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Grimstroke counters and build in Dota 2

Grimstroke in Dota 2: who counters it, who it beats, best allies and the build — start, boots and items through the game on the latest patch.

Grimstroke build

Start
  1. Tango
  2. Blood Grenade
  3. Magic Stick
  4. ×2Iron Branch
  5. Sentry Ward
  6. Observer and Sentry Wards
Boots
  1. 11 minArcane Boots
Through the game
  1. 3 minMagic Wand
  2. 6 minRing of Basilius
  3. 21 minBlink Dagger
  4. 23 minGlimmer Cape
  5. 35 minAghanim's Scepter
Talents
  1. +150 Ink Swell Radius 41%+70% Stroke of Fate Speed and Travel Range 59%25
  2. +80% Stroke of Fate Damage 51%+2 Attacks to Destroy Phantom 49%20
  3. +25.0% Soulbind Spell Damage 83%+15% Ink Swell Movement Speed 17%15
  4. +65 Phantom's Embrace DPS 56%-4s Ink Swell Cooldown 44%10
Skill build
  1. lvl 10Stroke of Fate
  2. lvl 10Phantom's Embrace
  3. lvl 14Ink Swell
All ranksHerald — GuardianCrusader — ArchonLegend — AncientDivine — Immortal
  • Position 5: Hard Support54%
  • Position 4: Support43%

Strong against Grimstroke

HeroAdvantageWin rateMatches
Gyrocopter+5.2%52.6%367
Razor+4.1%53.3%676
Clinkz+3.9%54.0%574
Visage+3.5%58.3%266
Vengeful Spirit+3.5%53.8%956
Broodmother+3.2%54.2%190
Shadow Demon+3.2%46.8%308
Elder Titan+3.0%54.6%163
Pugna+2.9%54.5%440
Disruptor+2.8%52.2%1,337
Sand King+2.7%48.6%356
Anti-Mage+2.4%51.0%1,565

Grimstroke is strong against

HeroAdvantageWin rateMatches
Abaddon+4.6%57.0%302
Slark+3.7%55.3%1,294
Morphling+3.6%57.0%472
Pudge+3.3%55.3%3,465
Necrophos+3.2%56.1%1,269
Tiny+2.7%59.8%662
Zeus+2.5%56.2%1,147
Treant Protector+2.4%60.7%224
Queen of Pain+2.2%56.8%862
Troll Warlord+2.1%54.7%192
Nyx Assassin+2.1%50.7%963
Timbersaw+2.0%57.0%493

Best allies for Grimstroke

HeroSynergyWin rateMatches
Marci+5.8%61.2%436
Primal Beast+2.7%56.3%641
Slardar+2.3%52.9%609
Nyx Assassin+2.3%57.5%656
Riki+2.1%57.3%433
Clinkz+1.9%57.3%349
Keeper of the Light+1.9%56.5%490
Timbersaw+1.8%50.8%648
Meepo+1.8%59.6%166
Largo+1.8%55.8%233
Ember Spirit+1.8%54.2%1,215
Venomancer+1.8%51.8%245
Find a counter to the whole enemy draft

Patch 7.41f

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