Snapfire

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

Patch 7.41fRanked games from

Snapfire wins 49.3% of ranked All Pick games, over 363,191 games. About the same as the week before.

Dotier's verdictOur analysis, not Valve's or Steam's
Win rate49.3%
Games363,191
Most played asSoft support · 40%

Win rate by rank

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

  • HeraldHerald47.0%4,228
  • GuardianGuardian48.4%19,098
  • CrusaderCrusader49.1%40,938
  • ArchonArchon49.6%71,562
  • LegendLegend49.5%98,409
  • AncientAncient49.3%73,079
  • DivineDivine49.1%39,874
  • ImmortalImmortal48.3%16,003

Where it's played

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

  • Carry1% of games41.3%1,081
  • Mid24% of games51.2%29,278
  • Offlane7% of games47.7%8,635
  • Soft support40% of games49.1%48,261
  • Hard support28% of games49.7%33,313

Matchups

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

Good against

Snapfire beats these heroes more often than expected.

  1. Naga Siren5.0 pts better than expected
    55.4%722
  2. Anti-Mage2.2 pts better than expected
    50.3%12,393
  3. Underlord2.1 pts better than expected
    53.1%4,192
  4. Dark Seer1.9 pts better than expected
    51.7%3,277
  5. Mars1.9 pts better than expected
    53.5%3,676
  6. Slark1.9 pts better than expected
    51.2%12,122
  7. Rubick1.8 pts better than expected
    51.1%18,343
  8. Tidehunter1.8 pts better than expected
    51.6%9,888

Countered by

These heroes beat Snapfire more often than expected.

  1. Chen4.3 pts better than expected
    51.3%283
  2. Omniknight3.4 pts better than expected
    55.6%1,614
  3. Techies3.0 pts better than expected
    55.1%3,117
  4. Enigma2.3 pts better than expected
    54.8%3,000
  5. Weaver2.3 pts better than expected
    50.2%4,050
  6. Huskar2.3 pts better than expected
    48.6%2,847
  7. Sven2.1 pts better than expected
    54.5%9,141
  8. Clinkz2.1 pts better than expected
    52.9%3,081
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Teammates

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

Best with

Snapfire wins more than expected next to these heroes.

  1. Lone Druid3.3 pts better than expected
    51.7%1,931
  2. Beastmaster3.1 pts better than expected
    47.4%1,262
  3. Bane2.9 pts better than expected
    50.8%1,320
  4. Meepo2.4 pts better than expected
    55.8%928
  5. Broodmother2.1 pts better than expected
    52.1%950
  6. Naga Siren2.0 pts better than expected
    49.8%736
  7. Batrider1.9 pts better than expected
    45.0%527
  8. Lycan1.9 pts better than expected
    49.7%783

Worst with

Snapfire wins less than expected next to these heroes.

  1. Muerta3.2 pts worse than expected
    43.4%1,716
  2. Keeper of the Light2.4 pts worse than expected
    46.1%2,117
  3. Abaddon2.3 pts worse than expected
    48.3%1,667
  4. Silencer2.1 pts worse than expected
    47.3%5,467
  5. Zeus1.8 pts worse than expected
    47.3%6,893
  6. Elder Titan1.7 pts worse than expected
    48.4%495
  7. Sand King1.6 pts worse than expected
    46.3%2,380
  8. Sniper1.5 pts worse than expected
    47.0%11,254

Items

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

Starting items

Share of games starting with each item.

  • TangoTango93%
  • Iron BranchIron Branch74%
  • Blood GrenadeBlood Grenade52%
  • Magic StickMagic Stick44%
  • Faerie FireFaerie Fire36%
  • Sentry WardSentry Ward31%
  • Observer and Sentry WardsObserver and Sentry Wards23%
  • Enchanted MangoEnchanted Mango17%

Boots

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

  • Arcane BootsArcane Boots65% of games · on average at 11:0349.2%102,309
  • Boots of TravelBoots of Travel32% of games · on average at 18:5555.6%50,657
  • Boots of SpeedBoots of Speed28% of games · on average at 5:5748.8%44,456
  • Guardian GreavesGuardian Greaves16% of games · on average at 32:2760.8%25,361

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 Dagger63% of games · usually at 20:00By 20:00: 56.4%Later: 51.2%53.9%98,910
  • KayaKaya43% of games · usually at 22:00By 22:00: 56.4%Later: 52.7%54.7%68,020
  • YashaYasha28% of games · usually at 27:00By 27:00: 62.7%Later: 56.4%59.6%44,069
  • Yasha and KayaYasha and Kaya28% of games · usually at 28:00By 28:00: 62.2%Later: 56.4%59.6%43,447
  • Glimmer CapeGlimmer Cape24% of games · usually at 23:00By 23:00: 51.8%Later: 47.4%49.7%37,475
  • Force StaffForce Staff23% of games · usually at 26:00By 26:00: 50.2%Later: 48.3%49.3%36,596
  • Black King BarBlack King Bar17% of games · usually at 32:00By 32:00: 58.3%Later: 53.2%56.1%26,170
  • MekansmMekansm16% of games · usually at 28:00By 28:00: 58.5%Later: 60.6%59.6%25,425
  • Aghanim's ShardAghanim's Shard16% of games · usually at 18:00By 18:00: 51.1%Later: 46.4%49.0%25,222
  • Shiva's GuardShiva's Guard12% of games · usually at 33:00By 33:00: 73.8%Later: 63.8%69.1%19,385

Talents

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

  1. +60% Lil' Shredder Attack Damage25% picked · 59.7% won+6 Mortimer Kisses Launched75% picked · 64.2% wonLevel 25
  2. +=2 Lil' Shredder Targets100% picked · 51.6% wonLevel 20
  3. +2 Lil' Shredder attacks33% picked · 50.6% won+125 Cast Range67% picked · 54.8% wonLevel 15
  4. +70 Scatterblast Damage38% picked · 48.9% won+30 Mortimer Kisses Burn DPS62% picked · 49.8% wonLevel 10

Last eight weeks

Ranked All Pick win rate by week.

  1. Oct 1, 202649.3%363,279
  2. Sep 24, 202649.3%370,121
  3. Sep 17, 202649.4%401,168
  4. Sep 10, 202648.9%268,236
  5. Sep 3, 202649.0%345,793
  6. Aug 27, 202649.1%463,461
  7. Aug 20, 202648.9%443,765
  8. Aug 13, 202649.2%486,325

Snapfire in short

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

What is Snapfire's win rate?

49.3% in ranked All Pick games, over 363,191 games. About the same as the week before.

What counters Snapfire?

Chen, Omniknight, and Techies beat Snapfire more often than their overall strength predicts. The clearest is Chen: 4.3 pts better than expected, over 283 games.

Which heroes is Snapfire good against?

Snapfire beats Naga Siren, Anti-Mage, and Underlord more often than expected. The clearest is Naga Siren: 5.0 pts better than expected, over 722 games.

What position is Snapfire played in?

Mostly soft support (40% of its games), then hard support (28%). See the best soft support heroes

What should I build on Snapfire?

Most games start with Tango, Iron Branch, and Blood Grenade. The usual boots are Arcane Boots and Boots of Travel. The most bought core items are Blink Dagger, Kaya, Yasha, and Yasha and Kaya.

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