Techies

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

Patch 7.41fRanked games from

Techies wins 51.2% of ranked All Pick games, over 447,093 games. About the same as the week before.

Dotier's verdictOur analysis, not Valve's or Steam's
Win rate51.2%
Games447,093
Most played asSoft support · 46%

Win rate by rank

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

  • HeraldHerald51.8%8,862
  • GuardianGuardian51.8%38,908
  • CrusaderCrusader51.9%69,491
  • ArchonArchon51.4%98,568
  • LegendLegend50.9%108,390
  • AncientAncient51.0%70,079
  • DivineDivine50.7%36,217
  • ImmortalImmortal49.6%16,578

Where it's played

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

  • Carry0% of games44.2%199
  • Mid17% of games51.0%8,851
  • Offlane1% of games50.5%785
  • Soft support46% of games52.7%24,360
  • Hard support36% of games51.9%19,086

Matchups

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

Good against

Techies beats these heroes more often than expected.

  1. Slark5.6 pts better than expected
    59.9%3,945
  2. Dark Seer5.2 pts better than expected
    59.9%1,402
  3. Elder Titan4.7 pts better than expected
    57.6%278
  4. Meepo4.7 pts better than expected
    54.3%647
  5. Troll Warlord4.5 pts better than expected
    56.7%781
  6. Morphling4.4 pts better than expected
    60.6%1,279
  7. Death Prophet4.2 pts better than expected
    59.8%1,480
  8. Riki4.0 pts better than expected
    54.9%1,609

Countered by

These heroes beat Techies more often than expected.

  1. Leshrac4.5 pts better than expected
    52.8%764
  2. Templar Assassin4.0 pts better than expected
    45.7%2,212
  3. Keeper of the Light3.9 pts better than expected
    49.3%1,559
  4. Lifestealer3.7 pts better than expected
    51.0%5,986
  5. Tiny3.5 pts better than expected
    43.7%1,426
  6. Tinker3.2 pts better than expected
    46.8%2,127
  7. Timbersaw3.0 pts better than expected
    44.5%1,723
  8. Nyx Assassin2.7 pts better than expected
    51.5%3,449
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Teammates

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

Best with

Techies wins more than expected next to these heroes.

  1. Broodmother6.6 pts better than expected
    61.5%701
  2. Chen5.6 pts better than expected
    55.6%102
  3. Medusa4.5 pts better than expected
    57.4%772
  4. Io3.7 pts better than expected
    57.7%1,182
  5. Meepo3.2 pts better than expected
    61.6%620
  6. Shadow Demon3.1 pts better than expected
    51.4%373
  7. Visage2.8 pts better than expected
    60.4%559
  8. Bounty Hunter2.7 pts better than expected
    59.4%1,277

Worst with

Techies wins less than expected next to these heroes.

  1. Winter Wyvern3.1 pts worse than expected
    50.5%1,423
  2. Batrider3.0 pts worse than expected
    45.0%258
  3. Slark2.8 pts worse than expected
    50.9%4,403
  4. Skywrath Mage2.8 pts worse than expected
    51.2%2,472
  5. Kunkka2.7 pts worse than expected
    50.8%1,267
  6. Snapfire2.5 pts worse than expected
    50.8%2,150
  7. Dark Willow2.4 pts worse than expected
    50.8%1,600
  8. Nyx Assassin2.2 pts worse than expected
    54.6%2,225

Items

What Techies players buy, how often, and how those games go.

Starting items

Share of games starting with each item.

  • TangoTango78%
  • Blood GrenadeBlood Grenade61%
  • Iron BranchIron Branch52%
  • Magic StickMagic Stick36%
  • Sentry WardSentry Ward33%
  • Faerie FireFaerie Fire33%
  • Observer and Sentry WardsObserver and Sentry Wards27%
  • Boots of SpeedBoots of Speed20%

Boots

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

  • Tranquil BootsTranquil Boots70% of games · on average at 5:4454.6%46,391
  • Boots of SpeedBoots of Speed38% of games · on average at 3:2254.4%24,757
  • Arcane BootsArcane Boots30% of games · on average at 10:5052.9%19,747
  • Boots of TravelBoots of Travel9% of games · on average at 43:4966.6%5,648

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.

  • Aether LensAether Lens64% of games · usually at 15:00By 15:00: 57.0%Later: 53.4%55.2%42,315
  • KayaKaya52% of games · usually at 21:00By 21:00: 57.3%Later: 57.9%57.6%34,242
  • Scythe of VyseScythe of Vyse32% of games · usually at 31:00By 31:00: 61.3%Later: 57.6%59.5%21,167
  • YashaYasha30% of games · usually at 27:00By 27:00: 59.1%Later: 60.4%59.8%19,602
  • Yasha and KayaYasha and Kaya29% of games · usually at 27:00By 27:00: 58.8%Later: 60.5%59.7%18,897
  • Soul BoosterSoul Booster28% of games · usually at 33:00By 33:00: 62.0%Later: 57.6%60.0%18,221
  • Aghanim's ScepterAghanim's Scepter26% of games · usually at 33:00By 33:00: 58.4%Later: 53.6%56.2%17,245
  • Octarine CoreOctarine Core23% of games · usually at 34:00By 34:00: 63.0%Later: 57.8%60.6%15,390
  • Eul's Scepter of DivinityEul's Scepter of Divinity14% of games · usually at 26:00By 26:00: 56.7%Later: 55.4%56.1%9,316
  • Ethereal BladeEthereal Blade14% of games · usually at 33:00By 33:00: 63.1%Later: 60.9%62.3%9,203

Talents

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

  1. +253 Damage11% picked · 57.7% won-0.8s Proximity Mines Activation Delay89% picked · 61.6% wonLevel 25
  2. +160 Sticky Bomb Damage20% picked · 59.1% won-15s Blast Off! Cooldown80% picked · 59.8% wonLevel 20
  3. +175 Blast Off! Damage100% picked · 57.3% wonLevel 15
  4. +15% Magic Resistance7% picked · 52.4% won-2s Proximity Mines Cooldown93% picked · 54.4% wonLevel 10

Last eight weeks

Ranked All Pick win rate by week.

  1. Oct 1, 202651.2%447,178
  2. Sep 24, 202651.0%444,540
  3. Sep 17, 202651.0%459,445
  4. Sep 10, 202650.4%275,436
  5. Sep 3, 202650.6%317,828
  6. Aug 27, 202650.6%398,430
  7. Aug 20, 202651.1%338,775
  8. Aug 13, 202651.0%346,748

Techies in short

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

What is Techies's win rate?

51.2% in ranked All Pick games, over 447,093 games. About the same as the week before.

What counters Techies?

Leshrac, Templar Assassin, and Keeper of the Light beat Techies more often than their overall strength predicts. The clearest is Leshrac: 4.5 pts better than expected, over 764 games.

Which heroes is Techies good against?

Techies beats Slark, Dark Seer, and Elder Titan more often than expected. The clearest is Slark: 5.6 pts better than expected, over 3,945 games.

What position is Techies played in?

Mostly soft support (46% of its games), then hard support (36%). See the best soft support heroes

What should I build on Techies?

Most games start with Tango, Blood Grenade, and Iron Branch. The usual boots are Tranquil Boots and Boots of Speed. The most bought core items are Aether Lens, Kaya, Scythe of Vyse, and Yasha.

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