Question 1

Who counters Ogre Magi?

Accepted Answer

Phantom Lancer (+3.6%), Naga Siren (+3.6%), and Chen (+3.6%) are the strongest against Ogre Magi — they have the biggest advantage over it at this rank.

Question 2

Who is Ogre Magi strong against?

Accepted Answer

Ogre Magi does best against Bloodseeker (+3.0%), Batrider (+2.7%), and Ursa (+2.7%).

Question 3

Who is Ogre Magi stronger with?

Accepted Answer

The best partners for Ogre Magi are Elder Titan (+2.8%), Sniper (+2.3%), and Warlock (+2.3%): together they win more often than expected from each one’s win rate.

Question 4

What to build on Ogre Magi?

Accepted Answer

“Position 5: Hard Support”: players usually start with Tango, Blood Grenade, Magic Stick, Iron Branch ×2, Enchanted Mango, and Sentry Ward, pick Arcane Boots for boots, then build Hand of Midas (19 min), Blink Dagger (24 min), Aether Lens (25 min), and Glimmer Cape (25 min).

Question 5

Which talents to take on Ogre Magi?

Accepted Answer

Most often players take: at level 10 — “+10 Ignite Burn Damage” (84%), at level 15 — “+20/35 Bloodlust / Self Attack Speed” (69%), at level 20 — “+30 Strength” (61%), and at level 25 — “17% Fireblast chance on attack” (100%).

Question 6

What position to play Ogre Magi in?

Accepted Answer

Ogre Magi is played most often as “Position 5: Hard Support” — 37% of its matches. Less often: Position 4: Support (35%) and Position 3: Off Lane (18%).

Hero	Advantage	Win rate	Matches
Phantom Lancer	+3.6%	56.4%	24,388
Naga Siren	+3.6%	52.1%	2,268
Chen	+3.6%	49.3%	505
Largo	+3.0%	51.0%	2,534
Meepo	+2.9%	58.5%	2,745
Chaos Knight	+2.7%	53.4%	8,812
Anti-Mage	+2.7%	52.3%	26,520
Arc Warden	+2.7%	55.7%	7,062
Lycan	+2.5%	51.6%	1,931
Broodmother	+1.6%	52.4%	2,825
Huskar	+1.6%	47.0%	6,657
Slark	+1.6%	50.1%	25,671

Hero	Advantage	Win rate	Matches
Bloodseeker	+3.0%	51.2%	5,239
Batrider	+2.7%	59.3%	1,292
Ursa	+2.7%	54.4%	10,851
Morphling	+2.5%	54.4%	5,848
Phantom Assassin	+2.5%	51.7%	22,488
Leshrac	+2.3%	50.0%	3,264
Drow Ranger	+2.2%	56.9%	16,119
Weaver	+1.8%	54.9%	8,938
Mars	+1.7%	54.8%	7,277
Night Stalker	+1.4%	50.2%	11,935
Medusa	+1.4%	52.4%	4,988
Tiny	+1.4%	57.7%	7,775

Hero	Synergy	Win rate	Matches
Elder Titan	+2.8%	55.3%	974
Sniper	+2.3%	51.8%	34,914
Warlock	+2.3%	52.9%	7,379
Sven	+1.9%	54.1%	19,019
Kunkka	+1.9%	51.7%	6,608
Muerta	+1.6%	49.9%	4,400
Medusa	+1.5%	51.5%	5,218
Enigma	+1.5%	53.5%	4,362
Mars	+1.4%	49.3%	5,715
Earth Spirit	+1.4%	51.8%	5,284
Ringmaster	+1.3%	50.6%	5,113
Timbersaw	+1.3%	48.0%	6,372

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