Malefice
на цельFocuses Enigma's power on a target, causing it to take damage and become repeatedly stunned for multiple instances. An instance strikes every 2 seconds.
Pros max it by level 9
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Enigma
Enigma: Ranged, position 3 (offlane), Disabler, Initiator, Pusher. In patch 7.41f the hero has a 50.7% win rate in pubs and a 4.4% pick rate.
Widely feared for his ultimate ability, Enigma can summon a black hole capable of entrapping enemy forces, so that allies can then destroy them. An ever-present contingent of eidolons at his side, he pummels foes with ranged attacks.
Rangedposition 3 (offlane)DisablerInitiatorPusher
50.7%Win rate · all pubs
4.4%picked in 1 of 23 games
49.7%Turbo · 114,140 games
Complexity: medium
Cheat sheet · patch 7.41f
How to play Enigma
Build and skills from 100 pro matches, STRATZ matchups and OpenDota norms
1What to build?
Start
Laning
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6′8′8′9′Core
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14′16′25′Core items in order: Blink Dagger (around minute 14), Aghanim's Shard (around minute 16), Black King Bar (around minute 25).
Full build by minute →2How to skill?
Lv 1–4
Maxed by level
lv 7
lv 9
lv 15
lv 17
11+10 Eidolon Attack Speed16+250 Health18+30 Eidolon Damage
Max Demonic Summoning, then Malefice, then Midnight Pulse.
Abilities and talents →3Who counters the hero?
Toughest opponents: Meepo, Bloodseeker and Troll Warlord; easiest: Storm Spirit, Shadow Fiend and Drow Ranger.
All 125 opponents →4How much to farm?
513average602good665great
Half of the players on this hero farm under 513 gold per minute; the top 5% get over 665.
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 Enigma 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 Enigma 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 Enigma benchmark: 513 GPM for an average player, 602 for a good one.
- Timings against pros: they have Blink Dagger by minute 14, 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′40′45′Starting
6′83%
8′29%
8′63%
9′72%
11′28%
14′94%
16′95%25′83%
31′54%
35′27%
36′22%
38′36%
42′20%
6′83%8′29%8′63%9′72%11′28%14′94%16′95%25′83%31′54%35′27%36′22%38′36%42′20%Skill build
51% of 98 pro matches
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- Lvl 11+10 Eidolon Attack Speed
- Lvl 16+250 Health
- Lvl 18+30 Eidolon Damage
Demonic Summoning
на точкуSummons three fragments of Enigma himself at the cost of health. The eidolons health is increased by 3% of Enigma's current health. These eidolons are all under Enigma's control, and repeated successful attacks cause them to multiply. When this happens, the eidolons have their health restored.
Pros max it by level 7
Midnight Pulse
по области, на точкуSteeps an area in dark resonance, dealing 5 / 10 / 15 / 20 + a percentage of the enemies current HP as damage.
Pros max it by level 15
Event Horizon
пассивная · innateUnits in a 600 radius moving away from Enigma have a movespeed penalty.
Black Hole
по области, на точку, поддерживаемаяCHANNELED - Summons a vortex that sucks in nearby enemy units. Enemies affected by Black Hole cannot move, attack, or cast spells.
Pros max it by level 17
Aghanim's ScepterUpgrades Black Hole.
Aghanim's ShardUpgrades Malefice.
+4 Malefice Instances25+4 Demonic Summoning Eidolons
+200 Midnight Pulse Radius20+30 Eidolon Damage
+250 Health15+100 Event Horizon Radius
+10 Eidolon Attack Speed10+50 Black Hole Damage Per Second
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 Enigma: 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 513good 602great 665
Experience per minute
average 612good 744great 879
Last hits per minute
average 5.4good 6.6great 7.7
Hero damage per minute
average 620good 804great 1,079
Win rate by rank
The curve is pub winrate, pick rate under each rank
Hero at a glance
Complexity: mediumIt does best in Divine (56.3% wins) and wins 49.7% of Turbo games. Hero positions in pro matches: position 3 (offlane) in 94% of games. Pros usually build Blink Dagger, Aghanim's Shard and Black King Bar by minute 25. It struggles most against Meepo, Bloodseeker and Troll Warlord and has the easiest time against Storm Spirit, Shadow Fiend and Drow Ranger.