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Ogre Magi

Ogre Magi: Melee, position 5 (hard support), Nuker, Disabler, Durable, Initiator. In patch 7.41f the hero has a 50.4% win rate in pubs and a 17.6% pick rate.

With a chance to multiply the outcome of each spell they cast, a bit of luck is all Ogre Magi needs to burn enemies to cinder, or boost the power of his allies. Of course, luck can be difficult to rely upon...

Meleeposition 5 (hard support)NukerDisablerDurableInitiator
50.4%Win rate · all pubs
17.6%picked in 1 of 6 games
54.2%Turbo · 550,775 games
Complexity: easy
Cheat sheet · patch 7.41f

How to play Ogre Magi

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

1What to build?

Start
TangoBlood GrenadeSentry WardIron BranchSmoke of DeceitMagic Stick
Laning
Magic Stick2′Infused Raindrops5′Boots of Speed6′Soul Ring6′
Core
Hand of Midas18′Blink Dagger21′Glimmer Cape27′

Core items in order: Hand of Midas (around minute 18), Blink Dagger (around minute 21), Glimmer Cape (around minute 27).

Full build by minute →

2How to skill?

Lv 1–4IgniteFireblastIgniteBloodlust
Maxed by level
Ignite
lv 7
Bloodlust
lv 10
Fireblast
lv 15
Multicast
lv 17
11+10 Ignite Burn Damage16+20/20 Bloodlust / Self Attack Speed18+30 Strength

Max Ignite, then Bloodlust, then Fireblast.

Abilities and talents →

3Who counters the hero?

Toughest opponents: Meepo, Lycan and Oracle; easiest: Muerta, Shadow Fiend and Gyrocopter.

All 126 opponents →

4How much to farm?

470595731

Half of the players on this hero farm under 470 gold per minute; the top 5% get over 731.

5Common mistakes by role

Saw the threat and stayedWards dewarded fastCaught while smoked

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

AI coach

Compare your Ogre Magi 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 Ogre Magi 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 Ogre Magi benchmark: 470 GPM for an average player, 595 for a good one.
  • Timings against pros: they have Hand of Midas by minute 18, 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 · 50.0% wins · OpenDota
0′5′10′15′20′25′30′
Tango · 83%Blood Grenade · 65%Sentry Ward · 43%Iron Branch · 43%Smoke of Deceit · 42%Magic Stick · 39%
Starting
Magic Stick2′22%
Infused Raindrops5′24%
Boots of Speed6′21%
Soul Ring6′34%
Magic Wand7′43%
Arcane Boots12′63%
Hand of Midas18′56%
Blink Dagger21′30%
Glimmer Cape27′28%

Skill build

15% of 95 pro matches

All abilities and talents →
  1. 1Ignite
  2. 2Fireblast
  3. 3Ignite
  4. 4Bloodlust
  5. 5Ignite
  6. 6Multicast
  7. 7Ignite
  8. 8Bloodlust
  9. 9Bloodlust
  10. 10Bloodlust
  11. 11T
  12. 12Fireblast
  13. 13Multicast
  14. 14Fireblast
  15. 15Fireblast
  16. 16T
  17. 17Multicast
  18. 18T
  • Lvl 11+10 Ignite Burn Damage
  • Lvl 16+20/20 Bloodlust / Self Attack Speed
  • Lvl 18+30 Strength
Fireblast

Fireblast

на цель

Blasts an enemy unit with a wave of fire, dealing damage and stunning the target.

Pros max it by level 15

Ignite

Ignite

на цель, по области

Drenches the target and another random unit in volatile chemicals, causing it to burst into flames. The target is in immense pain, taking damage and moving more slowly.

Pros max it by level 7

Bloodlust

Bloodlust

на цель, автоприменение

Incites a frenzy in a friendly unit, increasing its movement speed and attack speed. Gives bonus attack speed if cast on Ogre himself. Can be cast on towers.

Pros max it by level 10

Dumb Luck

Dumb Luck

пассивная · innate

Ogre Magi's max Intelligence is 0. He receives mana and mana regeneration from Strength.

Multicast

Multicast

пассивная

Enables Ogre Magi to cast his abilities and items multiple times with each use. Each point of Strength adds to Multicast chance. Every 16 Strength adds 1%.

Pros max it by level 17

Aghanim's Scepter
Aghanim's ScepterGrants a new ability, Unrefined Fireblast.
Aghanim's Shard
Aghanim's ShardGrants a new ability, Fire Shield.
17% Fireblast chance on attack25+10% Multicast Chance
+30 Strength20+175 Fireblast Damage
+80 Damage15+20/20 Bloodlust / Self Attack Speed
+10 Ignite Burn Damage10+2/2 Dumb Luck Mana/Mana Regen Per Strength

Matchups

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

All opponents · 126 →

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

Who to pick against Ogre Magi: counter picks →

Benchmarks on the hero

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

Gold per minute
470595731
Experience per minute
581765985
Last hits per minute
2.45.06.4
Hero damage per minute
476698954

Win rate by rank

The curve is pub winrate, pick rate under each rank

pubs · OpenDota
474951535552.2Heraldpick 19%51.6Guardianpick 21%50.7Crusaderpick 21%50.5Archonpick 20%50.0Legendpick 18%49.5Ancientpick 15%48.5Divinepick 12%54.2Turbo

Hero at a glance

Complexity: easy

It does best in Herald (52.2% wins) and wins 54.2% of Turbo games. Hero positions in pro matches: position 5 (hard support) in 73% of games. Pros usually build Hand of Midas, Blink Dagger and Glimmer Cape by minute 27. It struggles most against Meepo, Lycan and Oracle and has the easiest time against Muerta, Shadow Fiend and Gyrocopter.

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