Windranger
The western forests guard their secrets well. One of these is Lyralei, master archer of the wood, and favored godchild of the wind. Known now as Windranger, Lyralei's family was killed in a storm on the night of her birth--their house blown down by the gale, contents scattered to the winds. Only the newborn survived among the debris field of death and destruction. In the quiet after the storm, the wind itself took notice of the lucky infant crying in the grass. The wind pitied the child and so lifted her into the sky and deposited her on a doorstep in a neighboring village. In the years that followed, the wind returned occasionally to the child's life, watching from a distance while she honed her skills. Now, after many years of training, Windranger fires her arrows true to their targets. She moves with blinding speed, as if hastened by a wind ever at her back. With a flurry of arrows,…
Hero lore
The western forests guard their secrets well. One of these is Lyralei, master archer of the wood, and favored godchild of the wind. Known now as Windranger, Lyralei's family was killed in a storm on the night of her birth--their house blown down by the gale, contents scattered to the winds. Only the newborn survived among the debris field of death and destruction. In the quiet after the storm, the wind itself took notice of the lucky infant crying in the grass. The wind pitied the child and so lifted her into the sky and deposited her on a doorstep in a neighboring village. In the years that followed, the wind returned occasionally to the child's life, watching from a distance while she honed her skills. Now, after many years of training, Windranger fires her arrows true to their targets. She moves with blinding speed, as if hastened by a wind ever at her back. With a flurry of arrows,…
Compact stat and ability fields shown here were checked against patch 7.41e where this model represents the changed field. Talents and full mechanics remain in the official notes.
Windranger abilities
Shackles the target to an enemy unit or tree in a line directly behind it. If no unit or tree is present, the stun duration is reduced to 0.6.
CHANNELED - Windranger charges her bow for up to 1 second for a single powerful shot, which deals more damage the longer it is charged. The arrow damages and slows enemies' movement speed along its path. For each enemy that Powershot hits, its damage and slow…
Increases movement speed and adds evasion from all physical attacks.
Vector Targeted. Summons a strong wind that pushes all enemies in the target area towards the target direction.
End your Focus Fire early.
Hidden, No Target
Windranger channels the wind to gain 0 additional attack speed against a single enemy unit or structure, though with a reduction to her attack damage. Extra damage from secondary item effects is not reduced.
Using an ability conjures a stacking Tailwind that gives Windranger a brief burst of movement speed. Movement speed bonus gradually starts fading halfway through the Tailwind duration. Passively increases Windranger's max movement speed.
Passive, HiddenPopular items by game phase
OpenDota professional-match aggregate as of Jul 21, 2026, 9:50 PM UTC. Popularity rows are independent phase totals, not a coherent build, sequence, or win-rate advice.
Starting
6 items- 1
Iron Branch198 selections · 31% - 2
Circlet104 selections · 16.3% - 3
Tango82 selections · 12.8% - 4
Faerie Fire80 selections · 12.5% - 5
Observer and Sentry Wards52 selections · 8.1% - 6
Blood Grenade42 selections · 6.6%
Early
6 items- 1
Boots of Speed97 selections · 31.3% - 2
Power Treads55 selections · 17.7% - 3
Null Talisman48 selections · 15.5% - 4
Bracer38 selections · 12.3% - 5
Javelin35 selections · 11.3% - 6
Urn of Shadows16 selections · 5.2%
Mid
6 items- 1
Mithril Hammer91 selections · 18% - 2
Maelstrom52 selections · 10.3% - 3
Blade of Alacrity45 selections · 8.9% - 4
Ogre Axe40 selections · 7.9% - 5
Hyperstone36 selections · 7.1% - 6
Mjollnir35 selections · 6.9%
Late
6 items- 1
Demon Edge43 selections · 10.2% - 2
Crystalys40 selections · 9.5% - 3
Daedalus38 selections · 9% - 4
Force Staff36 selections · 8.6% - 5
Blink Dagger29 selections · 6.9% - 6
Black King Bar25 selections · 5.9%
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Windranger — frequently asked
What are Windranger's abilities in Dota 2?
Windranger's abilities are Shackleshot, Powershot, Windrun, Gale Force, Focus Fire Cancel, Focus Fire, Tailwind. It is a Universal ranged hero played as Carry, Support, Disabler.
What is Windranger's primary attribute?
Windranger is a Universal hero, starting with 18 strength (+2.6/lvl), 17 agility (+2.1/lvl) and 18 intelligence (+3.2/lvl), and a base move speed of 285.
What do the popular Windranger item phases mean?
The saved OpenDota aggregate is dated 2026-07-22. The phase lists summarize professional-match item popularity; they are not one coherent build, a recommended sequence, or win-rate advice.