Phantom Lancer Counter Dota 2 2025: Heroes, Items and Matchups

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

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Find Heroes To Counter Phantom Lancer

Below is a list of heroes weaker and stronger than Phantom Lancer .

Conclusion: Heroes that can counter Phantom Lancer include: Axe, Batrider, Bristleback, Centaur Warrunner, Dragon Knight, Earthshaker.

Find Items To Counter Phantom Lancer

Prioritize choosing items to counter Phantom Lancer such as: Battle Fury, Heaven’s Halberd, Radiance, Diffusal Blade, Silver_Edge, Maelstrom.

Find Tips To Counter Phantom Lancer ?

Keep vision to prevent him from resetting in fog.

Spirit Vessel counters his healing and sustain.

Early pressure before he finishes Diffusal and Heart.

Carry detection against Doppelganger jukes.

Buy Cleave (Battle Fury) or AoE magic damage (Maelstrom, Shiva’s Guard).

Heroes with strong AoE nukes (Earthshaker, Leshrac) destroy illusions.

Heroes like Axe, Ember Spirit, and Underlord are excellent picks.

Phantom Lancer Matchups

Phantom Lancer Vs…

Axe	Win rate: 43.51% Game: 83,703
Batrider	Win rate: 55.34% Game: 8,190
Bristleback	Win rate: 48.34% Game: 49,136
Centaur Warrunner	Win rate: 46.05% Game: 44,212
Dragon Knight	Win rate: 48.32% Game: 71,240
Earthshaker	Win rate: 47.99% Game: 97,111
Arc Warden	Win rate: 48.48% Game: 57,294
Bounty Hunter	Win rate: 52.86% Game: 70,222
Chaos Knight	Win rate: 57.75% Game: 27,127
Clockwerk	Win rate: 53.76% Game: 20,905
Disruptor	Win rate: 50.98% Game: 37,145
Lifestealer	Win rate: 49.35% Game: 45,211