Hoodwink dota 26/15/2023 ![]() Either is typically accompanied with a value level of Scurry, but it is entirely optional. ![]() The first is the default one: Hoodwink should be active, setting up kills and ganks, so having more nuking power and more disable time is always nice. There are two main Hoodwink builds right now: one maxing out Bushwhack and one maxing out Acorn shot. There is more of an emphasis on the tail end of this numbered sequence, at least in terms of high-level play viability, but the heroes are still somewhat interchangeable. Overall, when it comes to the hero’s role, we think Hoodwink doesn’t pass this specific uniqueness test: she more or less fits into the game in the same exact way Windranger does, being a 2/3/4 flex hero. Something like an Earth Spirit, Tuskar, or Clockwerk in lane would go a long way when it comes to your chances of winning. Hoodwink can’t reliably do that, so if you intend on picking her for a position three, make it clear to your teammates beforehand. “We need a tank” is both a meme and a pretty serious strategic concern: any lineup could realistically use a hero who goes in first, forces enemy reactions, soaks up the initial burst damage and disables, while also providing vision for their team. Not because Hoodwink is weak or isn’t fit to be an offlane core, but rather because it requires your team to have a frontline hero in some other role. Of the two roles left, we think the position four is slightly more viable. Statistics-wise, we would argue that the offlane as either three or four are the best fit: Hoodwink can be played Mid or as a position five, but for the former she doesn’t scale nearly as well, hence will require extra skill to pull off, and for the latter, the hero is slightly on the greedier side. This is the reason we primarily see Hoodwink as position two, three, or four. Given her kit that doesn’t scale too impressively but has a decent variety of utility and nuke damage, a support role or a tempo core one did fit the hero well. The first thing that happens to every new hero is the community trying to figure out where and in which role they could realistically play them.
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