Question 1

Who counters Invoker?

Accepted Answer

Puck (+3.7%), Broodmother (+3.0%), and Void Spirit (+2.9%) are the strongest against Invoker — they have the biggest advantage over it at this rank.

Question 2

Who is Invoker strong against?

Accepted Answer

Invoker does best against Spectre (+2.6%), Slark (+2.5%), and Naga Siren (+2.4%).

Question 3

Who is Invoker stronger with?

Accepted Answer

The best partners for Invoker are Chaos Knight (+1.9%), Enchantress (+1.7%), and Undying (+1.6%): together they win more often than expected from each one’s win rate.

Question 4

What to build on Invoker?

Accepted Answer

“Position 2: Mid Lane”: players usually start with Circlet, Iron Branch ×2, Mantle of Intelligence, Faerie Fire, Tango, and Observer Ward, pick Boots of Travel for boots, then build Meteor Hammer (11 min), Blink Dagger (25 min), Aghanim's Shard (26 min), and Aghanim's Scepter (29 min).

Question 5

Which talents to take on Invoker?

Accepted Answer

Most often players take: at level 10 — “+50 Ice Wall DPS” (81%), at level 15 — “-6s Cold Snap Cooldown” (83%), at level 20 — “+2 Chaos Meteors” (100%), and at level 25 — “Radial Deafening Blast” (100%).

Question 6

What position to play Invoker in?

Accepted Answer

Invoker is played most often as “Position 2: Mid Lane” — 71% of its matches. Less often: Position 4: Support (18%).

Hero	Advantage	Win rate	Matches
Puck	+3.7%	49.6%	7,377
Broodmother	+3.0%	53.2%	4,212
Void Spirit	+2.9%	51.2%	11,076
Pangolier	+2.5%	47.8%	8,033
Templar Assassin	+2.4%	47.6%	10,442
Kez	+2.3%	46.6%	8,134
Riki	+2.3%	53.8%	10,737
Beastmaster	+1.9%	46.4%	3,684
Enchantress	+1.9%	48.6%	4,491
Slardar	+1.8%	49.8%	13,648
Phantom Lancer	+1.7%	53.9%	26,339
Phantom Assassin	+1.6%	51.8%	24,878

Hero	Advantage	Win rate	Matches
Spectre	+2.6%	51.4%	17,473
Slark	+2.5%	54.6%	23,179
Naga Siren	+2.4%	54.5%	2,341
Largo	+2.4%	55.0%	3,089
Troll Warlord	+2.2%	51.0%	4,076
Medusa	+1.9%	53.5%	4,264
Muerta	+1.9%	55.2%	4,202
Dark Seer	+1.7%	53.3%	10,282
Terrorblade	+1.7%	55.5%	8,904
Viper	+1.6%	54.3%	13,315
Doom	+1.6%	54.7%	11,144
Monkey King	+1.4%	56.7%	9,369

Hero	Synergy	Win rate	Matches
Chaos Knight	+1.9%	54.0%	7,746
Enchantress	+1.7%	50.5%	3,672
Undying	+1.6%	52.3%	22,166
Clockwerk	+1.5%	49.9%	5,207
Nature's Prophet	+1.5%	45.8%	13,425
Shadow Demon	+1.4%	48.0%	3,318
Gyrocopter	+1.3%	49.3%	5,513
Elder Titan	+1.3%	54.4%	1,563
Brewmaster	+1.3%	53.4%	4,408
Bane	+1.2%	51.5%	5,460
Bristleback	+1.2%	51.1%	10,973
Anti-Mage	+1.1%	52.2%	24,419

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