Question 1

Who counters Enigma?

Accepted Answer

Bristleback (+6.7%), Rubick (+4.2%), and Medusa (+3.8%) are the strongest against Enigma — they have the biggest advantage over it at this rank.

Question 2

Who is Enigma strong against?

Accepted Answer

Enigma does best against Omniknight (+5.0%), Elder Titan (+4.7%), and Lifestealer (+4.3%).

Question 3

Who is Enigma stronger with?

Accepted Answer

The best partners for Enigma are Enchantress (+5.4%), Naga Siren (+3.7%), and Tiny (+3.5%): together they win more often than expected from each one’s win rate.

Question 4

What to build on Enigma?

Accepted Answer

“Position 3: Off Lane”: players usually start with Iron Branch ×2, Tango, Magic Stick, Ring of Regen, and Faerie Fire, pick Tranquil Boots for boots, then build Blink Dagger (13 min), Black King Bar (24 min), and Aghanim's Scepter (32 min).

Question 5

Which talents to take on Enigma?

Accepted Answer

Most often players take: at level 10 — “+10 Eidolon Attack Speed” (61%), at level 20 — “+30 Eidolon Damage” (76%), and at level 25 — “+4 Demonic Summoning Eidolons” (76%).

Question 6

What position to play Enigma in?

Accepted Answer

Enigma is played most often as “Position 3: Off Lane” — 46% of its matches. Less often: Position 4: Support (33%) and Position 5: Hard Support (17%).

Hero	Advantage	Win rate	Matches
Bristleback	+6.7%	54.0%	2,138
Rubick	+4.2%	52.0%	7,450
Medusa	+3.8%	51.7%	1,113
Warlock	+3.5%	52.1%	1,878
Phantom Assassin	+3.5%	53.1%	4,450
Spectre	+3.2%	53.9%	3,722
Sniper	+3.0%	50.5%	6,705
Clinkz	+3.0%	52.1%	1,676
Kunkka	+2.9%	50.7%	1,606
Winter Wyvern	+2.8%	50.9%	2,148
Tiny	+2.5%	45.1%	1,731
Wraith King	+2.5%	56.0%	4,920

Hero	Advantage	Win rate	Matches
Omniknight	+5.0%	55.2%	777
Elder Titan	+4.7%	54.1%	355
Lifestealer	+4.3%	54.3%	4,741
Outworld Destroyer	+3.9%	51.8%	4,262
Slark	+3.5%	56.1%	3,926
Muerta	+3.3%	57.1%	784
Dragon Knight	+3.1%	51.7%	4,796
Chaos Knight	+3.0%	53.4%	1,461
Dark Willow	+2.9%	55.3%	2,700
Night Stalker	+2.7%	52.6%	2,982
Timbersaw	+2.7%	58.0%	1,493
Pugna	+2.6%	52.9%	1,493

Hero	Synergy	Win rate	Matches
Enchantress	+5.4%	54.8%	715
Naga Siren	+3.7%	54.2%	517
Tiny	+3.5%	49.3%	1,439
Outworld Destroyer	+3.1%	58.2%	4,217
Bloodseeker	+3.1%	56.8%	928
Earth Spirit	+2.9%	54.4%	1,509
Nyx Assassin	+2.8%	56.9%	2,195
Nature's Prophet	+2.7%	47.6%	2,599
Tinker	+2.4%	51.8%	1,779
Leshrac	+2.4%	56.7%	679
Dazzle	+2.2%	54.4%	1,404
Undying	+2.2%	53.4%	3,492

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