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Dark Willow counters and build in Dota 2

Dark Willow in Dota 2: who counters it, who it beats, best allies and the build — start, boots and items through the game on the latest patch.

Dark Willow build

Start
  1. Tango
  2. Blood Grenade
  3. ×2Iron Branch
  4. Magic Stick
  5. Sentry Ward
  6. Observer and Sentry Wards
Boots
  1. 9 minTranquil Boots
  2. 12 minArcane Boots
Through the game
  1. 3 minMagic Wand
  2. 7 minRing of Basilius
  3. 7 minUrn of Shadows
  4. 9 minWind Lace
  5. 22 minEul's Scepter of Divinity
  6. 27 minBlink Dagger
Talents
  1. +2 Bedlam Attack Targets 60%500 Terrorize Impact Damage 40%25
  2. +1.5s Shadow Realm Duration 53%-7s Bramble Maze CD 47%20
  3. +30 Bedlam Damage 66%-20s Terrorize Cooldown 34%15
Skill build
  1. lvl 9Bramble Maze
  2. lvl 9Shadow Realm
  3. lvl 15Cursed Crown
All ranksHerald — GuardianCrusader — ArchonLegend — AncientDivine — Immortal
  • Position 4: Support55%
  • Position 5: Hard Support43%

Strong against Dark Willow

HeroAdvantageWin rateMatches
Shadow Demon+4.0%51.0%286
Beastmaster+3.9%53.2%237
Naga Siren+3.3%52.1%117
Puck+2.8%51.3%638
Juggernaut+2.8%55.4%2,709
Jakiro+2.8%50.0%646
Invoker+2.7%54.6%2,796
Enigma+2.6%57.7%695
Legion Commander+2.4%54.8%1,576
Leshrac+2.1%56.5%487
Troll Warlord+2.0%54.5%231
Keeper of the Light+1.9%53.8%641

Dark Willow is strong against

HeroAdvantageWin rateMatches
Visage+4.4%48.2%251
Alchemist+3.7%61.4%241
Bloodseeker+3.6%54.5%178
Chaos Knight+3.4%56.2%242
Enchantress+3.3%57.3%382
Lycan+3.0%53.4%174
Vengeful Spirit+3.0%52.6%987
Weaver+3.0%56.3%464
Drow Ranger+2.9%59.1%640
Largo+2.9%53.4%328
Gyrocopter+2.9%56.4%413
Morphling+2.8%55.3%566

Best allies for Dark Willow

HeroSynergyWin rateMatches
Largo+4.8%55.5%292
Io+3.2%55.1%376
Shadow Shaman+3.2%56.0%639
Tinker+3.1%54.9%510
Bristleback+3.1%52.6%312
Doom+3.0%53.2%1,188
Enigma+2.9%59.2%519
Shadow Demon+2.9%49.3%150
Huskar+2.7%51.0%433
Morphling+2.7%53.0%543
Lone Druid+2.6%52.4%468
Pangolier+2.4%49.7%729
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