
Abilities

Mechanics notes (2)
- • Spear of Mars can hit invisible units and reveals them if they are stunned.
- • Spear of Mars will only pin a unit to cliffs onto elevated areas, otherwise it will push them off onto lower ground.

Mechanics notes (1)
- • Attack modifiers have a chance to proc on God's Rebuke attacks.

Mechanics notes (2)
- • Redirect only works if the projectile targets are in a cone behind Mars or within 100 range of him.
- • Break disables the front and side damage reduction.

Our ratings
Aghanim's upgrades
Tips & counterplay
Playing as Mars
Laning: God's Rebuke hits heroes behind creeps.
Kill combo: Spear into a tree → Rebuke → autos; Arena traps escapers.
Staying alive: Bulwark blocks frontal damage; Spear peels divers.
From real games (OpenDota)- • Most games are in the off lane (90.6%, 48% win rate).
- • Blink Dagger: usually done by 15 min; finishing it by 10 min wins 69.2%.
- • Phase Boots: usually done by 10 min; finishing it by 8 min wins 55.2%.
- • Aghanim's Shard: usually done by 20 min; finishing it by 20 min wins 55.8%.
- • Gets stronger the longer the game goes (43.4% before 20 min → 48.4% after 60 min).
Playing against Mars
Stuns & disables Black King Bar, Linken's Sphere or Lotus Orb. Spread out so one stun doesn't catch the whole team.
Initiation Ward their approach paths, hold Black King Bar or Aeon Disk, and stay spread.
High armor Desolator or Blight Stone, or switch to magic damage.
- • Respect Mars at Lvl 6: Arena + Spear kills on any hero.
- • Respect Mars at Blink: Initiates teamfights.
- • Respect Mars at Aghanim's: Frontline wall.
Items that counter it
Heroes that beat it
Talents
Best items
Power spikes
Best skill build
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Q Spear of Mars | Q | Q | Q | Q | ||||||||||||||
W God's Rebuke | W | W | W | W | ||||||||||||||
E Bulwark | E | E | E | E | ||||||||||||||
R Arena of Blood | R | R | R | |||||||||||||||
| T Talent | ★ | ★ |
Counters
Countered by
Synergies
Best lane partners
Toughest lane opponents
Invoker−23
Necrophos−20
Storm Spirit−16
Dazzle−15Live stats OpenDota · 2026-10-14
Public match stats
- Win rate (all ranks)
- 47.9%
- Win rate (Divine+)
- 47.5%
- Pick rate
- 3.5% of matches
- Sample
- 142,653 picks
- Pro
- 7 picks · 28.6% WR · 2% ban
Lane presence
Win rate by rank
Win rate by game length
Item timings
| Item | Games | Usual | Win % | Best timing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blink Dagger | 1,091 | 15′ | 48.9% | ≤10′ · 69.2% |
| Phase Boots | 1,078 | 10′ | 48.8% | ≤8′ · 55.2% |
| Aghanim's Shard | 880 | 20′ | 52.6% | ≤20′ · 55.8% |
| Black King Bar | 469 | 30′ | 57.6% | ≤25′ · 65.8% |
| Eul's Scepter of Divinity | 390 | 25′ | 50.8% | ≤20′ · 58.2% |
| Desolator | 197 | 25′ | 52.8% | ≤25′ · 58.1% |
| Vladmir's Offering | 46 | 15′ | 60.9% | ≤15′ · 68.8% |
| Aghanim's Scepter | 42 | 30′ | 81% | ≤30′ · 81% |
What players actually buy
Best real matchups
Chaos Knight43 games67.4%
Earthshaker81 games55.6%
Bristleback138 games52.2%
Lion293 games50.2%Worst real matchups
Huskar99 games40.4%
Dazzle105 games42.9%
Invoker188 games43.6%Recent pro & league games
| League | Result | K / D / A | Length | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DreamLeague Season 30 Qualifiers | Loss | 3 / 7 / 4 | 21′ | 2026-10-11 |
| DreamLeague Season 30 Qualifiers | Win | 6 / 0 / 19 | 43′ | 2026-10-11 |
| DreamLeague Season 30 Qualifiers | Win | 6 / 1 / 11 | 17′ | 2026-10-11 |
| DreamLeague Season 30 Qualifiers | Loss | 4 / 6 / 2 | 23′ | 2026-10-11 |
| DreamLeague Season 30 Qualifiers | Win | 6 / 6 / 12 | 36′ | 2026-10-11 |
| DreamLeague Season 30 Qualifiers | Loss | 4 / 8 / 8 | 24′ | 2026-10-09 |
| PARI Universe by FISSURE Closed Qualifiers | Win | 8 / 10 / 27 | 82′ | 2026-10-08 |
| PARI Universe by FISSURE Closed Qualifiers | Win | 5 / 4 / 16 | 47′ | 2026-10-07 |
Lore
Mars, first son of heaven, spent a long existence waging endless war, and saw countless more crusades waged beneath the banner of his old name. Wars of conquest and of vengeance. Just and unjust... Always cruel. So much like his father, Mars indulged his basest impulses--with inclinations much more monstrous than those of Zeus--and he inflicted suffering untold. But as the epochs vanished behind him, the selfish ways of his father--the ways of many amongst his godly kin, they who judged him despicable--eventually began to ring hollow. War for its own sake was no longer enough to satisfy his desires. For the first time in his ageless days, the god of war began to question to what ends he swung his glorious spear. As the Fates would have it, his solution came easily: he must wage war for a larger purpose, and inspire more than mere savagery and sorrow at the sight of his crest. He must at last lay claim to the mantle of leadership that is his birthright, for the time has come to burn down the pantheon of the old age and build a just new empire atop the ashes of his kin. Only then might he find satisfaction, and make the glory of Mars evident to all.



































