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Hero Mastery

Magnus

A classic teamfight initiator: Reverse Polarity sucks in and stuns the whole enemy team for your carry to clean up.

Pos 2 · MidlanerPos 3 · Offlaner
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Mastery parameters

Your GPM, last hits and damage per game against other Magnus players — average vs Top 20%.

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Learning journey

  1. 1 Know the kit
  2. 2 Win the lane
  3. 3 Timing & rotations
  4. 4 Win the fights
  5. 5 Master

5 stages, each with one target from your own games and one short quiz. Make Magnus your mastery hero to start — progress shows on Home and Arcana.

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Phase by phase

The 1v1: last hits + rune control

You 70%Team 30%

  • Skills in lane — Pro cores max Empower (W) first — 73% of 242 games since patch 7.41, then Shockwave (Q). First talent at level 11.

  • BKB online — guaranteed initiation — BKB ensures no stun cancels your Blink–RP. It turns your initiation from a gamble into a reliable play.

Skills 1–7

  1. Q1
  2. E2
  3. Q3
  4. E4
  5. Q5
  6. R6
  7. Q7

Starting items

  • Iron Branch38%
  • Circlet of Nobility15%
  • Tango13%
  • Gauntlets of Strength7%
  • Quelling Blade7%
  • Faerie Fire5%

Pros buy this phase

  • Power Treads70%
  • Mask of Madness13%
  • Blink Dagger8%
  • Phase Boots3%
  • Arcane Boots3%
The Midlaner's job this phase
  • Focus on last hits & denies — a 10-creep lead by minute 5 is a real level advantage.
  • Minutes 6, 8, 10, …: check water/power runes. A full Bottle means you can spam spells.
  • Ask a support to arrive 30 seconds before power runes when your lane is rough.

Magnus

Counters & weaknesses

Magic burst hero

The items that shut Magnus down, 3 heroes that trouble it, and your answer when you play it.

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Why this way? How OpenAI Five learned

  1. One hero, one role first

    OpenAI's first bot played only Shadow Fiend, only mid, until it mastered it. Stay on Magnus in one role before moving on.

  2. Small, measurable rewards

    OpenAI Five was rewarded for last hits and staying alive long before it understood winning. That's why each journey stage has one number to hit.

  3. From yourself to the team

    Its 'team spirit' rose over the game: early on, look after yourself; late, play for the team. Each phase's meter shows the split.

  4. Use proven builds

    OpenAI Five's builds were hand-written, not trial and error. Start from the pro build, then experiment.

Phase items: what pros buy on this hero (OpenDota). Parameters: percentiles of players on this hero (OpenDota). Item effects checked against Valve's own item data.