Question 1

Who counters Invoker?

Accepted Answer

Void Spirit (+4.6%), Riki (+4.1%), and Enchantress (+4.0%) 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 (+4.0%), Slark (+3.4%), and Largo (+3.3%).

Question 3

Who is Invoker stronger with?

Accepted Answer

The best partners for Invoker are Viper (+3.3%), Chen (+3.2%), and Pugna (+2.7%): 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” — 80% of its matches. Less often: Position 4: Support (14%).

Hero	Advantage	Win rate	Matches
Void Spirit	+4.6%	51.9%	2,666
Riki	+4.1%	54.9%	1,255
Enchantress	+4.0%	50.2%	773
Pangolier	+3.9%	48.7%	2,258
Faceless Void	+3.8%	51.1%	1,875
Broodmother	+3.8%	52.2%	508
Shadow Demon	+3.4%	48.8%	666
Kez	+3.1%	45.9%	1,596
Slardar	+2.8%	48.9%	1,609
Tiny	+2.5%	46.1%	1,871
Nature's Prophet	+2.5%	46.0%	2,582
Phantom Lancer	+2.4%	53.4%	3,933

Hero	Advantage	Win rate	Matches
Spectre	+4.0%	54.7%	2,111
Slark	+3.4%	55.7%	3,805
Largo	+3.3%	55.6%	750
Troll Warlord	+3.1%	54.5%	479
Muerta	+2.9%	57.9%	667
Viper	+2.9%	55.4%	1,453
Naga Siren	+2.7%	55.5%	254
Dark Willow	+2.7%	54.6%	2,796
Pugna	+2.5%	51.9%	1,175
Drow Ranger	+2.3%	59.5%	1,510
Lone Druid	+2.3%	54.9%	1,088
Shadow Fiend	+2.1%	64.0%	2,693

Hero	Synergy	Win rate	Matches
Viper	+3.3%	56.1%	921
Chen	+3.2%	59.8%	132
Pugna	+2.7%	57.9%	871
Wraith King	+2.6%	58.1%	2,516
Bane	+2.1%	53.8%	1,085
Hoodwink	+1.9%	51.7%	3,575
Dazzle	+1.9%	56.3%	1,426
Enigma	+1.8%	59.5%	1,495
Ogre Magi	+1.8%	52.6%	2,933
Broodmother	+1.7%	58.2%	194
Nature's Prophet	+1.5%	48.8%	2,005
Abaddon	+1.4%	55.8%	737

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