Necrophos Counter Dota 2: Heroes, Items and Matchups

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

Damages enemies and heals allies simultaneously

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Necrophos is Weak Against	Why
Ancient Apparition	Ice Blast completely nullifies any healing, making Necrophos unable to stay in a teamfight to sustain his teammates (and himself) or deal gradual damage to the enemy, else he be faced with a quick death if focused on.
Pugna	Nether Ward causes Death Pulse to actually lose you health rather than heal you. Meanwhile, Reaper Scythe’s gigantic mana cost while under Nether Ward can often instantly kill you. Nether Blast and Life Drain both make quick work of Necrophos’ small healthpool, especially during Ghost Shroud. The latter also makes him an unappealing target for Reaper’s Scythe, and can often force you to use it defensively as Necrophos has no other means of interrupting his channeling.
Silencer	Arcane Curse punishes Necrophos if tries to spam Death Pulse, increasing the duration of the slow and damage taken over time. Last Word heavily damages Necrophos and also silence him for a lenghty duration. Glaives of Wisdom will reduce temporarily Necrophos intelligence on each hit dealing hindering his ability to spam Death Pulse, also reducing his attack damage and mana pool; dealing increasing amounts of phisical and pure damage each time. Silencer will permanently steal Necrophos intelligence if killed by him or dies nears him. Global Silence turns Necrophos almost useless for a long time, allowing your team to easily dispatch him, since he heavily relies on his spells to survive.
Nyx Assassin	The huge physical damage taken from Vendetta will force Necrophos to use Ghost Shroud, which is good for a followup with Dagon and Ethereal Ethereal Blade, both of which are common items on Nyx Assassin. Using Ghost Shroud also sets Necrophos up for a Mana Burn or Impale.
Dazzle	Dazzle’s Shadow Wave is a spammable healing ability that spreads around his entire team, slowing the death of his teammates as effectively as Necrophos spreads damage to them. If not immediately, Shallow Grave delays his ally from gradually dying to Necrophos’ abilities, especially Reaper’s Scythe.
Lina	Laguna Blade’s damage will be greatly amplified during Ghost Shroud.

Necrophos is Strong Against ?	Why
Axe	Frequent healing from Death Pulse makes it difficult for Axe to finish off targets with Culling Blade. Reaper’s Scythe negates Axe’s tankiness, and can kill him quickly after initiation. Heartstopper Aura is effective due to Axe’s high strength gain.
Bristleback	Heartstopper Aura deals percentage-based damage flagged as HP removal, so it is not reduced by Bristleback, nor does it trigger passive Quill Sprays. Reaper’s Scythe is very effective against Bristleback not only due to its percentage-based damage, but rather because it first stuns and then deals its damage, allowing Necrophos to position in front of Bristleback in time.
Huskar	Huskar is often at low health, making him easy prey for Reaper’s Scythe. Ghost Shroud prevents Huskar from stacking Burning Spear, and if Heartstopper Aura stacks are active, can regenerate health lost to existing stacks.
Phoenix	Phoenix constantly depletes its own health due to the health costs of its abilities. Unlike heroes that have a similar mechanic, Phoenix does not benefit from low health, nor does it really have a countermeasure for it. As such, Phoenix is a very vulnerable target for Necrophos to prey on, especially when caught off guard before it can cast Supernova.
Pudge	No matter how high Pudge builds up strength with his Flesh Heap, all it needs is for him to fall below a certain percentage of health for him to fall to Reaper’s Scythe. Considering his constant self-damage with Rot, being around Heartstopper Aura will prove risky for an overconfident Pudge.
Sven	His Heartstopper Aura deals the same gradual damage over time no matter how high Sven builds his strength or health pool up, and should he fall down to a certain percentage, his high health will no longer matter if Necrophos manages to land his Reaper’s Scythe, killing him instantly. But it is best if Necrophos can either catch him off guard before he can possibly use his Black King Bar (which is an item Sven players commonly purchase), or bait him out of it. Ghost Shroud prevents Sven from hitting Necrophos, and if he doesn’t have his Storm Hammer available, it could make him completely immune to Sven and allow Necrophos to easily kite him around.

Matchups

Hero	Disadvantage	Necrophos Win Rate	Matches Played
Ancient Apparition	4.10%	47.55%	94,409
Viper	3.97%	50.64%	139,845
Drow Ranger	3.76%	47.13%	219,375
Batrider	3.31%	56.38%	28,236
Leshrac	3.07%	53.46%	33,737
Silencer	2.93%	46.57%	214,133
Lina	2.93%	55.56%	144,007
Anti-Mage	2.84%	51.65%	184,795
Oracle	2.78%	52.34%	37,775
Grimstroke	2.72%	51.77%	115,684
Skywrath Mage	2.71%	47.89%	180,459
Sniper	2.60%	49.10%	294,726
Pugna	2.55%	48.76%	116,75
Visage	2.53%	47.72%	18,815
Death Prophet	2.51%	50.70%	91,426
Shadow Demon	2.49%	53.45%	35,157
Doom	2.43%	56.50%	49,652
Terrorblade	2.02%	56.46%	32,739
Pudge	1.92%	54.84%	363,444
Shadow Fiend	1.88%	51.68%	186,039
Faceless Void	1.76%	54.94%	135,776
Brewmaster	1.68%	50.91%	21,411
Medusa	1.56%	48.84%	161,55
Keeper of the Light	1.54%	51.12%	108,784
Snapfire	1.52%	55.69%	91,046
Techies	1.51%	53.70%	122,29
Arc Warden	1.49%	48.48%	43,902
Templar Assassin	1.45%	53.47%	110,595
Queen of Pain	1.37%	55.89%	125,065
Nature’s Prophet	1.34%	59.06%	93,976
Gyrocopter	1.27%	53.27%	92,206
Primal Beast	1.25%	49.81%	180,072
Disruptor	1.21%	53.10%	93,832
Dark Seer	1.09%	52.21%	25,378
Luna	1.05%	53.04%	107,987
Hoodwink	1.04%	52.16%	147,088
Lich	0.95%	51.84%	102,982
Dazzle	0.93%	50.32%	113,959
Slardar	0.88%	52.74%	81,659
Enchantress	0.84%	53.75%	73,44
Night Stalker	0.82%	49.56%	67,462
Warlock	0.81%	50.42%	46,678
Beastmaster	0.78%	54.41%	13,271
Sven	0.68%	58.86%	50,578
Pangolier	0.64%	55.72%	78,634
Undying	0.63%	48.62%	149,824
Underlord	0.61%	52.73%	44,718
Puck	0.61%	54.95%	90,558
Witch Doctor	0.60%	53.55%	172,076
Phoenix	0.59%	54.78%	43,313
Invoker	0.55%	55.03%	220,429
Dark Willow	0.54%	54.31%	70,557
Crystal Maiden	0.54%	52.11%	129,646
Elder Titan	0.54%	54.21%	14,159
Marci	0.49%	54.18%	71,169
Nyx Assassin	0.49%	54.03%	45,936
Shadow Shaman	0.49%	50.47%	186,706
Monkey King	0.47%	58.23%	116,707
Clinkz	0.46%	52.00%	52,542
Dawnbreaker	0.44%	52.28%	47,106
Venomancer	0.42%	49.94%	118,061
Morphling	0.40%	53.63%	83,279
Io	0.36%	53.96%	44,4
Chen	0.35%	53.80%	11,822
Lion	0.35%	56.66%	260,593
Outworld Destroyer	0.33%	52.60%	109,147
Timbersaw	0.32%	57.96%	58,129
Bane	0.29%	53.26%	47,209
Tinker	0.25%	57.18%	60,568
Lycan	0.25%	60.57%	7,601
Earth Spirit	0.15%	56.25%	44,532
Mars	0.12%	55.43%	117,704
Tusk	0.11%	57.01%	81,447
Legion Commander	0.05%	54.18%	178,865
Juggernaut	0.03%	49.68%	267,657
Chaos Knight	0.01%	49.33%	144,593
Weaver	-0.02%	54.59%	110,076
Vengeful Spirit	-0.12%	51.32%	87,639
Storm Spirit	-0.14%	54.24%	141,125
Lone Druid	-0.16%	50.25%	37,598
Ogre Magi	-0.18%	51.92%	256,551
Bristleback	-0.18%	55.41%	134,049
Broodmother	-0.19%	61.40%	10,803
Earthshaker	-0.21%	54.53%	131,575
Ember Spirit	-0.22%	59.63%	113,432
Enigma	-0.23%	53.38%	58,553
Sand King	-0.24%	49.13%	170,317
Windranger	-0.25%	54.25%	167,741
Tidehunter	-0.30%	56.41%	76,668
Magnus	-0.36%	57.09%	85,234
Phantom Assassin	-0.37%	54.93%	232,684
Clockwerk	-0.48%	55.24%	44,882
Jakiro	-0.49%	50.62%	184,17
Bloodseeker	-0.63%	53.46%	65,63
Zeus	-0.65%	55.49%	130,545
Rubick	-0.69%	58.25%	194,941
Razor	-0.72%	55.21%	56,947
Kunkka	-0.77%	57.08%	111,109
Alchemist	-0.78%	55.46%	48,642
Abaddon	-0.78%	54.37%	52,348
Mirana	-0.86%	52.38%	153,744
Ursa	-1.03%	54.31%	101,425
Centaur Warrunner	-1.04%	52.94%	58,483
Bounty Hunter	-1.11%	53.63%	130,012
Treant Protector	-1.24%	53.09%	69,322
Dragon Knight	-1.26%	55.24%	103,822
Riki	-1.29%	52.16%	72,582
Lifestealer	-1.45%	55.00%	105,431
Void Spirit	-1.55%	55.92%	101,245
Troll Warlord	-1.56%	56.42%	50,769
Wraith King	-1.76%	52.78%	158,837
Winter Wyvern	-2.04%	55.80%	54,903
Spirit Breaker	-2.09%	57.54%	133,648
Slark	-2.51%	58.60%	130,009
Meepo	-2.95%	52.16%	26,056
Tiny	-2.95%	53.21%	250,871
Axe	-3.81%	52.06%	213,545
Phantom Lancer	-4.12%	58.07%	80,885
Spectre	-4.41%	58.85%	63,936
Omniknight	-4.47%	53.48%	54,455
Naga Siren	-5.09%	57.57%	26,1
Huskar	-5.79%	54.81%	157,5

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Features of Counters Dota 2

If you want to win a line and you don’t know how to do it, a main advantage over your opponent is to choose a champion to counter him.

Simple, it means that the skill set of the champion you choose is the opposite of the opponent.

It seems something very simple, but this can decide a victory for you and your allies. -> So you have to always keep in mind what is the counter of each character.

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