Warlock counters and build in Dota 2

Tidehunter (+5.2%), Keeper of the Light (+3.8%), and Enchantress (+3.7%) are the strongest against Warlock — they have the biggest advantage over it at this rank.

Warlock does best against Phantom Lancer (+5.4%), Tinker (+5.2%), and Wraith King (+5.0%).

The best partners for Warlock are Vengeful Spirit (+4.1%), Riki (+2.5%), and Outworld Destroyer (+2.5%): together they win more often than expected from each one’s win rate.

“Position 5: Hard Support”: players usually start with Tango, Magic Stick, Blood Grenade, Iron Branch ×2, Sentry Ward, and Observer and Sentry Wards, pick Arcane Boots for boots, then build Glimmer Cape (19 min) and Aghanim's Scepter (31 min).

Most often players take: at level 10 — “+4% Fatal Bonds Damage” (67%), at level 15 — “+8 Upheaval Attack Speed per second on Allies” (83%), at level 20 — “25% Damage Resistance for Chaotic Offering Golems” (65%), and at level 25 — “Summons a Golem on death” (100%).

Warlock is played most often as “Position 5: Hard Support” — 70% of its matches. Less often: Position 4: Support (29%).