Spirit Lance
на цельSends a magical spirit lance to a target enemy unit that damages and slows, while summoning an illusory phantom to attack the unit.
Pros max it by level 7
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Phantom Lancer
Phantom Lancer: Melee, position 1 (carry), Escape, Pusher, Nuker. In patch 7.41f the hero has a 53.0% win rate in pubs and a 12.1% pick rate.
Meleeposition 1 (carry)EscapePusherNuker
53.0%Win rate · all pubs
12.1%picked in 1 of 8 games
56.1%Turbo · 185,531 games
Cheat sheet · patch 7.41f
How to play Phantom Lancer
Build and skills from 100 pro matches, STRATZ matchups and OpenDota norms
1What to build?
Start
Laning
2′
6′
7′
2′6′7′Core
15′
21′
29′
15′21′29′Core items in order: Manta Style (around minute 15), Aghanim's Scepter (around minute 21), Eye of Skadi (around minute 29).
Full build by minute →2How to skill?
Lv 1–4
Maxed by level
lv 7
lv 10
lv 15
lv 17
11+3% Juxtapose Illusion Trigger Chance1650% Illusion Spirit Lance Damage18-70% Juxtapose Illusion Damage Taken
Max Spirit Lance, then Phantom Rush, then Doppelganger.
Abilities and talents →3Who counters the hero?
Toughest opponents: Meepo, Leshrac and Sven; easiest: Shadow Fiend, Gyrocopter and Terrorblade.
All 126 opponents →4How much to farm?
660average806good916great
Half of the players on this hero farm under 660 gold per minute; the top 5% get over 916.
5Common mistakes by role
Farming without visionNo gold for buybackLate key itemsFewer than 20 reviews on this hero so far, so these are guides for the carry role.
Compare your Phantom Lancer 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 carry role
- Farming without visionFarmed on the enemy half with no wards or allies while two enemies were unseen.
- No gold for buybackDied in the late game when a buyback was needed but unaffordable.
- Late key itemsCore items came 6 or more minutes later than pros get them on this hero.
- Greedy death while farmingDied because you stayed for a couple more creeps after two enemies went missing.
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 Phantom Lancer 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 Phantom Lancer benchmark: 660 GPM for an average player, 806 for a good one.
- Timings against pros: they have Manta Style by minute 15, 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.
0′5′10′15′20′25′30′35′40′45′50′Starting
2′24%
6′100%
7′61%
15′94%
21′93%29′69%
34′55%
35′57%
36′49%
37′35%
44′21%
2′24%6′100%7′61%15′94%21′93%29′69%34′55%35′57%36′49%37′35%44′21%Skill build
40% of 99 pro matches
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- Lvl 11+3% Juxtapose Illusion Trigger Chance
- Lvl 1650% Illusion Spirit Lance Damage
- Lvl 18-70% Juxtapose Illusion Damage Taken
Doppelganger
на точку, по областиPhantom Lancer briefly vanishes from the battlefield. After 1 second, Phantom Lancer and any of his nearby illusions reappear at a random position within the targeted location, along with two additional doppelgangers. Extends duration of all illusions. The two added doppelgangers have different properties: one takes normal damage and deals none, while the other takes 500% bonus damage and deals -80% less damage. DISPEL TYPE: Basic Dispel
Pros max it by level 15
Phantom Rush
мгновенная, без целиWhen targeting an enemy for an attack, Phantom Lancer quickly charges into range, gaining increased movement speed and evasion.
Pros max it by level 10
Illusory Armaments
пассивная · innateWhenever an illusion of Phantom Lancer is created, its outgoing damage cannot go below a fixed value for 3 seconds.
Juxtapose
пассивнаяPhantom Lancer has a chance to fracture his presence on an attack, creating an illusion of himself. Illusions also have a chance to fracture further. Illusions created from Phantom Lancer last for 8 seconds, while illusions created from other illusions last 4 seconds.
Pros max it by level 17
Aghanim's ScepterUpgrades Phantom Rush.
Aghanim's ShardUpgrades Juxtapose.
-4s Doppelganger Cooldown25+2s Illusory Armaments Duration
+100 Spirit Lance Damage20-70% Juxtapose Illusion Damage Taken
50% Illusion Spirit Lance Damage15+125 Doppelganger Cast Range
+1s Spirit Lance Slow Duration10+3% Juxtapose Illusion Trigger Chance
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 Phantom Lancer: 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 660good 806great 916
Experience per minute
average 836good 1,091great 1,316
Last hits per minute
average 10.1good 12.0great 13.3
Hero damage per minute
average 654good 914great 1,258
Win rate by rank
The curve is pub winrate, pick rate under each rank
Hero at a glance
It does best in Ancient (53.4% wins) and wins 56.1% of Turbo games. Hero positions in pro matches: position 1 (carry) in 99% of games. Pros usually build Manta Style, Aghanim's Scepter and Eye of Skadi by minute 29. It struggles most against Meepo, Leshrac and Sven and has the easiest time against Shadow Fiend, Gyrocopter and Terrorblade.