DK Ghoul Tech Push vs KotG DH Expo

Steal creeps with the Death Knight while Ghouls farm at home, Lich second, then tier 3 with Destroyer form, Ghoul Frenzy and Tinker third to push the Night Elf expo at 50 food.

By Quberte· Updated 23 September 2026

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Full guideDK Ghoul Tech Push vs. KotG DH Expo

This build revolves around attacking before the Night Elf expansion pays off and they amass too large an army to stop. You constantly harass up until mid tier 2 or tier 3 while creeping with your Ghouls without your hero, getting the Death Knight to level 2 or 3 between the harass and creeps. If you miss your timing or fail to do damage, the Night Elf will outmass you late.

Advanced. You must multitask and hit the correct timings: farm with your Ghouls while harassing, and hit before the Night Elf is out of reach.

Build order · 20 steps

#	Food	Instruction
1	5	Queue 2 Acolytes immediately, send Acolytes to gold and your Ghoul to wood.
2	6	Use the starting Acolyte to build an Altar and a Ziggurat.
3	7	Use the 5th Acolyte (the one that just finished training) to build a Crypt.
4	7	Build a 6th Acolyte to build the shop and scout the Ancient of War position and starting hero. Keep it nearby and try not to lose it.
5	15	Start the Death Knight and the 1st Ghoul from your Crypt.
6	15	Make a 2nd Ziggurat and continue making Ghouls until 23 food.
7	19	When the DK pops out, buy a Rod of Necromancy and head straight to the Night Elf side. Steal as many level 2+ creeps as possible, highest level first.
8	21	Get the Backpack.
9	23	Start the tier 2 tech and use your 6 Ghouls to creep the nearest green camp. Pick up items with your Ghouls.
10	23	Go to 29 food with Ghouls (3 more).
11	25	The DK is likely low on mana and HP from harassing, so grab a Staff of Teleportation to save Acolytes from Keeper harass or to bail out Ghouls.
12	27	Make a Graveyard and then the 3rd Ziggurat.
13	29	With 4 medium-health Ghouls from the first camp and 3 fresh ones, creep a larger camp (ideally a natural like the ogre magi and trappers on Last Refuge).
14	29	The scouting Acolyte is usually dead by now; if not, let it die to a creep camp.
15	28	Get the Lich as soon as possible, tech tier 3, then Slaughterhouse, then 4th Ziggurat in that order.
16	33	Once the Lich is out, buy a Rod of Necromancy (consider situational items) and keep harassing with both heroes, prioritising their 2nd hero.
17	39	Make the 1st Fiend and 1st Statue. Get the 2nd Statue immediately after the first.
18	42	The 2nd Statue finishes just before tier 3. Queue Destroyer Form and Ghoul Frenzy immediately. Return to buy the Orb of Corruption.
19	42	Get a 2nd Fiend, a mana potion for the DK and the 5th Ziggurat. Grab the Tinker as 3rd hero.
20	50	Push down the Night Elf expansion. Positioning is key. Morph 1 Statue into a Destroyer and add another Statue and Fiend while fighting.