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Hero   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Chen 23 + 1.8 15 + 2.1 21 + 2.8 Level Base

Strategy   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Contents 1 Gameplay 1.1 STYLE1 1.2 STYLE2 2 Ability Builds 3 Talents

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Equipment   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     v • d • e Chen Equipment (collapse sets)Sets Arms of the Penitent Nomad Set Desert Gale

Gear   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     This is a list of cosmetic items that reflects Chen s design aesthetics.

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

Sounds   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     v • d • e  Dota 2 Sounds Hero Sounds Abaddon Alchemist Ancient Apparition Anti-Mage Arc Warden Axe

Lore   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Chen, the Holy Knight Born in the godless Hazhadal Barrens, Chen came

Old Abilities   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Test of Faith (pre 6.72) PlayWT AbilityTarget Unit AffectsEnemies / Allied Heroes

Changelogs   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Contents 1 Version history 2 Patch history Version history edit] Version Description

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

• Enchantress can turn Chen`s own creeps against him with Enchant.
• Untouchable and Nature`s Attendants make her difficult to bring down.

Earthshaker   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs   Known Bugs     Earthshaker 22 + 3.2 12 + 1.4 16 +

• Earthshaker`s massive area-of-effect damage output and disabling power, particularly Echo Slam, can make quick work of Chen and his converted creeps.

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

• Chen`s frailty and low mobility make him an enticing Duel target.
• Overwhelming Odds and Moment of Courage can take advantage of converted creeps` numbers.

Sven   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs   Known Bugs     Sven 23 + 3 21 + 2 16 +

• Storm Hammer locks down Chen and his converted creeps.
• Great Cleave and God`s Strength can destroy Chen and his creeps quickly.
• Warcry minimizes damage taken from creeps` attacks.

Lina   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Lina 18 + 1.8 16 + 1.5 27 + 3.2 Level Base

• Lina`s Dragon Slave and Light Strike Array can easily kill Chen`s converted creeps
• Lina`s high damage burst from Dragon Slave, Light Strike Array and Laguna Blade can easily kill Chen`s allies before he can use Hand of God.

Luna   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs   Known Bugs     Luna 15 + 2.5 18 + 3.3 16 +

• Luna`s Moon Glaive and Lunar Blessing can easily kill Chen`s converted creeps
• Luna`s Eclipse can often kill Chen`s allies before he can use Hand of God.

Monkey King For the in-game item, see Monkey King Bar.   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs   Known Bugs     Monkey

• Monkey King can kill Chen or any of his allies with his physical damage burst from Boundless Strike and Jingu Mastery before he can use Hand of God.
• None of neutral creeps have ability to destroy trees, which makes Chen susceptible for gankings with Tree Dance and Primal Spring.

Venomancer   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Venomancer 18 + 2.15 22 + 2.8 17 + 1.8 Level Base

• Despite Venomancer`s slow damage output, Hand of God has a very long cooldown, and Chen cannot often save allies with Hand of God from his damage over time.
• Venomancer`s damage over time can also force Chen to use Hand of God prematurely, potentially wasting chance to save his allies during teamfight.

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

• Abaddon`s Aphotic Shield can nullify Chen`s combo, while clearing Chen`s creeps simultaneously.

Jakiro   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Jakiro 25 + 2.6 10 + 1.2 28 + 2.8 Level Base

• Similar to Venomancer, only Jakiro`s damage over time is stronger, and Chen cannot often save allies with Hand of God from his damage over time.
• Macropyre can also disrupt Chen`s jungling work.

Timbersaw   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Timbersaw 21 + 2.1 16 + 1.3 21 + 2.4 Level Base

• With Timber Chain, Timbersaw can slow, catch up with, or escape from Chen and his creeps.
• Chakram can clear Chen`s creeps and slow him.
• Attacks from multiple creeps quickly build Reactive Armor stacks.

Death Prophet   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Death Prophet 17 + 2.6 14 + 1.4 23 + 3 Level

• With Silence, will prevent activating Hand of God.
• Crypt Swarm and Exorcism can clear Chen`s creeps and heavily damage Chen.
• Spirit Siphon heavily hurts Chen and slows him, while healing Death Prophet.

Dark Seer   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Dark Seer 22 + 2.6 12 + 1.2 23 + 2.7 Level

• Dark Seer`s Vacuum and Ion Shell can clear a wave of Chen`s Creeps very efficiently.

Broodmother   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs   Known Bugs     Broodmother 17 + 2.8 18 + 2.2 18 +

• Chen has no area-of-effect spells to deal with Broodmother`s spiderlings and must rely on his creeps to take care of them.
• Spawn Spiderlings can kill Chen`s creeps and spawn spiderlings in their place.
• Spin Web allows Broodmother to disrupt Chen`s jungling.
• Incapacitating Bite and Insatiable Hunger let Broodmother easily win fights against Chen.

Clinkz   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Clinkz 15 + 1.9 22 + 3.3 16 + 1.55 Level Base

• Death Pact instantly kills a creep for bonus health and damage, letting Clinkz quickly pick Chen off.
• The bonus health granted by Holy Persuasion is an actual disadvantage for Chen, as it increases Death Pact`s bonuses.
• With Orchid Malevolence   Item   Changelogs     Orchid MalevolenceB A garnet rod constructed from the essence of a fire demon. Cost4075 (775) Bought FromCaster Active Soul Burn Bonus +25 Intelligence+30 Attack speed+150% Mana regeneration+30 Attack damage or Bloodthorn   Item   Changelogs     BloodthornB A reviled blade that bites deeper with each wriggle of its victim s final throes. Cost7195 (1000) Bought FromWeapons Active Soul Rend Passive Critical Strike Bonus +25 Intelligence+30 Attack , Strafe, and Searing Arrows, Clinkz can silence Chen and destroy him before he can react.

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

• Razor`s Unstable Current will be always triggered by Chen`s single-target spells.
• Chen has no escape mechanisms, making him easy prey for Static Link.

• Shadow Shaman`s Ether Shock can kill Chen`s creeps and grant farm to Shadow Shaman in process.
• Chen has no escape mechanisms, making him easy prey for Shadow Shaman`s ganking attempts with Hex and Shackles.
• Chen also has no solutions to disrupt Shackles.

• Elder Titan`s Astral Spirit ability gives him bonus damage for each converted creep it passes through.
• Echo Stomp and Earth Splitter will often kill him or any of his allies quickly before he has time to use Hand of God.

• Mirror Image makes it difficult for Chen to land his spells.
• Ensnare will prevent activating Hand of God, despite not silencing him.