Question 1

Who counters Witch Doctor?

Accepted Answer

Medusa (+3.5%), Visage (+3.3%), and Riki (+3.2%) are the strongest against Witch Doctor — they have the biggest advantage over it at this rank.

Question 2

Who is Witch Doctor strong against?

Accepted Answer

Witch Doctor does best against Meepo (+3.6%), Largo (+3.5%), and Primal Beast (+2.6%).

Question 3

Who is Witch Doctor stronger with?

Accepted Answer

The best partners for Witch Doctor are Visage (+2.7%), Batrider (+2.5%), and Marci (+2.3%): together they win more often than expected from each one’s win rate.

Question 4

What to build on Witch Doctor?

Accepted Answer

“Position 5: Hard Support”: players usually start with Tango, Blood Grenade, Magic Stick, Iron Branch ×2, Observer and Sentry Wards, and Sentry Ward, pick Arcane Boots for boots, then build Glimmer Cape (22 min), Blink Dagger (24 min), Aghanim's Shard (24 min), and Aether Lens (29 min).

Question 5

Which talents to take on Witch Doctor?

Accepted Answer

Most often players take: at level 15 — “+4s Maledict Duration” (82%), at level 20 — “+1% Target Max Health Voodoo Restoration Heal” (100%), and at level 25 — “+40 Death Ward Damage” (60%).

Question 6

What position to play Witch Doctor in?

Accepted Answer

Witch Doctor is played most often as “Position 5: Hard Support” — 70% of its matches. Less often: Position 4: Support (30%).

Hero	Advantage	Win rate	Matches
Medusa	+3.5%	51.3%	2,253
Visage	+3.3%	58.5%	1,171
Riki	+3.2%	54.8%	3,908
Broodmother	+3.0%	53.2%	1,191
Brewmaster	+2.8%	52.5%	1,772
Batrider	+2.6%	45.0%	504
Pangolier	+2.5%	47.4%	2,508
Faceless Void	+2.5%	49.0%	5,968
Phantom Assassin	+2.1%	51.5%	8,329
Death Prophet	+2.1%	49.9%	2,755
Chen	+1.8%	47.9%	215
Naga Siren	+1.7%	49.2%	662

Hero	Advantage	Win rate	Matches
Meepo	+3.6%	48.5%	778
Largo	+3.5%	56.8%	1,010
Primal Beast	+2.6%	55.4%	1,753
Alchemist	+2.1%	57.0%	1,501
Centaur Warrunner	+2.1%	54.0%	4,358
Dragon Knight	+2.0%	50.4%	8,772
Razor	+1.6%	52.7%	4,057
Axe	+1.5%	53.5%	11,207
Clockwerk	+1.5%	56.1%	2,043
Void Spirit	+1.4%	53.5%	3,088
Vengeful Spirit	+1.3%	50.6%	7,222
Tidehunter	+1.3%	53.6%	5,068

Hero	Synergy	Win rate	Matches
Visage	+2.7%	61.0%	775
Batrider	+2.5%	49.1%	348
Marci	+2.3%	54.0%	2,072
Enchantress	+1.9%	51.0%	865
Shadow Shaman	+1.8%	55.3%	4,398
Naga Siren	+1.8%	51.2%	565
Grimstroke	+1.6%	55.5%	2,461
Kunkka	+1.6%	53.1%	3,043
Meepo	+1.6%	59.6%	920
Ogre Magi	+1.5%	53.1%	6,980
Brewmaster	+1.4%	54.1%	1,526
Mars	+1.4%	50.1%	3,212

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