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Storm Spirit Hero Strategy Counters Equipment Gear Responses Sounds Lore Old Abilities Changelogs Storm Spirit 19 + 1.8 22 + 1.8 24 + 3 Level
- Storm Spirit can exploit every one of Spectre`s weaknesses, and thus is one of the best counters against her.
- Spectre has to be in melee range to deal damage, making her likely to trigger Static Remnants and susceptible to being kited by Overload procs.
- Electric Vortex can lock Spectre down, who doesn`t like to build 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
. - Ball Lightning for multiple reasons:
- Spectre cannot evade Storm Spirit, as Ball Lightning is superior to Spectral Dagger in terms of mobility.
- Storm Spirit can kite her and her Haunt illusions when it`s later in the game due to her having no form of pseudo-blinks ( Reality is far inferior to Ball Lightning).
- It is very difficult for Spectre to deal any substantial damage against Storm Spirit with Desolate, and without both a 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 a Diffusal Blade he will always remain on the move.
- Ball Lightning grants invulnerability, and as Storm Spirit likes to spam that ability, he can mitigate damage done from Dispersion and 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 .
- He can easily man up and fight her 1 vs 1 with Feast.
- He takes no damage from Dispersion or Desolate when Rage is activated.
- Spectre has no reliable escape mechanism, making Open Wounds devastating to Spectre. It is very important that Spectre abuses cliffs and trees with Spectral Dagger if she hopes to get away from Lifestealer.
- The movement speed granted from Shapeshift means that Spectre has no way to punish Lycan if he wants to splitpush or pick off supports. Furthermore, he will kite Haunt and cannot be slowed by Spectral Dagger.
- As Lycan typically has Summon Wolves out and builds Necronomicon Item Old Abilities Changelogs NecronomiconB Considered the ultimate in necromancy and demonology, a powerful malefic force is locked within its pages. Cost2650 (1200) Bought FromCaster Active Demonic Summoning Bonus +8/12/16 , very rarely will he be damaged by Desolate if he does manage to get into a fight against her.
- Global Guardian Angel will protect his allies from Spectre`s Haunt, both when they are alone and in teamfights. While Spectre can purchase a Diffusal Blade to address this, it has a cooldown. Unless the rest of Spectre`s team also buys a Diffusal Blade, this won`t be enough to stop Guardian Angel.
- Purification is a major problem for melee enemies, Spectre included, since they must be next to an enemy in order to attack. AoE damage also allows Spectre to be singled out from her illusions.
- Repel will prevent him and allies from taking Desolate and Dispersion damage.
- Degen Aura will prevent Spectre from chasing Omniknight, further exacerbated by her terrible mobility outside Haunt.
- Spectre has no way to prevent Blink, for escape or initiation. Anti-Mage can easily pick off enemy supports and Spectre cannot do anything about it.
- Her low mana pool will quickly empty with Mana Break.
- 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 illusions prevent Desolate damage
- Spectre must chase for kills and relies on movement speed for mobility in fights, and has no way to counter the Tombstone zombies.
- The potency of Soul Rip can be increased from nearby illusions, so Undying can use Haunt against Spectre.
- Early game Decay will make Spectre easy to shut down in lane.
- Death Pulse can single out Spectre from her illusions, as well as heal his team against her. He also usually stands close to his allies for Death Pulse, so can disable Desolate.
- Reaper`s Scythe at level 3 kills Spectre at around 20% due to magic resistance and Dispersion.
- Nether Blast is one of the best tower pushing abilities in the game, with a low cooldown. A competent Pugna will (at the very least) destroy T2 towers and make space for his team before Spectre can finally come online.
- Spectre`s spells, while not spammable, have a fairly high mana cost, so Nether Ward can be fairly damaging to Spectre early game. The mana degen will also dampen Spectre`s early game power significantly.
- Once Pugna gets 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 , he can spam Life Drain on any illusion Spectre summons, whether it`d be from Haunt, 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 , or some other means.
- In addition Pugna can disable Spectre`s Desolate ability (although its damage is pure, it requires physical attacks) with his Decrepify ability, leaving Spectre only with Spectral Dagger. This forces Spectre to build a Diffusal Blade.
- Arctic Burn makes it nearly impossible for Spectre to juke into the trees.
- Cold Embrace negates all of Spectre`s physical damage. Furthermore, Cold Embrace will generally outheal Desolate.
- Winter`s Curse can taunt illusions, not only wasting the entire duration of Haunt but also turning its illusions against Spectre`s own team.
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- Disruptor can control where she goes with Kinetic Field and Glimpse. Static Storm shuts her down in teamfights.
- Dark Seer can pull together Spectre`s illusions with Vacuum, and Wall of Replica creates an illusion of Spectre that deals massive damage.
- Slardar`s Slithereen Crush allows him to stun Spectre and illusions, and Corrosive Haze prevents her from juking with Spectral Dagger.
- Heroes with good escapes such as Slark, Clinkz, and Weaver can usually outmaneuver and escape from Spectre (Spectre also rarely has the inventory space for Dust of Appearance or a Gem of True Sight).
- Heroes that are strong in lane can cause a lot of problems for Spectre in the earily game, preventing her from getting farm and experience.
- Meepo is also strong against her. She usually doesn`t like building 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 will be prey of
