Vengeful Spirit — 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

Specialist's Array~16:16
Yasha~21:02
Aghanim's Scepter~26:56

Skill order, levels 1–25

60.0% · 35 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
Magic Missile	1											12		14	15
Wave of Terror		2	3		5		7
Vengeance Aura				4				8	9	10
Nether Swap						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

-18s Nether Swap Cooldown

40% · 65.2% · 66

+16% Vengeance Aura Base Damage Bonus

60% · 64.6% · 99

-2s Magic Missile Cooldown

25% · 59.0% · 100

Wave Of Terror Steals 25% Of Reduced Damage And Armor

75% · 57.3% · 307

+0.3s Magic Missile Stun Duration

23% · 51.8% · 141

-3 Wave of Terror Armor

77% · 56.2% · 475

+100 Magic Missile Cast Range

29% · 50.0% · 220

+150 Nether Swap Enemy Damage

71% · 50.0% · 526

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

Numbers from all the hero's games at this rank and position: this build has under 30 games on a side. 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

34.5% · 58

41.4% · 29

55.6% · 18

Neutral items

40.7% · 86

51.5% · 68

47.8% · 67

46.3% · 41

48.6% · 37

52.9% · 34

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.

Aghanim's Scepter~26:56

10–15 min	▲ 66.7%	3
15–20 min	▲ 71.0%	62
20–25 min	▲ 57.8%	154
25–30 min	▼ 47.2%	106
30–35 min	▲ 57.7%	71
35–40 min	▲ 57.1%	35
40–45 min	▼ 45.0%	20
45–50 min	▲ 71.4%	7
50–55 min	▲ 50.0%	2

Bought before 25:00: 61.6% wins; later: 52.3%.

Specialist's Array~16:16

5–10 min	▲ 50.0%	4
10–15 min	▲ 50.0%	210
15–20 min	▲ 56.5%	62
20–25 min	▼ 47.1%	17
25–30 min	▲ 76.9%	13
30–35 min	▲ 50.0%	12
35–40 min	▲ 62.5%	8
40–45 min	▲ 75.0%	4
50–55 min	▲ 100.0%	1

Bought before 15:00: 50.0% wins; later: 58.1%.

Dragon Lance~27:04

10–15 min	▲ 52.6%	19
15–20 min	▲ 75.8%	33
20–25 min	▲ 60.0%	40
25–30 min	▲ 62.2%	82
30–35 min	▲ 51.4%	72
35–40 min	▲ 58.8%	17
40–45 min	▼ 20.0%	10
45–50 min	▼ 0.0%	1
55–60 min	▲ 100.0%	1

Bought before 25:00: 64.1% wins; later: 55.2%.

Yasha~21:02

5–10 min	▲ 100.0%	2
10–15 min	▲ 78.9%	38
15–20 min	▼ 44.5%	110
20–25 min	▲ 50.9%	55
25–30 min	▲ 56.3%	32
30–35 min	▲ 57.1%	21
35–40 min	▲ 88.9%	9
40–45 min	▼ 33.3%	3
45–50 min	▼ 0.0%	1

Bought before 20:00: 54.0% wins; later: 55.4%.

Hydra's Breath~30:34

15–20 min	▲ 72.7%	11
20–25 min	▲ 84.6%	26
25–30 min	▲ 57.6%	66
30–35 min	▲ 62.9%	70
35–40 min	▲ 50.0%	34
40–45 min	▲ 55.6%	9
45–50 min	▲ 66.7%	3
50–55 min	▲ 100.0%	1

Bought before 30:00: 66.0% wins; later: 59.0%.

Manta Style~28:23

15–20 min	▲ 58.8%	17
20–25 min	▲ 69.4%	49
25–30 min	▲ 60.0%	70
30–35 min	▼ 45.7%	46
35–40 min	▲ 54.5%	22
40–45 min	▲ 100.0%	3
45–50 min	▲ 50.0%	4
50–55 min	▼ 0.0%	1

Bought before 25:00: 66.7% wins; later: 54.8%.

Aether Lens~26:47

10–15 min	▲ 66.7%	3
15–20 min	▼ 46.2%	26
20–25 min	▼ 47.2%	36
25–30 min	▲ 50.0%	24
30–35 min	▲ 63.6%	22
35–40 min	▲ 53.8%	13
40–45 min	▲ 66.7%	3
45–50 min	▲ 100.0%	3
55–60 min	▲ 100.0%	1
60–65 min	▼ 0.0%	1

Bought before 25:00: 47.7% wins; later: 58.2%.

Solar Crest~21:41

10–15 min	▲ 100.0%	2
15–20 min	▲ 54.3%	46
20–25 min	▼ 43.2%	44
25–30 min	▼ 44.4%	9
30–35 min	▲ 50.0%	8
35–40 min	▲ 100.0%	1
40–45 min	▲ 100.0%	1

Bought before 20:00: 56.2% wins; later: 46.0%.