Swashbuckle
на точкуPangolier dashes along the target line, then slashes and briefly slows all enemies in the drawn direction with several quick swipes. Lucky Shot has a chance to activate from this damage.
Pros max it by level 7
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Pangolier
Pangolier: Melee, position 2 (mid), Nuker, Disabler, Durable, Escape, Initiator. In patch 7.41f the hero has a 46.1% win rate in pubs and a 3.3% pick rate.
Eager to dash into danger at a moment's notice, the Pangolier thrives on disrupting enemy movements and placing himself in the midst of chaos. Artfully guiding his blade between cracks in armor and shrugging off attacks with his protective scales, this graceful swordsman is always ready to roll into battle.
Meleeposition 2 (mid)NukerDisablerDurableEscapeInitiator
46.1%Win rate · all pubs
3.3%picked in 1 of 30 games
43.6%Turbo · 52,916 games
Complexity: medium
Cheat sheet · patch 7.41f
How to play Pangolier
Build and skills from 100 pro matches, STRATZ matchups and OpenDota norms
1What to build?
Start
Laning
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2′3′4′5′Core
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13′18′21′Core items in order: Diffusal Blade (around minute 13), Blink Dagger (around minute 18), Aghanim's Shard (around minute 21).
Full build by minute →2How to skill?
Lv 1–4
Maxed by level
lv 7
lv 9
lv 15
lv 17
11+200 Swashbuckle Slash Range16+125 Shield Crash Barrier18-1.5s Shield Crash Cooldown
Max Swashbuckle, then Shield Crash, then Lucky Shot.
Abilities and talents →3Who counters the hero?
Toughest opponents: Meepo, Omniknight and Naga Siren; easiest: Templar Assassin, Shadow Demon and Sand King.
All 124 opponents →4How much to farm?
570average657good734great
Half of the players on this hero farm under 570 gold per minute; the top 5% get over 734.
5Common mistakes by role
No TP to defendLost laneDeath streakFewer than 20 reviews on this hero so far, so these are guides for the mid and offlane role.
Compare your Pangolier match with this cheat sheet
The coach shows on the map where you fell behind the pros on items and where you died.
Review my matchMistake guides for the mid and offlane role
- No TP to defendThe enemy was taking a building, your TP was ready, and you stayed put.
- Lost laneFell behind your lane opponent in last hits and gold by the end of laning.
- Death streakDied three times in a row almost without a break, or right after respawning.
- Died with gold in pocketDied while holding enough gold for a whole item.
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 Pangolier 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 Pangolier benchmark: 570 GPM for an average player, 657 for a good one.
- Timings against pros: they have Diffusal Blade 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.
Review my matchA month of subscription as a gift, no card and no auto-renewal.How a match review works
Pro build by minute
Minute is the median first purchase, percent is the share of matches with the item.
0′5′10′15′20′25′30′35′40′45′Starting
2′82%
3′93%
4′100%
5′36%
9′88%
13′97%
18′97%
21′93%
25′86%
33′39%
37′23%
38′24%
39′24%
2′82%3′93%4′100%5′36%9′88%13′97%18′97%21′93%25′86%33′39%37′23%38′24%39′24%Skill build
19% of 100 pro matches
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- Lvl 11+200 Swashbuckle Slash Range
- Lvl 16+125 Shield Crash Barrier
- Lvl 18-1.5s Shield Crash Cooldown
Shield Crash
без цели, мгновеннаяPangolier jumps in the air and slams back to the ground in front of his current position damaging all enemies in a radius. Pangolier gains an all damage barrier for a short time if Shield Crash hits an enemy hero. Forward movement is maintained if Shield Crash is used while Rolling Thunder is active, and allows Rolling Thunder to clear walls or cliffs.
Pros max it by level 9
Lucky Shot
пассивнаяPangolier rolls the dice and lets fate decide the outcome for his enemies. Grants a chance to drastically slow their attack speed and reduce armor on any damage dealt by Pangolier's attacks or abilities.
Pros max it by level 15
Rolling Thunder
без целиPangolier curls into a debuff immune ball with 80% magic resistance and rolls out. When rolling, he moves at an increased speed and can move through trees, but has a decreased ability to turn. Striking enemies knocks them back, inflicting damage proportional to his attack damage and stunning them when they land. Colliding with walls or cliffs will cause a temporary pause while Pangolier reverses in direction. DISPEL TYPE: Basic Dispel
Pros max it by level 17
Fortune Favors the Bold
пассивная · innateRandom item and ability effects of enemies near Pangolier have a reduced chance to affect him.
Aghanim's ScepterUpgrades Shield Crash.
Aghanim's ShardGrants a new ability, Roll Up.
+20% Attack Damage as Swashbuckle Damage25-15s Rolling Thunder Cooldown
+2s Rolling Thunder Duration20-1.5s Shield Crash Cooldown
-2s Swashbuckle Cooldown15+125 Shield Crash Barrier
+2 Lucky Shot Armor Reduction10+200 Swashbuckle Slash Range
Matchups
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 Pangolier: counter picks →Benchmarks on the hero
Average beats half of the players on this hero, good beats 80%, great beats 95%.
Gold per minute
average 570good 657great 734
Experience per minute
average 776good 991great 1,181
Last hits per minute
average 6.9good 8.6great 9.9
Hero damage per minute
average 665good 855great 1,074
Win rate by rank
The curve is pub winrate, pick rate under each rank
Hero at a glance
Complexity: mediumIt does best in Divine (46.6% wins) and wins 43.6% of Turbo games. Hero positions in pro matches: position 2 (mid) in 82% of games. Pros usually build Diffusal Blade, Blink Dagger and Aghanim's Shard by minute 21. It struggles most against Meepo, Omniknight and Naga Siren and has the easiest time against Templar Assassin, Shadow Demon and Sand King.