Question 1

Who counters Death Prophet?

Accepted Answer

Keeper of the Light (+5.9%), Bloodseeker (+5.8%), and Lycan (+4.3%) 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 Puck (+4.8%), Meepo (+4.3%), and Huskar (+3.7%).

Question 3

Who is Death Prophet stronger with?

Accepted Answer

The best partners for Death Prophet are Mars (+5.0%), Night Stalker (+4.3%), and Bane (+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” — 54% of its matches. Less often: Position 3: Off Lane (36%).

Hero	Advantage	Win rate	Matches
Keeper of the Light	+5.9%	57.9%	568
Bloodseeker	+5.8%	60.3%	416
Lycan	+4.3%	57.9%	202
Muerta	+4.1%	52.9%	376
Terrorblade	+3.7%	52.3%	768
Razor	+3.4%	54.7%	1,264
Broodmother	+3.3%	54.9%	175
Rubick	+3.3%	53.5%	3,669
Chaos Knight	+2.9%	55.7%	569
Medusa	+2.9%	51.7%	460
Phantom Lancer	+2.6%	57.5%	1,923
Tiny	+2.5%	47.3%	744

Hero	Advantage	Win rate	Matches
Puck	+4.8%	57.9%	401
Meepo	+4.3%	50.2%	219
Huskar	+3.7%	56.6%	511
Abaddon	+3.6%	51.3%	456
Largo	+3.4%	55.4%	224
Phoenix	+3.3%	51.5%	814
Lifestealer	+3.2%	50.7%	2,666
Viper	+3.1%	53.5%	1,183
Necrophos	+3.0%	51.7%	2,847
Leshrac	+2.9%	49.7%	298
Treant Protector	+2.9%	57.0%	384
Dawnbreaker	+2.8%	49.4%	1,648

Hero	Synergy	Win rate	Matches
Mars	+5.0%	52.0%	442
Night Stalker	+4.3%	56.9%	911
Bane	+3.7%	54.1%	375
Muerta	+3.5%	52.9%	325
Shadow Demon	+3.4%	49.1%	271
Crystal Maiden	+3.0%	53.5%	2,301
Treant Protector	+2.8%	48.2%	386
Faceless Void	+2.6%	49.7%	1,328
Arc Warden	+2.6%	56.0%	332
Venomancer	+2.4%	49.6%	906
Meepo	+2.4%	60.9%	133
Dazzle	+2.1%	53.2%	603

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