Storm Spirit Counters

Items

• 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 (and its upgrade Bloodthorn   Item   Changelogs     BloodthornB A reviled blade that bites deeper with each wriggle of its victim s final throes. Cost7195 (1000) Bought FromWeapons Active Soul Rend Passive Critical Strike Bonus +25 Intelligence+30 Attack ) hard counter Storm Spirit, not only making him completely helpless but also dealing additional damage.
• Scythe of Vyse   Item   Changelogs     Scythe of Vyse The most guarded relic among the cult of Vyse, it is the most coveted weapon among magi. Cost5700 Bought FromCaster Active Hex Bonus +10 Strength+10 Agility+35 stops you from acting for a good duration, giving enemies more than enough time to nuke you down or lock you down further.
• Rod of Atos   Item   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Rod of AtosB Atos, the Lord of Blight, has his essence stored in this deceptively simple wand. Cost3080 (1100) Bought FromCaster Active Cripple Bonus +15 Strength+6 long range root Root (formerly known as Ensnare and Entangle) is a status effect that prevents affected units from moving, and from casting some mobility spells. Contents 1 Mechanics 2 Rooting abilities 3 Self-rooting abilities 4 Disabled by will cause you troubles when trying to escape/initiate.

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Hero   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Storm Spirit 19 + 1.8 22 + 1.8 24 + 3 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 Storm Spirit Equipment (collapse sets)Sets Blossoming Harmony Corridan Maestro Gifts of Fortune Set Heavenly

Gear   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     This is a list of cosmetic items that reflects Storm Spirit 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     Raijin Thunderkeg, the Storm Spirit Storm Spirit is literally a force of

Old Abilities   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     To view the old Storm Spirit, see here. NewPP limit report Cached

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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• Mana Break can quickly burn Strom Spirit`s mana, preventing him from escaping.
• Blink allows Anti-Mage to catch up to Storm Spirit when he tries to use his Ball Lightning to escape.
• Mana Void is very affective against Storm Spirit because of his high mana pool, which he quickly depletes when using Ball Lightning.

Doom   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Doom 26 + 3.5 11 + 0.9 13 + 2.1 Level Base

• Doom prevents Storm Spirit from using Ball Lightning to escape.

Earth Spirit   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs   Known Bugs     Earth Spirit 21 + 3.2 17 + 1.5 18

• Rolling Boulder allows Earth Spirit to gank Storm Spirit during the landing phase, preventing him from getting out of control.
• Geomagnetic Grip prevents Storm Spirit from using Ball Lightning to escape.

Nyx Assassin This page is about the hero. For the goddess in Dota 2 lore, see Nyx.   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities  

• Mana Burn destroys Storm Spirit`s large mana pool, dealing heavy damage and quickly depleting his main means of damage output and escaping.

Pugna   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Pugna 17 + 1.5 16 + 1 26 + 4.5 Level Base

• Nether Ward deals a lot of damage to Storm Spirit every time he uses Ball Lightning

Riki   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Riki 17 + 1.9 34 + 2.2 14 + 1.3 Level Base

• Smoke Screen prevents Storm Spirit from using Ball Lightning to escape.

Silencer   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Silencer 17 + 2.5 22 + 3 27 + 2.5 Level Base

• Arcane Curse is extremely effective against Storm Spirit, as he usually wants to spam his abilities in fights.
• Global Silence prevents Storm Spirit to escape from tanks and fights event 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

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

• Ancient Seal is a six second silence with no cast point, allowing Skywrath Mage to quickly silence Storm Spirit, if he tries to initiate.

Others

• Tanky intiators that can disable groups of enemies and bear the brunt of spells and disables, allowing you to zip in to weakened or squishy targets and kill them without fear of rebuttal: Clockwerk, Centaur Warrunner, Tidehunter.

Good against...

Spectre   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs   Known Bugs     Spectre 19 + 2.3 23 + 1.8 16 +

• Ball Lightning is the ultimate counter to Spectre`s entire toolkit. With this ability, he can score easy kills on Spectre without her having any means of escape early game, kite her and her Haunt illusions when it`s later in the game due to her having no form of pseudo-blinks. Furthermore, 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   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 he will always remain on the move. Also, 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 .

• She is easy prey against your damaging nukes and attacks due to her low health pool, armor and abysmal movement speed. You don`t care about any of her spells due to your Ball Lightning, even more so if you have Orchid Malevolence. (Actually, root stops ball lightning now)

• Sniper cannot withstand your combo during the early to midgame and has absolutely no way to escape you save for teammates.
• You can dodge his assassinate with a correctly timed Ball Lightning.

• You`re a natural Orchid carrier, which when combined with your combo virtually guarantees a kill against unwary Embers. You can Ball Lightning even when hit by his Searing Chains and your magical damage eats through his Flame Guard quickly.

• She finds it hard to pin you down and auto attack you due to your high mobility. Your overcharge right click will burn two instances of her Refraction instead of one.

• You are a perfect counter to Tinker as you can initiate on him even when he`s far back or in the trees and you`ll usually have enough damage to take him down before he can teleport out. He does well against you in lane, however.

• You can hunt down Arc Warden with your Ball Lightning and kill him quickly due to his low health and complete lack of escape mechanisms. None of his abilities threaten you, assuming you have enough mana, even when he has a Tempest Double up.

Works well with...

• In the early game, the occasional cast of Chakra Magic can top up Storm Spirit`s mana pool, and allow him to leverage one or two more spells in between runes.

• Repel allows you to jump in and wreak havoc on enemies with little fear of being disabled. His heal keeps you going and can damage enemies you engage with your pull.

• The classic Naix bomb, a Lifestealer infested inside you makes for a devastating combo against lone targets and is the perfect way for the otherwise immobile Lifestealer to engage in melee combat.

• His Essence Aura will restore a huge amount of mana to you when it procs due to your tendency to build up a large mana pool. The spammability of your spells means that it will proc very often in an engagement, ensuring you can remain mobile and aggressive.