Grave Chill
на цельVisage drains the movement and attack speed of the targeted unit, gaining the drained speed for itself and nearby Familiars.
Pros max it by level 7
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Visage
Visage: Ranged, position 3 (offlane), Nuker, Durable, Disabler, Pusher. In patch 7.41f the hero has a 52.2% win rate in pubs and a 1.8% pick rate.
As his deadly familiars scout the field, Visage cloaks himself in armor and seeks the next battle. Once near a skirmish, he gathers soul energy from damage inflicted upon nearby fighters before releasing it in a devastating attack.
Rangedposition 3 (offlane)NukerDurableDisablerPusher
52.2%Win rate · all pubs
1.8%picked in 1 of 56 games
47.6%Turbo · 30,499 games
Complexity: hard
Cheat sheet · patch 7.41f
How to play Visage
Build and skills from 100 pro matches, STRATZ matchups and OpenDota norms
1What to build?
Start
Laning
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3′6′6′9′Core
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15′17′20′Core items in order: Vladmir's Offering (around minute 15), Boots of Bearing (around minute 17), Orchid Malevolence (around minute 20).
Full build by minute →2How to skill?
Lv 1–4
Maxed by level
lv 7
lv 10
lv 15
lv 17
11+6 Visage and Familiars Base Damage16Soul Assumption Hits 3 Targets18+1 Armor Corruption to Visage and Familiars
Max Grave Chill, then Gravekeeper's Cloak, then Soul Assumption.
Abilities and talents →3Who counters the hero?
Toughest opponents: Void Spirit, Medusa and Enigma; easiest: Bristleback, Shadow Fiend and Venomancer.
All 108 opponents →4How much to farm?
451average554good640great
Half of the players on this hero farm under 451 gold per minute; the top 5% get over 640.
5Common mistakes by role
Missed objective windowNo TP to defendLost laneFewer than 20 reviews on this hero so far, so these are guides for the mid and offlane role.
Compare your Visage 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
- Missed objective windowThree enemies were dead, and your team took no tower and no Roshan.
- 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.
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 Visage 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 Visage benchmark: 451 GPM for an average player, 554 for a good one.
- Timings against pros: they have Vladmir's Offering 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′Starting
3′75%
6′74%
6′58%
9′23%
11′57%15′48%17′45%20′24%
22′57%
22′21%
28′41%
30′43%
3′75%6′74%6′58%9′23%11′57%15′48%17′45%20′24%22′57%22′21%28′41%30′43%Skill build
10% of 96 pro matches
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- Lvl 11+6 Visage and Familiars Base Damage
- Lvl 16Soul Assumption Hits 3 Targets
- Lvl 18+1 Armor Corruption to Visage and Familiars
Soul Assumption
на цельVisage gathers charges of soul essence each time nearby heroes take more than 100 damage. When the essence is released, it deals base damage as well as damage for each gathered soul charge.
Pros max it by level 15
Gravekeeper's Cloak
пассивнаяVisage generates a layered barrier that protects him from damage. If he receives damage from a player, one layer is removed, and takes time to recover.Visage's Familiars are protected by his cloak when within 900 range of him, based on the number of layers Visage has.
Pros max it by level 10
Silent as the Grave
без цели, мгновенная · innateVisage gains flying movement and bonus movement speed. Upon attacking or casting, the speed and flying movement are lost and Visage and his familiars deal additional attack damage for 2s.
Summon Familiars
без цели, мгновеннаяConjures 2 blind Familiars to fight for Visage. Familiars possess the Stone Form ability, that allows them to turn into stone, stunning enemies upon landing. While in Stone Form, Familiars are invulnerable, and rapidly regenerate their health. Familiars grant high bounty when killed. The ability can be cast in the alt-cast state to recall Visages familiars after 4s, during which they cannot attack or act.
Pros max it by level 17
Aghanim's ScepterUpgrades Silent as the Grave.
Aghanim's ShardUpgrades Gravekeeper's Cloak.
-2s Gravekeeper's Cloak Recovery Time25+1 Familiar
+30 Soul Assumption Damage Per Charge20+1 Armor Corruption to Visage and Familiars
+2s Grave Chill Duration15Soul Assumption Hits 3 Targets
-1s Soul Assumption Cooldown10+6 Visage and Familiars Base Damage
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 Visage: 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 451good 554great 640
Experience per minute
average 584good 677great 792
Last hits per minute
average 4.1good 5.4great 6.1
Hero damage per minute
average 536good 741great 949
Win rate by rank
The curve is pub winrate, pick rate under each rank
Hero at a glance
Complexity: hardIt does best in Ancient (55.6% wins) and wins 47.6% of Turbo games. Hero positions in pro matches: position 3 (offlane) in 67% of games. Pros usually build Vladmir's Offering, Boots of Bearing and Orchid Malevolence by minute 20. It struggles most against Void Spirit, Medusa and Enigma and has the easiest time against Bristleback, Shadow Fiend and Venomancer.