Hoodwink + Skywrath Mage

Why this works

Putting a Bushwhack on someone for a Skywrath Mage to unload on seems like a free kill, but the synergy often falls short. The core issue is redundancy. Both heroes want to do the same thing: deliver a massive amount of single-target magic damage from a safe distance. This leaves your team with two very fragile, position-dependent heroes who can be easily targeted by gap-closers. Hoodwink's lockdown is also conditional on trees, making it a less reliable setup for Skywrath's Mystic Flare compared to other supports with instant stuns. They don't cover each other's weaknesses; they amplify them.

This lineup can feel powerful in the laning stage if the combo lands, but it struggles as the game progresses. Enemies will eventually get items to survive the initial burst, like a Glimmer Cape or a Black King Bar. Once that happens, the draft is left without a durable frontline hero to create space or a source of consistent physical damage to handle objectives. A team with both Hoodwink and Skywrath can feel very one-dimensional, and if the early ganks don't snowball into a quick win, they have a hard time fighting from behind.