Slardar Counters

Items

• Given that Slardar`s damage output is entirely physical, there is almost nothing he can do when enemies activate Ghost Scepter   Item   Changelogs     Ghost ScepterB Imbues the wielder with a ghostly presence, allowing them to evade physical damage. Cost1500 Bought FromArcane Active Ghost Form Bonus +5 Strength+5 Agility+5 Intelligence Disassemble? No Alert .
• Shiva`s Guard   Item   Changelogs     Shiva s Guard Said to have belonged to a goddess, today it retains much of its former power. Cost4750 (650) Bought FromArmor Active Arctic Blast Passive Freezing Aura Bonus +30 provides armor which helps against Slardar, while the passive attack slow also prevents him from attacking as often.
• Radiance   Item   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Radiance A divine weapon that causes damage and a bright burning effect that lays waste to nearby enemies. Cost5150 (1350) Bought FromWeapons Passive Burn Bonus +65 , Butterfly, Heaven`s Halberd, Solar Crest can reduce the value of your Corrosive Haze with constant misses and can be hard for Slardar to itemize against, requiring Black King Bar, Monkey King Bar or both. Same goes true for his allies that want to take advantage of the armor reduction.
• Diffusal Blade   Item   Changelogs     Diffusal BladeB An enchanted blade that allows the user to cut straight into the enemy s soul. Cost3150 (700) Bought FromArtifacts Active Purge Charges 8 Passive Manabreak Bonus +25/35 Agility+10/15 and Necronomicon can be a pain to deal with until Slardar gets a Black King Bar.

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Hero   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Slardar 21 + 3.1 17 + 2.4 15 + 1.5 Level Base

Strategy   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Contents 1 Gameplay 1.1 STYLE1 1.2 STYLE2 2 Ability Builds 3 Talents

Counters

Equipment   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     v • d • e Slardar Equipment (collapse sets)Sets Arms of the Deep Vault Guardian Set Sea

Gear   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     This is a list of cosmetic items that reflects Slardar 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     Slardar, the Slithereen Guard Slardar is a Slithereen, one of the Deep

Old Abilities   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     War Stomp (pre 6.20) PlayQR AbilityNo Target AffectsEnemies DamageMagical Slams the ground,

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

• Fortune`s End applies a basic dispel   Dispel   Removable buffs   Removable debuffs     A dispel is the term used for a forced removal of status effects. Dispels usually come together with other mechanics and are rarely seen as which can be used to purge Corrosive Haze, or even Slardar`s own Guardian Sprint.
• False Promise is able to purge off Slardar`s Corrosive Haze and Slithereen Crush stun/slow from any allies Oracle chooses to cast it on.
• Fate`s Edict can also be cast on Slardar to prevent him from proccing his Bash of the Deep.

Abaddon   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs   Known Bugs     Abaddon 23 + 2.6 17 + 1.5 21 +

• Abaddon can cast Aphotic Shield on any of his allies to immediately purge Corrosive Haze and/or the stun and the slow components of Slithereen Crush.
• All of Slardar`s debuffs are also removed if Abaddon`s Borrowed Time triggers.

Phantom Lancer   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Phantom Lancer 21 + 2 29 + 2.6 21 + 2 Level

• Phantom Lancer has a low cooldown basic dispel   Dispel   Removable buffs   Removable debuffs     A dispel is the term used for a forced removal of status effects. Dispels usually come together with other mechanics and are rarely seen as from Doppelganger, making it hard to keep Corrosive Haze on him. Can also build 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 and Diffusal Blade   Item   Changelogs     Diffusal BladeB An enchanted blade that allows the user to cut straight into the enemy s soul. Cost3150 (700) Bought FromArtifacts Active Purge Charges 8 Passive Manabreak Bonus +25/35 Agility+10/15 .
• Slardar does not do well against illusions Default buff iconPlay Spawn soundPlay Death sound “ Play A legion sprouts from one! Click to listen— Phantom Lancer ” Illusions (also commonly called illus) are imperfect, weaker copies of heroes, created by spells or items. They and has a low mana pool, making Phantom Lancer with Diffusal Blade   Item   Changelogs     Diffusal BladeB An enchanted blade that allows the user to cut straight into the enemy s soul. Cost3150 (700) Bought FromArtifacts Active Purge Charges 8 Passive Manabreak Bonus +25/35 Agility+10/15 annoying, to say the least.
  • Phantom Rush means you can`t Guardian Sprint away from his illusions either, forcing you to Blink, Slithereen Crush or get your 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 cancelled.

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

• Slardar does not do well against multiple targets, as his only way to damage multiple targets being Slithereen Crush.
  • Meepo`s Earthbind will root Slardar, making him unable to chase/escape for the time being. Also, Poof`s low cooldown and high damage can burst Slardar down rather quickly.

Others

• Medusa   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs   Known Bugs     Medusa 14 + 1.95 20 + 2.5 19 + cares less than other heroes about armor reduction, since Mana Shield blocks 60% of all damage without taking armor/magic resistance into consideration. This makes 60% of your Corrosive Haze ineffective until Medusa`s mana is drained.
• Terrorblade   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Terrorblade 15 + 1.7 22 + 3.2 19 + 1.75 Level Base starts out with and gains a lot of armor from his agility growth. His illusions also make it difficult for Slardar to focus down the real Terrorblade.
• Tidehunter   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Tidehunter 22 + 3.3 15 + 1.5 16 + 1.7 Level Base purges off Haze and stun if bursting him is attempted often leading to Slardar`s team being baited into Ravage. Also Anchor Smash reduces Slardar`s already low damage, so Tidehunter stays tanky even against Slardar.
• Slardar relies on 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 initiation The heroes in Dota 2 are defined by the roles that they are suited to play as a combination of their attributes, abilities, and items, and the ways that these shape the game. Although the , so any illusion-based hero (especially with Radiance   Item   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Radiance A divine weapon that causes damage and a bright burning effect that lays waste to nearby enemies. Cost5150 (1350) Bought FromWeapons Passive Burn Bonus +65 ) can scout you out and/or cancel your blink.
• Illusion heroes like Phantom Lancer, Luna, Arc Warden.

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• Invisible and fragile. With Diffusal Blade   Item   Changelogs     Diffusal BladeB An enchanted blade that allows the user to cut straight into the enemy s soul. Cost3150 (700) Bought FromArtifacts Active Purge Charges 8 Passive Manabreak Bonus +25/35 Agility+10/15 no longer capable of dispelling Corrosive Haze Riki lacks a good option against Slardar: Riki will not win most straight-up fights even without being stunned, and doesn`t have nearly enough health or armor to survive being focused on with Corrosive Haze. Slardar`s Guardian Sprint is usually enough to chase effectively, and even Riki`s ultimate Tricks of the Trade will rarely deal enough damage to matter much against Slardar. If you find yourself in this untenable position it is recommended to use Smoke Screen aggressively or have a support interfere with Slardar.

• Clinkz is fragile, and relies on Skeleton Walk to escape from battles quickly. Corrosive Haze grants True Sight on Clinkz, making his invisibility useless, and makes him even more squishy for the time being. Do not underestimate Clinkz be that as it may, as late game, Clinkz can tear down most heroes with Strafe and Searing Arrows along with Desolator which is commonly built by Clinkz.

• Bounty Hunter`s Shadow Walk is rendered useless with Corrosive Haze and makes Bounty Hunter an easy target for Slardar and his team.

• Weaver relies on Shukuchi to escape and kite enemy heroes. Slardar`s Corrosive Haze reveals Weaver, who is already a very frail target.
• Weaver usually builds Linken`s Sphere, Corrosive Haze can be used to "pop" the spell block of Linken`s Sphere, letting Allied heroes use their abilities on Weaver.

• Shadow Fiend, a normal Shadow Blade builder often relies on its invisibility to escape fights. Corrosive Haze reveals Shadow Fiend and also weakens his already low armor.

• Alchemist has a low starting armor and a low agi growth, which translates to a low armor growth . And since it is very uncommon for Alchemist to get straight to Assault Cuirass, or Shiva`s Guard   Item   Changelogs     Shiva s Guard Said to have belonged to a goddess, today it retains much of its former power. Cost4750 (650) Bought FromArmor Active Arctic Blast Passive Freezing Aura Bonus +30 , Corrosive Haze makes him too vulnerable to physical damage, even with the hp regeneration of Chemical Rage

• With armor items like⃂ Solar Crest or⃂ Assault Cuirass combined with Bash of the Deep, Slardar can easily tank the Duel, If not dueled himself, he can drop