Thunder Clap
без целиSlams the ground, dealing damage and slowing the movement speed and attack rate of nearby enemy units.
Pros max it by level 7
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Brewmaster
Brewmaster: Melee, position 3 (offlane), Initiator, Durable, Disabler, Nuker. In patch 7.41f the hero has a 50.9% win rate in pubs and a 2.1% pick rate.
A fearsome fighter in any situation, Brewmaster can turn the tide of battle by splitting into three elemental spirits, each with their own unique abilities. When not divided, he brings drunken chaos to his foes with slowing claps and powerful swings of his staff.
Meleeposition 3 (offlane)InitiatorDurableDisablerNuker
50.9%Win rate · all pubs
2.1%picked in 1 of 48 games
47.8%Turbo · 29,796 games
Complexity: hard
Cheat sheet · patch 7.41f
How to play Brewmaster
Build and skills from 100 pro matches, STRATZ matchups and OpenDota norms
1What to build?
Start
Laning
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2′5′7′7′Core
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13′16′21′Core items in order: Hand of Midas (around minute 13), Orchid Malevolence (around minute 16), Aghanim's Scepter (around minute 21).
Full build by minute →2How to skill?
Lv 1–4
Maxed by level
lv 7
lv 9
lv 15
lv 17
11+2/2s Drunken Brawler Brew Up / Extend Duration16+600 Brewlings Health18+110 Attack Speed
Max Thunder Clap, then Drunken Brawler, then Cinder Brew.
Abilities and talents →3Who counters the hero?
Toughest opponents: Lycan, Keeper of the Light and Razor; easiest: Monkey King, Gyrocopter and Terrorblade.
All 119 opponents →4How much to farm?
509average585good687great
Half of the players on this hero farm under 509 gold per minute; the top 5% get over 687.
5Common mistakes by role
Died with gold in pocketEnemy took the runesAegis without buildingsFewer than 20 reviews on this hero so far, so these are guides for the mid and offlane role.
Compare your Brewmaster match with this cheat sheet
The coach shows on the map where you fell behind the pros on items and where you died.
Review my matchMistake guides for the mid and offlane role
- Died with gold in pocketDied while holding enough gold for a whole item.
- Enemy took the runesIn mid your opponent took two or more power or water runes than you.
- Aegis without buildingsYour team took Roshan but broke no building during the 5 minutes of Aegis.
- Key spell not used in the fightYour ultimate, BKB or another key ability was never used in the fight.
Picked by the hero's role. Once the hero has 20 reviews, its real common mistakes show up here.
AI coach
A review of your Brewmaster game
Sign in with Steam and pick a match: the coach reads the replay second by second and in a couple of minutes shows where the game slipped.
- Every death and fight becomes a moment on the map: the fog of war as you saw it, and what the enemy saw that second.
- Your pace against the Brewmaster benchmark: 509 GPM for an average player, 585 for a good one.
- Timings against pros: they have Hand of Midas by minute 13, and the coach shows where you lose time.
- Five-game homework the coach checks in your next review, plus a chat with the coach about the match.
Review my matchA month of subscription as a gift, no card and no auto-renewal.How a match review works
Pro build by minute
Minute is the median first purchase, percent is the share of matches with the item.
0′5′10′15′20′25′30′35′Starting
2′77%
5′23%
7′88%
7′79%
8′30%13′43%16′28%
21′95%
24′88%
32′27%
33′47%
2′77%5′23%7′88%7′79%8′30%13′43%16′28%21′95%24′88%32′27%33′47%Skill build
22% of 100 pro matches
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- Lvl 11+2/2s Drunken Brawler Brew Up / Extend Duration
- Lvl 16+600 Brewlings Health
- Lvl 18+110 Attack Speed
Cinder Brew
на точку, по областиRolls a barrel of ale at enemies that damages enemies along its path and spills out at the target location.Any enemy in the path or the spill area is drenched in cinder brew, becoming slowed. If the enemy receives Magic or Pure damage, they will be ignited, extending the duration by 3s and causing them to take damage over time.
Pros max it by level 15
Drunken Brawler
без цели, мгновеннаяBrewmaster can switch stances based on the elements he controls.Whenever Brewmaster casts an ability, he becomes Brewed Up, increasing his stance power by 150% for 5s. If he casts another ability while Brewed Up, the duration is extended by 2s. After Brewed Up expires, he is hungover and cannot Brew Up again for 9s.Earth Brawler gains bonus Magic Resistance and Armor.Storm Brawler gains bonus Evasion and Movement Speed.Fire Brawler gains bonus Attack Speed and chance to critical strike.
Pros max it by level 9
Liquid Courage
пассивная · innateWhen Brewmaster drops below 50% Health he gains a Status Resistance buff and his movement speed alternates every 1s between being faster and being slower. The effect becomes stronger at lower health, scaling from 0 up to max values at 20% Health.
Primal Split
без целиSplits Brewmaster into elements, forming 3 specialized warriors, adept at survival, each with their own abilities. If any of them survive until the end of their summoned timer, the Brewmaster is reborn. Each Warrior gains its respective Drunken Brawler stance.
Pros max it by level 17
Aghanim's ScepterUpgrades Primal Split.
Aghanim's ShardUpgrades Liquid Courage.
1.5x Drunken Brawler Stance Bonuses25Cinder Brew applies Fear when ignited
-12s Primal Split Cooldown20+110 Attack Speed
+40% Cinder Brew Damage/Duration15+600 Brewlings Health
+13 Brewlings Base Damage10+2/2s Drunken Brawler Brew Up / Extend Duration
Matchups
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 Brewmaster: counter picks →Benchmarks on the hero
Average beats half of the players on this hero, good beats 80%, great beats 95%.
Gold per minute
average 509good 585great 687
Experience per minute
average 674good 845great 1,030
Last hits per minute
average 5.6good 6.7great 7.4
Hero damage per minute
average 527good 693great 889
Win rate by rank
The curve is pub winrate, pick rate under each rank
Hero at a glance
Complexity: hardIt does best in Divine (51.9% wins) and wins 47.8% of Turbo games. Hero positions in pro matches: position 3 (offlane) in 97% of games. Pros usually build Hand of Midas, Orchid Malevolence and Aghanim's Scepter by minute 21. It struggles most against Lycan, Keeper of the Light and Razor and has the easiest time against Monkey King, Gyrocopter and Terrorblade.