How to play Io
Universal · Support, Escape, Nuker · 48.7% win rate
Common mistakes on Io
From 37 AI match reviews on the site: share of reviews where the mistake repeats.
- Laning · laning — in 43% of reviews
- Purchases · late game — in 35% of reviews
- Purchases · mid game — in 16% of reviews
- Teamfights · mid game — in 16% of reviews
- Draft — in 11% of reviews
Popular items
- Starting
- Iron Branch, Tango, Ring of Regen, Blood Grenade, Observer and Sentry Wards
- Early game
- Soul Ring, Chainmail, Ogre Axe, Bottle, Null Talisman
- Mid game
- Mekansm, Holy Locket, Ogre Axe, Aghanim's Scepter, Blade of Alacrity
- Late game
- Reaver, Black King Bar, Heart of Tarrasque, Glimmer Cape, Vladmir's Offering
Item timings
- Black King Bar — by minute 25, 52.9% wins
Io is strong against
- Disruptor — Io — 66.0% wins
- Ember Spirit — Io — 61.7% wins
- Jakiro — Io — 61.3% wins
- Snapfire — Io — 57.7% wins
- Hoodwink — Io — 56.4% wins
Who counters Io
- Pudge — Io — 35.3% wins
- Lion — Io — 44.0% wins
- Rubick — Io — 44.7% wins
- Windranger — Io — 50.0% wins
- Phoenix — Io — 51.6% wins
Win rate by rank
- Herald — 49.1%
- Guardian — 49.0%
- Crusader — 49.2%
- Archon — 48.1%
- Legend — 48.7%
- Ancient — 48.4%
- Divine — 48.9%