Question 1

Who counters Skywrath Mage?

Accepted Answer

Riki (+3.1%), Lone Druid (+2.9%), and Dazzle (+2.9%) 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 (+4.4%), Clockwerk (+3.5%), and Muerta (+3.3%).

Question 3

Who is Skywrath Mage stronger with?

Accepted Answer

The best partners for Skywrath Mage are Enchantress (+2.8%), Winter Wyvern (+2.3%), and Naga Siren (+2.1%): 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” — 49% of its matches. Less often: Position 5: Hard Support (33%) and Position 2: Mid Lane (18%).

Hero	Advantage	Win rate	Matches
Riki	+3.1%	56.8%	2,944
Lone Druid	+2.9%	53.0%	1,481
Dazzle	+2.9%	55.3%	2,085
Arc Warden	+2.8%	57.2%	2,069
Clinkz	+2.8%	54.7%	2,050
Medusa	+2.8%	52.7%	1,497
Sven	+2.6%	55.3%	6,079
Lycan	+2.3%	52.0%	708
Meepo	+2.3%	60.1%	799
Wraith King	+2.1%	57.5%	7,568
Oracle	+2.1%	53.2%	1,930
Bane	+2.1%	52.7%	1,324

Hero	Advantage	Win rate	Matches
Necrophos	+4.4%	53.3%	6,464
Clockwerk	+3.5%	56.2%	1,411
Muerta	+3.3%	55.6%	840
Gyrocopter	+3.2%	56.2%	1,649
Ember Spirit	+2.6%	52.9%	3,270
Lifestealer	+2.5%	50.2%	7,523
Keeper of the Light	+2.5%	52.0%	1,660
Naga Siren	+2.3%	55.5%	402
Timbersaw	+2.2%	55.6%	1,719
Queen of Pain	+2.0%	54.5%	4,484
Dark Seer	+1.9%	52.0%	2,339
Underlord	+1.9%	54.2%	3,434

Hero	Synergy	Win rate	Matches
Enchantress	+2.8%	50.8%	705
Winter Wyvern	+2.3%	51.9%	1,638
Naga Siren	+2.1%	49.6%	357
Void Spirit	+2.1%	51.3%	1,833
Brewmaster	+1.9%	52.7%	1,117
Primal Beast	+1.9%	50.5%	1,183
Leshrac	+1.8%	54.1%	652
Faceless Void	+1.8%	49.3%	4,390
Batrider	+1.7%	45.4%	216
Mirana	+1.6%	52.3%	3,845
Ember Spirit	+1.6%	50.3%	3,041
Tusk	+1.6%	49.7%	1,710

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