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Omniknight

Omniknight: Melee, position 3 (offlane), position 5 (hard support), Durable, Nuker. In patch 7.41f the hero has a 50.5% win rate in pubs and a 2.4% pick rate.

A guardian at the front lines of battle, Omniknight is always eager to join his team in battle. Whether healing an ally with a spell that also harms nearby foes, or battering an enemy with his mighty hammer, he protects his allies from harm.

Meleeposition 3 (offlane)position 5 (hard support)DurableNuker
50.5%Win rate · all pubs
2.4%picked in 1 of 42 games
50.5%Turbo · 49,737 games
Complexity: easy
Cheat sheet · patch 7.41f

How to play Omniknight

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

1What to build?

Start
TangoIron BranchGauntlets of StrengthFaerie FireMagic StickBlood Grenade
Laning
Bracer3′Magic Wand6′Wind Lace7′Phase Boots8′
Core
Arcane Boots14′Harpoon22′Blink Dagger24′

Core items in order: Arcane Boots (around minute 14), Harpoon (around minute 22), Blink Dagger (around minute 24).

Full build by minute →

2How to skill?

Lv 1–4Hammer of PurityPurificationPurificationRepel
Maxed by level
Purification
lv 7
Repel
lv 10
Hammer of Purity
lv 15
Guardian Angel
lv 13
11+200 Repel Cast Range16-20s Guardian Angel Cooldown

Max Purification, then Repel, then Hammer of Purity.

Abilities and talents →

3Who counters the hero?

Toughest opponents: Leshrac, Riki and Lone Druid; easiest: Sand King, Gyrocopter and Kunkka.

All 112 opponents →

4How much to farm?

358524672

Half of the players on this hero farm under 358 gold per minute; the top 5% get over 672.

5Common mistakes by role

No TP to defendLost laneDeath streak

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

AI coach

Compare your Omniknight 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 Omniknight 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 Omniknight benchmark: 358 GPM for an average player, 524 for a good one.
  • Timings against pros: they have Arcane Boots 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.
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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 · 51.0% wins · OpenDota
0′5′10′15′20′25′30′35′
Tango · 69%Iron Branch · 67%Gauntlets of Strength · 43%Faerie Fire · 30%Magic Stick · 29%Blood Grenade · 26%
Starting
Bracer3′43%
Magic Wand6′63%
Wind Lace7′23%
Phase Boots8′66%
Soul Ring8′47%
Arcane Boots14′28%
Harpoon22′44%
Blink Dagger24′47%
Black King Bar29′29%

Skill build

6% of 84 pro matches

All abilities and talents →
  1. 1Hammer of Purity
  2. 2Purification
  3. 3Purification
  4. 4Repel
  5. 5Purification
  6. 6Guardian Angel
  7. 7Purification
  8. 8Repel
  9. 9Repel
  10. 10Repel
  11. 11T
  12. 12Hammer of Purity
  13. 13Guardian Angel
  14. 14Hammer of Purity
  15. 15Hammer of Purity
  16. 16T
  • Lvl 11+200 Repel Cast Range
  • Lvl 16-20s Guardian Angel Cooldown
Purification

Purification

на цель, по области

Instantly heals a friendly unit and damages all nearby enemy units.

Pros max it by level 7

Repel

Repel

на цель

Grants Debuff Immunity with 60% magic resistance, as well as bonus HP Regen.

Pros max it by level 10

Hammer of Purity

Hammer of Purity

на цель, автоприменение, Attack Modifier

Omniknight imbues his hammer with holy power, causing his attack to have increased range, deal pure damage based on a percentage of his base damage and slow his target for a short duration. Omniknight heals for 40% of the damage dealt over 4s.

Pros max it by level 15

Degen Aura

Degen Aura

пассивная · innate

Degenerates the movement capabilities of enemy units that stray too near, slowing their movement speed.

Guardian Angel

Guardian Angel

без цели

Omniknight calls upon a Guardian Angel that grants immunity from physical damage to all allied units near Omniknight.

Aghanim's Scepter
Aghanim's ScepterUpgrades Guardian Angel.
Aghanim's Shard
Aghanim's ShardUpgrades Purification.
+160 Purification Damage/Heal25+75% Hammer of Purity Bonus Base Damage
+150 Degen Aura Radius20-3s Purification Cooldown
-0.5s Hammer of Purity Cooldown15-20s Guardian Angel Cooldown
+200 Repel Cast Range10+30 Base Damage

Matchups

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

All opponents · 112 →

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

Who to pick against Omniknight: counter picks →

Benchmarks on the hero

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

Gold per minute
358524672
Experience per minute
5427271,060
Last hits per minute
2.05.37.4
Hero damage per minute
295521903

Win rate by rank

The curve is pub winrate, pick rate under each rank

pubs · OpenDota
474849505152535448.5Heraldpick 3%49.4Guardianpick 2%49.7Crusaderpick 2%51.6Archonpick 2%51.2Legendpick 2%51.3Ancientpick 2%52.5Divinepick 2%50.5Turbo

Hero at a glance

Complexity: easy

It does best in Divine (52.5% wins) and wins 50.5% of Turbo games. Hero positions in pro matches: position 3 (offlane) in 53% of games and position 5 (hard support) in 27% of games. Pros usually build Arcane Boots, Harpoon and Blink Dagger by minute 24. It struggles most against Leshrac, Riki and Lone Druid and has the easiest time against Sand King, Gyrocopter and Kunkka.

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