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Lich

Support · Nuker

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 Branch133×
  • TangoTango98×
  • Blood GrenadeBlood Grenade94×
  • Observer and Sentry WardsObserver and Sentry Wards82×
  • Faerie FireFaerie Fire80×
  • Enchanted MangoEnchanted Mango77×

Early game

  • Boots of SpeedBoots of Speed96×
  • Tranquil BootsTranquil Boots40×

Mid game

  • Aghanim's ShardAghanim's Shard56×
  • Blink DaggerBlink Dagger36×
  • Glimmer CapeGlimmer Cape28×
  • Staff of WizardryStaff of Wizardry14×
  • Force StaffForce Staff8×
  • Ghost ScepterGhost Scepter6×

Late game

  • Aghanim's ScepterAghanim's Scepter42×
  • Blink DaggerBlink Dagger37×
  • Glimmer CapeGlimmer Cape12×
  • Aeon DiskAeon Disk12×
  • Solar CrestSolar Crest6×
  • Force StaffForce Staff5×

Pro games

Matchups

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

Lich is strong against

Lich 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 minute355444537
XP per minute562786992
Last hits per minute1.52.74.1
Hero damage per minute4817481,035
Tower damage2411,2942,895

Watch and learn

Recent pro games on Lich

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