Pangolier — win rate, matchups and best allies

Popular builds

A build is the first three key items a player bought, in any order, shown in the most common buying order. Win rate and how often it is played are shown under each, from matches with item timings.

Selected build

Key items, in buying order

Diffusal Blade~14:02
Blink Dagger~21:51
Aghanim's Scepter~27:03

Skill order, levels 1–25

49.4% · 166 games with this order

Ability	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25
Swashbuckle	1		3		5		7
Shield Crash		2		4				8	9
Lucky Shot										10		12		14	15
Rolling Thunder						6							13					18
Talent											T					T				T					T
Attributes																	17		19		21	22	23	24

The most common order. Games count if they followed it for as long as they lasted, from 10 points on. Gold numbers: the levels where an ultimate point or a talent usually comes. T: a talent is taken here; the tree shows which.

Talents

-15s Rolling Thunder Cooldown

38% · 58.7% · 75

+20% Attack Damage as Swashbuckle Damage

62% · 60.0% · 120

-1.5s Shield Crash Cooldown

81% · 55.2% · 286

+2s Rolling Thunder Duration

19% · 55.2% · 67

+125 Shield Crash Barrier

31% · 55.6% · 124

-2s Swashbuckle Cooldown

69% · 50.4% · 280

+200 Swashbuckle Slash Range

70% · 50.9% · 283

+2 Lucky Shot Armor Reduction

30% · 54.5% · 121

+2 to All Attributes · levels 17, 19, 21–24

Numbers from the games of this build. Under each talent: how often it is picked, win rate, games. ★ the higher win rate we are 95% sure of, with at least 30 games on each side. Bar: how often each side is picked.

Starting items

45.8% · 96

53.1% · 64

61.3% · 31

Neutral items

45.5% · 112

59.0% · 105

52.8% · 89

45.1% · 82

37.9% · 66

52.5% · 40

When to buy

Win rate depending on when the item was bought (first purchase, 5-minute windows). Earlier is usually better — this shows by how much.

Diffusal Blade~14:02

5–10 min	▲ 64.6%	48
10–15 min	▼ 48.8%	469
15–20 min	▼ 40.9%	159
20–25 min	▼ 33.3%	36
25–30 min	▼ 35.7%	14
30–35 min	▼ 0.0%	2
45–50 min	▼ 0.0%	1

Bought before 10:00: 64.6% wins; later: 45.7%.

Blink Dagger~21:51

10–15 min	▲ 61.3%	31
15–20 min	▲ 51.4%	278
20–25 min	▼ 47.9%	217
25–30 min	▼ 43.7%	119
30–35 min	▼ 38.3%	47
35–40 min	▲ 85.7%	7
40–45 min	▼ 33.3%	6
45–50 min	▼ 33.3%	3

Bought before 20:00: 52.4% wins; later: 45.9%.

Aghanim's Scepter~27:03

15–20 min	▲ 66.0%	50
20–25 min	▲ 53.6%	207
25–30 min	▲ 54.2%	216
30–35 min	▼ 46.4%	138
35–40 min	▼ 34.4%	32
40–45 min	▲ 50.0%	14
45–50 min	▼ 0.0%	1
75–80 min	▼ 0.0%	1

Bought before 25:00: 56.0% wins; later: 49.5%.

Skull Basher~33:16

15–20 min	▲ 60.0%	5
20–25 min	▲ 67.9%	28
25–30 min	▲ 64.2%	81
30–35 min	▲ 52.2%	136
35–40 min	▲ 51.4%	105
40–45 min	▼ 42.9%	28
45–50 min	▼ 44.4%	9
50–55 min	▲ 60.0%	5
55–60 min	▲ 100.0%	2

Bought before 30:00: 64.9% wins; later: 51.2%.

Disperser~40:54

20–25 min	▲ 66.7%	3
25–30 min	▲ 57.1%	7
30–35 min	▲ 81.5%	27
35–40 min	▲ 59.1%	44
40–45 min	▲ 58.1%	31
45–50 min	▲ 65.6%	32
50–55 min	▲ 80.0%	15
55–60 min	▲ 60.0%	5
60–65 min	▼ 0.0%	1

Bought before 40:00: 66.7% wins; later: 64.3%.

Soul Booster~36:25

20–25 min	▲ 100.0%	4
25–30 min	▲ 87.5%	16
30–35 min	▲ 66.0%	53
35–40 min	▲ 64.2%	53
40–45 min	▲ 63.6%	22
45–50 min	▼ 38.5%	13
50–55 min	▲ 100.0%	1
55–60 min	▼ 0.0%	2
60–65 min	▲ 100.0%	1

Bought before 35:00: 72.6% wins; later: 59.8%.

Mage Slayer~17:12

5–10 min	▲ 100.0%	1
10–15 min	▲ 56.1%	57
15–20 min	▼ 38.3%	60
20–25 min	▲ 50.0%	34
25–30 min	▼ 37.5%	8
30–35 min	▼ 33.3%	3

Bought before 15:00: 56.9% wins; later: 41.9%.

Octarine Core~37:42

20–25 min	▲ 100.0%	1
25–30 min	▲ 83.3%	12
30–35 min	▲ 73.0%	37
35–40 min	▲ 62.7%	51
40–45 min	▲ 66.7%	30
45–50 min	▼ 33.3%	12
50–55 min	▲ 50.0%	2
55–60 min	▼ 0.0%	1
60–65 min	▲ 50.0%	2

Bought before 35:00: 76.0% wins; later: 59.2%.