Magnus Counters

Items

• 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, can cancel Skewer and prevent RP.
• 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 `s instant silence can prevent RP.
• 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 can cancel skewer mid way.

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Hero   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Magnus 21 + 3.2 15 + 2.5 19 + 1.65 Level Base

Strategy   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Contents 1 Gameplay 2 Ability Builds 3 Talents 4 Tips & Tactics

Counters

Equipment   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     v • d • e Magnus Equipment (collapse sets)Sets Azurite Warden Defender of Matriarch Engulfing Spike Erupting Wrath Might of

Gear   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     This is a list of cosmetic items that reflects Magnus 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     Magnus, the Magnoceros The master-smiths of Mt. Joerlak agree on only a

Old Abilities   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Empower (pre 6.67) PlayWE AbilityTarget Unit / Autocast AffectsAllies Gives an allied

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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Bad against...

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

• Magnus has very mediocre damage against Alchemist, because he can outlive the stun duration of reverse polarity with Chemical Rage.

Night Stalker   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs   Known Bugs     Night Stalker 23 + 3.1 18 + 2.25 16

• Night Stalker`s ultimate reduces vision for the enemy team, this makes it more difficult for Magnus to blink RP and initiate. It is more likely Night stalker will scout out Magnus with Aghanims and a gem, after which he can silence Magnus.

Phoenix   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Phoenix 19 + 3.2 12 + 1.3 18 + 1.8 Level Base

• Phoenix will usually be on the sidelines or further back ready to use Sun Ray. Even after you successfully use Reverse polarity and skewer Phoenix`s teammates, Phoenix can usually counter-initiate using all its spells.

Rubick   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Spell Steal Interactions   Old Abilities   Changelogs   Known Bugs     Rubick 19 + 1.8 14

• All of Magnus`s spells are perfect for Rubick to steal, especially RP for a counter initiation.
• Telekinesis is one of the best instant-disables in the game ruining Magnus`s initiation.

Sniper   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Sniper 16 + 2 21 + 2.5 15 + 2.6 Level Base

• Shrapnel can sometimes scout out Magnus and also put his blink dagger on cooldown. Aside from that sniper is usually a bit further away from the frontliners in his team so its difficult to catch him in Reverse Polarity unless you already have vision on him and can blink-skewer him to the rest of his team.

Spectre   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs   Known Bugs     Spectre 19 + 2.3 23 + 1.8 16 +

• Spectre breaks Magnus` blink dagger using her ultimate and later into the game can usually outlive the Reverse Polarity duration.

Treant Protector For Nature s Prophet s summons, see Treant. For the race in Dota 2 lore, see Treant Protectors.   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities

• Treant can usually scout out Magnus in the trees and prevent him from initiating. Treant can also counter initiate with his Ultimate.

Tinker   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Tinker 17 + 2.3 13 + 1.2 30 + 2.2 Level Base

• Tinker can break Magnus`s blink dagger using march of the machines and rockets therefore delaying any initiation or making Magnus use Skewer or force staff to initiate. As well as that Tinker usually gets his own blink dagger which makes him harder to lock down unless Magnus commits Reverse Polarity only for Tinker.

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

• Similar to Night Stalker, Venomancer can simultaneously scout Magnus hiding in trees and put blink dagger on cooldown with Plague Wards, which makes Magnus real problems to blink and initiate.

Wraith King   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Wraith King 22 + 3.2 18 + 1.7 18 + 1.6 Level

• Even if Wraith King will die after Magnus disables him, entire team will be slowed and vulnerable for counter-initiation.

Zeus   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Zeus 19 + 2.6 11 + 1.2 22 + 2.7 Level Base

• Zeus can easily find Magnus who is often hiding in trees with Thundergod`s Wrath and Lightning bolt, to warn allies and disrupt his initiation attempts.

Others

• AoE Nukers (Lina, Crystal Maiden, Queen of Pain, Invoker, Leshrac, Ancient Apparition, Sand King, Earthshaker)
• AoE Disablers (Sand King, Earthshaker, Lion, Warlock, Slardar etc).

Good against...

Chaos Knight   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Chaos Knight 22 + 3.2 14 + 2.1 16 + 1.2 Level

• All Magnus abilities are very good against Chaos Knight illusions.

Meepo   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs   Known Bugs     Meepo 23 + 1.6 23 + 2.2 20 +

• Meepo is vulnerable to AoE damage and disables and Magnus has it himself as well as granting for his team.

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

• Reverse Polarity pierces through Lifestealer`s Rage, wasting part of it`s duration.
• Magnus is tanky and mobile hero and hard for Lifestealer to focus and kill in all stages of a game.

Works well with...

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

• Sven is perfect target for Empower, especially with stats-based item-build.
• Reverse Polarity is very good setup for Storm Hammer`s AoE.

• She is good target for Empower and one of the best sources of burst physical damage.

• Another good target for Empower and can follow-up his initiation (especially with Mana Void).

• He is not the best target for Empower but one of the best ways to kill everyone who caught by RP.

• Reverse Polarity with (or without) Skewer sets the good Black Hole for Enigma.