Lone Druid

How Lone Druid is doing in ranked games, and what works with it and against it.

Patch 7.41fRanked games from

Lone Druid wins 49.4% of ranked All Pick games, over 106,009 games. That's 0.4 pts more than the week before.

Dotier's verdictOur analysis, not Valve's or Steam's
Win rate49.4%
Games106,009
Most played asCarry · 65%

Win rate by rank

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

  • HeraldHerald50.4%1,604
  • GuardianGuardian49.0%7,736
  • CrusaderCrusader49.5%15,630
  • ArchonArchon49.1%22,715
  • LegendLegend49.3%25,419
  • AncientAncient49.4%17,802
  • DivineDivine50.0%10,060
  • ImmortalImmortal49.3%5,043

Where it's played

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

  • Carry65% of games53.7%21,502
  • Mid25% of games54.6%8,132
  • Offlane8% of games50.5%2,558
  • Soft support1% of games47.0%299
  • Hard support1% of games48.7%342

Matchups

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

Good against

Lone Druid beats these heroes more often than expected.

  1. Ember Spirit6.2 pts better than expected
    57.0%1,472
  2. Storm Spirit4.7 pts better than expected
    57.7%1,276
  3. Faceless Void4.7 pts better than expected
    56.2%1,590
  4. Axe4.4 pts better than expected
    54.1%4,143
  5. Anti-Mage4.3 pts better than expected
    53.5%3,944
  6. Ancient Apparition4.1 pts better than expected
    52.7%1,751
  7. Naga Siren4.0 pts better than expected
    55.4%302
  8. Puck3.8 pts better than expected
    56.6%667

Countered by

These heroes beat Lone Druid more often than expected.

  1. Techies4.9 pts better than expected
    56.0%1,010
  2. Chen4.8 pts better than expected
    50.7%87
  3. Luna4.3 pts better than expected
    54.6%3,046
  4. Tiny4.0 pts better than expected
    47.9%899
  5. Terrorblade3.9 pts better than expected
    49.7%1,020
  6. Underlord3.9 pts better than expected
    51.9%982
  7. Venomancer3.8 pts better than expected
    51.4%1,293
  8. Bounty Hunter3.7 pts better than expected
    56.2%1,445
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Teammates

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

Best with

Lone Druid wins more than expected next to these heroes.

  1. Tusk7.1 pts better than expected
    55.2%1,624
  2. Visage4.8 pts better than expected
    58.6%391
  3. Muerta4.2 pts better than expected
    51.8%263
  4. Clockwerk3.4 pts better than expected
    50.8%505
  5. Brewmaster3.4 pts better than expected
    54.1%537
  6. Techies3.2 pts better than expected
    54.5%1,028
  7. Batrider3.2 pts better than expected
    47.3%217
  8. Treant Protector3.1 pts better than expected
    48.3%414

Worst with

Lone Druid wins less than expected next to these heroes.

  1. Lifestealer4.9 pts worse than expected
    46.6%1,190
  2. Medusa4.8 pts worse than expected
    44.2%226
  3. Phantom Lancer4.0 pts worse than expected
    49.5%1,092
  4. Omniknight3.2 pts worse than expected
    48.1%410
  5. Ember Spirit3.2 pts worse than expected
    46.3%1,247
  6. Mirana3.1 pts worse than expected
    48.5%2,373
  7. Viper3.0 pts worse than expected
    45.4%1,290
  8. Jakiro3.0 pts worse than expected
    45.6%1,714

Items

What Lone Druid players buy, how often, and how those games go.

Starting items

Share of games starting with each item.

  • Iron BranchIron Branch90%
  • Faerie FireFaerie Fire41%
  • TangoTango26%
  • Quelling BladeQuelling Blade21%
  • Orb of BlightOrb of Blight18%
  • Orb of FrostOrb of Frost11%
  • Magic StickMagic Stick8%
  • Blood GrenadeBlood Grenade7%

Boots

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

  • Power TreadsPower Treads71% of games · on average at 6:3551.1%31,291
  • Phase BootsPhase Boots30% of games · on average at 7:5549.8%13,195
  • Boots of SpeedBoots of Speed24% of games · on average at 13:4750.2%10,545
  • Boots of TravelBoots of Travel9% of games · on average at 47:2867.4%4,085

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.

  • MaelstromMaelstrom90% of games · usually at 13:00By 13:00: 56.5%Later: 40.8%50.8%39,740
  • Aghanim's ScepterAghanim's Scepter86% of games · usually at 24:00By 24:00: 63.2%Later: 40.2%54.2%38,102
  • MjollnirMjollnir83% of games · usually at 18:00By 18:00: 59.8%Later: 42.5%52.8%36,931
  • Shadow BladeShadow Blade64% of games · usually at 28:00By 28:00: 68.7%Later: 46.3%58.6%28,434
  • Silver EdgeSilver Edge54% of games · usually at 31:00By 31:00: 73.1%Later: 52.7%64.0%24,039
  • Black King BarBlack King Bar32% of games · usually at 36:00By 36:00: 66.5%Later: 57.7%62.6%14,219
  • ButterflyButterfly20% of games · usually at 37:00By 37:00: 79.6%Later: 66.1%73.9%8,681
  • Aghanim's BlessingAghanim's Blessing19% of games · usually at 44:00By 44:00: 77.0%Later: 64.0%72.1%8,426
  • Skull BasherSkull Basher15% of games · usually at 37:00By 37:00: 70.1%Later: 65.2%68.2%6,783
  • Monkey King BarMonkey King Bar15% of games · usually at 37:00By 37:00: 69.3%Later: 61.9%66.4%6,621

Talents

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

  1. True Form provides 70% Slow Resistance100% picked · 50.1% wonLevel 25
  2. +125 Savage Roar Radius34% picked · 52.1% won+55 Attack Speed66% picked · 52.6% wonLevel 20
  3. -4s Savage Roar Cooldown71% picked · 57.6% won+12 Agility29% picked · 55.3% wonLevel 15
  4. +5s True Form Duration20% picked · 49.0% won+20 Entangle Root Damage Per Second80% picked · 50.8% wonLevel 10

Last eight weeks

Ranked All Pick win rate by week.

  1. Oct 1, 202649.4%106,078
  2. Sep 24, 202649.0%113,328
  3. Sep 17, 202648.5%123,540
  4. Sep 10, 202648.6%79,151
  5. Sep 3, 202648.0%106,284
  6. Aug 27, 202647.6%161,537
  7. Aug 20, 202646.6%217,857
  8. Aug 13, 202647.7%139,834

Lone Druid in short

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

What is Lone Druid's win rate?

49.4% in ranked All Pick games, over 106,009 games. That's 0.4 pts more than the week before.

What counters Lone Druid?

Techies, Chen, and Luna beat Lone Druid more often than their overall strength predicts. The clearest is Techies: 4.9 pts better than expected, over 1,010 games.

Which heroes is Lone Druid good against?

Lone Druid beats Ember Spirit, Storm Spirit, and Faceless Void more often than expected. The clearest is Ember Spirit: 6.2 pts better than expected, over 1,472 games.

What position is Lone Druid played in?

Mostly carry (65% of its games), then mid (25%). See the best carry heroes

What should I build on Lone Druid?

Most games start with Iron Branch, Faerie Fire, and Tango. The usual boots are Power Treads and Phase Boots. The most bought core items are Maelstrom, Aghanim's Scepter, Mjollnir, and Shadow Blade.

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