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Razor

Razor: Ranged, position 3 (offlane), position 1 (carry), Durable, Nuker, Pusher. In patch 7.41f the hero has a 50.2% win rate in pubs and a 6.7% pick rate.

With a deadly lightning storm at his command, Razor charges into battle. Deploying a sweeping ring of electrified plasma to fry his enemies, he links with foes to drain them of their power and use it against them.

Rangedposition 3 (offlane)position 1 (carry)DurableNukerPusher
50.2%Win rate · all pubs
6.7%picked in 1 of 15 games
51.4%Turbo · 138,032 games
Complexity: easy
Cheat sheet · patch 7.41f

How to play Razor

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

1What to build?

Start
Iron BranchTangoCircletMagic StickFaerie FireSlippers of Agility
Laning
Wraith Band2′Magic Wand4′Band of Elvenskin6′Power Treads7′
Core
Manta Style20′Sange and Yasha21′Black King Bar24′

Core items in order: Manta Style (around minute 20), Sange and Yasha (around minute 21), Black King Bar (around minute 24).

Full build by minute →

2How to skill?

Lv 1–4Plasma FieldStatic LinkPlasma FieldStatic Link
Maxed by level
Plasma Field
lv 7
Storm Surge
lv 12
Static Link
lv 15
Eye of the Storm
lv 17
11+4 Armor16+12 Strength18-0.1s Eye of the Storm Strike Interval

Max Plasma Field, then Storm Surge, then Static Link.

Abilities and talents →

3Who counters the hero?

Toughest opponents: Meepo, Enigma and Medusa; easiest: Shadow Fiend, Lone Druid and Jakiro.

All 122 opponents →

4How much to farm?

551653738

Half of the players on this hero farm under 551 gold per minute; the top 5% get over 738.

5Common mistakes by role

Died with gold in pocketEnemy took the runesAegis without buildings

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

AI coach

Compare your Razor 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 Razor 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 Razor benchmark: 551 GPM for an average player, 653 for a good one.
  • Timings against pros: they have Manta Style by minute 20, 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 · 41.0% wins · OpenDota
0′5′10′15′20′25′30′35′40′
Iron Branch · 94%Tango · 75%Circlet · 57%Magic Stick · 41%Faerie Fire · 38%Slippers of Agility · 25%
Starting
Wraith Band2′52%
Magic Wand4′72%
Band of Elvenskin6′47%
Power Treads7′90%
Wind Lace8′44%
Falcon Blade8′51%
Manta Style20′47%
Sange and Yasha21′30%
Black King Bar24′65%
Aghanim's Shard30′28%
Satanic34′32%

Skill build

9% of 96 pro matches

All abilities and talents →
  1. 1Plasma Field
  2. 2Static Link
  3. 3Plasma Field
  4. 4Static Link
  5. 5Plasma Field
  6. 6Eye of the Storm
  7. 7Plasma Field
  8. 8Storm Surge
  9. 9Storm Surge
  10. 10Storm Surge
  11. 11T
  12. 12Storm Surge
  13. 13Eye of the Storm
  14. 14Static Link
  15. 15Static Link
  16. 16T
  17. 17Eye of the Storm
  18. 18T
  • Lvl 11+4 Armor
  • Lvl 16+12 Strength
  • Lvl 18-0.1s Eye of the Storm Strike Interval
Plasma Field

Plasma Field

без цели, мгновенная

Releases a wave of energetic plasma that grows in power as it expands, but also zaps on contraction, slowing and dealing damage to enemy units caught in its path. Damage and slow increases with distance from Razor. The Plasma Field hits each unit twice, once each direction.

Pros max it by level 7

Static Link

Static Link

на цель

Creates a charged link between Razor and an enemy Hero, stealing damage from the target and giving it to Razor. Allows Razor to attack while moving with the link active.

Pros max it by level 15

Storm Surge

Storm Surge

пассивная

There's a chance when attacked, and always when targeted with a spell, to release a forked lightning that strikes the target and other nearby enemies, prioritizing the unit type of the attacker, dealing damage and slowing movement speed.

Pros max it by level 12

Unstable Current

Unstable Current

пассивная · innate

Passively increases Razor's movement speed.

Eye of the Storm

Eye of the Storm

без цели, мгновенная

A powerful lightning storm strikes out at the enemy unit with the lowest health, dealing damage and reducing armor.

Pros max it by level 17

Aghanim's Scepter
Aghanim's ScepterUpgrades Eye of the Storm.
Aghanim's Shard
Aghanim's ShardUpgrades Storm Surge.
Creates A Second Plasma Field Delayed By 0.8s25Static Link Steals Attack Speed
+35% Storm Surge Slow and Damage20-0.1s Eye of the Storm Strike Interval
+6 Static Link Damage Steal15+12 Strength
+0.75s Plasma Field Slow Duration10+4 Armor

Matchups

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

All opponents · 122 →

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

Who to pick against Razor: counter picks →

Benchmarks on the hero

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

Gold per minute
551653738
Experience per minute
7499421,064
Last hits per minute
6.88.29.5
Hero damage per minute
7309181,169

Win rate by rank

The curve is pub winrate, pick rate under each rank

pubs · OpenDota
48495051525351.0Heraldpick 9%49.7Guardianpick 8%50.2Crusaderpick 7%50.3Archonpick 6%50.2Legendpick 6%50.2Ancientpick 6%49.8Divinepick 6%51.4Turbo

Hero at a glance

Complexity: easy

It does best in Herald (51.0% wins) and wins 51.4% of Turbo games. Hero positions in pro matches: position 3 (offlane) in 48% of games and position 1 (carry) in 33% of games. Pros usually build Manta Style, Sange and Yasha and Black King Bar by minute 24. It struggles most against Meepo, Enigma and Medusa and has the easiest time against Shadow Fiend, Lone Druid and Jakiro.

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