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Warlock

Support · Initiator · 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 Branch158×
  • TangoTango95×
  • Blood GrenadeBlood Grenade95×
  • Observer and Sentry WardsObserver and Sentry Wards76×
  • Sentry WardSentry Ward55×
  • Magic StickMagic Stick53×

Early game

  • Boots of SpeedBoots of Speed89×
  • Arcane BootsArcane Boots23×
  • Null TalismanNull Talisman1×

Mid game

  • Arcane BootsArcane Boots76×
  • Glimmer CapeGlimmer Cape51×
  • Aghanim's ShardAghanim's Shard27×
  • PavisePavise22×
  • Staff of WizardryStaff of Wizardry16×
  • Solar CrestSolar Crest15×

Late game

  • Aghanim's ScepterAghanim's Scepter22×
  • Glimmer CapeGlimmer Cape14×
  • Force StaffForce Staff13×
  • Blink DaggerBlink Dagger12×
  • Solar CrestSolar Crest10×
  • Refresher OrbRefresher Orb7×

Pro games

Matchups

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

Warlock is strong against

Warlock 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 minute382492601
XP per minute499705877
Last hits per minute2.54.16.5
Hero damage per minute5058101,205
Tower damage1,8906,87013,296

Watch and learn

Recent pro games on Warlock

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