Alchemist Counters

Items

• Assault Cuirass   Item   Changelogs     Assault Cuirass Forged in the depths of the nether reaches, this hellish mail provides an army with increased armor and attack speed. Cost5250 (1300) Bought FromArmor Passive Assault Aura reduces Alchemist`s already low base armor even further, and protects against his rapid physical attacks.
• Shiva`s Guard   Item   Changelogs     Shiva s Guard Said to have belonged to a goddess, today it retains much of its former power. Cost4750 (650) Bought FromArmor Active Arctic Blast Passive Freezing Aura Bonus +30 reduces Alchemist`s attack speed and gives a fair amount of armor.
• Heaven`s Halberd   Item   Changelogs     Heaven s Halberd This halberd moves with the speed of a smaller weapon, allowing the bearer to win duels that a heavy edge would not. Cost3400 Bought FromArtifacts Active Disarm is a troublesome item for many physical carries, as they are unable to hit anyone for some time, unless they can dispel it; Alchemist is no exception.
• Scythe of Vyse   Item   Changelogs     Scythe of Vyse The most guarded relic among the cult of Vyse, it is the most coveted weapon among magi. Cost5700 Bought FromCaster Active Hex Bonus +10 Strength+10 Agility+35 disables Alchemist, making sure he won`t be able to use his Chemical Rage to heal up, and allows heroes to burst him down fast.
• Lotus Orb   Item   Interactions   Changelogs     Lotus Orb The jewel at its center still reflects a pale image of its creator. Cost4000 Bought FromArmor Active Echo Shell Bonus +6 Health regeneration+10 Armor+250 Mana+125% easily reflects Unstable Concoction, due to its long brewing time.

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Hero   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs   Known Bugs     Alchemist 25 + 2.1 11 + 1.2 25 +

Strategy   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs   Known Bugs     Contents 1 Gameplay 1.1 Carry 1.2 Support 2 Ability

Counters

Equipment   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs   Known Bugs     v • d • e Alchemist Equipment (collapse sets)Sets Alchemy Essentials Set Big Un Caustic

Gear   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs   Known Bugs     This is a list of cosmetic items that reflects

Responses   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs   Known Bugs     v • d • e  Voice responses Hero responses Abaddon Alchemist Ancient Apparition Anti-Mage

Sounds   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs   Known Bugs     v • d • e  Dota 2 Sounds Hero Sounds Abaddon Alchemist Ancient Apparition

Lore   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs   Known Bugs     Razzil Darkbrew, the Alchemist The sacred science of Chymistry

Old Abilities   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs   Known Bugs     Unstable Concoction (Pre 6.65) WE AbilityTarget Unit / Channeled

Changelogs   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs   Known Bugs     Contents 1 Version history 2 Patch history Version history

Known Bugs   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs   Known Bugs     Contents 1 General 2 Aghanim s Scepter Synth 3 Unstable

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• Ice Blast cancels out Chemical Rage`s rapid health regeneration. It can also take advantage of Alchemist`s Armlet of Mordiggian For the cosmetic item equipped by Chaos Knight, see Chaos Knight s Armlet of Mordiggian   Item   Changelogs     Armlet of MordiggianB Weapon of choice among brutes, the bearer sacrifices his life energy to toggling, as it will make @@@#@@@HP(hp.com)###@### drain insanely fast, essentially killing the bearer in no time.

Enchantress   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Enchantress 16 + 1.3 19 + 1.8 21 + 3.1 Level Base

• Untouchable greatly reduces Chemical Rage`s attack speed advantage.

Invoker   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Invoker 16 + 2.2 14 + 1.9 16 + 4 Level Base

• Quas- Exort Invoker can win the mid lane easily against Alchemist because Quas regeneration will nullify Acid Spray`s damage over time and Exort damage bonus will allow Invoker to out last hit Alchemist.

Lifestealer   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Lifestealer 25 + 3.3 18 + 1.9 15 + 1.75 Level Base

• Rage allows Lifestealer to not be targeted by Unstable Concoction, making Alchemist stun himself and making himself vulnerable to the enemy.

Necrophos   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Necrophos 16 + 2.3 15 + 1.2 22 + 2.5 Level Base

• Reaper`s Scythe can kill Alchemist before Chemical Rage has the time to heal him.
• Ghost Shroud can prevent Alchemist from attacking Necrophos, as well as make him immune to Acid Spray and Unstable Concoction damage.

Slardar   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Slardar 21 + 3.1 17 + 2.4 15 + 1.5 Level Base

• Corrosive Haze followed by Slithereen Crush takes advantage of Alchemist`s low base armor, making it easy to quickly kill him with physical damage.

Slark   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Slark 20 + 1.9 21 + 1.5 16 + 1.7 Level Base

• Shadow Dance allows Slark to not be targeted by Unstable Concoction, making Alchemist stun himself and making himself vulnerable to the enemy.

Ursa   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs   Known Bugs     Ursa 23 + 3 18 + 2.1 16 +

• Chemical Rage will rarely save Alchemist against Ursa`s Fury Swipes.

Ember Spirit   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs   Known Bugs     Ember Spirit 19 + 2.1 22 + 1.8 20

• Ember`s magic damage build is able to burst down alchemist due to his low strength gain and alchemist normal item pick up.

Others

• Alchemist works well with any hero that benefits from Aghanim`s Scepter   Item   Upgraded Abilities   Old Abilities   Lore   Changelogs     Aghanim s Scepter The scepter of a wizard with demigod-like powers. Cost4200 Bought FromCaster Passive Ultimate Upgrade Bonus +10 Strength+10 Agility+10 Intelligence+175 , as he can farm it for them (most likely far more quickly) and also free up an inventory slot.
• Omniknight   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs   Known Bugs     Omniknight 22 + 3.1 15 + 1.75 17 + `s Repel can cancel self stun from Unstable Concoction.
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Good against...

• Chemical Rage`s health regeneration and attack speed bonus will make Duel fail.

• Acid Spray will decrease Meepo armor, good combo with Assault Cuirass   Item   Changelogs     Assault Cuirass Forged in the depths of the nether reaches, this hellish mail provides an army with increased armor and attack speed. Cost5250 (1300) Bought FromArmor Passive Assault Aura .
• Unstable Concoction is good to stop Meepo because of his lack of spell immunity.

• Acid Spray and Greevil`s Greed will quickly destroy pushes with treants.

• Chemical Rage kills Phoenix very quickly in Supernova.

• Chemical Rage will take down Tombstone in no time.
• Alchemist can also farm the zombies for easy Greevil`s Greed gold.

Works well with...

• A well timed Echo Stomp will allow Alchemist to set up his Unstable Concoction safely without worry of self-stunning while looking for a target.

• Tiny is good early and mid-game oriented ganker, making more space for Alchemist. And he benefits a lot from Aghanim`s Scepter, bestowed by Alchemist.

• False Promise and Fortune`s End will purge debuffs away.
• False Promise combined with Chemical Rage may give you some serious sustainability.
• Fortune`s End is an aoe purge, which will remove from enemies buffs like Guardian Angel and also root them.

• Battle Trance combined with Chemical Rage makes Alchemist attack at insane speeds.

Works poorly with...

• Anti-Mage and Alchemist both like to flash-farm the jungle during the early mid-game, but sharing the jungle between the two renders both heroes under-farmed come mid-game.
• Alchemist is a type of mid hero who cannot gank early and has to farm for a while. If Anti-Mage gets shut down in lane, there isn`t much Alchemist can do.

• Radiance is effective on both Alchemist and Spectre, but multiple Radiances do not stack.
• Alchemist is a type of mid hero who cannot gank early and has to farm for a while. If Spectre gets shut down in lane, there isn`t much Alchemist can do.