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Venomancer counters and build in Dota 2

Venomancer in Dota 2: who counters it, who it beats, best allies and the build — start, boots and items through the game on the latest patch.

Venomancer build

Start
  1. Tango
  2. Blood Grenade
  3. ×2Iron Branch
  4. Circlet
  5. Sentry Ward
  6. Magic Stick
Boots
  1. 12 minArcane Boots
  2. 31 minGuardian Greaves
  3. 11 minTranquil Boots
Through the game
  1. 3 minMagic Wand
  2. 7 minUrn of Shadows
  3. 8 minRing of Basilius
  4. 18 minSpirit Vessel
Talents
  1. Snakebite Undispellable 30%2.5x Plague Ward HP/Damage 70%25
  2. +100 Snakebite Initial Damage 41%-2s Plague Ward Cooldown 59%20
  3. +75 Noxious Plague Spread Radius 0%+10% Poison Sting Slow 100%15
  4. -5s Venomous Gale CD 43%15% Poison Sting Health Regen Reduction 57%10
Skill build
  1. lvl 8Plague Ward
  2. lvl 10Venomous Gale
  3. lvl 14Snakebite
All ranksHerald — GuardianCrusader — ArchonLegend — AncientDivine — Immortal
  • Position 4: Support48%
  • Position 5: Hard Support44%

Strong against Venomancer

HeroAdvantageWin rateMatches
Phantom Lancer+4.4%60.1%8,867
Beastmaster+3.1%51.1%985
Weaver+2.4%52.2%3,621
Legion Commander+2.2%57.3%11,368
Slark+2.0%53.4%9,956
Brewmaster+1.8%55.4%1,488
Magnus+1.8%53.0%6,747
Pugna+1.8%55.5%2,746
Arc Warden+1.7%57.6%2,630
Elder Titan+1.5%56.1%540
Void Spirit+1.5%53.3%2,761
Techies+1.4%55.4%7,151

Venomancer is strong against

HeroAdvantageWin rateMatches
Batrider+3.2%56.9%452
Undying+3.1%51.0%8,633
Tiny+2.7%56.1%2,755
Kunkka+2.4%50.6%2,815
Io+2.4%49.9%2,077
Keeper of the Light+2.2%50.3%2,554
Clockwerk+2.1%52.4%2,021
Axe+2.1%49.6%11,366
Treant Protector+2.1%54.0%1,567
Ursa+2.0%50.8%3,595
Dragon Knight+1.9%46.5%8,220
Bristleback+1.8%50.5%4,499

Best allies for Venomancer

HeroSynergyWin rateMatches
Meepo+4.2%57.8%886
Riki+1.8%51.9%3,731
Earth Spirit+1.8%49.3%2,139
Nyx Assassin+1.6%51.8%3,850
Mars+1.6%46.6%2,408
Puck+1.5%46.1%1,650
Legion Commander+1.4%51.6%8,848
Death Prophet+1.4%47.4%2,387
Pudge+1.3%49.5%13,720
Outworld Destroyer+1.3%52.5%8,156
Visage+1.2%53.6%657
Shadow Demon+1.2%44.4%610
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