Question 1

Who counters Ogre Magi?

Accepted Answer

Largo (+3.9%), Anti-Mage (+3.9%), and Lycan (+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 Clockwerk (+4.1%), Phoenix (+3.5%), and Tiny (+3.2%).

Question 3

Who is Ogre Magi stronger with?

Accepted Answer

The best partners for Ogre Magi are Kez (+2.9%), Elder Titan (+2.5%), and Dragon Knight (+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” — 38% of its matches. Less often: Position 5: Hard Support (35%) and Position 3: Off Lane (18%).

Hero	Advantage	Win rate	Matches
Largo	+3.9%	49.8%	243
Anti-Mage	+3.9%	52.6%	2,898
Lycan	+3.6%	50.9%	224
Dark Seer	+3.5%	51.4%	767
Naga Siren	+3.2%	53.2%	474
Phantom Lancer	+3.2%	54.8%	2,856
Chaos Knight	+3.1%	53.4%	1,703
Chen	+2.9%	41.2%	68
Broodmother	+2.4%	53.4%	539
Pugna	+2.2%	50.7%	1,069
Void Spirit	+2.2%	50.7%	694
Meepo	+2.2%	55.3%	427

Hero	Advantage	Win rate	Matches
Clockwerk	+4.1%	59.1%	706
Phoenix	+3.5%	54.1%	747
Tiny	+3.2%	60.6%	1,109
Leshrac	+2.9%	52.8%	436
Omniknight	+2.8%	55.7%	553
Elder Titan	+2.7%	55.9%	222
Ursa	+2.6%	57.7%	1,567
Batrider	+2.6%	61.3%	204
Silencer	+2.5%	52.3%	2,759
Ancient Apparition	+2.3%	51.8%	1,909
Bristleback	+2.3%	52.5%	3,079
Bloodseeker	+2.1%	51.7%	1,243

Hero	Synergy	Win rate	Matches
Kez	+2.9%	51.9%	726
Elder Titan	+2.5%	54.5%	145
Dragon Knight	+2.4%	56.8%	2,321
Kunkka	+2.2%	52.9%	889
Juggernaut	+2.1%	55.5%	4,706
Keeper of the Light	+2.0%	51.3%	858
Enchantress	+2.0%	52.3%	637
Sven	+1.9%	53.6%	2,384
Mars	+1.9%	50.9%	558
Phoenix	+1.9%	55.9%	542
Medusa	+1.8%	53.1%	861
Dawnbreaker	+1.8%	55.6%	1,308

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