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Leshrac

Leshrac: Ranged, position 2 (mid), Nuker, Pusher, Disabler. In patch 7.41f the hero has a 51.2% win rate in pubs and a 2.5% pick rate.

Leshrac's powerful spells lay waste to enemies and their defenses alike. Pushing deep into enemy territory with his devastating edict, careful timing of his ability to split the earth will stun foes, allowing his merciless allies to finish them off.

Rangedposition 2 (mid)NukerPusherDisabler
51.2%Win rate · all pubs
2.5%picked in 1 of 40 games
53.9%Turbo · 56,613 games
Complexity: easy
Cheat sheet · patch 7.41f

How to play Leshrac

Build and skills from 100 pro matches, STRATZ matchups and OpenDota norms

1What to build?

Start
Iron BranchTangoFaerie FireObserver Ward
Laning
Bottle1′Magic Wand4′Infused Raindrops5′Arcane Boots7′
Core
Blink Dagger13′Kaya15′Kaya and Sange21′

Core items in order: Blink Dagger (around minute 13), Kaya (around minute 15), Kaya and Sange (around minute 21).

Full build by minute →

2How to skill?

Lv 1–4Lightning StormDiabolic EdictLightning StormDiabolic Edict
Maxed by level
Diabolic Edict
lv 7
Lightning Storm
lv 9
Split Earth
lv 15
Pulse Nova
lv 17
11+1.5 Mana Regen16+10% Damage Reduction during Pulse Nova18Diabolic Edict Hits An Additional Target

Max Diabolic Edict, then Lightning Storm, then Split Earth.

Abilities and talents →

3Who counters the hero?

Toughest opponents: Visage, Pugna and Outworld Devourer; easiest: Chaos Knight, Sand King and Mars.

All 115 opponents →

4How much to farm?

646758847

Half of the players on this hero farm under 646 gold per minute; the top 5% get over 847.

5Common mistakes by role

Enemy took the runesAegis without buildingsKey spell not used in the fight

Fewer than 20 reviews on this hero so far, so these are guides for the mid and offlane role.

AI coach

Compare your Leshrac match with this cheat sheet

The coach shows on the map where you fell behind the pros on items and where you died.

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Mistake guides for the mid and offlane role

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 Leshrac 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 Leshrac benchmark: 646 GPM for an average player, 758 for a good one.
  • Timings against pros: they have Blink Dagger 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.
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Pro build by minute

Minute is the median first purchase, percent is the share of matches with the item.

100 pro matches · 45.0% wins · OpenDota
0′5′10′15′20′25′30′35′40′45′
Iron Branch · 97%Tango · 95%Faerie Fire · 85%Observer Ward · 79%
Starting
Bottle1′79%
Magic Wand4′82%
Infused Raindrops5′43%
Arcane Boots7′88%
Wind Lace8′27%
Blink Dagger13′83%
Kaya15′43%
Kaya and Sange21′52%
Black King Bar27′53%
Bloodstone29′45%
Energy Booster32′38%
Shiva's Guard33′35%
Aghanim's Shard39′24%

Skill build

7% of 98 pro matches

All abilities and talents →
  1. 1Lightning Storm
  2. 2Diabolic Edict
  3. 3Lightning Storm
  4. 4Diabolic Edict
  5. 5Diabolic Edict
  6. 6Pulse Nova
  7. 7Diabolic Edict
  8. 8Lightning Storm
  9. 9Lightning Storm
  10. 10Split Earth
  11. 11T
  12. 12Split Earth
  13. 13Pulse Nova
  14. 14Split Earth
  15. 15Split Earth
  16. 16T
  17. 17Pulse Nova
  18. 18T
  • Lvl 11+1.5 Mana Regen
  • Lvl 16+10% Damage Reduction during Pulse Nova
  • Lvl 18Diabolic Edict Hits An Additional Target
Split Earth

Split Earth

на точку, по области

Splits the earth under enemies. Deals damage and stuns for a short duration.

Pros max it by level 15

Diabolic Edict

Diabolic Edict

без цели

Saturates the area around Leshrac with magical explosions that deal pure damage to enemy units and buildings. The fewer units available to attack, the more damage those units will take.

Pros max it by level 7

Lightning Storm

Lightning Storm

на цель

Summons a lightning storm that blasts the target enemy unit, then strikes any nearby enemy units. Struck enemies have their move speed slowed.

Pros max it by level 9

Defilement

Defilement

пассивная · innate

Leshrac gains 0.7 Area of Effect Bonus per Intelligence.

Pulse Nova

Pulse Nova

без цели

Creates waves of damaging energy around Leshrac, one per second, to damage nearby enemy units. Drains Leshrac's mana with each pulse.

Pros max it by level 17

Aghanim's Scepter
Aghanim's ScepterGrants a new ability, Nihilism.
Aghanim's Shard
Aghanim's ShardUpgrades Split Earth.
+20 Diabolic Edict Explosions25Pulse Nova triggers Lightning Storm
Diabolic Edict Hits An Additional Target20+30 Pulse Nova Damage
+80 Lightning Storm Damage15+10% Damage Reduction during Pulse Nova
+1.5 Mana Regen10+4 Armor

Matchups

Hero winrate against each opponent, circle size is the number of games

All opponents · 115 →

Hero win rate against the opponent, Divine+Immortal over the past week, STRATZ.

Who to pick against Leshrac: counter picks →

Benchmarks on the hero

Average beats half of the players on this hero, good beats 80%, great beats 95%.

Gold per minute
646758847
Experience per minute
7871,1291,290
Last hits per minute
7.79.112.6
Hero damage per minute
8781,1481,531

Win rate by rank

The curve is pub winrate, pick rate under each rank

pubs · OpenDota
484950515253545549.1Heraldpick 2%49.9Guardianpick 2%50.5Crusaderpick 2%50.8Archonpick 2%51.4Legendpick 2%53.1Ancientpick 3%53.2Divinepick 3%53.9Turbo

Hero at a glance

Complexity: easy

It does best in Divine (53.2% wins) and wins 53.9% of Turbo games. Hero positions in pro matches: position 2 (mid) in 82% of games. Pros usually build Blink Dagger, Kaya and Kaya and Sange by minute 21. It struggles most against Visage, Pugna and Outworld Devourer and has the easiest time against Chaos Knight, Sand King and Mars.

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