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Skywrath Mage

Support · Nuker · Disabler

Pro games

What pros buy

Most-bought items in each phase of recent professional games, from OpenDota. Consumables are left out after the start.

Starting items

  • Iron BranchIron Branch100×
  • TangoTango95×
  • CircletCirclet86×
  • Blood GrenadeBlood Grenade83×
  • Observer and Sentry WardsObserver and Sentry Wards77×
  • Mantle of IntelligenceMantle of Intelligence58×

Early game

  • Null TalismanNull Talisman137×
  • Boots of SpeedBoots of Speed61×
  • Staff of WizardryStaff of Wizardry8×
  • Arcane BootsArcane Boots4×
  • Urn of ShadowsUrn of Shadows2×
  • BottleBottle1×

Mid game

  • Staff of WizardryStaff of Wizardry68×
  • Arcane BootsArcane Boots36×
  • Vitality BoosterVitality Booster35×
  • Rod of AtosRod of Atos34×
  • KayaKaya27×
  • Aghanim's ShardAghanim's Shard21×

Late game

  • Blink DaggerBlink Dagger28×
  • Mystic StaffMystic Staff15×
  • Force StaffForce Staff12×
  • Scythe of VyseScythe of Vyse11×
  • Aghanim's ScepterAghanim's Scepter8×
  • KayaKaya8×

Pro games

Matchups

Skywrath Mage's win rate against each hero in pro games. Only heroes with 25+ games count, and small samples are pulled toward 50% when ranking.

Skywrath Mage is strong against

Skywrath Mage struggles against

Benchmarks

What strong games look like

From recent public games on this hero: the typical game, and what the best 10% and best 1% of games reached.

StatTypicalTop 10%Top 1%
Gold per minute362504681
XP per minute5838531,145
Last hits per minute1.64.06.9
Hero damage per minute5809221,417
Tower damage3001,8123,893

Watch and learn

Recent pro games on Skywrath Mage

6–6 in the last 12. Open one for the scoreboard, items and graphs.