Drow Ranger Counters

Items

• Blink Dagger allows for heroes to close the gap on Drow and cancel her Marksmanship. Heroes such as Centaur Warrunner, Legion Commander, Ursa Warrior and Slardar can also immediately stun her and burst her down.

• Black King Bar prevents silence from Gust.

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

• Broodmother can easily get near Drow Ranger and prevent her from escaping or fighting back: The invisibility of Spin Web allows getting close and Incapacitating Bite slows and blinds her.
• 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 is a common Broodmother pick, preventing Drow from Gusting

Clockwerk   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Clockwerk 26 + 3.2 13 + 2.3 17 + 1.3 Level Base

• Hookshot allows for clockwork to instantly approach Drow to cancel her Marksmanship, with cogs keeping her within distance while she is burst down.

Huskar   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Huskar 21 + 2.7 15 + 1.4 18 + 1.5 Level Base

• Drow ranger may have Marksmanship and Gust, but that won`t be much useful against Huskar after he commits Life Break.

Lycan   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Lycan 25 + 3.3 16 + 1 17 + 1.55 Level Base

• Lycan`s Shapeshift form is completely immune to slows like Frost Arrows, thus, if he is allowed to initiate on Drow, he can get close to her very quickly, cancelling her Marksmanship and killing her.

Riki   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Riki 17 + 1.9 34 + 2.2 14 + 1.3 Level Base

• Has blink to get in close to disable Marksmanship.

Phantom Lancer   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Phantom Lancer 21 + 2 29 + 2.6 21 + 2 Level

• Phantom Rush is a low cooldown passive long-range gap closer that grants bonus agility if successful, and is not cancelled by Gust. If Phantom Lancer is attacking Drow and she pushes him away with Gust, Phantom Rush will activate automatically as he will be pushed outside the minimum activation range. Phantom Lancer is also phased while rushing and thus cannot be slowed by Frost Arrows.
• Additionally his high illusion count due to his ultimate, Juxtapose, naturally counters Drow`s mainly single target damage, at least until she buys Mjollnir and/or Aghanim`s Scepter.

Others

• Beastmaster   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs   Known Bugs     Beastmaster 23 + 2.5 18 + 1.6 16 + `s Inner Beast aura synergizes well with raw attack damage auras like Precision Aura
• All ranged heroes generally benefit from Precision Aura.
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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 Spirit greatly relies on his spells to engage in battle, Drow Ranger can simply silence him and make him useless for a few seconds, enough to catch him and bring him down, which Ember Spirit cannot afford during a teamfight.

Juggernaut   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Juggernaut 20 + 2.2 26 + 2.4 14 + 1.4 Level Base

• Drow can use Gust to push back Juggernaut before he can get in range to Omnislash or use Blade Fury.

• None of Anti-Mage`s skills does a lot against Drow Ranger: Gust prevents him from Blinking in or out, Spell Shield is totally useless and as she usually doesn`t have a high mana pool, thus Mana Break and Mana Void don`t do much either.
• If Anti-Mage is going for Heart of Tarrasque   Item   Changelogs     Heart of TarrasqueS Preserved heart of an extinct monster, it bolsters the bearer s fortitude. Cost5200 Bought FromArmor Passive Health Regeneration Bonus +40 Strength+500 Health Disassemble? No Alert allies? No and Black King Bar   Item   Changelogs     Black King BarB A powerful staff imbued with the strength of giants. Cost3975 (1375) Bought FromArmor Active Avatar Bonus +10 Strength+24 Attack damage Disassemble? No Alert allies? No Recipe , Drow Ranger needs to rely on Heroes who deal tons of Heavy DPS (like herself).
  • Be careful however that Anti-Mage may eventually be farmed enough to Blink on top of you and kill you straight away, considering you have no natural tools to escape from him.

Weaver   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Weaver 15 + 1.8 14 + 2.8 15 + 1.8 Level Base

• A well-timed Gust will prevent Weaver from escaping. A silenced Weaver usually dies very quickly.

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Visage   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Visage 22 + 2.7 11 + 1.3 24 + 2.5 Level Base

• Visage`s Summon Familiars do massive damage when Precision Aura is activated, since they attack very fast.
  • Get 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 for full effect.
• Visage himself is a decent right-clicker with the attack speed buff from Grave Chill.

Windranger   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs   Known Bugs     Windranger 15 + 2.8 17 + 1.4 22 +

• Her Focus Fire and good attack animation in lane benefits greatly from Precision Aura.
• Focus Fire and Windrun are excellent for when you siege highground early in the game.
• Assuming Drow and Windranger are both cores/carries, a beefy third core is recommended or your lineup will be very squishy!

• Amassing many auras can supercharge your hero lineup. Vengeance Aura is one such aura.
• Has Nether Swap to save Drow, keeping her Precision Aura intact for the team.
• Maxing Wave of Terror gives -6 armor on foes, supercharging your attacks even more. Especially good when doing Roshan.

Weaver   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Weaver 15 + 1.8 14 + 2.8 15 + 1.8 Level Base

• Can deal massive damage in late game with Precision Aura and since Weaver is sneaky he can harrass in early game without taking hits

• Split Shot synergies well with Precision Aura.
• Stone Gaze helps Drow dish out her Marksmanship damage in teamfights.

• Same as Visage