Shadow Fiend Counters

Items

• Infused Raindrop   Item   Changelogs     Infused RaindropB Elemental protection from magical assaults. Cost225 Bought FromArmaments Charges 5 Passive Magical Damage Block Bonus +0.85 Mana regeneration Disassemble? No Alert allies? No Recipe Contents 1 Additional
• Eul`s Scepter of Divinity
• Orchid Malevolence (and its upgrade Bloodthorn)
• Scythe of Vyse
• Abyssal Blade

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Hero   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Shadow Fiend 15 + 2.3 20 + 2.9 18 + 2 Level

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 Shadow Fiend Equipment (collapse sets)Sets Diabolical Fiend Eternal HarvestHead Demon Eater Horns of

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

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     Nevermore, the Shadow Fiend It is said that Nevermore the Shadow Fiend

Old Abilities   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Dark Flames RD AbilityToggle AffectsEnemies DamageMagical Creates a group of six orbiting

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

Videos

Bad against...

Axe   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs   Known Bugs     Axe 25 + 2.8 20 + 2.2 18 +

• Berserker`s Call and Counter Helix allow Axe to kill Shadow Fiend if he stands too close to a creep wave.
• Battle Hunger is very strong against Shadow Fiend in the early game because Shadow Fiend`s low attack damage makes it hard for him to get last hits.

Bane Not to be confused with Banehallow.   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs   Known Bugs     Bane 22 +

• Enfeeble can be used to decrease Shadow Fiend`s already abysmal level one damage even further, preventing him from getting farm and Necromastery stacks.
• Brain Sap allows Bane to heavily harass Shadow Fiend.
• Nightmare allows Bane to set up some early ganks onto Shadow Fiend.
• Fiend`s Grip enables Bane to completely take Shadow Fiend out of a fight and potentially even kill him, even through 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 .

Bounty Hunter "Bounty" redirects here. For the reward earned from last-hits, see Gold.   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs   Known Bugs

• Shuriken Toss can be used to cancel Requiem of Souls.
• Shadow Walk and Jinada allow Bounty Hunter to gank Shadow Fiend early on
• Track prevents Shadow Fiend from escaping with Shadow Blade For the cosmetic item equipped by Kunkka, see Kunkka s Shadow Blade.   Item   Changelogs   Known Bugs     Shadow BladeB The blade of a fallen king, it allows you to move unseen and .

Disruptor   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Disruptor 19 + 2.2 15 + 1.4 22 + 2.5 Level Base

• Glimpse and Kinetic Field allows Disruptor to set up some early kills onto Shadow Fiend.
• Static Storm can be used to cancel the cast of Requiem of Souls.

• Decrepify prevents Shadow Fiend from attacking for its duration, potentially preventing him from getting a kill.
• Nether Ward can do heavy damage to Shadow Fiend if he tries to cast his Requiem of Souls and his keeps spamming Shadowrazes.

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 be used to cancel Shadow Fiend`s 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 from a huge range.
• Take Aim and Headshot allow Sniper to harass Shadow Fiend in lane without getting into the range of his Shadowrazes.

Spirit Breaker   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Spirit Breaker 29 + 2.7 17 + 1.7 14 + 1.8 Level

• Charge of Darkness allows Spirit Breaker to gank Shadow Fiend in the early game, preventing him from getting Necromastery stacks.
• Nether Strike and Charge of Darkness can be used to prevent Shadow Fiend from casting Requiem of Souls.

Ursa   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs   Known Bugs     Ursa 23 + 3 18 + 2.1 16 +

• Earthshock prevents Shadow Fiend from escaping after Ursa used his 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 to get on top of him.
• Overpower and Fury Swipes allow Ursa to quickly kill Shadow Fiend.
• Enrage keeps Ursa alive in a man fight with Shadow Fiend and allows him to stay close even if Shadow Fiend uses Requiem of Souls.

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

• Arc Lightning allows Zeus to get farm in lane against Shadow Fiend without coming into the range of his Shadowrazes.
• Lightning Bolt can be used to heavily harass Shadow Fiend when he tries to get a last hit.
• Thundergod`s Wrath and Lightning Bolt can be used to detect Shadow Fiend if he tries to escape with Shadow Blade For the cosmetic item equipped by Kunkka, see Kunkka s Shadow Blade.   Item   Changelogs   Known Bugs     Shadow BladeB The blade of a fallen king, it allows you to move unseen and .

Others

• Heroes with a low health pool ( Crystal Maiden   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Crystal Maiden 16 + 2 16 + 1.6 16 + 2.9 Level , Lina   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Pugna 17 + 1.5 16 + 1 26 + 4.5 Level Base ,

Good against...

• Shadow Fiend usually buys a Hurricane Pike allowing him to easily escape from Power Cogs.
• Shadow Fiend can farm Clockwerk`s Power Cogs to gain Necromastery stacks.

• Lifestealer heavily relies on his Rage to stay alive in teamfights, which is useless against Shadow Fiend`s high physical damage.

• Shadow Fiend can easily focus down and kill one of the Meepos.
• The amount of damage from Shadow Fiend`s AoE spells makes Meepo vulnerable in every aspect.

• Shadow Fiend can farm his treants and get easy Necromastery Stacks.
• If Shadow Fiend buys Boots of Travel and Shadow Blade For the cosmetic item equipped by Kunkka, see Kunkka s Shadow Blade.   Item   Changelogs   Known Bugs     Shadow BladeB The blade of a fallen king, it allows you to move unseen and , his mobility and stealth renders Nature`s Prophet`s ability to push virtually useless as he will regularly shut him down.

• Requiem of Souls penetrates Guardian Angel which only prevents physical damage.
• Even with Repel, Shadow Fiend`s high physical damage output will compensate.

• Unstable Current will not be triggered by Shadow Fiend`s spells.

• Shadow Fiend is mostly played as right-click carry, so Silencer`s spells are very ineffective against him.

• Shadow Dance does not protect stark from Shadow Fiend`s AoE spells.

• Even if caught in Pit of Malice, Shadow Fiend can still inflict tons of damage to Underlord.
• If Shadow Fiend spots an incoming Dark Rift, he can use Shadow Blade For the cosmetic item equipped by Kunkka, see Kunkka s Shadow Blade.   Item   Changelogs   Known Bugs     Shadow BladeB The blade of a fallen king, it allows you to move unseen and and position/time his Requiem of Souls at the right moment to wipe out the enemy team.