Wraithfire Blast
на цельWraith King sears an enemy unit with spectral fire, dealing damage and stunning, then dealing damage over time and slowing the target.
Pros max it by level 15
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Wraith King
Wraith King: Melee, position 3 (offlane), position 1 (carry), Durable, Disabler, Initiator. In patch 7.41f the hero has a 55.2% win rate in pubs and a 13.1% pick rate.
Striding fearlessly toward his enemies, Wraith King stuns his foes and slashes them into submission. Should his enemies gain the upper hand, his self-resurrecting ultimate ensures he'll have another chance to swing his sword.
Meleeposition 3 (offlane)position 1 (carry)DurableDisablerInitiator
55.2%Win rate · all pubs
13.1%picked in 1 of 8 games
56.6%Turbo · 240,224 games
Complexity: easy
Cheat sheet · patch 7.41f
How to play Wraith King
Build and skills from 100 pro matches, STRATZ matchups and OpenDota norms
1What to build?
Start
Laning
2′
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2′3′7′Core
13′
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13′17′21′Core items in order: Armlet of Mordiggian (around minute 13), Radiance (around minute 17), Desolator (around minute 21).
Full build by minute →2How to skill?
Lv 1–4
Maxed by level
lv 7
lv 10
lv 15
lv 17
11+8% Vampiric Spirit Lifesteal16+300 Health18+50 Attack Speed
Max Bone Guard, then Mortal Strike, then Wraithfire Blast.
Abilities and talents →3Who counters the hero?
Toughest opponents: Naga Siren, Meepo and Visage; easiest: Faceless Void, Shadow Fiend and Clinkz.
All 125 opponents →4How much to farm?
592average691good777great
Half of the players on this hero farm under 592 gold per minute; the top 5% get over 777.
5Common mistakes by role
Died with gold in pocketEnemy took the runesAegis without buildingsFewer than 20 reviews on this hero so far, so these are guides for the mid and offlane role.
Compare your Wraith King 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
- Died with gold in pocketDied while holding enough gold for a whole item.
- Enemy took the runesIn mid your opponent took two or more power or water runes than you.
- Aegis without buildingsYour team took Roshan but broke no building during the 5 minutes of Aegis.
- Key spell not used in the fightYour ultimate, BKB or another key ability was never used in the fight.
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 Wraith King 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 Wraith King benchmark: 592 GPM for an average player, 691 for a good one.
- Timings against pros: they have Armlet of Mordiggian 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.
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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′Starting
2′63%
3′69%
7′81%13′39%17′65%21′29%
21′73%
26′52%
2′63%3′69%7′81%13′39%17′65%21′29%21′73%26′52%Skill build
19% of 94 pro matches
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- Lvl 11+8% Vampiric Spirit Lifesteal
- Lvl 16+300 Health
- Lvl 18+50 Attack Speed
Bone Guard
без целиGains a Charge for every 2 creeps killed and 2 charges per hero killed. Activate to spend all charges, summoning skeletons that respawn once when killed. Skeletons benefit from Vampiric Spirit's lifesteal.
Pros max it by level 7
Mortal Strike
пассивнаяWraith King passively deals bonus damage on an attack with a cooldown.
Pros max it by level 10
Vampiric Spirit
пассивная · innateGrants Wraith King Lifesteal. When slain Wraith King turns into a free pathing Wraith with Bonus Attack and Movement Speed for a short duration, delaying his death. Wraith King cannot reincarnate after being a Wraith.
Reincarnation
на цельWraith King's form regroups after death, allowing him to resurrect when killed in battle. Upon death, enemy units in a 600 radius are slowed. Skeletons spawn and attack each nearby enemy hero. Can be self-cast to kill Wraith King instantly.
Pros max it by level 17
Aghanim's ScepterUpgrades Reincarnation.
Aghanim's ShardUpgrades Mortal Strike.
-2s Mortal Strike Cooldown25Reincarnation Casts Wraithfire Blast
+50 Attack Speed20+5 Bone Guard Skeletons Spawned
+0.75s Wraithfire Blast Stun Duration15+300 Health
+8% Vampiric Spirit Lifesteal10+2s Wraithfire Blast Slow Duration
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 Wraith King: 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 592good 691great 777
Experience per minute
average 756good 967great 1,138
Last hits per minute
average 7.9good 9.5great 11.0
Hero damage per minute
average 681good 952great 1,238
Win rate by rank
The curve is pub winrate, pick rate under each rank
Hero at a glance
Complexity: easyIt does best in Herald (56.7% wins) and wins 56.6% of Turbo games. Hero positions in pro matches: position 3 (offlane) in 50% of games and position 1 (carry) in 48% of games. Pros usually build Armlet of Mordiggian, Radiance and Desolator by minute 21. It struggles most against Naga Siren, Meepo and Visage and has the easiest time against Faceless Void, Shadow Fiend and Clinkz.