Oracle

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

Patch 7.41fRanked games from

Oracle wins 50.0% of ranked All Pick games, over 131,688 games. That's 0.5 pts less than the week before.

Dotier's verdictOur analysis, not Valve's or Steam's
Win rate50.0%
Games131,688
Most played asHard support · 73%

Win rate by rank

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

  • HeraldHerald44.9%1,595
  • GuardianGuardian48.0%7,466
  • CrusaderCrusader48.5%15,430
  • ArchonArchon49.0%26,120
  • LegendLegend49.9%34,098
  • AncientAncient51.1%25,259
  • DivineDivine52.0%14,508
  • ImmortalImmortal52.3%7,212

Where it's played

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

  • Carry0% of games43.8%103
  • Mid3% of games44.0%1,617
  • Offlane0% of games47.4%161
  • Soft support23% of games49.5%11,159
  • Hard support73% of games50.4%35,562

Matchups

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

Good against

Oracle beats these heroes more often than expected.

  1. Ember Spirit7.1 pts better than expected
    57.8%2,152
  2. Storm Spirit4.2 pts better than expected
    57.1%1,879
  3. Dark Seer3.7 pts better than expected
    54.4%1,220
  4. Void Spirit3.3 pts better than expected
    53.4%1,472
  5. Rubick3.1 pts better than expected
    53.4%7,365
  6. Arc Warden3.0 pts better than expected
    50.4%1,657
  7. Legion Commander3.0 pts better than expected
    50.4%4,415
  8. Sand King2.9 pts better than expected
    54.0%1,146

Countered by

These heroes beat Oracle more often than expected.

  1. Omniknight7.5 pts better than expected
    58.8%701
  2. Lycan4.2 pts better than expected
    53.0%461
  3. Enchantress3.8 pts better than expected
    50.8%717
  4. Shadow Demon3.3 pts better than expected
    47.7%635
  5. Chen3.3 pts better than expected
    49.3%113
  6. Marci3.2 pts better than expected
    52.8%1,635
  7. Shadow Fiend3.1 pts better than expected
    45.6%2,652
  8. Undying3.0 pts better than expected
    52.7%4,034
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Teammates

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

Best with

Oracle wins more than expected next to these heroes.

  1. Largo3.7 pts better than expected
    52.0%376
  2. Techies3.6 pts better than expected
    54.8%1,024
  3. Earth Spirit3.6 pts better than expected
    53.4%1,329
  4. Venomancer3.4 pts better than expected
    51.1%1,035
  5. Enchantress3.1 pts better than expected
    50.2%422
  6. Tusk3.0 pts better than expected
    51.0%1,062
  7. Huskar2.9 pts better than expected
    48.3%1,390
  8. Visage2.9 pts better than expected
    56.6%583

Worst with

Oracle wins less than expected next to these heroes.

  1. Meepo4.8 pts worse than expected
    49.6%532
  2. Dazzle4.1 pts worse than expected
    47.0%789
  3. Bane3.6 pts worse than expected
    45.2%428
  4. Faceless Void3.5 pts worse than expected
    45.0%2,302
  5. Ember Spirit3.5 pts worse than expected
    45.9%2,299
  6. Shadow Shaman3.2 pts worse than expected
    48.5%2,339
  7. Mars2.8 pts worse than expected
    44.7%1,299
  8. Pangolier2.8 pts worse than expected
    43.8%1,081

Items

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

Starting items

Share of games starting with each item.

  • TangoTango90%
  • Magic StickMagic Stick70%
  • Blood GrenadeBlood Grenade67%
  • Iron BranchIron Branch51%
  • Sentry WardSentry Ward46%
  • Faerie FireFaerie Fire38%
  • Enchanted MangoEnchanted Mango37%
  • Observer and Sentry WardsObserver and Sentry Wards32%

Boots

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

  • Arcane BootsArcane Boots96% of games · on average at 11:1050.4%64,663
  • Boots of SpeedBoots of Speed23% of games · on average at 6:1349.2%15,397
  • Guardian GreavesGuardian Greaves22% of games · on average at 34:4462.2%14,777

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 Dagger49% of games · usually at 24:00By 24:00: 57.6%Later: 55.2%56.5%33,139
  • Aether LensAether Lens41% of games · usually at 25:00By 25:00: 56.7%Later: 57.1%56.9%27,393
  • Glimmer CapeGlimmer Cape34% of games · usually at 25:00By 25:00: 52.4%Later: 50.8%51.6%22,497
  • MekansmMekansm28% of games · usually at 24:00By 24:00: 54.0%Later: 61.4%57.8%18,451
  • Holy LocketHoly Locket13% of games · usually at 26:00By 26:00: 59.7%Later: 63.6%61.8%8,761
  • Aghanim's ShardAghanim's Shard13% of games · usually at 32:00By 32:00: 62.1%Later: 57.4%60.3%8,710
  • Force StaffForce Staff11% of games · usually at 27:00By 27:00: 53.3%Later: 52.2%52.9%7,535
  • Eul's Scepter of DivinityEul's Scepter of Divinity7% of games · usually at 31:00By 31:00: 56.4%Later: 57.9%57.3%4,552
  • Aeon DiskAeon Disk5% of games · usually at 37:00By 37:00: 62.4%Later: 61.0%62.4%3,371

Talents

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

  1. Fortune's End constantly Dispels29% picked · 61.4% won+1.5s False Promise Duration71% picked · 60.7% wonLevel 25
  2. -20s False Promise Cooldown79% picked · 61.7% won-1s Purifying Flames Cooldown21% picked · 60.2% wonLevel 20
  3. +100 Fortune's End Radius54% picked · 58.7% won+25%% Purifying Flames Enemy Damage46% picked · 56.9% wonLevel 15
  4. +0.5s Fortune's End Duration36% picked · 52.0% won+8 Armor False Promise64% picked · 50.5% wonLevel 10

Last eight weeks

Ranked All Pick win rate by week.

  1. Oct 1, 202650.0%131,773
  2. Sep 24, 202650.5%119,991
  3. Sep 17, 202650.7%124,983
  4. Sep 10, 202650.5%84,290
  5. Sep 3, 202650.7%103,806
  6. Aug 27, 202651.0%132,549
  7. Aug 20, 202650.7%122,660
  8. Aug 13, 202650.7%131,401

Oracle in short

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

What is Oracle's win rate?

50.0% in ranked All Pick games, over 131,688 games. That's 0.5 pts less than the week before.

What counters Oracle?

Omniknight, Lycan, and Enchantress beat Oracle more often than their overall strength predicts. The clearest is Omniknight: 7.5 pts better than expected, over 701 games.

Which heroes is Oracle good against?

Oracle beats Ember Spirit, Storm Spirit, and Dark Seer more often than expected. The clearest is Ember Spirit: 7.1 pts better than expected, over 2,152 games.

What position is Oracle played in?

Mostly hard support (73% of its games), then soft support (23%). See the best hard support heroes

What should I build on Oracle?

Most games start with Tango, Magic Stick, and Blood Grenade. The usual boots are Arcane Boots and Boots of Speed. The most bought core items are Blink Dagger, Aether Lens, Glimmer Cape, and Mekansm.

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