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Magnus counters and build in Dota 2

Magnus in Dota 2: who counters it, who it beats, best allies and the build — start, boots and items through the game on the latest patch.

Magnus build

Start
  1. Tango
  2. ×2Iron Branch
  3. Circlet
  4. Quelling Blade
  5. Gauntlets of Strength
  6. Magic Stick
Boots
  1. 9 minPower Treads
  2. 9 minArcane Boots
Through the game
  1. 1 minBracer
  2. 2 minMagic Wand
  3. 2 minWraith Band
  4. 11 minBlink Dagger
  5. 16 minKaya
  6. 20 minYasha and Kaya
  7. 25 minBlack King Bar
  8. 26 minAghanim's Scepter
Talents
  1. Shockwave Returns to Magnus 39%+0.8s Reverse Polarity Stun Duration 61%25
  2. +125 Shockwave Damage 59%+15% Skewer Damage Per Distance Travelled 41%20
  3. +14 All Attributes per hero hit with Reverse Polarity 39%-5s Skewer Cooldown 61%15
Skill build
  1. lvl 8Shockwave
  2. lvl 10Skewer
  3. lvl 15Empower
All ranksHerald — GuardianCrusader — ArchonLegend — AncientDivine — Immortal
  • Position 3: Off Lane50%
  • Position 2: Mid Lane21%
  • Position 4: Support17%
  • Position 5: Hard Support11%

Strong against Magnus

HeroAdvantageWin rateMatches
Brewmaster+3.8%56.1%1,403
Earthshaker+2.2%53.9%9,076
Tidehunter+2.2%52.3%4,248
Mars+2.1%50.2%2,833
Ember Spirit+2.1%52.1%4,348
Juggernaut+2.0%55.9%10,709
Faceless Void+2.0%50.9%4,593
Templar Assassin+2.0%49.3%2,819
Luna+2.0%54.0%6,892
Weaver+1.7%49.8%2,367
Queen of Pain+1.7%49.6%5,061
Visage+1.6%59.1%780

Magnus is strong against

HeroAdvantageWin rateMatches
Razor+3.0%51.9%3,259
Phantom Lancer+2.4%47.8%6,762
Beastmaster+2.4%56.2%927
Marci+2.3%51.2%2,112
Doom+2.2%53.6%3,390
Death Prophet+2.2%52.3%1,949
Arc Warden+2.0%47.6%2,434
Phantom Assassin+2.0%50.3%5,571
Dazzle+1.9%49.6%2,637
Pudge+1.9%50.8%14,508
Underlord+1.8%53.7%4,014
Chen+1.7%54.9%173

Best allies for Magnus

HeroSynergyWin rateMatches
Medusa+4.6%53.3%1,317
Visage+4.1%59.5%543
Troll Warlord+3.3%54.6%1,133
Abaddon+3.1%54.1%1,145
Primal Beast+3.0%51.5%868
Leshrac+2.9%54.4%895
Batrider+2.9%47.4%291
Meepo+2.9%59.2%647
Juggernaut+2.8%54.9%11,424
Enchantress+2.6%49.1%930
Pugna+2.5%53.6%1,855
Muerta+2.2%49.1%1,207
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