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- None of Puck`s spells pierce spell immunity except for Aghanim`s Scepter upgraded Dream Coil, so Black King Bar is extremely effective at shutting down this hero.
- A 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
is also a good counter, as without the ability to Phase Shift, the hex duration is often more than enough time to kill Puck. - Orchid Malevolence is also strong against Puck for the same reason as Scythe of Vyse. Also, heroes who usually build this item have decent or very strong attack damage, to which Puck is weak against due to the low armor throughout the entirty of the match.
- Since Puck mainly survives by avoiding damage, and not by tanking, blocking or negating it, any source of instant damage is strong against Puck, making Dagon For the cosmetic item equipped by Nyx Assassin, see Nyx Assassin s Dagon. Item Changelogs DagonB A lesser wand that grows in power the longer it is used, it brings magic to a decent counter as well.
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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 Assassin can take advantage of every one of Puck`s weaknesses. His entire skill set is very effective in countering Puck.
- Because Illusory Orb is such a slow moving projectile, Nyx Assassin can simply walk into the orb and activate Spiked Carapace, stunning Puck and setting up an easy Impale. This can be circumvented by using Phase Shift while the orb is traveling, be that as it may, that means that Puck cannot use Phase Shift to dodge any other skill nor use it to safely blink away from a fight.
- Puck is an intelligence hero that likes to build intelligence items such as 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, , 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 , and Dagon For the cosmetic item equipped by Nyx Assassin, see Nyx Assassin s Dagon. Item Changelogs DagonB A lesser wand that grows in power the longer it is used, it brings magic to . This makes Mana Burn that much more deadly against Puck.
- An ill-timed Phase Shift can easily set himself up to be stunned by Impale.
- Pucks low base armor and below average agility gain means he is always susceptible to Vendetta.
- None of Puck`s abilities have any damage-over-time components, meaning that Refraction is a valuable form of defense against Puck`s lane harassment.
- Psi Blades deals pure damage and spills over instantly. Puck cannot reliably dodge the damage with Phase Shift.
- A Lycan with Shapeshift can always run down Puck and kill him very quickly due to his low armor. It is important to abuse as many cliffs and trees as possible to escape from a Lycan.
- Unless Puck is facing the direction he wants to blink while in Phase Shift, the Venomous Gale and Poison Nova combo consistently ticks many times over several seconds, making it very difficult to use 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 towards other direction. Puck`s slow turning rate makes this even worse.
- Waning Rift`s silence is almost completely worthless against Wraith King, due to him having only 1 active ability.
- Wraith King`s only active ability, Wraithfire Blast, is strong against Puck if it hits, because it applies a damage over time on top of stunning and doing impact damage, disabling Puck for a while, and Blink Dagger for even longer. It is very important to avoid getting hit by this spell when playing against Wraith King.
- Hard lockdown such as Chronosphere can end a Puck`s life quick. A puck stunned for longer than 3 seconds usually ends up dead.
- As the type of hero that spams spells, Time Dilation counters Puck very effectively. Phase Shift is Puck`s main survivable ability, and Time Dilation effectively triples its cooldown.
- If not silenced, Time Walk can easily undo the damage dealt by Illusory Orb, Dream Coil and Dagon. Furthermore, the invulnerability Default buff iconPlay Error soundInvulnerability is a status effect that renders the target completely immune to all status effects and damage, except for most damage flagged as @@@#@@@HP(hp.com)###@### Removal. Most friendly effects, such as healing granted by Time Walk allows Faceless Void to safely break the Dream Coil link without getting damaged and stunned by it.
- Void is a potent nuke that also causes Puck to miss attacks, devastating to his low health pool.
- Crippling Fear silence can prevent Puck from casting spells, leaving him vulnerable.
- Because all of Night Stalker`s spells are single target and instant, Puck cannot disjoint them with Phase Shift. He needs a 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 if he wishes to survive.
- Once Night Stalker gets 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 , Puck will never be able to escape Night Stalker during nighttime since the Clearvision given from Darkness means that Puck cannot ever juke Night Stalker.
- Arc Warden can turn Puck`s Phase Shift ability against him by using Spark Wraith, ensuring it to hit. To make this worse, Arc Warden can double this up with his Tempest Double. Flux is also an instant spell (and therefore unavoidable) with a heavy slow and damage over time, disabling Blink Dagger for a long time.
- Generally strong against every spellcaster, Puck fully relies on their skill set and is barely a threat when silenced. Arcane Curse does not only punish casting spells, it also disables Blink Dagger for a long time.
- Jakiro has 3 damage over time spells, 2 of which are from debuffs sticking on Puck and 1 cutting of an entire area, making it easy for him to disrupt blinks. Ice Path is also strong against Puck, as he can cast it towards Puck during Phase Shift, who then gets instantly stunned once Phase Shift ends.
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- Riki Hero Strategy Counters Equipment Gear Responses Sounds Lore Old Abilities Changelogs Riki 17 + 1.9 34 + 2.2 14 + 1.3 Level Base and Disruptor: Smoke Screen and Static Storm can be thrown wherever Puck used Phase Shift, making Puck an easy target if they don`t have Blink Dagger or is on cooldown. Puck is also very susceptible to Riki`s high attack damage when attacking from the back. Glimpse also prevents Puck form escaping.
- Heroes with spell immunity or pseudo-blinks which provide invulnerability Default buff iconPlay Error soundInvulnerability is a status effect that renders the target completely immune to all status effects and damage, except for most damage flagged as HPTechnology company Removal. Most friendly effects, such as healing : Lifestealer, Juggernaut, Omniknight, Huskar Storm Spirit, Morphling, Ember Spirit, Phantom Lancer and Tusk have spells which allow them to easily escape Dream Coil.
- Bristleback, Centaur Warrunner, Spirit Breaker, Pudge, Huskar: These heroes are too tanky for Puck to burst down. Also, all of them have spells which can deal with and shut Puck down reliably.
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Terrorblade- All of Puck`s damaging spells deal AoE magic damage, which focuses on Terrorblade`s low health pool and ignores his armor.
- Puck`s spells are also great at quickly clearing all of Terrorblade`s illusions. Even a single Illusory Orb is enough to drop their health very low, allowing creeps, towers or allies to finish them off very quickly. Waning Rift and Illusory Orb together are usually enough to clear his illusions.
- Waning Rift prevents Terrorblade from casting Sunder at low health.
- While Frostbite disallows Phase Shift from being cast, Puck can still use Ethereal Jaunt normally
- Puck has both, Waning Rift and Dream Coil available to stop the Freezing Field channel, regardless of whether or not Crystal Maiden has a Glimmer Cape, as both spells fully affect invisible units.
- Mirana`s spells are laid out to assassinate enemies. Puck can easily avoid the slow moving Sacred Arrow, and also can avoid Starstorm with Phase Shift, since the meteors have a delay.
- If Puck casts either Waning Rift or Dream Coil in the area, Mirana cannot Leap away.
- Sniper has no spell which shuts Puck down. He lacks a silence to prevent spell casting and a stun to disable, allowing Puck to act instantly against Sniper.
- Sniper`s main strategy is to attack his enemies from safe distance. Illusory Orb, combined with Blink Dagger makes it easy for Puck to get to Sniper. Due to his low health, he is also easily nuked down by Puck.
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