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Marci

Marci: Melee, position 5 (hard support), position 4 (soft support), Initiator, Disabler, Escape. In patch 7.41f the hero has a 49.1% win rate in pubs and a 5.2% pick rate.

Proving that undying loyalty yields unrivaled power, Marci always marches into battle ready to raise fists in defense of her companions. Effortlessly flinging friends and foes around the battlefield, she happily bounds into any brawl, able to grant allies a deadly edge and unleash a hidden power strong enough to make even gods reconsider the wisdom of a hostile path.

Meleeposition 5 (hard support)position 4 (soft support)InitiatorDisablerEscape
49.1%Win rate · all pubs
5.2%picked in 1 of 19 games
46.8%Turbo · 114,075 games
Complexity: medium
Cheat sheet · patch 7.41f

How to play Marci

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

1What to build?

Start
Iron BranchTangoBlood GrenadeSentry WardMagic StickFaerie Fire
Laning
Bracer4′Infused Raindrops5′Magic Wand8′Wind Lace9′
Core
Solar Crest23′Black King Bar24′Blink Dagger30′

Core items in order: Solar Crest (around minute 23), Black King Bar (around minute 24), Blink Dagger (around minute 30).

Full build by minute →

2How to skill?

Lv 1–4DisposeReboundReboundBodyguard
Maxed by level
Rebound
lv 7
Bodyguard
lv 10
Dispose
lv 15
Unleash
lv 17
11+50 Rebound Landing Radius16+12% Bodyguard Damage18+0.75s Rebound Stun Duration

Max Rebound, then Bodyguard, then Dispose.

Abilities and talents →

3Who counters the hero?

Toughest opponents: Brewmaster, Pugna and Wraith King; easiest: Kez, Shadow Fiend and Tiny.

All 122 opponents →

4How much to farm?

445594679

Half of the players on this hero farm under 445 gold per minute; the top 5% get over 679.

5Common mistakes by role

Too few wardsDeath without informationCaught alone

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

AI coach

Compare your Marci 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 support 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 Marci 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 Marci benchmark: 445 GPM for an average player, 594 for a good one.
  • Timings against pros: they have Solar Crest by minute 23, 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 · 43.0% wins · OpenDota
0′5′10′15′20′25′30′35′
Iron Branch · 84%Tango · 80%Blood Grenade · 57%Sentry Ward · 44%Magic Stick · 34%Faerie Fire · 33%
Starting
Bracer4′23%
Infused Raindrops5′32%
Magic Wand8′72%
Wind Lace9′21%
Phase Boots11′87%
Solar Crest23′23%
Black King Bar24′60%
Blink Dagger30′37%
Skull Basher31′22%

Skill build

28% of 89 pro matches

All abilities and talents →
  1. 1Dispose
  2. 2Rebound
  3. 3Rebound
  4. 4Bodyguard
  5. 5Rebound
  6. 6Unleash
  7. 7Rebound
  8. 8Bodyguard
  9. 9Bodyguard
  10. 10Bodyguard
  11. 11T
  12. 12Dispose
  13. 13Unleash
  14. 14Dispose
  15. 15Dispose
  16. 16T
  17. 17Unleash
  18. 18T
  • Lvl 11+50 Rebound Landing Radius
  • Lvl 16+12% Bodyguard Damage
  • Lvl 18+0.75s Rebound Stun Duration
Dispose

Dispose

на цель

Marci grabs an allied or enemy target and throws it effortlessly behind her, damaging and slowing the unit if it's an enemy. Any enemy units in the landing area will also be damaged and slowed.

Pros max it by level 15

Rebound

Rebound

на цель

Marci bounds to the targeted allied unit, choosing a direction and distance she will spring away from it. Upon reaching the unit, Marci lunges to her final destination, damaging and stunning enemies where she lands. When Rebound is set to alt-cast, Marci brings the target ally with her to her final destination. The ally receives 25% bonus movement speed for 4s.

Pros max it by level 7

Bodyguard

Bodyguard

на цель

Passively grants Marci lifesteal and bonus attack damage. When cast on an ally, she provides them with 75% of her passive lifesteal and attack damage bonus. Additionally Marci creates a shared all damage barrier for herself and her partner. As Marci attacks heroes, 30% of the damage dealt restores the barrier.

Pros max it by level 10

Special Delivery

Special Delivery

без цели · innate

Marci whistles to instantly summon her courier to her. If the courier started in the fountain, it will take items from Marci's stash. After teleporting it will transfer these items to Marci and head back to the fountain.Passively grants all allied couriers 3 bonus levels and 1 bonus health.

Unleash

Unleash

без цели

Marci taps a hidden power, gaining Fury charges that allow her to deliver a rapid sequence of strikes that slow movement and attack speed of the target for 2s. The last strike in every Fury combo creates a damaging pulse around the target. In between Fury combos, Marci is unable to attack for 1.5s. Marci gains 15% movement speed when Unleash is cast.

Pros max it by level 17

Aghanim's Scepter
Aghanim's ScepterUpgrades Unleash.
Aghanim's Shard
Aghanim's ShardUpgrades Rebound.
Unleash Duration Extended By 6s On Kill25Bodyguard Strong Dispels
+0.75s Rebound Stun Duration20+15% Unleash Movement Speed
+115 Dispose Damage15+12% Bodyguard Damage
+1.5s Dispose Slow Duration10+50 Rebound Landing Radius

Matchups

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

All opponents · 122 →

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

Who to pick against Marci: counter picks →

Benchmarks on the hero

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

Gold per minute
445594679
Experience per minute
6158011,050
Last hits per minute
4.25.76.9
Hero damage per minute
5647811,032

Win rate by rank

The curve is pub winrate, pick rate under each rank

pubs · OpenDota
454647484950515247.3Heraldpick 7%47.6Guardianpick 6%48.5Crusaderpick 5%49.3Archonpick 5%49.5Legendpick 4%49.7Ancientpick 5%50.6Divinepick 5%46.8Turbo

Hero at a glance

Complexity: medium

It does best in Divine (50.6% wins) and wins 46.8% of Turbo games. Hero positions in pro matches: position 5 (hard support) in 39% of games and position 4 (soft support) in 25% of games. Pros usually build Solar Crest, Black King Bar and Blink Dagger by minute 30. It struggles most against Brewmaster, Pugna and Wraith King and has the easiest time against Kez, Shadow Fiend and Tiny.

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