Hoodwink + Magnus

Why this works

Getting caught by a big Reverse Polarity feels a lot less scary when the follow-up is coming from a Hoodwink. The whole point of Magnus catching multiple heroes is to set them up for huge area damage. Hoodwink’s main nuke, Sharpshooter, is a single-target channel. She can pick off one hero inside the stun, but the rest are likely to survive and turn the fight. Furthermore, Magnus’s Empower is designed to buff a primary right-clicker, which is a role Hoodwink doesn't fill. The core abilities of these two heroes simply don't have overlapping goals, leading to wasted potential on Magnus's biggest cooldown.

This awkwardness plays out all game. In teamfights, Magnus will land a perfect setup, but the team lacks the immediate burst to capitalize on it. Opponents quickly realize they can often survive the combo and will play more aggressively, knowing a full team wipe isn't a typical outcome. To make this pairing work, you become heavily reliant on your other cores to provide all the necessary AoE damage, which puts a lot of pressure on the draft. Essentially, Hoodwink can't provide the follow-up that makes a good Magnus pick so threatening, turning his game-winning ultimates into simple single-target pickoffs.