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Hoodwink

Support · Nuker · Escape · 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 Branch189×
  • TangoTango110×
  • Faerie FireFaerie Fire99×
  • Blood GrenadeBlood Grenade99×
  • Observer and Sentry WardsObserver and Sentry Wards98×
  • Sentry WardSentry Ward60×

Early game

  • Boots of SpeedBoots of Speed97×
  • Urn of ShadowsUrn of Shadows13×
  • Arcane BootsArcane Boots4×
  • ChainmailChainmail1×

Mid game

  • Essence DistillerEssence Distiller59×
  • Arcane BootsArcane Boots38×
  • Staff of WizardryStaff of Wizardry20×
  • Blink DaggerBlink Dagger17×
  • Vitality BoosterVitality Booster14×
  • PavisePavise12×

Late game

  • Blink DaggerBlink Dagger37×
  • Force StaffForce Staff22×
  • Mystic StaffMystic Staff18×
  • Eul's Scepter of DivinityEul's Scepter of Divinity15×
  • Scythe of VyseScythe of Vyse12×
  • Glimmer CapeGlimmer Cape10×

Pro games

Matchups

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

Hoodwink is strong against

Hoodwink 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 minute359469658
XP per minute5568091,041
Last hits per minute2.03.97.5
Hero damage per minute434642963
Tower damage3632,2987,482

Watch and learn

Recent pro games on Hoodwink

5–7 in the last 12. Open one for the scoreboard, items and graphs.