Question 1

Who counters Hoodwink?

Accepted Answer

Centaur Warrunner (+4.3%), Treant Protector (+4.3%), and Bane (+3.2%) are the strongest against Hoodwink — they have the biggest advantage over it at this rank.

Question 2

Who is Hoodwink strong against?

Accepted Answer

Hoodwink does best against Leshrac (+4.0%), Chen (+3.5%), and Bristleback (+3.1%).

Question 3

Who is Hoodwink stronger with?

Accepted Answer

The best partners for Hoodwink are Abaddon (+3.9%), Morphling (+3.5%), and Faceless Void (+3.1%): together they win more often than expected from each one’s win rate.

Question 4

What to build on Hoodwink?

Accepted Answer

“Position 4: Support”: players usually start with Tango, Blood Grenade, Iron Branch ×2, Sentry Ward, Magic Stick, and Circlet, pick Arcane Boots for boots, then build Essence Distiller (15 min), Rod of Atos (22 min), Aether Lens (23 min), and Glimmer Cape (24 min).

Question 5

Which talents to take on Hoodwink?

Accepted Answer

Most often players take: at level 10 — “+50 Bushwhack Damage” (63%), at level 15 — “+1 Scurry Ability Charge” (81%), at level 20 — “Sharpshooter Provides Vision While Charging” (53%), and at level 25 — “+400 Sharpshooter Max Damage” (65%).

Question 6

What position to play Hoodwink in?

Accepted Answer

Hoodwink is played most often as “Position 4: Support” — 47% of its matches. Less often: Position 5: Hard Support (46%).

Hero	Advantage	Win rate	Matches
Centaur Warrunner	+4.3%	58.7%	613
Treant Protector	+4.3%	54.9%	386
Bane	+3.2%	55.2%	471
Dazzle	+3.1%	55.7%	836
Broodmother	+2.8%	59.0%	410
Medusa	+2.7%	57.7%	319
Tiny	+2.7%	51.3%	544
Keeper of the Light	+2.5%	53.0%	689
Muerta	+2.4%	55.6%	333
Largo	+2.4%	59.3%	123
Weaver	+2.4%	52.9%	756
Beastmaster	+2.3%	52.5%	276

Hero	Advantage	Win rate	Matches
Leshrac	+4.0%	51.3%	263
Chen	+3.5%	56.9%	58
Bristleback	+3.1%	48.8%	1,462
Batrider	+3.0%	59.7%	124
Meepo	+2.6%	46.8%	316
Marci	+2.5%	52.2%	665
Venomancer	+2.5%	53.1%	1,049
Anti-Mage	+2.5%	49.7%	1,908
Disruptor	+2.3%	51.0%	753
Io	+2.3%	50.0%	668
Jakiro	+2.2%	50.0%	1,251
Shadow Fiend	+2.1%	54.3%	1,837

Hero	Synergy	Win rate	Matches
Abaddon	+3.9%	55.7%	296
Morphling	+3.5%	50.3%	505
Faceless Void	+3.1%	49.7%	1,132
Lycan	+2.9%	47.5%	179
Night Stalker	+2.7%	49.4%	826
Phoenix	+2.6%	53.9%	347
Weaver	+2.5%	47.7%	669
Sand King	+2.5%	49.1%	515
Leshrac	+2.4%	52.5%	217
Void Spirit	+2.1%	49.4%	439
Brewmaster	+2.1%	51.1%	231
Luna	+2.1%	51.3%	1,479

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