Nyx Assassin
[wiki] rating: 2.0 (winrate: 54% pickrate: 13%)Juggernaut
[wiki] rating: 1.4 (winrate: 53% pickrate: 19%)Snapfire
* Blade Fury makes Juggernaut immune against all of Snapfire's spells and allows him to get closer.
* A well-timed Omnislash allows Juggernaut to dodge Snapfire's spells, and she has no way to deal with it.
Keeper of the Light
* Juggernaut's Healing Ward keeps his team healthy even when pushing against Keeper of the Light's Illuminate.
* Blade Fury can dispel Blinding Light, as well as dodge an incoming Illuminate. Juggernaut can attack towers during Blade Fury, so he can dodge an Illuminate without having to stop pushing.
* Keeper of the Light has low health, low armor, and no natural defense against Omnislash.
Keeper of the Light
* Keeper of the Light's
Blinding Light makes Juggernaut miss his attacks.
Queen of Pain
[wiki] rating: 1.2 (winrate: 48% pickrate: 9%)Keeper of the Light
* Heroes with teleports to escape Will-O-Wisp: Phantom Assassin,
Puck,
Queen of Pain,
Storm Spirit
Snapfire
* Heroes with mobility spells (such as Queen of Pain's
Blink and
Clockwerk with
Hookshot) can easily avoid
Lil' Shredder and
Mortimer Kisses.
* Heroes with high movement speeds like Pugna and
Meepo can run around, to, or away from Snapfire during
Mortimer Kisses and dodge the projectiles easily due to their slow speed.
Meepo
[wiki] rating: 1.2 (winrate: 47% pickrate: 1%)Keeper of the Light
* Heroes that can jump and kill him: Meepo,
Clinkz,
Templar Assassin
Snapfire
* Heroes with high movement speeds like Pugna and
Meepo can run around, to, or away from Snapfire during
Mortimer Kisses and dodge the projectiles easily due to their slow speed.
* Heroes with mobility spells (such as Queen of Pain's
Blink and
Clockwerk with
Hookshot) can easily avoid
Lil' Shredder and
Mortimer Kisses.
* Heroes with high movement speeds like Pugna and
Meepo can run around, to, or away from Snapfire during
Mortimer Kisses and dodge the projectiles easily due to their slow speed.
Night Stalker
[wiki] rating: 1.0 (winrate: 53% pickrate: 5%)Keeper of the Light
* Crippling Fear prevents Keeper of the Light from using his spells to keep his team alive during team-fights.
* Dark Ascension is very strong against Keeper of the Light, who relies on daytime to be effective.
Additional:
* Keeper of the Light's Aghanim's Scepter upgrade loses much of its power, due to Night Stalker being able to reduce the duration of daytime by a lot.
Abaddon
[wiki] rating: 1.0 (winrate: 52% pickrate: 3%)Snapfire
* Aphotic Shield prevents damage and dispels the slow from Snapfire's
Mortimer Kisses.
* Borrowed Time allows Abaddon to gain HP during Snapfire's
Mortimer Kisses.
Ancient Apparition
[wiki] rating: 1.0 (winrate: 52% pickrate: 9%)Snapfire
* Ice Blast,
Cold Feet, and
Ice Vortex are easier to land on Snapfire while she channels her
Mortimer Kisses.
Additional:
* Snapfire is vulnerable while she is casting Mortimer Kisses making her an easy target for the effects of Cold Feet and Ice Blast.
Silencer
[wiki] rating: 1.0 (winrate: 49% pickrate: 8%)Snapfire
* Global Silence stops Snapfire's
Mortimer Kisses.
* Last Word can prevent Snapfire from casting additional spells.
Anti-Mage
[wiki] rating: 1.0 (winrate: 48% pickrate: 14%)Snapfire
* Mana Break reduces Snapfire's already low mana pool.
* Blink allows Anti-Mage to avoid being hit by
Lil' Shredder and
Mortimer Kisses.
Pudge
[wiki] rating: 1.0 (winrate: 47% pickrate: 21%)Snapfire
* Meat Hook can be used immediately after
Mortimer Kisses since Snapfire is forced to stay in place.
Lifestealer
[wiki] rating: 1.0 (winrate: 46% pickrate: 5%)Keeper of the Light
* Rage allows him to dispel Blinding Light from himself.
* Open Wounds allows him to slow and kill Keeper of the Light.
Puck
[wiki] rating: 0.6 (winrate: 52% pickrate: 15%)Keeper of the Light
* Low health spellcasters: Lina,
Witch Doctor,
Tinker,
Keeper of the Light, all rely heavily on their spells and are fragile heroes. They all also have avoidable spells, allowing Puck to get to them and quickly burst them down.
Clinkz
[wiki] rating: 0.6 (winrate: 52% pickrate: 5%)Keeper of the Light
* Heroes that can jump and kill him: Meepo,
Clinkz,
Templar Assassin
Pugna
[wiki] rating: 0.6 (winrate: 51% pickrate: 4%)Snapfire
* Heroes with high movement speeds like Pugna and
Meepo can run around, to, or away from Snapfire during
Mortimer Kisses and dodge the projectiles easily due to their slow speed.
* Heroes with mobility spells (such as Queen of Pain's
Blink and
Clockwerk with
Hookshot) can easily avoid
Lil' Shredder and
Mortimer Kisses.
* Heroes with high movement speeds like Pugna and
Meepo can run around, to, or away from Snapfire during
Mortimer Kisses and dodge the projectiles easily due to their slow speed.
Storm Spirit
[wiki] rating: 0.6 (winrate: 50% pickrate: 10%)Keeper of the Light
* Heroes with teleports to escape Will-O-Wisp: Phantom Assassin,
Puck,
Queen of Pain,
Storm Spirit
Oracle
[wiki] rating: 0.6 (winrate: 50% pickrate: 9%)Keeper of the Light
* Heroes with dispels: Legion Commander,
Oracle,
Slark
Templar Assassin
[wiki] rating: 0.6 (winrate: 50% pickrate: 5%)Keeper of the Light
* Heroes that can jump and kill him: Meepo,
Clinkz,
Templar Assassin
Huskar
[wiki] rating: 0.6 (winrate: 50% pickrate: 2%)Keeper of the Light
* Vulnerable spellcasters with no escape mechanisms are easy targets for Huskar: Lich,
Crystal Maiden,
Silencer,
Keeper of the Light,
Venomancer, etc.
Lion
[wiki] rating: 0.6 (winrate: 49% pickrate: 16%)Keeper of the Light
* Mana Drain is very effective against heroes that have mana burn abilities such as Anti-Mage,
Nyx Assassin and
Keeper of the Light.
Phantom Assassin
[wiki] rating: 0.6 (winrate: 46% pickrate: 16%)Keeper of the Light
* Heroes with teleports to escape Will-O-Wisp: Phantom Assassin,
Puck,
Queen of Pain,
Storm Spirit
Tiny
[wiki] rating: 0.6 (winrate: 45% pickrate: 7%)Keeper of the Light
* Squishy heroes, usually supports, like Io,
Ancient Apparition,
Keeper of the Light etc can die instantly from Tiny's magic burst.
Legion Commander
[wiki] rating: 0.4 (winrate: 48% pickrate: 13%)Keeper of the Light
* Press the Attack can dispel the blind from Blinding Light from a hero.
* Duel can be used to instantly take Keeper of the Light out of a team-fight.
Keeper of the Light
* Heroes with abilities that blind or cause Legion Commander to miss will prevent her from winning Duels: Arc Warden,
Keeper of the Light,
Riki
Faceless Void
[wiki] rating: -1.6 (winrate: 43% pickrate: 7%)Snapfire
* Mortimer Kisses can deal a large amount of damage to Void during
Chronosphere, either outright killing him or forcing him out before he can kill any allies caught in his ultimate.
Keeper of the Light
* Any hero that can nullify effects of Chronosphere: (Omniknight,
Keeper of the Light with
Aghanim's Scepter during daytime,
Winter Wyvern), banishing him or Faceless Void (
Outworld Destroyer,
Shadow Demon,
Earth Spirit with
Aghanim's Scepter) or protecting him in other ways (
Dazzle,
Oracle,
Abaddon) can greatly limit Chronosphere's potential.
Medusa
[wiki] rating: -1.0 (winrate: 45% pickrate: 2%)Keeper of the Light
* Chakra Magic can drain her current mana, draining away her effective health in a sneaky way.
* Will-O-Wisp will keep Medusa busy after she got hit by
Blinding Light.
Chen
[wiki] rating: -1.0 (winrate: 48% pickrate: 0%)Snapfire
* Mortimer Kisses will quickly destroy Chen's creeps and might waste
Hand of God.
Phantom Lancer
[wiki] rating: -1.0 (winrate: 49% pickrate: 7%)Snapfire
* Snapfire's AoE abilities in general are effective in clearing Phantom Lancer's illusions.
Omniknight
[wiki] rating: -1.0 (winrate: 49% pickrate: 2%)Snapfire
* Mortimer Kisses can reduce Omniknight's impact in teamfights. Omniknight's
Heavenly Grace cannot purge multiple stacks of
Mortimer Kisses. The damage is also magical, making Omniknight's ultimate,
Guardian Angel, useless.
Naga Siren
[wiki] rating: -1.0 (winrate: 50% pickrate: 2%)Snapfire
* Mortimer Kisses can make quick work of Naga Siren's illusions.
* Scatterblast and
Firesnap Cookie AoE damage are also decent ways to deal with Naga's illusions.
Phoenix
[wiki] rating: -1.0 (winrate: 51% pickrate: 10%)Snapfire
* Lil' Shredder will make quick work of
Supernova.
* Mortimer Kisses can easily hit a Phoenix using
Sun Ray.
Wraith King
[wiki] rating: -1.0 (winrate: 53% pickrate: 20%)Keeper of the Light
* Wraith King's poor mobility makes him vulnerable to Illuminate.
* Blinding Light can reduce his damage output as well as his already abysmal mobility.
* Chakra Magic drains Wraith King's much-needed mana resulting in him not being able to reincarnate
Enigma
[wiki] rating: -1.0 (winrate: 53% pickrate: 4%)Keeper of the Light
* Ezalor's Chakra Magic will drain Enigma's mana pool rather quickly and won't let him chase or initiate with Black Hole properly.
* Will-O-Wisp will disable any close caster like Enigma, forcing him have to keep his Eidolons at maximum count and keep a safe distance.
* Illuminate can wipe the pushing Eidolons in a lane with ease, diminishing Enigma's laning presence by a lot.
Monkey King
[wiki] rating: -1.0 (winrate: 53% pickrate: 18%)Keeper of the Light
* Blinding Light can easily push Monkey King out of Wukong's Command, as well as blinding him.
* Will-O-Wisp destroys trees in a massive area, damaging Monkey King's mobility
* However, Keeper of the Light can be easily ganked by Monkey King during early-mid game stage.
Additional:
* Blinding Light can knock Monkey King outside of his ultimate, Wukong's Command or can generally blind him effectively.
* Will-O-Wisp stun Monkey King from Tree Dance by destroying his tree.
Beastmaster
[wiki] rating: -1.0 (winrate: 55% pickrate: 4%)Keeper of the Light
* Illuminate clears Beastmaster's summons and is effective against his push.
Sven
[wiki] rating: -0.6 (winrate: 42% pickrate: 1%)Keeper of the Light
* Keeper of the Light's AoE blind can keep Sven from landing hits.
Magnus
[wiki] rating: -0.6 (winrate: 45% pickrate: 6%)Keeper of the Light
* Any hero who can counter-initiate in anticipation without getting caught in Reverse Polarity: Sven,
Omniknight,
Enigma,
Luna,
Naga Siren,
Mars,
Jakiro,
Venomancer,
Elder Titan,
Faceless Void,
Rubick,
Keeper of the Light,
Pugna,
Invoker,
Spectre,
Alchemist,
Treant Protector,
Lina,
Oracle,
Zeus,
Shadow Shaman,
Phoenix,
Razor,
Huskar,
Batrider,
Kunkka,
Tidehunter,
Wraith King,
Sand King.
Nature's Prophet
[wiki] rating: -0.6 (winrate: 46% pickrate: 5%)Keeper of the Light
* Heroes that have AoE damage: Lina,
Keeper of the Light,
Timbersaw,
Leshrac,
Bristleback,
Axe
Enchantress
[wiki] rating: -0.6 (winrate: 46% pickrate: 1%)Snapfire
* Heroes with nukes that can jump her: Clockwerk,
Snapfire,
Spirit Breaker
Terrorblade
[wiki] rating: -0.6 (winrate: 46% pickrate: 5%)Keeper of the Light
* Heroes that can stall pushes: Invoker,
Keeper of the Light,
Lina,
Luna.
Techies
[wiki] rating: -0.6 (winrate: 48% pickrate: 7%)Keeper of the Light
* Heroes with flying vision such as Visage,
Beastmaster,
Keeper of the Light, or
Night Stalker can scout your mines from outside their trigger radius.
Gyrocopter
[wiki] rating: -0.6 (winrate: 48% pickrate: 3%)Snapfire
* Heroes with summons that are destroyed by a fixed number of attacks: Undying's
Tombstone,
Gyrocopter's
Homing Missile, and
Zeus's
Nimbus.
Undying
[wiki] rating: -0.6 (winrate: 49% pickrate: 7%)Snapfire
* Heroes with summons that are destroyed by a fixed number of attacks: Undying's
Tombstone,
Gyrocopter's
Homing Missile, and
Zeus's
Nimbus.
Zeus
[wiki] rating: -0.6 (winrate: 49% pickrate: 11%)Snapfire
* Heroes with summons that are destroyed by a fixed number of attacks: Undying's
Tombstone,
Gyrocopter's
Homing Missile, and
Zeus's
Nimbus.
Pangolier
[wiki] rating: -0.6 (winrate: 50% pickrate: 8%)Keeper of the Light
* Certain heroes can mess up with Pangolier's positioning and timing (especially if he intends to use Rolling Thunder during combat): Vengeful Spirit,
Keeper of the Light,
Huskar,
Dark Seer
Spirit Breaker
[wiki] rating: -0.6 (winrate: 50% pickrate: 8%)Keeper of the Light
* Heroes that punish mobile heroes: Bloodseeker,
Keeper of the Light
Chaos Knight
[wiki] rating: -0.6 (winrate: 51% pickrate: 4%)Snapfire
* Heroes reliant on illusions or summons: Broodmother,
Chaos Knight,
Naga Siren.
Broodmother
[wiki] rating: -0.6 (winrate: 55% pickrate: 2%)Snapfire
* Heroes reliant on illusions or summons: Broodmother,
Chaos Knight,
Naga Siren.
Lycan
[wiki] rating: -0.6 (winrate: 57% pickrate: 6%)Keeper of the Light
* Keeper of the Light has a blind, which causes Lycan to miss his attacks.
Clockwerk
[wiki] rating: -0.4 (winrate: 51% pickrate: 7%)Snapfire
* Heroes with mobility spells (such as Queen of Pain's
Blink and
Clockwerk with
Hookshot) can easily avoid
Lil' Shredder and
Mortimer Kisses.
* Heroes with high movement speeds like Pugna and
Meepo can run around, to, or away from Snapfire during
Mortimer Kisses and dodge the projectiles easily due to their slow speed.
Snapfire
* Firesnap Cookie can be fed to Snapfire herself or to an ally caught inside
Power Cogs.
* A badly placed Power Cog makes it easier for Snapfire to aim Mortimer Kisses on Clockwerk
Slark
[wiki] rating: 0.0 (winrate: 48% pickrate: 13%)Keeper of the Light
* Heroes with dispels: Legion Commander,
Oracle,
Slark
Keeper of the Light
* Melee carries during the laning phase: Sven,
Slark
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Keeper of the Light
*
Mana Burn is strong against Keeper of the Light due to his high mana pool.
Spiked Carapace can be used to reflect Illuminate damage and stun Keeper of the Light.
Vendetta allows Nyx Assassin to follow Keeper of the Light around if he tries to split-push.
*
*
Snapfire
*
Spiked Carapace stops Snapfire's
Mortimer Kisses.
Vendetta will deal a decent amount of damage.
* Snapfire's low armor and agility gain means that