Question 1

Who counters Ember Spirit?

Accepted Answer

Oracle (+6.9%), Troll Warlord (+6.9%), and Slark (+5.9%) are the strongest against Ember Spirit — they have the biggest advantage over it at this rank.

Question 2

Who is Ember Spirit strong against?

Accepted Answer

Ember Spirit does best against Mars (+3.7%), Spectre (+3.3%), and Phantom Lancer (+3.0%).

Question 3

Who is Ember Spirit stronger with?

Accepted Answer

The best partners for Ember Spirit are Largo (+3.5%), Shadow Demon (+2.2%), and Lone Druid (+2.2%): together they win more often than expected from each one’s win rate.

Question 4

What to build on Ember Spirit?

Accepted Answer

“Position 2: Mid Lane”: players usually start with Tango, Iron Branch ×3, Faerie Fire, Quelling Blade, and Observer Ward, pick Phase Boots for boots, then build Spirit Vessel (13 min), Mage Slayer (18 min), Kaya (19 min), and Kaya and Sange (29 min).

Question 5

Which talents to take on Ember Spirit?

Accepted Answer

Most often players take: at level 10 — “+165 Flame Guard Barrier Amount” (89%), at level 15 — “+100% Flame Guard Damage Per Second” (89%), at level 20 — “+50 Sleight of Fist Hero Damage” (80%), and at level 25 — “2 Sleight of Fist Charges” (74%).

Question 6

What position to play Ember Spirit in?

Accepted Answer

Ember Spirit is played most often as “Position 2: Mid Lane” — 95% of its matches.

Hero	Advantage	Win rate	Matches
Oracle	+6.9%	57.9%	2,418
Troll Warlord	+6.9%	60.0%	1,720
Slark	+5.9%	55.7%	11,908
Huskar	+5.1%	51.8%	2,612
Viper	+3.4%	52.6%	4,747
Monkey King	+3.4%	50.0%	4,323
Naga Siren	+3.2%	53.0%	794
Largo	+3.0%	52.3%	1,175
Crystal Maiden	+2.8%	55.1%	9,937
Outworld Destroyer	+2.6%	57.1%	8,985
Tinker	+2.6%	51.2%	3,375
Bane	+2.5%	52.6%	2,040

Hero	Advantage	Win rate	Matches
Mars	+3.7%	55.5%	3,241
Spectre	+3.3%	50.2%	7,068
Phantom Lancer	+3.0%	48.9%	9,655
Templar Assassin	+2.6%	55.5%	3,613
Centaur Warrunner	+2.3%	51.7%	4,860
Batrider	+2.2%	57.5%	532
Pangolier	+2.2%	55.0%	2,692
Queen of Pain	+2.1%	54.2%	7,444
Primal Beast	+2.1%	51.8%	2,322
Meepo	+2.0%	45.1%	1,109
Magnus	+1.9%	52.3%	8,790
Leshrac	+1.8%	48.2%	1,653

Hero	Synergy	Win rate	Matches
Largo	+3.5%	51.1%	1,330
Shadow Demon	+2.2%	47.0%	1,265
Lone Druid	+2.2%	50.8%	1,789
Lycan	+2.2%	50.9%	803
Keeper of the Light	+1.8%	50.4%	1,601
Dark Seer	+1.8%	50.4%	4,341
Naga Siren	+1.7%	49.9%	781
Snapfire	+1.7%	49.8%	5,825
Bounty Hunter	+1.6%	53.6%	5,708
Monkey King	+1.5%	46.6%	2,502
Mars	+1.5%	48.1%	2,984
Hoodwink	+1.5%	47.8%	9,131

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