Earthshaker Counter Dota 2 2025: Heroes, Items and Matchups

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

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To counter Earthshaker in Dota 2, pressure him early before he gets Blink Dagger, and punish his positioning to limit his initiation. Kite or bait out his spells with illusions or mobility, and use silences to disable him. BKB and mobile heroes help avoid his devastating teamfight combos.

Find Heroes To Counter Earthshaker

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

Conclusion: Heroes that can counter Earthshaker include: Clockwerk, Death Prophet, Disruptor, Earth Spirit, Jakiro, Lifestealer.

Find Items To Counter Earthshaker

Prioritize choosing items to counter Earthshaker such as: Pipe of Insight, Black King Bar, Radiance, Eul’s Scepter of Divinity, Rod of Atos, Scythe of Vyse.

Find Tips To Counter Earthshaker ?

Kite him: Earthshaker’s power lies in initiating – heroes with slows or stuns can punish him if he jumps in.

Take control of the early game: Earthshaker is weak early – gank him before he gets Blink Dagger and becomes a threat.

Force him to use his spells: Use mobility or illusion heroes to bait out his Fissure or Echo Slam.

Build BKB: Magic immunity can help avoid the impact of Earthshaker’s spells in teamfights.

Punish his positioning: Earthshaker relies on positioning for big teamfight impact – catch him out of position with stuns.

Dispel or silence him: Silence (e.g., Silencer, Death Prophet) stops him from using Echo Slam or Fissure.

Pick mobile heroes: Heroes like Anti-Mage, Slark, or Storm Spirit can avoid his stuns and Echo Slam.

Earthshaker Matchups

Earthshaker Vs…

Clockwerk	Win rate: 48.67% Game: 33,507
Death Prophet	Win rate: 44.98% Game: 54,482
Disruptor	Win rate: 49.44% Game: 59,930
Earth Spirit	Win rate: 52.71% Game: 21,036
Jakiro	Win rate: 46.96% Game: 138,088
Lifestealer	Win rate: 50.10% Game: 81,714
Broodmother	Win rate: 60.57% Game: 15,974
Chaos Knight	Win rate: 54.73% Game: 47,788
Enigma	Win rate: 51.20% Game: 37,997
Legion Commander	Win rate: 50.89% Game: 153,912
Meepo	Win rate: 53.13% Game: 58,022
Naga Siren	Win rate: 55.01% Game: 23,578