Leshrac · Mid (pos. 2)
Leshrac Safe Play Guide
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Overview
This guide is about playing Leshrac safely and consistently. Safe mid means keeping the wave pushed, never walking to the river without vision and taking only the runes you can take safely. The kit brings crowd control (stun) with Split Earth.
Strengths
- Reliable stun: Split Earth sets up kills and interrupts enemy channels.
- Pulse Nova can swing team fights: it hits several enemies at once.
- Takes towers quickly: Valve lists it as a Pusher.
Weaknesses
- No escape in the kit: without good positioning and vision, Leshrac is easy to catch.
- Low base armor (1): vulnerable to physical harass early on.
Build cheat sheet
Pick the build that fits what you want to do this game.
- Survival buildDefensiveRecommendedPrioritises the popular items that keep you alive — Veil of Discord and Kaya and Sange. Choose it against heavy disables or burst, or when you are the enemy's focus. Built from what Leshrac players buy in the public matches we measured.
- Against physical damageDefensiveSituationalFor games against right-click carries: keep your first two core items and add armor, evasion or damage block.
Builds
Survival build
When to use it
Prioritises the popular items that keep you alive — Veil of Discord and Kaya and Sange. Choose it against heavy disables or burst, or when you are the enemy's focus. Built from what Leshrac players buy in the public matches we measured.
Where it's played
Picked before the game: the main lane first, then the alternatives.
210%183%- MidMain83% of matchesMid lane, one against one (pos. 2).
- Safe lanePriority 210% of matchesSafe lane as the farming core (pos. 1).
Starting items
Core items
- 1Veil of Discord+175 Health, +10 Intelligence, +18% Spell Lifesteal. Active: Spell Weakness.
- 2Kaya and Sange+16 Strength, +16 Intelligence, +25% Slow Resistance.
- 3Bloodstone+625 Health, +450 Mana, +15 Intelligence. Active: Bloodpact.
- 4Black King Bar+10 Strength, +24 Damage. Active: Avatar.
Boots
Late game
Skill order
Max order:Diabolic Edict›Split Earth›Lightning Sto…
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Talents by level
- Pulse Nova triggers Lightning Storm+20 Diabolic Edict Explosions25
- Diabolic Edict Hits An Additional Target+30 Pulse Nova Damage20
- +80 Lightning Storm Damage+10% Damage Reduction during Pulse Nova15
- +1.5 Mana Regen+4 Armor10
Against physical damage
When to use it
For games against right-click carries: keep your first two core items and add armor, evasion or damage block.
Where it's played
Picked before the game: the main lane first, then the alternatives.
210%183%- MidMain83% of matchesMid lane, one against one (pos. 2).
- Safe lanePriority 210% of matchesSafe lane as the farming core (pos. 1).
Core items
- 1Blink Dagger
- 2Veil of Discord
Situational
Skill order
Max order:Diabolic Edict›Split Earth›Lightning Sto…
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Talents by level
- Pulse Nova triggers Lightning Storm+20 Diabolic Edict Explosions25
- Diabolic Edict Hits An Additional Target+30 Pulse Nova Damage20
- +80 Lightning Storm Damage+10% Damage Reduction during Pulse Nova15
- +1.5 Mana Regen+4 Armor10
Abilities
- Split Earth11s80 / 100 / 120 / 140 mpSplits the earth under enemies. Deals damage and stuns for a short duration.
- Stun delay
- 0.35
- Radius
- 150·170·190·210
- Stun duration
- 1.7
- Diabolic Edict22 / 21 / 20 / 19s90 / 120 / 150 / 180 mpSaturates the area around Leshrac with magical explosions that deal pure damage to enemy units and buildings. The fewer units available to attack, the more damage those units will take.
- Explosions
- 40
- Radius
- 450
- Damage per explosion
- 9·16·23·30
- Targets per explosion
- 1
- Lightning Storm4s80 / 100 / 120 / 140 mpSummons a lightning storm that blasts the target enemy unit, then strikes any nearby enemy units. Struck enemies have their move speed slowed.
- Damage
- 90·140·190·240
- Lightning strikes
- 5·7·9·11
- Lightning jump radius
- 450
- Movement slow
- 75%
- Slow duration
- 0.45·0.7·0.95·1.2
Nihilism25s75 mpCauses Leshrac and all nearby enemies to turn ethereal, preventing them from attacking, slowing them, and making them take more magic damage. Increases Leshrac's speed rather than reducing it. Does not cause Leshrac to take amplified damage.- Duration
- 4
- Increased magic damage
- 30%
- Slow
- 40%
- Radius
- 500
DefilementPassive- Pulse Nova1s50 / 60 / 70 mpCreates waves of damaging energy around Leshrac, one per second, to damage nearby enemy units. Drains Leshrac's mana with each pulse.
- Mana/sec
- 20·40·60
- Radius
- 500
- Damage
- 80·135·180
Most played skill order
The most played order in the last 25 professional matches with this hero. Highlighted levels are the points spent on talents.
Max order:Diabolic Edict›Split Earth›Lightning Sto…
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Strategy
1Safe laning
Safe mid means keeping the wave pushed, never walking to the river without vision and taking only the runes you can take safely. Trade when the enemy mid goes for a last hit and when you are a level ahead: in the solo lane each level is a real edge.
2Surviving fights
Your damage decides the opening seconds: look for the enemy support or carry out of position, and use Pulse Nova where it hits the most heroes. You have no escape in the kit, so your position is your defence: stay behind someone who can protect you.
3Positioning and peel
Stand where the enemy has to go through your team to reach you, and protect whoever the enemy focuses. Hold Split Earth for the enemy diver.
4Playing from behind
When the game goes badly, farm what's safe, defend with your team and wait for the enemy to make a mistake: a single won fight can turn it around.
Tips
- Save Split Earth for whoever jumps on your team.
- Go back when your key abilities are down: a reset costs less than a death.
- Never be the first to show on the map in the late game.
- If enemies are missing from the map, back off before they appear.
Matchups
Weak against
- Shadow Fiend44.7%win rate in the matchup
Leshrac only wins 44.7% of the 161 games measured against Shadow Fiend this patch.
161 matches
- Disruptor47.1%win rate in the matchup
Leshrac only wins 47.1% of the 138 games measured against Disruptor this patch.
138 matches
- Hoodwink47.8%win rate in the matchup
Leshrac only wins 47.8% of the 113 games measured against Hoodwink this patch.
113 matches
- Snapfire48.1%win rate in the matchup
Leshrac only wins 48.1% of the 156 games measured against Snapfire this patch.
156 matches
- Jakiro48.4%win rate in the matchup
Leshrac only wins 48.4% of the 161 games measured against Jakiro this patch.
161 matches
Changelog
- Guide created for patch 7.41.
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