Batrider Counters

Items

• Linken`s Sphere   Item   Interactions   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Linken s Sphere This magical sphere once protected one of the most famous heroes in history. Cost4850 (1000) Bought FromArmor Active Transfer Spellblock Passive Spellblock will block Flaming Lasso, forcing Batrider to waste an item like Force Staff For the cosmetic item equipped by Crystal Maiden, see Force Staff (Equipment)   Item   Changelogs     Force StaffB Allows you to manipulate others, for good or evil. Cost2250 (400) Bought FromCaster Active Force or Eul`s Scepter of Divinity For the cosmetic item equipped by Crystal Maiden, see Eul s Scepter of Divinity (Equipment)   Item   Changelogs   Known Bugs     Eul s Scepter of DivinityB A mysterious scepter passed down through the ages, on the target just to use Lasso.
• Lotus Orb will cause Batrider to also Lasso himself, preventing him from dragging the enemy away.
• Magic Stick and Magic Wand will accumulate charges very quickly against a Batrider spamming Sticky Napalm in lane.
• Blade Mail can reflects damage from Firefly, even if the heroes who carry them are not target for Flaming Lasso.

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Hero   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs   Known Bugs     Batrider 23 + 2.7 15 + 1.5 24 +

Strategy   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs   Known Bugs     Contents 1 Gameplay 1.1 Generic Batrider 1.2 Damage-oriented Batrider

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Lore   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs   Known Bugs     Batrider There is no such thing as harmony among

Old Abilities   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs   Known Bugs     Flamebreak (pre 6.74) PlayWR AbilityTarget Point AffectsEnemies DamageMagical Hurls

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 Sticky Napalm 3 Flamebreak 4

Videos

Bad against...

Oracle   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs   Known Bugs     Oracle 18 + 2.2 15 + 1.7 23 +

• Fortune`s End can leave Batrider stationary after he uses Flaming Lasso.
• Fortune`s End will also dispel any amount of Sticky Napalm that Batrider applies to a target. If he is thinking about diving someone because they have many stacks of Napalm, he might be in for a bad surprise.
• Fate`s Edict when used on a Lasso`d target will leave them immune to magical damage, making it difficult to burst them quickly before the Lasso ends.
• False Promise can purge Flaming Lasso.

Tidehunter   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Tidehunter 22 + 3.3 15 + 1.5 16 + 1.7 Level Base

• Kraken Shell can purge Flaming Lasso.
• If Batrider drags Tidehunter back towards his team, it can set the Tidehunter up for a well placed Ravage.

Nyx Assassin This page is about the hero. For the goddess in Dota 2 lore, see Nyx.   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities  

• Nyx can walk into Firefly and use Spiked Carapace to stun Batrider, even if Batrider is initiating on a different hero.

Vengeful Spirit   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Vengeful Spirit 18 + 2.9 27 + 3.3 13 + 1.5 Level

• Nether Swap breaks Flaming Lasso when used on the target of the Lasso.
• Vengeful Spirit can disable Batrider`s Blink Dagger For the cosmetic item equipped by Axe, see Little Blink Dagger.   Item   Changelogs     Blink DaggerBL The fabled dagger used by the fastest assassin ever to walk the lands. Cost2250 Bought FromArcane before a fight with Wave of Terror.

Legion Commander   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Legion Commander 26 + 2.9 18 + 1.7 20 + 2.2 Level

• Press the Attack can purge Flaming Lasso.
• Duel renders Batrider useless.

Abaddon   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs   Known Bugs     Abaddon 23 + 2.6 17 + 1.5 21 +

• Aphotic Shield and Borrowed Time can both purge Flaming Lasso.

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

• Enrage can purge Flaming Lasso if he purchases an 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 , or he can activate it just before the Lasso comes out to negate the damage he would have taken during Lasso.

Razor   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Razor 21 + 2.6 22 + 2 21 + 1.8 Level Base

• Unstable Current makes it difficult to drag him far from his original position with Flaming Lasso.
• If Razor manages to use Eye of the Storm or Static Link on Batrider before being Lasso`d, they will still be effective.

Others

• Flaming Lasso is one of the strongest initiation spells in the game, when in the right hands. Thus, Batrider has always been a part of competitive Dota, and he is always good against a target caught with his pants down.
• Batrider often hides in the trees to initiate on a target. As such, he has a slight edge against heroes that have no scouting tools and cannot see him coming, such as Lion   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs   Known Bugs     Lion 16 + 2 15 + 1.5 20 + or Sven   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs   Known Bugs     Sven 23 + 3 21 + 2 16 + .
• For the same reason, he has to be slightly more cunning when playing against heroes that can scout the treeline, such as Ancient Apparition "AA" redirects here. For the professional player, see ARS-ART.   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs   Known Bugs     and his Ice Vortex and Shadow Demon   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs   Known Bugs     Shadow Demon 19 + 2.2 18 + 2.2 23 and his Shadow Poison.

Good against...

• Using Sticky Napalm with Firefly quickly removes Templar Assassin`s Refraction and can hit her during Meld.

• Poor Meepo players will suffer from the AoE burn of Firefly.
• Flaming Lasso is the perfect tool to isolate a single Meepo and focus him.

• Firefly will cut trees with ease, cleaning-up an area that`s been enchanted with Eyes In The Forest, and potentially revealing a Treant under the effects of Nature`s Guise.
• Batrider`s DoT spells are also good versus Living Armor

• As long is Batrider under effects of Firefly, he can safely fly over mines.

• Firefly destroys trees, so a good blink can turn Monkey King`s escape into a free four second stun.

Works well with...

Batrider is usually a team`s main initiator and pick-off tool through Flaming Lasso. Therefore Batrider will work well with any teammate that reacts to his initiation, either with high burst damage to kill the target during Lasso, or with extra lockdown after the Lasso expires. At long last, Batrider`s damage is only magical so any hero that will reduce a target`s magical resistance will increase Batrider`s damage output.

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

• Ursa usually buys a Blink Dagger For the cosmetic item equipped by Axe, see Little Blink Dagger.   Item   Changelogs     Blink DaggerBL The fabled dagger used by the fastest assassin ever to walk the lands. Cost2250 Bought FromArcane which should allow him to follow on Batrider`s jumps.
• Ursa deals high amount of burst damage through Overpower and Enrage, which could be your best bet to kill a target during Lasso`s duration.

• Batrider`s Lasso is a prefect disable for a long-duration