Question 1

Who counters Drow Ranger?

Accepted Answer

Dark Seer (+5.4%), Phantom Lancer (+4.9%), and Mars (+4.6%) are the strongest against Drow Ranger — they have the biggest advantage over it at this rank.

Question 2

Who is Drow Ranger strong against?

Accepted Answer

Drow Ranger does best against Riki (+5.0%), Phantom Assassin (+4.7%), and Lina (+3.9%).

Question 3

Who is Drow Ranger stronger with?

Accepted Answer

The best partners for Drow Ranger are Kez (+4.9%), Abaddon (+4.8%), and Broodmother (+4.7%): together they win more often than expected from each one’s win rate.

Question 4

What to build on Drow Ranger?

Accepted Answer

“Position 1: Safe Lane”: players usually start with Iron Branch ×2, Tango, Circlet, Faerie Fire, Slippers of Agility, and Magic Stick, pick Power Treads for boots, then build Dragon Lance (15 min), Yasha (15 min), Manta Style (23 min), and Hurricane Pike (25 min).

Question 5

Which talents to take on Drow Ranger?

Accepted Answer

Most often players take: at level 10 — “+1 Multishot Arrow Per Wave” (69%), at level 15 — “+75 Attack Range” (58%), at level 20 — “+25% Multishot Damage” (58%), and at level 25 — “+8% Marksmanship Chance” (65%).

Question 6

What position to play Drow Ranger in?

Accepted Answer

Drow Ranger is played most often as “Position 1: Safe Lane” — 98% of its matches.

Hero	Advantage	Win rate	Matches
Dark Seer	+5.4%	62.6%	626
Phantom Lancer	+4.9%	63.8%	929
Mars	+4.6%	56.4%	344
Faceless Void	+4.5%	59.7%	467
Wraith King	+4.4%	64.0%	724
Spectre	+4.3%	61.3%	781
Bloodseeker	+4.1%	64.8%	108
Night Stalker	+4.0%	62.8%	615
Tiny	+3.7%	55.1%	470
Clockwerk	+3.5%	59.5%	257
Alchemist	+3.4%	57.9%	140
Chen	+3.4%	54.5%	33

Hero	Advantage	Win rate	Matches
Riki	+5.0%	49.0%	308
Phantom Assassin	+4.7%	50.9%	601
Lina	+3.9%	52.2%	1,215
Batrider	+3.6%	61.2%	67
Weaver	+3.5%	50.8%	305
Oracle	+3.5%	47.5%	404
Doom	+3.4%	49.1%	666
Kez	+3.1%	54.8%	330
Keeper of the Light	+3.0%	48.5%	295
Slardar	+3.0%	51.5%	515
Slark	+3.0%	48.9%	1,135
Pangolier	+2.8%	52.6%	411

Hero	Synergy	Win rate	Matches
Kez	+4.9%	48.0%	125
Abaddon	+4.8%	55.3%	255
Broodmother	+4.7%	54.7%	64
Razor	+3.4%	49.7%	332
Weaver	+3.4%	50.3%	175
Wraith King	+3.3%	52.9%	543
Winter Wyvern	+3.2%	52.1%	570
Storm Spirit	+3.2%	46.6%	455
Treant Protector	+3.0%	44.4%	216
Ogre Magi	+2.8%	47.4%	1,084
Io	+2.7%	50.8%	266
Witch Doctor	+2.5%	48.7%	926

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