Question 1

Who counters Ember Spirit?

Accepted Answer

Oracle (+7.9%), Troll Warlord (+6.8%), and Slark (+5.8%) 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 Spectre (+4.7%), Mars (+4.4%), and Tiny (+3.5%).

Question 3

Who is Ember Spirit stronger with?

Accepted Answer

The best partners for Ember Spirit are Largo (+3.9%), Leshrac (+3.6%), and Warlock (+3.2%): 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” — 96% of its matches.

Hero	Advantage	Win rate	Matches
Oracle	+7.9%	59.5%	509
Troll Warlord	+6.8%	57.6%	283
Slark	+5.8%	55.3%	2,846
Naga Siren	+5.8%	60.7%	135
Largo	+5.3%	57.0%	372
Huskar	+4.5%	51.1%	642
Crystal Maiden	+4.2%	54.4%	1,589
Muerta	+3.8%	52.6%	363
Outworld Destroyer	+3.6%	57.4%	2,238
Legion Commander	+3.1%	55.4%	1,567
Bristleback	+2.9%	50.9%	385
Tidehunter	+2.9%	51.7%	1,020

Hero	Advantage	Win rate	Matches
Spectre	+4.7%	53.8%	1,274
Mars	+4.4%	57.7%	915
Tiny	+3.5%	59.0%	917
Pangolier	+3.2%	57.2%	959
Batrider	+3.0%	58.9%	141
Tusk	+3.0%	54.2%	1,475
Nyx Assassin	+2.9%	50.1%	1,488
Phantom Lancer	+2.9%	50.2%	2,075
Earthshaker	+2.8%	52.2%	2,577
Shadow Demon	+2.8%	58.8%	345
Beastmaster	+2.8%	56.8%	308
Riki	+2.6%	50.9%	627

Hero	Synergy	Win rate	Matches
Largo	+3.9%	54.5%	470
Leshrac	+3.6%	62.9%	170
Warlock	+3.2%	52.1%	649
Lycan	+2.3%	56.1%	230
Ringmaster	+2.3%	52.4%	1,230
Dragon Knight	+2.1%	55.5%	1,719
Io	+2.1%	55.3%	573
Timbersaw	+2.0%	49.3%	886
Phantom Assassin	+2.0%	53.0%	952
Troll Warlord	+2.0%	54.8%	261
Naga Siren	+1.7%	51.5%	134
Terrorblade	+1.6%	51.1%	964

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