Mars: Melee, position 3 (offlane), Initiator, Disabler, Durable. In patch 7.41f the hero has a 47.4% win rate in pubs and a 4.0% pick rate.
The warrior deity Mars thrives in the heart of strife, guarded by the bulk of a deadly shield as he skewers enemies with his legendary spear. He revels in facing opponents in an arena ringed with loyal spearmen—who guarantee that no one escapes and that whatever odds he's facing, the god of war can dictate the terms of battle knowing the crowd is forever on his side.
Build and skills from 100 pro matches, STRATZ matchups and OpenDota norms
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21′Core items in order: Blink Dagger (around minute 15), Eul's Scepter of Divinity (around minute 21), Aghanim's Shard (around minute 21).
Full build by minute →
Max Spear of Mars, then God's Rebuke, then Bulwark.
Abilities and talents →Toughest opponents: Elder Titan, Meepo and Leshrac; easiest: Shadow Fiend, Drow Ranger and Monkey King.
All 124 opponents →Half of the players on this hero farm under 498 gold per minute; the top 5% get over 669.
Fewer than 20 reviews on this hero so far, so these are guides for the mid and offlane role.
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40′25%24% of 83 pro matches
Mars throws his legendary Spear with deadly precision, damaging each enemy unit it strikes. The first enemy hero it hits is skewered on the spear, pushing it back. If a skewered hero hits a tree, building, or cliff, they will be impaled to it and stunned.
Pros max it by level 7
Mars smashes enemies in front of him with his shield, knocking them back and damaging them with a critical hit based on his attack. Bonus damage is added when hitting heroes. Has True Strike.
Pros max it by level 9
Mars wields his massive shield to block a portion of each physical attack when hit from the front or sides. Can be toggled, granting phased movement, removing Mars's ability to attack, and locking the direction he is facing. When active, reduces movement speed and re-directs 70% of the attack projectiles aimed at allies towards himself.
Pros max it by level 15
Mars gets more HP Regen the more he is outnumbered by enemy heroes in 900 radius.
After a short formation time, Mars summons an arena lined with the undead warriors of the Ash Legion, who block enemy attacks and movement. Enemy heroes near the inside edge of the arena will be attacked by spears, dealing damage and knocking them back.
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 Mars: 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 Ancient (47.8% wins) and wins 48.5% of Turbo games. Hero positions in pro matches: position 3 (offlane) in 90% of games. Pros usually build Blink Dagger, Eul's Scepter of Divinity and Aghanim's Shard by minute 21. It struggles most against Elder Titan, Meepo and Leshrac and has the easiest time against Shadow Fiend, Drow Ranger and Monkey King.
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