Shadow Demon 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, and Lotus Orb   Item   Interactions   Changelogs     Lotus Orb The jewel at its center still reflects a pale image of its creator. Cost4000 Bought FromArmor Active Echo Shell Bonus +6 Health regeneration+10 Armor+250 Mana+125% can dispel Soul Catcher and Shadow Poison. Lotus Orb   Item   Interactions   Changelogs     Lotus Orb The jewel at its center still reflects a pale image of its creator. Cost4000 Bought FromArmor Active Echo Shell Bonus +6 Health regeneration+10 Armor+250 Mana+125% can also reflect Disruption and Demonic Purge.

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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

• Disruption is not reliable enough to catch an ember spirit with a backup Fire Remnant.
• Sleight of Fist will make quick work of the spawned illusions.
• The best you can do versus an ember spirit is to purge his Flame Guard with your Demonic Purge.

Leshrac   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Leshrac 16 + 1.8 23 + 1.7 26 + 3 Level Base

• Pulse Nova makes quick work of any illusions with amplified damage, and deals damage even if Leshrac is in Disruption.
• Disruption can seldom save an ally from Leshrac since his damage output is constant, even help set up a perfect Split Earth for the enemy.
• Shadow Demon doesn`t have the burst damage to take Leshrac out of the fight quickly.

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

• Oracle has no less than three tools to prevent the damage from Shadow Poison making it near impossible to get any good damage out of this skill.
• Similarly, Abaddon   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs   Known Bugs     Abaddon 23 + 2.6 17 + 1.5 21 + , Slark   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Slark 20 + 1.9 21 + 1.5 16 + 1.7 Level Base , 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 and Omniknight   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs   Known Bugs     Omniknight 22 + 3.1 15 + 1.75 17 + can all purge the poison from themselves and their allies before you build up enough stacks to be dangerous. Be that as it may, Shadow Demon`s other spells make him overall pretty strong versus these heroes.

Storm Spirit   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Storm Spirit 19 + 1.8 22 + 1.8 24 + 3 Level

• Good luck with catching Storm Spirit with Shadow Demon`s abilities as he can simply get away with Ball Lightning. Shadow Demon need a strong skill such as Sacred Arrow to catch a Storm Spirit if you initiate with Disruption.
• Once Storm Spirit has 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 , he can catch Shadow Demon with ease both in gank and in teamfight if Shadow Demon has no survivability item.

Lion   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs   Known Bugs     Lion 16 + 2 15 + 1.5 20 +

• Lion`s Hex and Mana Drain can make quick work of whatever illusions you`re creating.

Others

• Any tank caught by Soul Catcher will be tanky no longer because of the provided amplified damage.
• Melee carries that rely heavily on magic immunity such as Sven   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs   Known Bugs     Sven 23 + 3 21 + 2 16 + , Ursa   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs   Known Bugs     Ursa 23 + 3 18 + 2.1 16 + or Lifestealer   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Lifestealer 25 + 3.3 18 + 1.9 15 + 1.75 Level Base can be slowed with Demonic Purge.
• Disruption is a very good tool to waste the enemy`s time. If you have no better target, you can always prevent an enemy from running away with Shallow Grave, Borrowed Time or False Promise.
• Once you have 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 , Shadow Demon is suddenly very strong against a lot of heroes that have strong passives. You will probably make short work of a disabled Bristleback or

Good against...

• Alchemist is a well-known Radiance carrier, among other auras your illusions will benefit from. They also get the extra move speed and reduced BAT from his Chemical Rage and it`s even better if you can catch him as his own rage is about to expire.

• Probably one of Anti-Mage`s worst enemies. Disruption followed up by a disable of any kind will usually prevent him from Blinking away before the illusions completely drain his already low mana pool.
• The illusions can be controlled and used to quickly sap mana from any other target, making them useful in a teamfight.

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

• Disruption can save allies and mess up initiation from an enemy Legion Commender, leaving her unable to do anything in a duel for 2.5 seconds.
• Demonic Purge cannot be purged by Press the Attack, which in turn can be purged by your ultimate.

Omniknight   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs   Known Bugs     Omniknight 22 + 3.1 15 + 1.75 17 +

• Demonic Purge will dispel Guardian Angel making the opponents feel much less secure.

• Disruption`s banish is the perfect tool against Reaper`s Scythe.

• Shadow Demon`s entire kit counters Spectre, even her greatest strengths. If she would try to kill you with Haunt at any point of the game, there are a couple of rules to follow: either she`s foolish enough to use Reality immediately, in which case you use the generic combo against her, or she doesn`t in which case you can use Disruption against the illusion to run away or kill it. The worst case is if you have to use disruption immediately to save your life, and she uses reality after that to chase you down with Spectral Dagger.

• Be ready to save an ally from Omnislash with your Disruption.
• Spawning Juggernaut`s illusions is a great deal, as his base attack time is low and he has a critical strike. Illusions will benefit from both.

• Demonic purge takes off Luna`s superior mobility, removing the need for chasing her and allowing your team to reposition in team fights or escape when at low HP. If Shadow Demon has Aghanim`s Sceptre it will also take away glaive bounces and extra damage from Luna`s passive.
• Disruption will create 2 illusions of Luna, which also shoot bouncing glaives and together they deal more damage than the real Luna. These will effectively counter her pushing attempts and are painfully effective in team fights. You don`t even have to target real luna with the spell - an illusion created by Luna`s manta works as effectively and leaves the real Luna for your team to be killed.
• Disruption can also be used to save an ally from the Ecliplse.