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!

Attack Type: Ranged

Strength: 23 + 2

Agility: 15 + 2.1

Intelligence: 19 + 3.2

Find Heroes To Counter Chen

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

Chen is Weak Against

Chen is Strong Against

List of items to counter Chen

Shiva’s Guard

Dagon

Battle Fury

Maelstrom

Hand of Midas

Black King Bar

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.

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