Question 1

Who counters Drow Ranger?

Accepted Answer

Chen (+5.0%), Primal Beast (+4.5%), and Lycan (+4.1%) 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 (+4.3%), Necrophos (+4.2%), and Omniknight (+3.8%).

Question 3

Who is Drow Ranger stronger with?

Accepted Answer

The best partners for Drow Ranger are Broodmother (+4.3%), Clinkz (+4.2%), and Kez (+3.5%): 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” — 96% of its matches.

Hero	Advantage	Win rate	Matches
Chen	+5.0%	61.1%	95
Primal Beast	+4.5%	58.2%	902
Lycan	+4.1%	58.9%	326
Mars	+3.8%	55.1%	1,369
Kunkka	+3.2%	57.7%	1,422
Arc Warden	+3.1%	61.3%	1,363
Bloodseeker	+3.1%	60.1%	737
Outworld Destroyer	+2.8%	61.5%	4,766
Spectre	+2.7%	59.0%	4,204
Elder Titan	+2.6%	60.9%	289
Earth Spirit	+2.6%	57.1%	1,507
Night Stalker	+2.5%	59.7%	2,537

Hero	Advantage	Win rate	Matches
Riki	+4.3%	47.0%	1,831
Necrophos	+4.2%	49.4%	5,972
Omniknight	+3.8%	48.2%	713
Meepo	+3.7%	43.2%	475
Weaver	+3.2%	51.8%	1,615
Doom	+3.0%	50.9%	2,281
Ursa	+3.0%	49.4%	2,221
Grimstroke	+3.0%	46.6%	2,630
Phantom Assassin	+2.9%	47.8%	4,076
Viper	+2.8%	49.4%	2,972
Oracle	+2.7%	47.7%	1,353
Troll Warlord	+2.5%	46.3%	640

Hero	Synergy	Win rate	Matches
Broodmother	+4.3%	52.0%	350
Clinkz	+4.2%	52.3%	553
Kez	+3.5%	44.6%	560
Meepo	+3.4%	56.0%	409
Gyrocopter	+3.2%	46.5%	1,013
Razor	+3.0%	49.2%	1,843
Vengeful Spirit	+2.7%	50.7%	2,981
Slark	+2.6%	46.9%	1,307
Riki	+2.3%	51.2%	1,197
Pudge	+2.3%	48.3%	11,349
Alchemist	+2.2%	45.3%	682
Abaddon	+2.2%	49.6%	1,126

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