Arc Warden Counters

Items

• Abyssal Blade   Item   Lore   Changelogs     Abyssal Blade The lost blade of the Commander of the Abyss, this edge cuts into an enemy s soul. Cost6400 (1550) Bought FromWeapons Active Overwhelm Passive Bash, Damage
• 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 makes magical Arc Warden useless (Note that he can still build into heavy physical damage, making Black King Bar useless later on).
• 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 can burn Arc Warden`s and his Tempest Double`s mana preventing him from using Spells and Items.
• Lotus Orb   Item   Interactions   Changelogs     Lotus Orb The jewel at its center still reflects a pale image of its creator. Cost4000 Bought FromArmor Active Echo Shell Bonus +6 Health regeneration+10 Armor+250 Mana+125% reflects all of Arc Warden`s item usages back onto himself.
• Monkey King Bar For the hero, see Monkey King.   Item   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Monkey King Bar A powerful staff used by a master warrior. Cost5200 Bought FromWeapons Passive Mini-Bash, True Strike Bonus +66 allowes enemies to attack Arc Warden through Magnetic Field.

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Hero   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs   Known Bugs     Arc Warden 24 + 3 15 + 1.8 24

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Lore   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs   Known Bugs     Zet, the Arc Warden Before the beginning of all,

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Known Bugs   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs   Known Bugs     Contents 1 General 2 Magnetic Field 3 Tempest Double

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Bad against...

• Anti-Mage has higher mobility from Blink, allowing him to deal with the Tempest Double while it is split-pushing.
• Arc Warden has an above-average mana pool but little mana regeneration, which Anti-Mage can take advantage of with Mana Break and Mana Void.
• Arc Warden tends to build 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 . With Battle Fury For the cosmetic item equipped by Faceless Void, see Battlefury (Equipment).   Item   Changelogs     Battle FuryB The bearer of this mighty axe gains the ability to cut down swaths of enemies at , Anti-Mage can easily deal with the Necronomicon`s summons, and Anti-Mage will take minimal damage from Last Will due to Spell Shield.
• Magnetic Field is useless against melee heroes. So Anti-Mage still can attack without miss.
• Manta Style cancels Flux.

Bristleback   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Bristleback 22 + 2.2 17 + 1.8 14 + 2.8 Level Base

• Bristleback(Passive) works frequently while he escapes from a Necronomicon army of Arc Warden.
• Arc Warden has little armor, and has very low mobility each of which making arc warden very susceptiable to the damage from quill spray and stacks of nasal goo.

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

• Flux is useless against Meepo who always has a fellow Meepo nearby with Divided We Stand.
• Without Black King Bar, Earthbind and Poof finish Arc Warden before he has time to react.
• Magnetic Field is useless against melee heroes.
• Meepo has high magical resistance so he can Poof on top of spark Wraith`s or Arc Warden`s Necronomicon warrior units without too much risk.

Naga Siren For the race in Dota 2 lore, see Naga.   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs   Known Bugs    

• Song of Siren stops him from acting and her illusions can push better than him because Mirror Image has longer duration.
• Arc Warden does not often build radiance which useful for illusion and counter illusion pushes.
• Mirror Images purges Flux or prevents Flux`s slow

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

• His Smoke Screen prevents Arc Warden from initiating or helping his team.
• Trick of the trade is wider enough to damage low mobility hero.
• Be that as it may, if Arc Warden buys Necronomicon(s) he may reveal Riki without spending gold on Sentry Wards, Dust of appearance or a Gem of True Sight.

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

• Diffusal Blade drains Arc Warden mana fast, meaning the lockdown that arc warden will offer later on will be null and void if Arc Warden doesn`t have a Mjollnir active available.
• Doppelganger purges Flux.

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

• Chaos Knight is literally Zet`s absolute nightmare. First, Flux can be negated since Nessaj usually builds 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 .
• Magnetic Field cannot save Arc Warden from CK. Since CK is a melee hero, he can easily enter the field, negating the evasion. Another way is that, CK can use Reality Rift to pull him out from Magnetic Field, rendering Zet helpless.
• CK is also tanky mid to late game, since he will almost always 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 and Heart of Tarrasque   Item   Changelogs     Heart of TarrasqueS Preserved heart of an extinct monster, it bolsters the bearer s fortitude. Cost5200 Bought FromArmor Passive Health Regeneration Bonus +40 Strength+500 Health Disassemble? No Alert allies? No , so Spark Wraith is like a tickle to him.
• At long last, Phantasm can make a short work of Zet, since his illusions deal 100% damage. Combined with Rift and a lucky 4 second stun from Chaos Bolt, and also critical from Chaos Strike, Arc Warden is pretty much dead meat in the face of Chaos Knight`s armies.

Others

• Crystal Maiden is same as Sand King when it comes to spark wraiths forcing them to move out of channel.
• Nyx Assassin is another solo hero who is single target focused. His Vendetta is maybe useful for surprising Arc Warden, but if Arc Warden builds Necronomicon 3rd Level, Nyx Assassin can be caught off guard from the true sight. Also with Necronomicon since Spiked Carapace stuns back from each source. Arc Warden can`t die from Nyx Assassin`s Spiked Carapace.

Good against...

• Spark Wraith`s can be used to force Sand King to stop channeling Sand Storm.

• If Arc Warden builds Necronomicon 3, Bounty Hunter can be revealed from invisibility as well as doing high amounts of damage to Bounty Hunter`s low base @@@#@@@HP(hp.com)###@### pool.
• Bounty hunter often roams alone, meaning he will take the full effect from Flux, making it easy to land a Spark Wraith. And due to Bounty Hunter`s low HPTechnology company pool this is often enough to kill him.

• Tempest Double can break a Chain Frost combo
• If Arc Warden 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 , the Necronomicon Warrior will reflect damage back to Lich with its Last Will.

• Tinker struggles to fight both Arc Warden and his double later in the game due to the two sources of lockdown.
• Arc Warden could build Blade Mail and reflect Mar. of the Machines, with Tempest Double and himself.
• Last Will from Necronomicon Warrior is good pair with Blade Mail to kill Tinker without attacking, but make sure that Tinker doesn`t have 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 or Eul`s Scepter of Divinity to negate the damage.

• Ancient Apparition often travels alone to get a good Ice Blast and has very few defences against summons, like your Tempest double or Necronomicon, making him a juicy target.
• Flux is very effective against heroes traveling alone.
• The high split-push potential of Arc Warden can punish Ancient Apparition very heavily, since he is not built to push waves or defend against summons.

• Necronomicon 3 reveals a Melded Templar Assassin.
• Flux wastes Templar Assassin`s Refraction until she has 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 or 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 .
• Spark Wraith can be used to bully a Templar Assassin that used Meld.

• If Arc Warden builds Necronomicon 3 he can reveal Mirana`s team while Moonlight Shadow is active.
• Mirana`s Aghanim`s Scepter upgraded Starstorm can accidentally kill a Necronomicon Warrior which can lead to her death if she hasn`t built a 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 .
• Arc Warden can use his summon to prevents Sacred Arrow to himself or his allies.
• Mirana often doesn`t build armor items so usually can`t stand against a late game Arc Warden.

• Tempest Double and Arc Warden`s high attack range kill Supernova much faster than usual.
• Phoenix is very weak against pushers, especially those like Arc Warden who can kill him easily, as his skillset works best in teamfights.

Works well with...

• Arc Warden has double the benefit from Drow Rangers Precision Aura, giving him a huge boost of damage.
• There is high pushing potential with Magnetic Field and Precision Aura.

• Tempest Double can help Terrorblade push the lane whilst the actual Arc Warden is in a different place.
• There is high pushing potential with Magnetic Field and Metamorphosis Terrorblade, note that magnetic field does not work on illusions.

• Flux can help Pudge land his Meat Hook.
• Spark Wraith traps can be laid down where Pudge can hook unsuspecting enemies to, much like the combination of Techies and Pudge.
  • Note: The same mechanic can be abused by many other heroes besides Pudge, he is just a very common example.

• Miranas` arrow can hold someone still while Arc Warden nukes them down.

• Fortune`s End can be used to hold a hero in place for a long period of time, allowing a spark wraith to form and land every time.

• Putting Chilling Touch on Arc Warden and his double is very effective early-game. Works well with Magnetic Field.
• Flux and Cold Feet also have some synergy.