31020′49.7%≤15′ · 60.8%
Mjollnir22525′55.6%≤20′ · 64.7%
Aghanim's Shard16830′70.8%≤25′ · 82.1%
Black King Bar16130′59%≤25′ · 61.1%
Hand of Midas3915′41%—
Monkey King Bar3930′69.2%≤30′ · 70.8%

What players actually buy

Most purchased items by game phase
Start
Early
Mid
Late

Best real matchups

Head-to-head win rate, ≥40 games
Puck62 games58.1%
Storm Spirit62 games54.8%
Mars83 games51.8%
Queen of Pain79 games50.6%
Invoker64 games50%

Worst real matchups

Head-to-head win rate, ≥40 games
Centaur Warrunner46 games32.6%
Tidehunter47 games36.2%
Axe56 games37.5%
Sniper40 games37.5%
Lion87 games44.8%

Recent pro & league games

Most recent league matches featuring this hero
LeagueResultK / D / ALengthDate
1win Streamers League #3Win6 / 6 / 943′2026-10-13
DreamLeague Season 30 QualifiersLoss10 / 3 / 1842′2026-10-12
BETBOOM Streamers Battle Dota 15Win4 / 3 / 438′2026-09-25
PGL Wallachia 2026 Season 9Loss5 / 0 / 1437′2026-09-22
WINLINE Star Series Season 4Loss2 / 8 / 731′2026-09-12
ExitLag ChampZ: Dota 2Loss3 / 8 / 1133′2026-08-30
ExitLag ChampZ: Dota 2Loss9 / 4 / 1734′2026-08-29
ExitLag ChampZ: Dota 2Win7 / 8 / 2354′2026-08-29

Lore

Darkterror the Faceless Void is a visitor from Claszureme, a realm outside of time. It remains a mystery why this being from another dimension believes the struggle for the Nemesis Stones is worth entering our physical plane, but apparently an upset in the balance of power in this world has repercussions in adjacent dimensions. Time means nothing to Darkterror, except as a way to thwart his foes and aid his allies. His long-view of the cosmos has given him a remote, disconnected quality, although in battle he is quite capable of making it personal.