Hoodwink counter and synergy picks
Pick Hoodwink with Wraith King to increase win-rate from 47.1% to 54.2% or against Monkey King to increase win-rate to 55.1% in Patch 7.39b.
Good with...
...based on stats [7.39b]
| Hero | Change in Win Rate ▼ |
|---|---|
7.1% | |
6.3% | |
5.2% | |
5.1% | |
4.2% | |
3.9% | |
3.8% | |
3.6% | |
3.3% | |
3.3% | |
3.0% | |
3.0% | |
2.7% | |
2.6% | |
2.6% |
...based on gameplay [7.39b]
Sand King's Epicenter and Burrowstrike create a great set up for Sharpshooter and Bushwhack as well as being good laning partners, able to generate kill potential early with chainstuns and hard to mitigate magic damage.
Centaurs Stomp creates a great set up for Sharpshooter and Bushwhack as well as being good laning partners, able to generate kill potential early with chainstuns and hard to mitigate magic damage.
Slardar's Slithereen Crush creates a great set up for Sharpshooter and Bushwhack as well as being good laning partners, able to generate kill potential early with chainstuns and deal immense physical damage due to Corrosive Haze lowering armor and Acorn shot dealing physical damage.
Mars and Hoodwink have excellent synergy. Mars' Arena of Blood keeps enemies locked in place, making it easier for Hoodwink to land Bushwhack and Sharpshooter. Spear of Mars into a tree also sets up Bushwhack, creating a deadly disable chain. Both heroes excel at long-range skirmishes and teamfights.
Axe initiates fights and holds enemies in place with Berserker’s Call, allowing Hoodwink to follow up with Bushwhack and Sharpshooter safely. His tankiness lets her stay back and deal damage while he soaks pressure. Together they can dominate early skirmishes and snowball off pickoffs.
Bane can hold enemies in place with Nightmare or Fiend’s Grip, making it easy for Hoodwink to line up her full combo. Their double-disable combo is effective in ganks and pickoffs. Bane’s sustain from Brain Sap also helps Hoodwink survive in a harass-heavy lane.
Treant creates tree cover for Hoodwink’s Scurry and Bushwhack, making her more elusive and increasing her disable potential. Leech Seed and Living Armor help her survive trades. The combination of Overgrowth and Sharpshooter is deadly in teamfights.
Tidehunter frontlines with Kraken Shell and anchors teamfights with Ravage, allowing Hoodwink to stay safe and unleash her damage. Ravage stuns all enemies, giving her time to aim and hit Sharpshooter. The pair offers strong control in large engagements.
Clockwerk traps enemies with Power Cogs, holding them in place for Bushwhack and Sharpshooter. His early-game aggression complements Hoodwink’s burst damage. Together, they can dominate the early game by rotating and picking off targets quickly.
Pudge’s Meat Hook brings enemies close to trees, giving Hoodwink easy Bushwhack setups. Dismember also holds targets still for Sharpshooter. The two can snowball with early kills and maintain pressure across the map with strong pickoff potent
...core items [7.39b]
A core Boots upgrade that helps with mana sustain to spam spells for fighting and clearing creep waves. Can be upgraded to Guardian Greaves later in the game.
A core item that improves your impact in teamfights with AoE lockdown. Also helps clear waves quickly with Acorn Shot as the Chain Lightning can proc on bounces.
A core item to boost your magic damage burst with spells on enemies hit by the Boomerang.
A core item to quickly close the gap on enemy heroes and lock them down with Bushwhack to follow up with your burst damage using Sharpshooter.
A core damage item to massively increase the burst potential of Acorn Shot and your right clicks.
A late game pick up to have an instant disable against elusive enemy heroes and follow up with your lockdown and damage spells to burst them down. Also provides mana regen to spam your spells.
Good against...
...based on stats [7.39b]
| Hero | Change in Win Rate ▼ |
|---|---|
8.0% | |
6.0% | |
5.5% | |
5.4% | |
5.4% | |
5.3% | |
5.0% | |
4.9% | |
4.9% | |
4.8% | |
4.7% | |
4.5% | |
4.1% | |
4.0% | |
3.6% |
...based on gameplay [7.39b]
Your ultimate can get rid of Passive abilities such as Huskars Berserker's Blood.
Your ultimate can get rid of Passive abilities such as Bristleback.
Your ultimate can get rid of Passive abilities such as Reactive Armor.
Your ultimate can get rid of Passive abilities such as Kraken Shell.
Hoodwink can catch Anti-Mage with Bushwhack before he blinks away and burst him with Sharpshooter. Her range allows her to harass safely while Scurry helps avoid his right-clicks. She excels at punishing him early before he becomes tanky.
Hoodwink can kite Elder Titan and avoid his stomp with Scurry. Her magic burst damages him heavily before he becomes tanky. Since she plays from range, she avoids getting caught in Echo Stomp and Astral Spirit trades
Hoodwink can burst down the real Arc Warden or his Tempest Double quickly using her combo. Her mobility and range help her avoid Spark Wraiths and Magnetic Field. She can pressure him early before he farms key items
Hoodwink can scout trees with Acorn Shot, revealing Monkey King while he's jumping. Bushwhack prevents him from using Jingu lifesteal and stops his combo. She can fight from outside his Wukong’s Command, making it harder for him to lock her down.Sharpshooter also help break monkey kings passive
Hoodwink’s burst from Sharpshooter can deal with Enchantress before her healing kicks in. Bushwhack disables her long enough to get past Untouchable. She struggles to catch Hoodwink due to her mobility and range.
She can stop his Onslaught or Trample with Bushwhack, interrupting his initiation. Her high burst damage from Sharpshooter punishes him before he builds tanky items. Scurry helps her stay mobile and avoid getting trampled or caught.
Bad against...
...based on stats [7.39b]
| Hero | Change in Win Rate ▲ |
|---|---|
-7.3% | |
-7.0% | |
-4.9% | |
-4.4% | |
-3.7% | |
-3.4% | |
-3.2% | |
-3.2% | |
-3.1% | |
-2.7% | |
-2.6% | |
-2.5% | |
-2.3% | |
-2.3% | |
-2.1% |
...based on gameplay [7.39b]
Mars's arena can break all the trees where Hoodwink is using to push out lanes or stay behind his teammates.
Spirit Breaker's charge can provide vision from a distance while Hoodwink is using the trees to hide.
Hoodwink struggles against Centaur because he is tanky and hard to burst. He can return a lot of damage with Retaliate when she trades. Stampede also allows him and his team to disengage or catch her easily.
Sand King’s Sand Storm gives him invisibility and damage over time, making it hard for Hoodwink to land her combo. He can also blink and burst her with Epicenter before she escapes. His teamfight presence outscales hers in mid to late game
Hoodwink’s single-target burst is weak against Phantom Lancer’s illusions. She has no built-in AoE or clear way to identify the real one. Once he gets Diffusal Blade, she runs out of mana quickly and can't escape easily.
Timbersaw is tanky and shrugs off Hoodwink’s magic burst. He also cuts down trees constantly with his abilities, disabling her Scurry movement. Her tree-based spells become unreliable when Timbersaw is nearby.
Spirit Breaker can lock down Hoodwink easily with Charge of Darkness and Nether Strike. Her escape is limited once he connects. He is tanky enough to survive her burst and excels at punishing squishy heroes like her.
Wraith King’s Reincarnation makes it hard for Hoodwink to kill him efficiently. She wastes her combo on his first life, and he can slow or stun her after reviving. He becomes harder to burst down as the game progresses.
Hoodwink struggles against Ogre Magi because he is very tanky and has high base armor, making it hard for her to burst him. His Fireblast and Ignite can lock her down and harass her in lane. Multicast makes his disables unpredictable and dangerous.
Visage is hard for Hoodwink to deal with due to his high magic resistance and Gravekeeper’s Cloak, which reduces her burst damage. His Familiars can scout and chase her easily, and her spells don’t clear them effectively. He also thrives in clustered fights where Hoodwink is less effective.
...counter items [7.39b]
Helps you sustain HP and mana as Hoodwink frequently uses her spells to harass, secure last hits, and set up kills.
Lets you quickly cut the tree to which Bushwhack will latch before it lands. Can also be used to cut trees to lower the impact of Scurry.
Lets you absorb a massive instance of damage from Bushwhack and Sharpshooter.
Gives you magic resistance to significantly reduce the damage taken from Hoodwink's magic heavy toolkit.
Lets you reflect damage back onto Hoodwink and potentially kill her from the massive burst of Sharpshooter.
Gives you and your team magic resistance and barrier to significantly reduce the damage taken from Hoodwink's magic heavy toolkit.
Lets you silence and kill Hoodwink in its duration without letting her get away with Scurry or have an impact in fights.
Provides armor against Acorn Shot as well as heal some of the AoE damage done by Hoodwink.
Gives you a form of lockdown against Hoodwink and catch up to her before she can Scurry away in treelines.
Gives you mobility to jump Hoodwink and possibly delete her at the start of the fight. Works well if you have an instant stun or hex.
Gives you debuff immunity and magic resistance to avoid the Bushwhack stun as well as reduce the damage taken from Hoodwink's magic heavy toolkit.
Gives you another layer of damage with a true strike right click that pierces the redirection of attacks close to trees from Hoodwink's innate.
Gives you magic resistance and barrier to significantly reduce the damage taken from Hoodwink's magic heavy toolkit as well as save yourself or an ally from Sharpshooter.
Lets you detect Hoodwink while she is invisible with Scurry in treelines with her level 15 talent.
Gives you an instant lockdown against Hoodwink and burst her down with a possible chain stun before she can get away with Scurry.
Lets you significantly lower the movement speed on Hoodwink with right clicks and catch her during Scurry to burst her down. Also provides tankiness to tank Sharpshooter.
Gives armor to your team to significantly reduce the burst damage from Acorn Shot.
Lets you silence and burst down Hoodwink with true stike on right clicks to pierce the redirection of attacks close to trees from Hoodwink's innate.
Gives you more accuracy on right clicks to pierce the redirection of attacks close to trees from Hoodwink's innate.
Gives you an instant disable against Hoodwink to burst her down in its duration before she can get away with Scurry.
Disperser allows you to dispel Hoodwink's Scurry and catch up to him.
Bad with...
...based on stats [7.39b]
| Hero | Change in Win Rate ▲ |
|---|---|
-6.6% | |
-6.2% | |
-5.9% | |
-5.9% | |
-5.8% | |
-5.6% | |
-4.5% | |
-4.3% | |
-4.3% | |
-4.2% | |
-4.0% | |
-3.9% | |
-3.7% | |
-3.6% | |
-3.6% |
