Blink Dagger
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Overwhelming Blink in Dota 2: who buys it, when it wins and what it costs
Kevin · Dota2Arena · updated Oct 28, 2026 · numbers live from our scannerOverwhelming Blink costs 6,800 gold and shows up in 10% of ranked matches. Players holding it at the end win 70.4% of their games across 241,992 inventories, most often on Axe and Dragon Knight. It wins most in the mid game (95.6%) and least in the late game (68.4%).
What Overwhelming Blink does
Active: Overwhelming Blink
Teleport to a target point up to 1200 units away. After teleportation, all enemies in a 800 AoE take damage equal to 100 + 50% of your strength and an additional 100% over time, and have 50% movement speed slow and 50 attack speed slow for 6 seconds. Overwhelming Blink cannot be used for 3 seconds after taking damage from an enemy hero or Roshan.
In numbers: +25 strength, 15s cooldown.
- Self-casting will cause you to teleport in the direction of your team's fountain.
Who buys Overwhelming Blink
The share says how many games of a hero end with Overwhelming Blink in the inventory, the win rate is that hero's win rate in exactly those games. A high share with an average win rate means the item is standard on the hero; a low share with a high win rate means it is a situational pick that works when it is needed.
| Hero | Share of games | Win rate with it | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
| Axe | 7% | 67.3% | 24,701 |
| Dragon Knight | 6% | 73.9% | 19,153 |
| Ogre Magi | 4% | 69.1% | 16,148 |
| Pudge | 3% | 70.4% | 16,131 |
| Centaur Warrunner | 12% | 73.4% | 13,242 |
| Earthshaker | 4% | 67.0% | 12,274 |
| Wraith King | 4% | 73.7% | 11,130 |
| Tidehunter | 4% | 70.5% | 10,824 |
When to buy it
Win rate by match length tells you in which kind of game the item pays off. Items that win short games are usually bought early and snowball; items that win long games are late-game purchases or things you buy when the game is already going well, so read the number as "games with this item at this length" rather than as advice to rush it.
| Phase | Match length | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early game | under 25 min | 96.6% | 87 |
| Mid game | 25–40 min | 95.6% | 17,866 |
| Late game | over 40 min | 68.4% | 224,185 |
What to combine it with
These items sit in the same final inventory as Overwhelming Blink most often (based on every 4th match). Boots and other staples appear on almost every list; the interesting entries are the ones specific to this item.
| Item | In the same inventory | Cost |
|---|---|---|
 Black King Bar | 58% | 4,050 |
 Phase Boots | 33% | 1,450 |
 Shiva's Guard | 32% | 4,500 |
 Aghanim's Scepter | 27% | 4,200 |
 Heart of Tarrasque | 27% | 5,300 |
 Blade Mail | 22% | 2,400 |
 Power Treads | 19% | 1,400 |
 Octarine Core | 18% | 4,900 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Overwhelming Blink good right now?
In our window Overwhelming Blink ends up in winning inventories 70.4% of the time across 241,992 ranked games, above the 50 % mark. It does best in the mid game (95.6%) and worst in the late game (68.4%).
Which heroes buy Overwhelming Blink?
Axe (7% of games), Dragon Knight (6% of games), Ogre Magi (4% of games), Pudge (3% of games), Centaur Warrunner (12% of games). The highest win rate with it belongs to Dragon Knight at 73.9%.
How much does Overwhelming Blink cost and what do you need?
Overwhelming Blink costs 6,800 gold in total: Blink Dagger (2,250), Reaver (2,800) and a recipe for 1,750.