Question 1

Who counters Ogre Magi?

Accepted Answer

Naga Siren (+5.5%), Chen (+5.2%), and Phantom Lancer (+3.8%) 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 Batrider (+4.3%), Morphling (+2.7%), and Phantom Assassin (+2.4%).

Question 3

Who is Ogre Magi stronger with?

Accepted Answer

The best partners for Ogre Magi are Muerta (+2.5%), Warlock (+2.4%), and Templar Assassin (+2.4%): 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 4: Support” — 36% of its matches. Less often: Position 5: Hard Support (35%) and Position 3: Off Lane (18%).

Hero	Advantage	Win rate	Matches
Naga Siren	+5.5%	53.5%	995
Chen	+5.2%	51.9%	206
Phantom Lancer	+3.8%	55.8%	9,925
Anti-Mage	+3.0%	52.1%	10,919
Chaos Knight	+2.8%	53.2%	4,072
Meepo	+2.8%	57.1%	1,063
Huskar	+2.0%	46.4%	2,625
Slark	+1.9%	50.0%	9,682
Largo	+1.9%	48.9%	854
Terrorblade	+1.9%	46.9%	2,629
Venomancer	+1.9%	49.2%	5,996
Lycan	+1.7%	48.5%	712

Hero	Advantage	Win rate	Matches
Batrider	+4.3%	62.7%	474
Morphling	+2.7%	55.2%	2,271
Phantom Assassin	+2.4%	51.6%	10,681
Drow Ranger	+2.4%	57.5%	7,383
Leshrac	+2.2%	50.3%	1,281
Visage	+2.2%	49.8%	825
Medusa	+2.1%	53.0%	2,228
Bloodseeker	+1.9%	50.6%	2,332
Mars	+1.8%	54.7%	2,558
Ursa	+1.7%	54.7%	4,433
Troll Warlord	+1.7%	49.8%	1,811
Void Spirit	+1.6%	53.0%	2,570

Hero	Synergy	Win rate	Matches
Muerta	+2.5%	51.2%	1,788
Warlock	+2.4%	53.7%	3,395
Templar Assassin	+2.4%	49.5%	3,219
Razor	+2.3%	53.4%	5,097
Enigma	+2.2%	52.8%	1,689
Elder Titan	+2.2%	52.9%	374
Sniper	+2.1%	52.3%	16,628
Mars	+2.1%	50.7%	2,130
Magnus	+1.9%	50.8%	5,307
Sven	+1.9%	53.9%	7,675
Ursa	+1.9%	50.3%	4,424
Medusa	+1.8%	52.4%	2,335

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