Wraith King Counters


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Anti-Mage
Invoker   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Invoker 16 + 2.2 14 + 1.9 16 + 4 Level Base dota2
  • Invoker can drain Wraith King`s mana with EMP, preventing him from reincarnating.
  • Even if Wraith King survives and reincarnates, Invoker still has an arsenal of spells to lockdown Wraith King.
Phantom Lancer   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Phantom Lancer 21 + 2 29 + 2.6 21 + 2 Level dota2
Lion   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs   Known Bugs     Lion 16 + 2 15 + 1.5 20 + dota2
  • While not being able to confront Wraith King by himself, Lion`s Mana Drain helps in draining Wraith King`s mana, preventing him from reincarnating.
  • Lion`s Earth Spike and Hex provide decent lockdown against Wraith King as well, preventing the latter from benefiting from Vampiric Aura bonuses
Weaver   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Weaver 15 + 1.8 14 + 2.8 15 + 1.8 Level Base dota2
  • Weaver can run away after killing Wraith King once thanks to Shukuchi.
  • Wraithfire Blast is quite predictable. If Weaver is quick, he will disjoint it with Shukuchi and proceed to chase Wraith King down.
  • Shukuchi does have a fade time. They cannot disjoint it if you use it right next to them. They will be stunned and take damage; however they will still become invisible if they used Shukuchi before the stun hits.
  • Weaver can easily harass Wraith King out of his lane thanks to his high base damage and Geminate Attack.
Luna   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs   Known Bugs     Luna 15 + 2.5 18 + 3.3 16 + dota2
  • After Wraith King reincarnates, Luna will have good chance to finish him with Eclipse.
  • It is not important how much Wraith King is tanky and bulky, Luna will always be able to outplay and outcarry almost any Strength carry hero.
Riki   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Riki 17 + 1.9 34 + 2.2 14 + 1.3 Level Base dota2
Chaos Knight   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Chaos Knight 22 + 3.2 14 + 2.1 16 + 1.2 Level dota2
  • Wraith King has no form of AOE to clear Chaos Knight illusions.
  • Wraith King is very vulnerable if he reincarnates in the middle of his illusions.

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Good against...

Bloodseeker   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs   Known Bugs     Bloodseeker 23 + 2.7 24 + 3 18 + dota2
  • While Wraith King`s Reincarnation is off-cooldown, Rupture is meaningless.
  • Wraith King`s Vampiric Aura and Mortal Strike prevent Bloodseeker from achieving Thirst bonuses.
Doom
  • Even when Doomed, Wraith King can tear down Doom with physical attacks, and can still reincarnate as long as it is off-cooldown.
  • Be that as it may, Wraith King players should be careful when facing against Doom players who farmed Aghanim`s Scepter, since the Aghanim upgrade disable his two passive abilities, weakening his right-click attacks.
Legion Commander
  • Wraith King makes a poor Duel target, as he can be already quite hard to bring down once, and then you you have to worry about his second life.
Lone Druid
  • Wraith King`s Mortal Strike deals more damage against Lone Druid`s Spirit Bear as it is counted as a creep-hero.
Necrophos
  • While Wraith King`s Reincarnation isn`t on cooldown, Reaper`s Scythe can`t kill him.
  • In the laning stage, odds are Vampiric Aura will out-heal the slow DoT from Heartstopper Aura.
Techies
  • Wraith King is not afraid to walk wherever he goes with his Reincarnation ready.
Axe
  • While Wraith King still has Reincarnation, He can payback Axe who hardly build single target immune item with his Wraithfire`s Blast.
  • His Vampiric Aura and Mortal Strike save him from Berserker`s Call though Axe launch his Blademail, but make sure you have enough physical defense.
  • Though he is killed by Culling`s Blade, if he has Reincarnation. Axe`s buff from Culling`s Blade is meaningless.

Works well with...

Ursa
  • Vampiric Aura allows Ursa to do early Roshan without the need to buy any lifesteal items first.
  • Wraithfire Blast stun and slow allows Ursa to easily prey on enemy heroes.
Huskar
  • Vampiric Aura increases Huskar`s sustainability even more.
Troll Warlord
  • The combination of Vampiric Aura and Troll Warlord`s high DPS makes Troll Warlord almost unkillable.
Bloodseeker   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs   Known Bugs     Bloodseeker 23 + 2.7 24 + 3 18 + dota2
  • Bloodrage significantly increases the damage of Wraith king`s attacks (Especially with Mortal Strike crits). Since Wraith King is really tanky and can afford death thanks to his ultimate; this spell works really well with him