Items
- 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
, Pipe of Insight and Glimmer Cape mitigate or remove your damage. - Blade Mail hurts you. A lot.
- 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 , Manta Style Item Old Abilities Changelogs Manta Style An axe made of reflective materials that causes confusion amongst enemy ranks. Cost5000 (900) Bought FromArmor Active Mirror Image Bonus +10 Strength+26 Agility+10 Intelligence+15 , Lotus Orb purge your silence and Concussive Shot slow.
- The three standard support items work very well against Skywrath Mage, but a good and snowballing Skywrath can work around them.
- Although Force Staff will save you or an ally from Mystic Flare, a squishy support will still die from a couple of amplified Arcane Bolts , especially once silenced. Also Force staff won`t disjoint Concussive shot so Skywrath should have vision to cast his other spells.
- Similarly, Eul`s Scepter of Divinity will protect you from the damage of Mystic flare, also purging the silence and/or slow of Seal and Concussive shot, but a smart Skywrath will keep his silence for after the Cyclone.
- Finally the active from Glimmer Cape helps to survive his combo, but if he carries a Dust of Appearance it might not be enough since the magic resistance is countered by the spell amplification of Ancient Seal.
- Any combination of the two should allow any support to survive.
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Bad against...
Anti-Mage- Has a handy Spell Shield.
- Often builds 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 and Manta Style Item Old Abilities Changelogs Manta Style An axe made of reflective materials that causes confusion amongst enemy ranks. Cost5000 (900) Bought FromArmor Active Mirror Image Bonus +10 Strength+26 Agility+10 Intelligence+15 .
- Huge mana cost on Mystic Flare means easy target for Anti-Mage`s Mana Void.
- Be that as it may, Anti-Mage is weak early-game to Skywrath Mage Hero Strategy Counters Equipment Gear Responses Sounds Lore Old Abilities Changelogs Skywrath Mage 19 + 1.8 13 + 0.8 27 + 3.6 Level `s Ancient Seal until he can purge silences, but still, Skywrath`s solo kill potential is very low.
- Berserker`s Blood is comparable to Anti-Mage`s Spell Shield, giving a maximum of 50% magic resist bonus.
- Works proportionate to lost health, but Huskar has a decent health pool, and the attack speed powers him up.
- Skywrath`s armor is so low that Huskar can outdamage him or take skywrath down with him.
- If you get an early Urn of Shadows Item Changelogs Urn of ShadowsB Contains the ashes of powerful demons. Cost875 (310) Bought FromSupport Active Soul Release Charges 0 Bonus +2 Strength+2 Agility+2 Intelligence+2 Armor+1 Mana regeneration Disassemble? No Alert with a charge, you can mitigate this deadly counter-pick with its pure damage.
- Although Skywrath Mage is not right-click reliant hero, Razor can punish him for casting Arcane Bolt, Concussive Shot and Ancient Seal at him with Unstable Current.
- Eye of the Storm can greatly reduce Skywrath`s already abysmal armor, making teamfights more dangerous for him.
- Aphotic Shield removes silences, slows and stuns, possibly foiling a full-duration Mystic Flare.
- Borrowed Time makes it impossible to burst Abaddon Hero Strategy Counters Equipment Gear Responses Sounds Lore Old Abilities Changelogs Known Bugs Abaddon 23 + 2.6 17 + 1.5 21 + down, even healing him up due to Mystic Flare`s Damage over Time Damage over time (DoT) is a condition that causes the affected unit to constantly take damage until the effect expires, is dispelled, or the target moves out of range. Damage is dealt at the end .
- Nether Ward will make Skywrath Mage next to useless in fights, as his low hp pool will not allow him to sustain through the damage of the ward should he choose to cast spells. Be wary though that Skywrath`s huge burst will make very quick work of Pugna`s low hp should the ward be destroyed, and Decrepify won`t help you at all.
- Skywrath Mage`s low health makes him rather easy prey for Nyx Assassin and his lack of armor generally means he`ll take the full brunt of a Vendetta strike. Mana Burn is also annoying at all stages of the game as it turns Skywrath Mage`s high intelligence growth against him while Spiked Carapace gives him some degree of protection against his spells.
- In the early-mid game, Skywrath consistently needs to use his entire mana pool to kill a hero, but Wraith King`s Reincarnation allows him to finish off Skywrath after the first death, as Dragonus will have likely expended all his mana.
- Although Dragonus can silence Omniknight, Dragonus loses against Omni heavily during team fights, as Repel virtually eliminates most of Skywrath`s damage. Additionally, Degen Aura negates Skywrath`s high speed advantage.
Others
- Clockwerk Hero Strategy Counters Equipment Gear Responses Sounds Lore Old Abilities Changelogs Clockwerk 26 + 3.2 13 + 2.3 17 + 1.3 Level Base , Beastmaster Hero Strategy Counters Equipment Gear Responses Sounds Lore Old Abilities Changelogs Known Bugs Beastmaster 23 + 2.5 18 + 1.6 16 + , 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 , Batrider Hero Strategy Counters Equipment Gear Responses Sounds Lore Old Abilities Changelogs Known Bugs Batrider 23 + 2.7 15 + 1.5 24 + and Bane all have good abilities to set up a Mystic Flare and they also like to roam or gank. There are more.
- A Clarity costs only 50 gold, but consider a Crystal Maiden or a Keeper of the Light as a support partner if you just want to bully people out of lane all day.
- Io with a Bottle or Arcane Boots also works.
- Lion, Lina and Necrophos are also magical nukers and will make short work of the sturdiest heroes when they are taking amplified damage from Ancient Seal, as long as they don`t have 100% magic resistance. They also provide control over the crowd to set up a decent Mystic Flare.
Good against...
Timbersaw- Magical burst is Timbersaw`s weakness, and Ancient Seal locks him down for max 6 seconds.
- Generally doesn`t build early items to deal with silences.
- Reactive Armor does not trigger on magic damage or spells, meaning even a Pipe of Insight won`t give him the massive sustain he normally gets from auto attacks.
- Similar to Timbersaw, Storm spirit needs items that don`t help against silences.
- An Orchid Malevolence will most likely silence you first, be that as it may, if you grab a Eul`s Scepter of Divinity you might purge his silence and turn the tides to your favor.
- Roots and silences are Storm Spirit ultimate counters. Skywrath Mage Hero Strategy Counters Equipment Gear Responses Sounds Lore Old Abilities Changelogs Skywrath Mage 19 + 1.8 13 + 0.8 27 + 3.6 Level has a silence built in his kit, and has Rod of Atos as his core item. If he purges one, you cast the other, both leaving him useless.
- If he builds 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 , he spends 3975 gold that doesn`t help him snowball effectively.
- Untouchable is useless vs. constant Arcane Bolts and her strength gain is the lowest in the game.
- A jungle Enchantress can weaken lanes and make Skywrath Mage Hero Strategy Counters Equipment Gear Responses Sounds Lore Old Abilities Changelogs Skywrath Mage 19 + 1.8 13 + 0.8 27 + 3.6 Level s job easier.
- The magic amplification from Ancient Seal makes her even squishier to your allies` magic nukes.
- Dragonus can easily harass Alchemist in the laning phase with multiple Arcane Bolts. Additionally, if Alchemist is in the process of throwing an Unstable Concoction, and has no way to purge off or remove Ancient Seal, the self stun becomes an easy set up for Mystic Flare.
- Caution, be that as it may, as a decently farmed Alchemist with Radiance and Manta Style can easily send illusions to harass and force Skywrath Mage out.
- Depends mostly on her abilities but has no means to deal against silences.
- Her attack range allows Skywrath Mage to easily bully her out of the lane.
- Cold Embrace is perfect setup for Mystic Flare and his 6 second silence is good against Winter Wyvern in general.
Works well with...
Faceless Void- Chronosphere sets up an easy Mystic Flare.
- Ancient Seal buffs up Void`s Time Lock damage.
- Skywrath Mage Hero Strategy Counters Equipment Gear Responses Sounds Lore Old Abilities Changelogs Skywrath Mage 19 + 1.8 13 + 0.8 27 + 3.6 Level and Undying is a dangerous combination early-game. They can roll over almost anything by spamming Arcane Bolt and Decay, removing your health and your strength. If you survive and don`t give them kills be that as it may, they should fizzle out when they run out of mana and don`t get experience and gold.
- Ancient Seal buffs up all of Centaur Warrunner`s spells. Especially Double Edge.
- Hoof Stomp is a 2-2.75 second stun, setting up a full-duration Mystic Flare on later levels. A 100% slow from Warrunner`s Stampede also goes a long way.
- Having a tanky initiator is extremely important, given Skywrath Mage Hero Strategy Counters Equipment Gear Responses Sounds Lore Old Abilities Changelogs Skywrath Mage 19 + 1.8 13 + 0.8 27 + 3.6 Level `s squishy nature.
- Decrepify combined with Ancient Seal will easily cut through Pipe of Insight and Glimmer Cape. It will never cut through full magic resistance provided by 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 or Fate`s Edict.
- Ancient Seal combos well with SIlencer`s abilities, and allows him to get a longer duration with Arcane Curse.
- Additionally, Skywrath can stack slows with Concussive Shot, leading to an easy kill with Mystic Flare.
- Concussive Shot and Overwhelming Odds combo well, allowing both heroes to run and chase down an enemy with ease.
- With Duel`s duration, Skywrath can easily get a Mystic Flare target.
