Question 1

Who counters Invoker?

Accepted Answer

Chen (+3.9%), Puck (+3.3%), and Alchemist (+2.6%) 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 Naga Siren (+3.0%), Slark (+2.6%), and Primal Beast (+2.5%).

Question 3

Who is Invoker stronger with?

Accepted Answer

The best partners for Invoker are Clockwerk (+3.0%), Chaos Knight (+2.6%), and Leshrac (+2.4%): 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” — 68% of its matches. Less often: Position 4: Support (19%) and Position 5: Hard Support (12%).

Hero	Advantage	Win rate	Matches
Chen	+3.9%	51.8%	249
Puck	+3.3%	49.0%	1,899
Alchemist	+2.6%	50.0%	1,725
Broodmother	+2.4%	52.8%	1,524
Beastmaster	+2.4%	47.0%	1,201
Templar Assassin	+2.4%	48.1%	3,462
Slardar	+2.3%	51.4%	4,794
Phantom Assassin	+1.6%	52.7%	9,771
Void Spirit	+1.5%	50.4%	2,615
Nature's Prophet	+1.5%	43.4%	6,195
Lycan	+1.4%	49.1%	758
Phantom Lancer	+1.3%	53.6%	8,776

Hero	Advantage	Win rate	Matches
Naga Siren	+3.0%	55.6%	908
Slark	+2.6%	54.3%	6,963
Primal Beast	+2.5%	54.1%	1,894
Spectre	+2.3%	50.2%	6,185
Doom	+2.1%	55.7%	2,959
Phoenix	+1.9%	50.8%	2,814
Timbersaw	+1.7%	56.2%	2,513
Batrider	+1.7%	59.2%	456
Largo	+1.6%	53.7%	771
Brewmaster	+1.6%	51.8%	1,158
Earth Spirit	+1.6%	53.3%	2,216
Viper	+1.5%	54.2%	4,859

Hero	Synergy	Win rate	Matches
Clockwerk	+3.0%	50.4%	1,457
Chaos Knight	+2.6%	54.1%	3,045
Leshrac	+2.4%	55.9%	660
Brewmaster	+2.1%	53.0%	1,096
Undying	+2.0%	52.3%	7,218
Bristleback	+1.9%	51.1%	4,601
Bloodseeker	+1.7%	54.1%	1,850
Ancient Apparition	+1.7%	53.6%	3,740
Underlord	+1.5%	50.2%	3,579
Dark Willow	+1.4%	50.4%	3,176
Terrorblade	+1.4%	47.6%	2,860
Gyrocopter	+1.4%	49.1%	1,610

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