Windranger

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

Patch 7.41fRanked games from

Windranger wins 48.3% of ranked All Pick games, over 613,405 games. About the same as the week before.

Dotier's verdictOur analysis, not Valve's or Steam's
Win rate48.3%
Games613,405
Most played asSoft support · 32%

Win rate by rank

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

  • HeraldHerald47.8%12,485
  • GuardianGuardian48.4%47,138
  • CrusaderCrusader47.9%83,636
  • ArchonArchon48.1%126,718
  • LegendLegend48.0%154,928
  • AncientAncient48.5%106,311
  • DivineDivine48.9%56,569
  • ImmortalImmortal49.3%25,620

Where it's played

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

  • Carry17% of games45.8%39,411
  • Mid28% of games48.2%63,661
  • Offlane10% of games48.4%22,941
  • Soft support32% of games47.4%72,699
  • Hard support13% of games47.2%30,513

Matchups

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

Good against

Windranger beats these heroes more often than expected.

  1. Ancient Apparition2.9 pts better than expected
    49.5%12,308
  2. Omniknight2.5 pts better than expected
    49.4%2,906
  3. Viper2.5 pts better than expected
    52.3%12,632
  4. Huskar2.5 pts better than expected
    55.2%5,390
  5. Ursa2.4 pts better than expected
    51.7%9,866
  6. Snapfire2.3 pts better than expected
    51.1%14,389
  7. Kez2.2 pts better than expected
    54.9%5,513
  8. Slardar1.8 pts better than expected
    50.8%9,183

Countered by

These heroes beat Windranger more often than expected.

  1. Techies4.6 pts better than expected
    57.6%5,462
  2. Shadow Demon3.5 pts better than expected
    49.6%2,759
  3. Centaur Warrunner2.2 pts better than expected
    53.4%8,850
  4. Axe1.8 pts better than expected
    54.1%26,104
  5. Clockwerk1.8 pts better than expected
    51.0%3,651
  6. Puck1.8 pts better than expected
    50.9%4,517
  7. Gyrocopter1.8 pts better than expected
    50.2%7,356
  8. Arc Warden1.7 pts better than expected
    56.2%5,989
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Teammates

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

Best with

Windranger wins more than expected next to these heroes.

  1. Meepo3.9 pts better than expected
    56.5%1,672
  2. Techies2.7 pts better than expected
    52.1%4,135
  3. Leshrac2.5 pts better than expected
    52.9%2,364
  4. Enchantress1.8 pts better than expected
    47.0%2,505
  5. Tusk1.5 pts better than expected
    47.7%6,426
  6. Abaddon1.5 pts better than expected
    51.2%3,614
  7. Lone Druid1.5 pts better than expected
    49.0%3,221
  8. Warlock1.4 pts better than expected
    49.6%7,158

Worst with

Windranger wins less than expected next to these heroes.

  1. Drow Ranger2.3 pts worse than expected
    41.7%10,749
  2. Sniper1.8 pts worse than expected
    45.7%20,395
  3. Mars1.8 pts worse than expected
    43.8%5,617
  4. Phantom Assassin1.6 pts worse than expected
    47.7%15,883
  5. Centaur Warrunner1.6 pts worse than expected
    46.0%7,148
  6. Magnus1.3 pts worse than expected
    46.2%13,062
  7. Largo1.3 pts worse than expected
    45.2%1,934
  8. Ancient Apparition1.3 pts worse than expected
    48.4%9,163

Items

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

Starting items

Share of games starting with each item.

  • TangoTango88%
  • Iron BranchIron Branch76%
  • CircletCirclet54%
  • Faerie FireFaerie Fire39%
  • Blood GrenadeBlood Grenade28%
  • Magic StickMagic Stick28%
  • Sentry WardSentry Ward19%
  • Observer and Sentry WardsObserver and Sentry Wards16%

Boots

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

  • Power TreadsPower Treads58% of games · on average at 10:3249.0%169,111
  • Boots of SpeedBoots of Speed30% of games · on average at 7:1947.9%87,500
  • Arcane BootsArcane Boots18% of games · on average at 12:1248.1%51,581
  • Boots of TravelBoots of Travel10% of games · on average at 37:4964.1%29,437

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.

  • MaelstromMaelstrom66% of games · usually at 15:00By 15:00: 53.4%Later: 43.1%48.6%191,836
  • Black King BarBlack King Bar49% of games · usually at 29:00By 29:00: 53.7%Later: 49.3%51.6%143,804
  • Blink DaggerBlink Dagger38% of games · usually at 24:00By 24:00: 56.6%Later: 53.8%55.3%111,325
  • CrystalysCrystalys35% of games · usually at 31:00By 31:00: 57.7%Later: 52.0%55.1%102,910
  • Dragon LanceDragon Lance29% of games · usually at 24:00By 24:00: 57.0%Later: 53.5%55.3%85,250
  • MjollnirMjollnir27% of games · usually at 24:00By 24:00: 56.4%Later: 58.6%57.5%79,238
  • DaedalusDaedalus22% of games · usually at 36:00By 36:00: 67.1%Later: 55.6%61.7%64,573
  • Oblivion StaffOblivion Staff18% of games · usually at 21:00By 21:00: 50.8%Later: 49.1%50.0%51,333
  • Orchid MalevolenceOrchid Malevolence17% of games · usually at 24:00By 24:00: 52.5%Later: 49.2%50.9%48,801
  • Specialist's ArraySpecialist's Array16% of games · usually at 29:00By 29:00: 60.6%Later: 57.1%58.9%46,882

Talents

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

  1. Powershot Executes Enemy Heroes Under 16% Max HP21% picked · 58.6% wonFocus Fire Kills Advance Cooldown by 16s79% picked · 59.3% wonLevel 25
  2. +0.75s Shackleshot Duration22% picked · 56.5% won-10% Focus Fire Damage Reduction78% picked · 55.5% wonLevel 20
  3. +40 Tailwind Max Movespeed61% picked · 51.4% won-15% Powershot Reduction39% picked · 51.5% wonLevel 15
  4. +1s Powershot Slow Duration16% picked · 46.5% won+0.75s Windrun Duration84% picked · 48.8% wonLevel 10

Last eight weeks

Ranked All Pick win rate by week.

  1. Oct 1, 202648.3%613,447
  2. Sep 24, 202648.2%606,013
  3. Sep 17, 202648.4%617,077
  4. Sep 10, 202648.3%381,406
  5. Sep 3, 202648.3%475,272
  6. Aug 27, 202648.4%637,691
  7. Aug 20, 202648.5%610,167
  8. Aug 13, 202648.4%599,960

Windranger in short

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

What is Windranger's win rate?

48.3% in ranked All Pick games, over 613,405 games. About the same as the week before.

What counters Windranger?

Techies, Shadow Demon, and Centaur Warrunner beat Windranger more often than their overall strength predicts. The clearest is Techies: 4.6 pts better than expected, over 5,462 games.

Which heroes is Windranger good against?

Windranger beats Ancient Apparition, Omniknight, and Viper more often than expected. The clearest is Ancient Apparition: 2.9 pts better than expected, over 12,308 games.

What position is Windranger played in?

Mostly soft support (32% of its games), then mid (28%). See the best soft support heroes

What should I build on Windranger?

Most games start with Tango, Iron Branch, and Circlet. The usual boots are Power Treads and Boots of Speed. The most bought core items are Maelstrom, Black King Bar, Blink Dagger, and Crystalys.

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