Batrider: Ranged, position 3 (offlane), position 2 (mid), Initiator, Disabler, Escape. In patch 7.41f the hero has a 45.0% win rate in pubs and a 1.2% pick rate.
Once he takes to the skies, Batrider can strike from any direction. Snatching a foe with his lasso, he soars above the treetops, pulling his prey through a trail of flame as he drags them before his merciless allies.
Build and skills from 100 pro matches, STRATZ matchups and OpenDota norms
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25′Core items in order: Blink Dagger (around minute 16), Boots of Bearing (around minute 19), Black King Bar (around minute 25).
Full build by minute →
Max Firefly, then Sticky Napalm, then Flaming Lasso.
Abilities and talents →Toughest opponents: Dazzle, Enigma and Io; easiest: Timbersaw, Gyrocopter and Ancient Apparition.
All 86 opponents →Half of the players on this hero farm under 446 gold per minute; the top 5% get over 715.
Fewer than 20 reviews on this hero so far, so these are guides for the mid and offlane role.
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Minute is the median first purchase, percent is the share of matches with the item.
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16′99%19′35%25′63%
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35′41%7% of 100 pro matches
Drenches an area in sticky oil, amplifying damage from Batrider's attacks and abilities and slowing the movement speed and turn rate of enemies. Additional casts of Sticky Napalm continue to increase damage, up to 20 stacks. Applies a small amount of damage with each cast.
Pros max it by level 10
Hurls an explosive cocktail that explodes when it reaches the target location, knocking back, slowing and dealing damage over time to enemies in the area.
Pros max it by level 14
Batrider takes to the skies, moving increasingly fast and laying down a trail of flames from the air. The fire damages any enemies it touches and destroys trees below Batrider. Maximum movement speed bonus is reached at the end of Firefly's duration.
Pros max it by level 8
Batrider's attacks apply a debuff that deals 20% of the attack damage every 1s for 2s.
Lassoes an enemy and drags them in Batrider's wake. Dragged units cannot move, attack, or use abilities. Teleporting or blinking will break the lasso.
Pros max it by level 17
Hero winrate against each opponent, circle size is the number of games
Hero win rate against the opponent, Divine+Immortal over the past week, STRATZ.
Who to pick against Batrider: counter picks →Average beats half of the players on this hero, good beats 80%, great beats 95%.
The curve is pub winrate, pick rate under each rank
It does best in Divine (47.4% wins) and wins 41.0% of Turbo games. Hero positions in pro matches: position 3 (offlane) in 51% of games and position 2 (mid) in 21% of games. Pros usually build Blink Dagger, Boots of Bearing and Black King Bar by minute 25. It struggles most against Dazzle, Enigma and Io and has the easiest time against Timbersaw, Gyrocopter and Ancient Apparition.
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