It’s been an unprecedented resurgence for Enchantress in Dota 2, with the hero receiving some massive boosts over the past few patches, and yet despite her recent success in pro play, the hero is failing to catch on in ranked play. What’s going on?
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Elite League Season Two concludes later today, and this is the final look at a few Dota 2 teams ahead of The International in September. One of the top picks is Enchantress, who’s put up a solid 66 percent win rate out of 42 picks according to stats site Spectral. Most teams also want little to do with the support; she’s been banned 66 times, making her one of the most hotly contested heroes at the event.
However, when you compare these stats to her play speed in regular rankings, something is amiss. Enchantress has an abysmal 47 percent win rate on Dotabuff, putting her at the very bottom of the 124-hero pool. She is barely seen with a pick rate of only three percent. However, her effectiveness in pro play is as a much tougher support, while regular players still try to force her into a damage dealer.
Gone are the days of being able to max out Impetus previously, with pro players building in Enchantress' powerful Overprotective Wisps facet for that healing boost. This was almost always the better choice of her facet options, but after a change implemented with patch 7.37 this week, her Spellbound facet looks a lot better than the older dual neutral tokens previously offered.
