Question 1

Who counters Hoodwink?

Accepted Answer

Doom (+2.1%), Primal Beast (+2.0%), and Centaur Warrunner (+1.9%) 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 Bristleback (+5.1%), Chen (+4.6%), and Kunkka (+3.1%).

Question 3

Who is Hoodwink stronger with?

Accepted Answer

The best partners for Hoodwink are Lycan (+3.0%), Huskar (+2.6%), and Sand King (+2.6%): 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” — 54% of its matches. Less often: Position 5: Hard Support (42%).

Hero	Advantage	Win rate	Matches
Doom	+2.1%	52.9%	2,941
Primal Beast	+2.0%	53.9%	1,619
Centaur Warrunner	+1.9%	54.3%	3,251
Bane	+1.6%	54.6%	1,450
Windranger	+1.6%	52.9%	8,967
Mars	+1.4%	51.6%	2,358
Visage	+1.4%	60.7%	749
Zeus	+1.4%	54.0%	6,109
Warlock	+1.3%	54.5%	2,583
Spirit Breaker	+1.3%	56.1%	8,056
Wraith King	+1.2%	58.9%	6,507
Elder Titan	+1.1%	58.5%	388

Hero	Advantage	Win rate	Matches
Bristleback	+5.1%	54.9%	1,897
Chen	+4.6%	55.9%	161
Kunkka	+3.1%	50.4%	2,023
Naga Siren	+2.6%	52.6%	426
Meepo	+2.4%	43.5%	708
Io	+2.3%	49.8%	1,830
Troll Warlord	+2.1%	47.9%	899
Batrider	+2.1%	55.5%	339
Dark Willow	+2.0%	49.5%	3,512
Morphling	+1.9%	50.4%	1,893
Monkey King	+1.9%	53.3%	2,270
Shadow Demon	+1.9%	53.4%	929

Hero	Synergy	Win rate	Matches
Lycan	+3.0%	49.5%	584
Huskar	+2.6%	46.1%	1,268
Sand King	+2.6%	48.1%	1,500
Earth Spirit	+2.5%	50.0%	1,877
Meepo	+2.4%	56.9%	647
Weaver	+2.3%	46.9%	1,433
Largo	+2.1%	47.7%	606
Io	+2.0%	49.0%	1,258
Lone Druid	+2.0%	48.4%	1,375
Oracle	+1.9%	49.8%	1,206
Ember Spirit	+1.9%	48.3%	3,794
Clinkz	+1.8%	50.2%	1,742

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