Legion Commander

How Legion Commander is doing in ranked games, and what works with it and against it.

Patch 7.41fRanked games from

Legion Commander wins 52.5% of ranked All Pick games, over 534,922 games. That's 0.2 pts less than the week before.

Dotier's verdictOur analysis, not Valve's or Steam's
Win rate52.5%
Games534,922
Most played asOfflane · 90%

Win rate by rank

Ranked All Pick, last full week, smoothed so small samples sit closer to 50%.

  • HeraldHerald53.1%9,724
  • GuardianGuardian52.5%44,448
  • CrusaderCrusader52.8%85,394
  • ArchonArchon52.6%125,966
  • LegendLegend52.6%139,360
  • AncientAncient52.4%81,234
  • DivineDivine52.3%36,607
  • ImmortalImmortal50.6%12,189

Where it's played

Share of its games in each position, and its win rate there.

  • Carry3% of games46.2%6,731
  • Mid5% of games50.6%11,157
  • Offlane90% of games51.7%185,202
  • Soft support1% of games46.6%2,575
  • Hard support0% of games50.3%884

Matchups

Measured against what both heroes' overall strength predicts, so a strong hero doesn't top every list.

Good against

Legion Commander beats these heroes more often than expected.

  1. Naga Siren4.2 pts better than expected
    58.2%1,546
  2. Anti-Mage3.7 pts better than expected
    55.4%21,164
  3. Bristleback2.8 pts better than expected
    56.8%9,891
  4. Faceless Void2.8 pts better than expected
    57.0%10,919
  5. Largo2.4 pts better than expected
    56.7%1,976
  6. Rubick2.3 pts better than expected
    55.3%30,291
  7. Keeper of the Light2.2 pts better than expected
    55.5%5,359
  8. Enigma2.1 pts better than expected
    53.3%4,881

Countered by

These heroes beat Legion Commander more often than expected.

  1. Winter Wyvern5.1 pts better than expected
    52.1%6,708
  2. Techies4.8 pts better than expected
    53.3%5,298
  3. Shadow Demon4.0 pts better than expected
    45.8%2,538
  4. Chen3.6 pts better than expected
    47.0%514
  5. Dawnbreaker3.5 pts better than expected
    53.0%14,269
  6. Omniknight3.4 pts better than expected
    52.0%2,763
  7. Oracle3.3 pts better than expected
    50.6%4,421
  8. Timbersaw3.1 pts better than expected
    45.9%7,055
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Teammates

Teams with both heroes, against what each one's strength predicts.

Best with

Legion Commander wins more than expected next to these heroes.

  1. Venomancer3.3 pts better than expected
    53.7%7,615
  2. Omniknight3.3 pts better than expected
    57.2%1,750
  3. Techies2.7 pts better than expected
    56.6%5,506
  4. Phoenix2.6 pts better than expected
    57.0%5,336
  5. Luna2.5 pts better than expected
    55.6%15,709
  6. Chen2.4 pts better than expected
    51.1%458
  7. Elder Titan2.4 pts better than expected
    56.2%529
  8. Undying2.4 pts better than expected
    54.7%12,108

Worst with

Legion Commander wins less than expected next to these heroes.

  1. Axe4.5 pts worse than expected
    48.6%3,357
  2. Doom4.1 pts worse than expected
    46.4%1,233
  3. Night Stalker3.3 pts worse than expected
    51.1%1,261
  4. Enigma3.0 pts worse than expected
    51.2%2,642
  5. Pudge2.2 pts worse than expected
    51.5%30,120
  6. Lycan2.1 pts worse than expected
    49.3%302
  7. Centaur Warrunner2.1 pts worse than expected
    49.9%919
  8. Dark Seer2.0 pts worse than expected
    50.0%1,164

Items

What Legion Commander players buy, how often, and how those games go.

Starting items

Share of games starting with each item.

  • TangoTango90%
  • Quelling BladeQuelling Blade82%
  • Iron BranchIron Branch79%
  • Gauntlets of StrengthGauntlets of Strength76%
  • CircletCirclet55%
  • Magic StickMagic Stick27%
  • Faerie FireFaerie Fire13%

Boots

Share of games buying each, the average time, and the win rate.

  • Phase BootsPhase Boots89% of games · on average at 8:1853.2%239,189
  • Boots of SpeedBoots of Speed26% of games · on average at 6:1852.3%70,642
  • Boots of TravelBoots of Travel8% of games · on average at 39:5667.5%22,046
  • Power TreadsPower Treads7% of games · on average at 12:2550.2%18,820

Core items

Items of 1,400 gold or more. The time is the median first purchase; the two win rates split those games at that minute.

  • Blink DaggerBlink Dagger100% of games · usually at 14:00By 14:00: 57.7%Later: 48.4%53.2%268,509
  • Blade MailBlade Mail96% of games · usually at 17:00By 17:00: 58.2%Later: 45.7%53.0%257,538
  • Black King BarBlack King Bar66% of games · usually at 29:00By 29:00: 64.0%Later: 48.6%56.8%177,222
  • Assault CuirassAssault Cuirass25% of games · usually at 36:00By 36:00: 77.1%Later: 63.1%70.4%67,267
  • CrystalysCrystalys25% of games · usually at 30:00By 30:00: 64.8%Later: 60.0%62.5%66,524
  • DaedalusDaedalus16% of games · usually at 36:00By 36:00: 73.4%Later: 61.1%67.8%41,974
  • Aghanim's ShardAghanim's Shard16% of games · usually at 33:00By 33:00: 64.0%Later: 57.1%60.9%41,892
  • Aghanim's ScepterAghanim's Scepter15% of games · usually at 34:00By 34:00: 72.3%Later: 64.0%68.5%40,646
  • DesolatorDesolator11% of games · usually at 26:00By 26:00: 66.7%Later: 53.2%60.6%29,959
  • Shadow BladeShadow Blade10% of games · usually at 29:00By 29:00: 58.7%Later: 51.2%55.2%27,416

Talents

Each level's two options: how often each is picked over the other, and its win rate.

  1. +100% Moment of Courage Lifesteal100% picked · 59.2% wonLevel 25
  2. -1 Moment of Courage Attacks To Trigger100% picked · 60.1% wonLevel 20
  3. +40 Press The Attack HP Regen24% picked · 57.0% won+35 Overwhelming Odds Damage per Hero76% picked · 55.4% wonLevel 15
  4. -2s Overwhelming Odds Cooldown100% picked · 53.0% wonLevel 10

Last eight weeks

Ranked All Pick win rate by week.

  1. Oct 1, 202652.6%535,124
  2. Sep 24, 202652.8%524,037
  3. Sep 17, 202653.0%542,892
  4. Sep 10, 202652.9%329,662
  5. Sep 3, 202652.7%409,260
  6. Aug 27, 202652.9%541,468
  7. Aug 20, 202653.0%495,124
  8. Aug 13, 202653.0%523,375

Legion Commander in short

The quick version of this page, from the last full week of ranked games.

What is Legion Commander's win rate?

52.5% in ranked All Pick games, over 534,922 games. That's 0.2 pts less than the week before.

What counters Legion Commander?

Winter Wyvern, Techies, and Shadow Demon beat Legion Commander more often than their overall strength predicts. The clearest is Winter Wyvern: 5.1 pts better than expected, over 6,708 games.

Which heroes is Legion Commander good against?

Legion Commander beats Naga Siren, Anti-Mage, and Bristleback more often than expected. The clearest is Naga Siren: 4.2 pts better than expected, over 1,546 games.

What position is Legion Commander played in?

Mostly offlane: 90% of its games. See the best offlane heroes

What should I build on Legion Commander?

Most games start with Tango, Quelling Blade, and Iron Branch. The usual boots are Phase Boots and Boots of Speed. The most bought core items are Blink Dagger, Blade Mail, Black King Bar, and Assault Cuirass.

How we read this

Every number here is our analysis of STRATZ's game counts for the last full week of ranked games: win rates are smoothed toward what's expected, matchups and teammates are compared with both heroes' overall strength, and item timings come from first purchases. STRATZ's own scores aren't used.

Data from STRATZ