Question 1

Who counters Crystal Maiden?

Accepted Answer

Kez (+4.5%), Puck (+3.9%), and Pugna (+3.2%) are the strongest against Crystal Maiden — they have the biggest advantage over it at this rank.

Question 2

Who is Crystal Maiden strong against?

Accepted Answer

Crystal Maiden does best against Meepo (+8.0%), Phantom Lancer (+4.7%), and Ember Spirit (+4.2%).

Question 3

Who is Crystal Maiden stronger with?

Accepted Answer

The best partners for Crystal Maiden are Medusa (+3.6%), Warlock (+2.8%), and Skywrath Mage (+2.7%): together they win more often than expected from each one’s win rate.

Question 4

What to build on Crystal Maiden?

Accepted Answer

“Position 5: Hard Support”: players usually start with Tango, Blood Grenade, Magic Stick, Iron Branch ×2, Enchanted Mango, and Observer and Sentry Wards, pick Tranquil Boots for boots, then build Aghanim's Shard (18 min), Blink Dagger (22 min), Glimmer Cape (22 min), and Force Staff (24 min).

Question 5

Which talents to take on Crystal Maiden?

Accepted Answer

Most often players take: at level 15 — “+100 Frostbite Cast Range” (71%), at level 20 — “+50 Freezing Field Damage” (100%), and at level 25 — “+1.0s Frostbite Duration” (62%).

Question 6

What position to play Crystal Maiden in?

Accepted Answer

Crystal Maiden is played most often as “Position 5: Hard Support” — 79% of its matches. Less often: Position 4: Support (19%).

Hero	Advantage	Win rate	Matches
Kez	+4.5%	49.6%	816
Puck	+3.9%	52.8%	771
Pugna	+3.2%	56.0%	663
Legion Commander	+3.0%	55.3%	2,389
Juggernaut	+2.9%	55.5%	3,721
Bane	+2.5%	52.9%	569
Nyx Assassin	+2.5%	56.0%	1,726
Pudge	+2.5%	52.4%	4,687
Dawnbreaker	+2.4%	54.4%	2,203
Ursa	+2.4%	53.4%	1,129
Sniper	+2.4%	49.6%	1,865
Chen	+2.2%	46.8%	62

Hero	Advantage	Win rate	Matches
Meepo	+8.0%	54.4%	206
Phantom Lancer	+4.7%	52.0%	1,640
Ember Spirit	+4.2%	54.4%	1,589
Broodmother	+4.1%	55.0%	149
Spirit Breaker	+3.2%	51.5%	2,549
Slardar	+3.2%	56.2%	813
Spectre	+2.8%	51.7%	1,149
Troll Warlord	+2.6%	52.1%	309
Keeper of the Light	+2.4%	51.1%	652
Timbersaw	+2.4%	56.4%	739
Dragon Knight	+2.4%	49.7%	2,485
Medusa	+2.3%	54.9%	213

Hero	Synergy	Win rate	Matches
Medusa	+3.6%	54.1%	270
Warlock	+2.8%	53.8%	210
Skywrath Mage	+2.7%	52.8%	1,144
Viper	+2.7%	53.4%	832
Huskar	+2.6%	51.6%	506
Alchemist	+2.3%	51.9%	285
Pudge	+2.3%	52.5%	3,340
Bane	+2.2%	54.7%	181
Clinkz	+2.1%	54.7%	594
Troll Warlord	+2.0%	54.6%	269
Monkey King	+2.0%	49.3%	908
Void Spirit	+1.9%	51.6%	1,036

Crystal Maiden counters and build in Dota 2

Crystal Maiden build

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Crystal Maiden is strong against

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