Question 1

Who counters Skywrath Mage?

Accepted Answer

Lycan (+5.1%), Puck (+4.1%), and Riki (+3.5%) are the strongest against Skywrath Mage — they have the biggest advantage over it at this rank.

Question 2

Who is Skywrath Mage strong against?

Accepted Answer

Skywrath Mage does best against Necrophos (+4.9%), Bloodseeker (+3.8%), and Muerta (+3.1%).

Question 3

Who is Skywrath Mage stronger with?

Accepted Answer

The best partners for Skywrath Mage are Meepo (+3.5%), Crystal Maiden (+3.5%), and Dazzle (+3.2%): together they win more often than expected from each one’s win rate.

Question 4

What to build on Skywrath Mage?

Accepted Answer

“Position 4: Support”: players usually start with Tango, Mantle of Intelligence, Circlet, Blood Grenade, Sentry Ward, and Iron Branch ×2, pick Arcane Boots for boots, then build Rod of Atos (20 min), Kaya (26 min), and Aghanim's Scepter (35 min).

Question 5

Which talents to take on Skywrath Mage?

Accepted Answer

Most often players take: at level 15 — “-6s Ancient Seal Cooldown” (79%), at level 20 — “+10% Ancient Seal Increased Magic Damage” (65%), and at level 25 — “+400 Mystic Flare Damage” (72%).

Question 6

What position to play Skywrath Mage in?

Accepted Answer

Skywrath Mage is played most often as “Position 4: Support” — 54% of its matches. Less often: Position 5: Hard Support (29%) and Position 2: Mid Lane (16%).

Hero	Advantage	Win rate	Matches
Lycan	+5.1%	61.0%	331
Puck	+4.1%	55.1%	421
Riki	+3.5%	57.0%	696
Slardar	+3.1%	52.2%	906
Tusk	+3.1%	53.7%	1,077
Sven	+3.0%	56.1%	2,281
Marci	+2.7%	55.8%	660
Centaur Warrunner	+2.7%	53.0%	864
Dragon Knight	+2.5%	56.2%	2,438
Oracle	+2.4%	54.6%	699
Nature's Prophet	+2.4%	48.7%	1,258
Bane	+2.4%	52.9%	456

Hero	Advantage	Win rate	Matches
Necrophos	+4.9%	55.7%	1,623
Bloodseeker	+3.8%	53.6%	220
Muerta	+3.1%	56.2%	274
Juggernaut	+2.9%	49.8%	2,385
Phoenix	+2.9%	50.6%	865
Beastmaster	+2.8%	58.6%	244
Ancient Apparition	+2.7%	53.1%	716
Brewmaster	+2.6%	50.6%	534
Lifestealer	+2.6%	50.8%	2,137
Ringmaster	+2.6%	53.4%	910
Primal Beast	+2.5%	50.8%	502
Kunkka	+2.4%	53.8%	574

Hero	Synergy	Win rate	Matches
Meepo	+3.5%	62.6%	171
Crystal Maiden	+3.5%	53.8%	1,175
Dazzle	+3.2%	57.4%	364
Bounty Hunter	+3.1%	58.6%	787
Batrider	+2.8%	53.5%	86
Lone Druid	+2.8%	53.1%	439
Spirit Breaker	+2.7%	54.6%	1,355
Marci	+2.5%	54.7%	446
Winter Wyvern	+2.3%	53.6%	724
Phantom Assassin	+2.1%	52.0%	812
Phoenix	+2.0%	54.0%	578
Visage	+1.9%	59.5%	173

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