Items
- Orchid Malevolence`s silence negates Timbersaw`s mobility and damage.
- Black King Bar is a good pickup for carries, as none of his spells go through Avatar.
- Scythe of Vyse is an effective way of silencing Timbersaw, as its cast time is instantaneous and difficult to be reacted against.
- Diffusal Blade drains Timbersaw`s mana, cancelling out his mobility.
- Silver Edge breaks Reactive Armor`s passive bonuses, preventing Timbersaw from building up stacks.
- Necronomicon`s mana burn makes Timbersaw run out of fuel relatively quickly, but can also make him accidentally kill himself from the Necronomicon Warrior`s Last Will.
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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 shuts down Timbersaw completely, negating his mobility and preventing him from doing any damage. It also breaks For the passive ability of Tranquil Boots, see here. Break is a status effect that disables passive abilities from those affected. It does not disable passive components from items such as evasion from Talisman of
Reactive Armor`s passive bonuses. - Infernal Blade can stun Timbersaw several times in a fight, potentially interrupting Timber Chain.
- Searing Chains prevents usage of Timber Chain Hero Strategy Counters Equipment Gear Responses Sounds Lore Old Abilities Changelogs Timbersaw 21 + 2.1 16 + 1.3 21 + 2.4 Level Base .
- Timbersaw is vulnerable to magical burst damage, which Ember provides with Fire Remnant and Flame Guard.
- Timbersaw`s skills mostly deal pure damage, thus they cannot remove Flame Guard Hero Strategy Counters Equipment Gear Responses Sounds Lore Old Abilities Changelogs Known Bugs Ember Spirit 19 + 2.1 22 + 1.8 20 .
- Time Dilation is similar to a long duration silence, making Timbersaw useless in team fights, or forcing him to adapt his build.
- Time Walk negates Timbersaw`s burst damage.
- Time Lock provides magical damage and lock down, and is effective against both Reactive Armor and Timber Chain.
- In conjunction with Time Lock`s magical damage, Chronosphere can destroy Timbersaw before he has time to react, and creates a large obstacle that obstruct`s Timber Chain`s mobility.
- Cold Snap can prevent Timbersaw from using both Timber Chain and Chakram due to the frequent stuns interrupting the lengthy cast animations as well as stopping him mid-chain. This can negate Timbersaw`s attempts to escape or dole out extra spell damage.
- Illuminate is a potent magic damage nuke in the early game. While it can be often predicted and avoided, it is still a pain for Timbersaw to deal with during the laning stage.
- Mana Leak is easily one of the best spells for dealing with Timbersaw, as it will often cause Timbersaw to quickly run out of mana and be stunned when using Timber Chain.
- Heartstopper Aura effectively negates Timbersaw`s large @@@#@@@HP(hp.com)###@### pool as well as HPTechnology company regen.
- Death Pulse together with health and mana regeneration from killed creeps helps Necrophos and his teammates survive Timbersaw`s burst damage.
- As a tanky hero that stays in the middle of teamfights, Timbersaw is an easy target for Reaper`s Scythe.
- Arcane Orb deals constant pure damage, which bypasses Timbersaw`s Reactive Armor.
- Sanity`s Eclipse can hit targets inside Astral Imprisonment, which helps Outworld Devourer finish off Timbersaw before he escapes with Timber Chain. The damage can also destroy Timbersaw with enough intelligence stacks.
- Nether Ward can punish Timbersaw, as Timbersaw is a spell-caster with low cooldowns. Furthermore, TImbersaw usually appears in the midst of battle, placing himself in range of Nether Ward`s Mana Flares.
- Timbersaw has no stuns or silence to stop Life Drain. Since all of Pugna`s Spells is magical, the damage could be devastating to Timbersaw, especially when combined with Decrepify
- Skywrath Mage`s long range and low cooldown magic damage spells can easily harass Timbersaw out of lane.
- Ancient Seal is not only a long lasting silence, (one of Timbersaw`s biggest weaknesses) but it also makes him even more vulnerable to magical burst damage.
- Arcane Curse deals repeated stacks of damage to Timbersaw because he relies on constantly using his abilities.
- Glaives of Wisdom deals pure damage and when cast manually, nearby creeps will not attack silencer, making it an effective harassment tool.
- Although Last Word takes a while to trigger, it will break Timbersaw`s ability combo and can be used to silence him.
- Global Silence will silence Timberaw no matter where he is or where you are. This can be used to help allies get a kill or prevent Timbersaw from killing someone.
- Ball Lightning makes Storm Spirit a target difficult to chase, even for a hero as mobile as Timbersaw.
- The magical damage from Static Remnant and Overload, together with Storm Spirit`s high mobility, allows Storm Spirit to jump on Timbersaw and burst him down.
- Zeus deals enormous amounts of magic damage, being one of the best heroes to burst down Timbersaw early in the game.
- Lightning Bolt`s mini-stun can stop Timbersaw`s from escaping a fight with Timber Chain.
- Timbersaws tend to build health increasing items, making Zeus` Static Field deal huge amounts of damage.
Others
- In general, Timbersaw struggles against highly mobile heroes that can avoid his abilities: Puck Hero Strategy Counters Equipment Gear Responses Sounds Lore Old Abilities Changelogs Puck 15 + 2 22 + 1.7 25 + 2.4 Level Base , Weaver Hero Strategy Counters Equipment Gear Responses Sounds Lore Old Abilities Changelogs Weaver 15 + 1.8 14 + 2.8 15 + 1.8 Level Base , Ember Spirit Hero Strategy Counters Equipment Gear Responses Sounds Lore Old Abilities Changelogs Known Bugs Ember Spirit 19 + 2.1 22 + 1.8 20 and others.
- Timbersaw has a difficult time against magic or pure damage dealers that can`t be avoided, such as Lina Hero Strategy Counters Equipment Gear Responses Sounds Lore Old Abilities Changelogs Lina 18 + 1.8 16 + 1.5 27 + 3.2 Level Base , Luna Hero Strategy Counters Equipment Gear Responses Sounds Lore Old Abilities Changelogs Known Bugs Luna 15 + 2.5 18 + 3.3 16 + , Lion, Queen of Pain and others.
- Skills that counter Timbersaw`s mobility can also be pretty useful against him such as X Marks the Spot and Glimpse.
- Timbersaw needs to spam his skills to stay effective. Any kind of silence, such as Waning Rift, Silence, Geomagnetic Grip, Doom and many others are extremely effective against him unless he itemizes for countering them.
Good against...
Broodmother- Spiderlings deal almost no damage against Reactive armor. They also die quickly from Timbersaw`s AoE abilities.
- Broodmother has no mobility ability except the movement speed buff from Spin Web, allowing Timbersaw to easily escape her Incapacitating Bite with Timber Chain.
- Reactive Armor is helps Timbersaw to endure the damage from Chaos Bolt and Reality Rift.
- Timbersaw`s large amount of pure damage AoE nukes clears Chaos Knight`s Phantasms quickly, drastically reducing his damage.
- Timbersaw`s skills are mostly pure damage, meaning Meepo`s innate magic resistance is nearly worthless.
- Because multiple Meepos tend to clump up, they present an easy target for Timbersaw`s many AoE abilities.
- Timbersaw can easily cut down trees from Sprout, making it very difficult for Nature`s Prophet to teleport away or trap enemies.
- Reactive Armor negates most of the damage of Nature`s Prophet`s treants, and Timbersaw can often use it to heal himself.
- Reactive Armor helps Timbersaw sustain harassment from Stifling Dagger, as well as ganking attempts.
- Phantom Assassin is a hero with moderate HPTechnology company pool, and usually appears in the front line of battle. Because her Blur does nothing against spells, she is vulnerable to Timbersaw`s skills.
- On the other hand, Phantom Assassin can dodge Timbersaw`s spells with Phantom Strike with good timing. Also she can focus down squishy support first, then fire back on Timbersaw.
- Phantom Lancer`s lack of burst damage and constant attacks will increase your Reactive Armor to max level immediately. Coupled with Timber Chain making escaping from crowds easy, it is almost impossible for Timbersaw to be killed by Phantom Lancer.
- Whirling Death and Chakram can instantly destroy large crowds of illusions.
