Question 1

Who counters Death Prophet?

Accepted Answer

Medusa (+4.8%), Gyrocopter (+4.5%), and Lina (+4.1%) are the strongest against Death Prophet — they have the biggest advantage over it at this rank.

Question 2

Who is Death Prophet strong against?

Accepted Answer

Death Prophet does best against Doom (+4.8%), Leshrac (+4.5%), and Ember Spirit (+4.3%).

Question 3

Who is Death Prophet stronger with?

Accepted Answer

The best partners for Death Prophet are Mars (+6.5%), Shadow Demon (+3.9%), and Tiny (+3.7%): together they win more often than expected from each one’s win rate.

Question 4

What to build on Death Prophet?

Accepted Answer

“Position 2: Mid Lane”: players usually start with Tango, Iron Branch ×3, Faerie Fire, Circlet, and Observer Ward, pick Boots of Travel for boots, then build Kaya (11 min), Kaya and Sange (17 min), Blink Dagger (19 min), and Black King Bar (25 min). Less often it is built for physical damage: Aghanim's Scepter (18 min) and Witch Blade (22 min).

Question 5

Which talents to take on Death Prophet?

Accepted Answer

Most often players take: at level 20 — “+6 Exorcism Spirits” (80%) and at level 25 — “-22s Spirit Siphon Replenish Time” (100%).

Question 6

What position to play Death Prophet in?

Accepted Answer

Death Prophet is played most often as “Position 2: Mid Lane” — 48% of its matches. Less often: Position 3: Off Lane (22%), Position 4: Support (16%), and Position 5: Hard Support (11%).

Hero	Advantage	Win rate	Matches
Medusa	+4.8%	57.5%	167
Gyrocopter	+4.5%	58.8%	136
Lina	+4.1%	53.8%	952
Luna	+4.0%	60.2%	522
Sven	+3.6%	58.6%	502
Bloodseeker	+3.4%	57.1%	280
Keeper of the Light	+3.3%	52.4%	212
Anti-Mage	+3.1%	56.5%	632
Broodmother	+3.0%	56.7%	134
Kunkka	+3.0%	57.8%	206
Dragon Knight	+2.6%	59.6%	542
Razor	+2.5%	55.6%	439

Hero	Advantage	Win rate	Matches
Doom	+4.8%	59.5%	190
Leshrac	+4.5%	54.3%	92
Ember Spirit	+4.3%	55.2%	248
Huskar	+4.3%	55.4%	294
Tidehunter	+4.1%	50.9%	383
Enigma	+3.9%	55.8%	165
Faceless Void	+3.8%	53.4%	519
Dawnbreaker	+3.6%	50.0%	298
Largo	+3.4%	57.4%	54
Nyx Assassin	+3.2%	49.3%	306
Troll Warlord	+3.1%	48.1%	235
Puck	+3.0%	51.7%	87

Hero	Synergy	Win rate	Matches
Mars	+6.5%	56.3%	119
Shadow Demon	+3.9%	46.6%	73
Tiny	+3.7%	48.3%	209
Ursa	+3.3%	48.5%	262
Treant Protector	+3.1%	47.9%	140
Sven	+3.0%	51.1%	519
Faceless Void	+2.8%	48.2%	473
Enigma	+2.7%	50.0%	138
Bounty Hunter	+2.5%	51.4%	290
Shadow Shaman	+2.2%	51.6%	821
Morphling	+2.2%	47.2%	142
Bane	+2.0%	46.7%	122

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