Venomancer

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

Patch 7.41fRanked games from

Venomancer wins 47.7% of ranked All Pick games, over 231,850 games. About the same as the week before.

Dotier's verdictOur analysis, not Valve's or Steam's
Win rate47.7%
Games231,850
Most played asSoft support · 49%

Win rate by rank

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

  • HeraldHerald47.5%5,667
  • GuardianGuardian47.4%22,663
  • CrusaderCrusader47.9%39,311
  • ArchonArchon47.9%56,260
  • LegendLegend48.0%58,015
  • AncientAncient47.3%32,376
  • DivineDivine46.6%13,518
  • ImmortalImmortal46.7%4,040

Where it's played

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

  • Carry1% of games40.0%1,058
  • Mid2% of games40.8%1,773
  • Offlane3% of games42.1%2,842
  • Soft support49% of games47.4%39,426
  • Hard support44% of games47.6%36,121

Matchups

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

Good against

Venomancer beats these heroes more often than expected.

  1. Marci3.6 pts better than expected
    52.6%2,221
  2. Chaos Knight3.2 pts better than expected
    50.5%2,308
  3. Monkey King3.1 pts better than expected
    56.2%2,455
  4. Ursa3.0 pts better than expected
    52.8%3,195
  5. Grimstroke2.6 pts better than expected
    49.2%3,522
  6. Lone Druid2.4 pts better than expected
    51.7%1,290
  7. Templar Assassin2.4 pts better than expected
    55.4%1,969
  8. Puck2.2 pts better than expected
    53.5%1,508

Countered by

These heroes beat Venomancer more often than expected.

  1. Morphling3.9 pts better than expected
    53.0%1,840
  2. Weaver3.4 pts better than expected
    51.7%2,926
  3. Abaddon3.0 pts better than expected
    55.9%1,804
  4. Dark Seer2.8 pts better than expected
    53.5%2,158
  5. Shadow Demon2.8 pts better than expected
    48.5%833
  6. Techies2.8 pts better than expected
    55.3%1,912
  7. Sniper2.7 pts better than expected
    53.4%10,811
  8. Storm Spirit2.6 pts better than expected
    51.1%3,219
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Teammates

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

Best with

Venomancer wins more than expected next to these heroes.

  1. Visage3.9 pts better than expected
    56.2%558
  2. Clinkz3.8 pts better than expected
    52.3%2,137
  3. Elder Titan3.6 pts better than expected
    53.3%243
  4. Shadow Demon3.1 pts better than expected
    46.1%539
  5. Void Spirit2.8 pts better than expected
    51.3%1,760
  6. Oracle2.8 pts better than expected
    51.4%1,031
  7. Legion Commander2.5 pts better than expected
    53.7%7,566
  8. Meepo2.4 pts better than expected
    55.4%675

Worst with

Venomancer wins less than expected next to these heroes.

  1. Treant Protector3.8 pts worse than expected
    39.9%567
  2. Brewmaster3.8 pts worse than expected
    45.5%963
  3. Bounty Hunter3.5 pts worse than expected
    47.8%1,662
  4. Keeper of the Light3.4 pts worse than expected
    44.7%1,328
  5. Largo3.2 pts worse than expected
    43.7%490
  6. Io3.0 pts worse than expected
    45.7%1,147
  7. Viper2.9 pts worse than expected
    44.0%8,234
  8. Lich2.9 pts worse than expected
    48.5%3,077

Items

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

Starting items

Share of games starting with each item.

  • TangoTango90%
  • Blood GrenadeBlood Grenade63%
  • Iron BranchIron Branch57%
  • CircletCirclet38%
  • Sentry WardSentry Ward36%
  • Magic StickMagic Stick35%
  • Observer and Sentry WardsObserver and Sentry Wards30%
  • Faerie FireFaerie Fire19%

Boots

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

  • Arcane BootsArcane Boots73% of games · on average at 12:0850.0%75,724
  • Boots of SpeedBoots of Speed34% of games · on average at 6:0448.5%35,268
  • Guardian GreavesGuardian Greaves31% of games · on average at 31:0159.1%31,787
  • Tranquil BootsTranquil Boots15% of games · on average at 10:0549.1%15,723

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.

  • Spirit VesselSpirit Vessel56% of games · usually at 19:00By 19:00: 54.4%Later: 47.3%51.4%58,332
  • MekansmMekansm33% of games · usually at 26:00By 26:00: 58.2%Later: 56.1%57.3%33,699
  • Aghanim's ScepterAghanim's Scepter31% of games · usually at 34:00By 34:00: 60.2%Later: 55.3%58.0%32,417
  • Force StaffForce Staff30% of games · usually at 26:00By 26:00: 51.5%Later: 49.5%50.6%30,611
  • Glimmer CapeGlimmer Cape25% of games · usually at 26:00By 26:00: 50.1%Later: 45.8%48.1%25,507
  • Aghanim's ShardAghanim's Shard22% of games · usually at 27:00By 27:00: 54.1%Later: 52.4%53.3%23,270
  • Eul's Scepter of DivinityEul's Scepter of Divinity11% of games · usually at 28:00By 28:00: 53.1%Later: 53.8%53.5%11,096
  • PerseverancePerseverance8% of games · usually at 31:00By 31:00: 56.4%Later: 56.3%56.6%8,460
  • Blink DaggerBlink Dagger6% of games · usually at 27:00By 27:00: 57.5%Later: 58.1%58.1%6,670

Talents

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

  1. Snakebite Undispellable29% picked · 58.7% won2.5x Plague Ward HP/Damage71% picked · 62.1% wonLevel 25
  2. +100 Snakebite Initial Damage42% picked · 56.9% won-2s Plague Ward Cooldown58% picked · 59.7% wonLevel 20
  3. +10% Poison Sting Slow100% picked · 54.5% wonLevel 15
  4. -5s Venomous Gale CD43% picked · 49.1% won15% Poison Sting Health Regen Reduction57% picked · 49.1% wonLevel 10

Last eight weeks

Ranked All Pick win rate by week.

  1. Oct 1, 202647.7%231,937
  2. Sep 24, 202647.5%228,678
  3. Sep 17, 202647.7%240,002
  4. Sep 10, 202647.4%154,120
  5. Sep 3, 202647.5%190,611
  6. Aug 27, 202647.6%256,115
  7. Aug 20, 202647.6%235,106
  8. Aug 13, 202647.6%256,615

Venomancer in short

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

What is Venomancer's win rate?

47.7% in ranked All Pick games, over 231,850 games. About the same as the week before.

What counters Venomancer?

Morphling, Weaver, and Abaddon beat Venomancer more often than their overall strength predicts. The clearest is Morphling: 3.9 pts better than expected, over 1,840 games.

Which heroes is Venomancer good against?

Venomancer beats Marci, Chaos Knight, and Monkey King more often than expected. The clearest is Marci: 3.6 pts better than expected, over 2,221 games.

What position is Venomancer played in?

Mostly soft support (49% of its games), then hard support (44%). See the best soft support heroes

What should I build on Venomancer?

Most games start with Tango, Blood Grenade, and Iron Branch. The usual boots are Arcane Boots and Boots of Speed. The most bought core items are Spirit Vessel, Mekansm, Aghanim's Scepter, and Force Staff.

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