Dark Willow — Dota 2 hero

Dark Willow

IntelligenceRangedSupportNukerDisablerEscape

Dark Willow Pro Match Statistics

47.4%Win Rate
8.7%Pick Rate
2.7%Ban Rate
-3% Trend

Dark Willow Win Rate by Game Phase — Power Spikes & Scaling

Dark Willow is strongest during the early game (0–16 minutes), achieving a 43.9% win rate across 57 professional matches. Dark Willow is an early-game-oriented hero whose effectiveness diminishes as matches extend. With a 43.9% early game win rate declining to 15.4% in the late game, teams drafting Dark Willow should prioritize closing out games before opponents reach their power spikes. Professional win rates by game phase: Early game (0–16 min): 43.9% win rate over 57 games. Mid game (16–38 min): 43.6% win rate over 55 games. Late game (38–52.5 min): 15.4% win rate over 13 games. Hard late game (52.5+ min): 0% win rate over 3 games. Dark Willow is most vulnerable during the late game with a 15.4% win rate — opponents should aim to force decisive engagements during this window. Heroes with similar early game performance include Windranger (43.6%), Bristleback (44.2%), Slardar (44.4%).

PhaseDurationWin RateGames
Early Game Strongest0–16 min43.9%5757 games43.9%
Mid Game 16–38 min43.6%5555 games43.6%
Late Game Weakest38–52.5 min15.4%1313 games15.4%
Hard Late Game 52.5+ min0%33 games0%

Heroes with Similar Early Game Performance

Dota 2 heroes with similar laning phase win rates (0–16 min) in professional matches
Windranger — 43.6% early game win rate, similar scaling to Dark Willow in Dota 2 pro matchesWindranger133 games43.6%Bristleback — 44.2% early game win rate, similar scaling to Dark Willow in Dota 2 pro matchesBristleback77 games44.2%Slardar — 44.4% early game win rate, similar scaling to Dark Willow in Dota 2 pro matchesSlardar72 games44.4%Pugna — 44.4% early game win rate, similar scaling to Dark Willow in Dota 2 pro matchesPugna18 games44.4%Silencer — 43.3% early game win rate, similar scaling to Dark Willow in Dota 2 pro matchesSilencer30 games43.3%

Heroes with Similar Mid Game Performance

Heroes matching Dark Willow's mid game performance (16–38 min) in competitive Dota 2
Weaver — 43.6% mid game win rate, similar scaling to Dark Willow in Dota 2 pro matchesWeaver55 games43.6%Lifestealer — 43.5% mid game win rate, similar scaling to Dark Willow in Dota 2 pro matchesLifestealer23 games43.5%Omniknight — 43.5% mid game win rate, similar scaling to Dark Willow in Dota 2 pro matchesOmniknight23 games43.5%Sven — 43.8% mid game win rate, similar scaling to Dark Willow in Dota 2 pro matchesSven32 games43.8%Bristleback — 43.3% mid game win rate, similar scaling to Dark Willow in Dota 2 pro matchesBristleback67 games43.3%

Heroes with Similar Late Game Performance

Late game scaling comparison — heroes performing similarly to Dark Willow in 38–52.5 min pro games
Marci — 30% late game win rate, similar scaling to Dark Willow in Dota 2 pro matchesMarci10 games30%Centaur Warrunner — 31.3% late game win rate, similar scaling to Dark Willow in Dota 2 pro matchesCentaur Warrunner16 games31.3%Dragon Knight — 33.3% late game win rate, similar scaling to Dark Willow in Dota 2 pro matchesDragon Knight15 games33.3%Primal Beast — 33.3% late game win rate, similar scaling to Dark Willow in Dota 2 pro matchesPrimal Beast12 games33.3%Shadow Shaman — 35.3% late game win rate, similar scaling to Dark Willow in Dota 2 pro matchesShadow Shaman17 games35.3%

Heroes with Similar Hard Late Game Performance

Ultra-late game specialists with comparable 52.5+ min win rates in professional Dota 2

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