Drow Ranger
How Drow Ranger is doing in ranked games, and what works with it and against it.
Patch 7.41fRanked games from
Drow Ranger wins 45.8% of ranked All Pick games, over 367,565 games. About the same as the week before.
Dotier's verdictOur analysis, not Valve's or Steam'sWin rate by rank
Ranked All Pick, last full week, smoothed so small samples sit closer to 50%.
Herald47.9%11,537
Guardian47.0%39,748
Crusader46.2%63,298
Archon45.7%84,843
Legend45.5%88,233
Ancient44.9%51,209
Divine44.3%21,832
Immortal45.0%6,865
Where it's played
Share of its games in each position, and its win rate there.
- Carry89% of games45.5%114,171
- Mid8% of games46.6%9,782
- Offlane1% of games45.8%1,739
- Soft support1% of games45.8%1,087
- Hard support1% of games44.5%1,446
Matchups
Measured against what both heroes' overall strength predicts, so a strong hero doesn't top every list.
Good against
Drow Ranger beats these heroes more often than expected.
Riki4.0 pts better than expected46.3%5,070
Terrorblade3.5 pts better than expected52.9%3,550
Slardar3.4 pts better than expected49.7%5,289
Necrophos3.4 pts better than expected47.9%12,822
Anti-Mage3.2 pts better than expected47.6%13,890
Omniknight3.2 pts better than expected47.3%1,690
Slark3.2 pts better than expected48.8%12,261
Pangolier3.1 pts better than expected51.9%2,220
Countered by
These heroes beat Drow Ranger more often than expected.
Mars3.9 pts better than expected56.0%2,708
Primal Beast3.8 pts better than expected57.5%2,519
Lycan3.8 pts better than expected57.3%783
Gyrocopter3.8 pts better than expected55.1%3,641
Clockwerk3.3 pts better than expected55.3%1,817
Spectre3.3 pts better than expected60.7%10,237
Elder Titan3.2 pts better than expected58.9%612
Earth Spirit3.0 pts better than expected57.4%2,748
Teammates
Teams with both heroes, against what each one's strength predicts.
Best with
Drow Ranger wins more than expected next to these heroes.
Kez5.3 pts better than expected46.2%1,358
Techies3.7 pts better than expected50.3%4,120
Naga Siren3.4 pts better than expected47.4%280
Muerta3.2 pts better than expected46.2%697
Meepo3.1 pts better than expected52.8%1,075
Vengeful Spirit3.0 pts better than expected50.5%7,320
Chen2.9 pts better than expected44.3%248
Alchemist2.9 pts better than expected44.9%1,734
Worst with
Drow Ranger wins less than expected next to these heroes.
Juggernaut5.2 pts worse than expected42.7%2,085
Phantom Lancer4.6 pts worse than expected44.1%1,155
Sven3.5 pts worse than expected43.2%1,733
Bane3.3 pts worse than expected40.9%1,747
Troll Warlord2.9 pts worse than expected44.1%617- Anti-Mage2.9 pts worse than expected43.4%1,961
Grimstroke2.7 pts worse than expected44.7%4,709- Elder Titan2.7 pts worse than expected43.8%599
Items
What Drow Ranger players buy, how often, and how those games go.
Starting items
Share of games starting with each item.
Iron Branch75%
Tango75%
Circlet47%
Faerie Fire39%
Slippers of Agility35%
Magic Stick30%
Magic Wand19%
Quelling Blade19%
Boots
Share of games buying each, the average time, and the win rate.
Power Treads100% of games · on average at 7:5945.5%161,437
Boots of Speed20% of games · on average at 7:5845.0%31,750
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.
Dragon Lance96% of games · usually at 15:00By 15:00: 50.1%Later: 42.4%46.4%154,426
Yasha74% of games · usually at 16:00By 16:00: 51.9%Later: 42.1%47.5%118,465
Force Staff70% of games · usually at 25:00By 25:00: 53.0%Later: 45.3%49.5%112,225
Hurricane Pike69% of games · usually at 25:00By 25:00: 53.7%Later: 45.7%49.7%110,794
Manta Style62% of games · usually at 23:00By 23:00: 55.9%Later: 44.9%50.4%98,817
Butterfly48% of games · usually at 33:00By 33:00: 65.8%Later: 56.1%61.1%76,372
Crystalys37% of games · usually at 35:00By 35:00: 57.7%Later: 51.6%54.8%59,058
Aghanim's Scepter34% of games · usually at 27:00By 27:00: 50.2%Later: 50.6%50.4%54,425
Black King Bar29% of games · usually at 36:00By 36:00: 52.0%Later: 48.0%50.2%46,305
Shadow Blade26% of games · usually at 26:00By 26:00: 46.2%Later: 44.0%45.1%42,227
Talents
Each level's two options: how often each is picked over the other, and its win rate.
- +8% Marksmanship Chance76% picked · 59.0% won+2 Multishot Waves24% picked · 58.1% wonLevel 25
- 50% Gust Self Movement Speed45% picked · 53.2% won+25% Multishot Damage55% picked · 50.9% wonLevel 20
- +75 Attack Range52% picked · 47.5% won-6s Multishot Cooldown48% picked · 47.4% wonLevel 15
- -18%% Frost Arrows Mana Cost34% picked · 45.4% won+1 Multishot Arrow Per Wave66% picked · 45.5% wonLevel 10
Last eight weeks
Ranked All Pick win rate by week.
- Oct 1, 202645.8%367,716
- Sep 24, 202645.8%335,024
- Sep 17, 202646.2%364,685
- Sep 10, 202646.1%246,337
- Sep 3, 202645.9%341,649
- Aug 27, 202646.1%503,251
- Aug 20, 202646.5%439,559
- Aug 13, 202646.4%514,919
Drow Ranger in short
The quick version of this page, from the last full week of ranked games.
What is Drow Ranger's win rate?
45.8% in ranked All Pick games, over 367,565 games. About the same as the week before.
What counters Drow Ranger?
Mars, Primal Beast, and Lycan beat Drow Ranger more often than their overall strength predicts. The clearest is Mars: 3.9 pts better than expected, over 2,708 games.
Which heroes is Drow Ranger good against?
Drow Ranger beats Riki, Terrorblade, and Slardar more often than expected. The clearest is Riki: 4.0 pts better than expected, over 5,070 games.
What position is Drow Ranger played in?
Mostly carry: 89% of its games. See the best carry heroes
What should I build on Drow Ranger?
Most games start with Iron Branch, Tango, and Circlet. The usual boots are Power Treads and Boots of Speed. The most bought core items are Dragon Lance, Yasha, Force Staff, and Hurricane Pike.
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