Chen Counter Dota 2 2025: Heroes, Items and Matchups

Chen Dota 2 counter stats: All the Chen info you could want with counter picks, heroes counter, item counter, matchups and more!

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To counter Chen, pressure him early and invade his jungle to disrupt creep control. Pick wave clear heroes or AoE to kill his army quickly, limiting his push. Use silences or stuns to stop Hand of God. Don’t let him snowball towers—force fights away from his deathball strategy.

Find Heroes To Counter Chen

Below is a list of heroes weaker and stronger than Chen.

Conclusion: Heroes that can counter Chen include: Crystal Maiden, Enchantress, Earthshaker, Legion Commander, Sven, Lina.

Find Items To Counter Chen

Prioritize choosing items to counter Chen such as: Shiva’s Guard, Dagon, Battle Fury, Maelstrom, Hand of Midas, Black King Bar.

Find Tips To Counter Chen ?

Push back vs push: Pick wave clear heroes like Ember, Lina, or Leshrac to stall his pushes.

Interrupt Hand of God: Silences and stuns can delay or prevent his team heal.

Gank him in jungle: Ward his camps and invade to slow down his creep army buildup.

Kill creeps first in fights: His army does most of the damage – focus them before Chen.

Don’t let him snowball: If he takes early towers, smoke and force fights away from his deathball.

Pressure early: Chen is weak in lane – aggressive offlaners can disrupt his early game.

Clear his creeps: Pick heroes with AoE (e.g., Sand King, Phoenix) or use Helm breaker items.

Chen Matchups

Chen Vs…

Crystal Maiden	Win rate: 45.58% Game: 10,039
Enchantress	Win rate: 52.58% Game: 3,863
Earthshaker	Win rate: 45.53% Game: 11,352
Legion Commander	Win rate: 49.74% Game: 10,683
Sven	Win rate: 49.94% Game: 3,594
Lina	Win rate: 49.98% Game: 10,613
Techies	Win rate: 47.85% Game: 7,444
Arc Warden	Win rate: 43.70% Game: 6,938
Beastmaster	Win rate: 52.11% Game: 758
Clockwerk	Win rate: 49.30% Game: 2,426
Pudge	Win rate: 47.71% Game: 24,689
Bane	Win rate: 46.66% Game: 2,578