Juggernaut
[wiki] rating: 2.0 (winrate: 51% pickrate: 19%)Silencer
[wiki] rating: 2.0 (winrate: 48% pickrate: 6%)Kunkka
* Kunkka relies on his powerful AOE spells to turn the tides of teamfights. He cannot use them while silenced.
* 
Last Word can mess up Kunkka's ability synergy, silencing him in the middle of his strong combo.
* 
Global Silence can disable Kunkka's spell casting from anywhere on the map, even if Kunkka is spell immune at the time.
Invoker
* Invoker is heavily dependent on his spells, making him useless during Global Silence, as well as interrupting Invoker during his combo.
* 
Arcane Curse is particularly deadly, because Invoker will continuously lose health if he keeps invoking and casting new spells.
* Last Word will silence Invoker when he casts Invoke, interrupting his combo.
Rubick
[wiki] rating: 2.0 (winrate: 48% pickrate: 21%)Kunkka
* Despite most Kunkka players depending on their immense physical damage, his spells provide a lot of utility for Rubick:
* 
Torrent is very easy to land when paired with Telekinesis.
* 
X Marks the Spot can potentially be more effective in Rubick's hands due to his tendency to increase his cast range with his talents and items.
* 
Ghostship, paired with Telekinesis, allows Rubick to land it very easily without requiring Torrent or X Marks the Spot.
Invoker
* All of Invoker's abilities scales with his level, thus Rubick possesses great potential in late game by owning any of Invoker's arsenal.
* Fade Bolt counters early push from 
Forge Spirit.
Lifestealer
[wiki] rating: 2.0 (winrate: 47% pickrate: 8%)Kunkka
* 
Rage negates Kunkka's X Marks the Spot.
* As a strength hero with high strength gain and very little armor, as well as low agility gain, Kunkka is vulnerable to Lifestealer's 
Feast and 
Open Wounds.
Invoker
* Rage protects Lifestealer nearly from all of Invoker's spells.
Additional:
* Rage grants immunity from Invoker's spells and can dispel most of the disables such as the armor loss from Forge Spirit and the constant stuns of Cold Snap.
Outworld Devourer
[wiki] rating: 1.4 (winrate: 47% pickrate: 3%)Kunkka
* 
Astral Imprisonment can allow Outworld Devourer to save himself or allies from Kunkka's full kit.
* 
Sanity's Eclipse deal a large amount of damage, as Kunkka's mana pool is much smaller than Outworld Devourer's considering Kunkka is playing physical type.
* 
Arcane Orb deals pure damage, shredding through Kunkka and his team even with Ghostship's buff.
Invoker
* Astral Imprisonment allows Outworld Devourer to save himself or ally from Invoker's combo, or remove Invoker from a fight temporarily.
* Arcane Orb's pure damage will deal a lot of damage against Invoker's mediocre strength gain.
* EMP is useless against Outworld Devourer by activating 
Equilibrium.
* However, be aware that Sanity's Eclipse will most likely not deal any damage at all, due to Invoker's high intelligence gain compared to Outworld Devourer's.
Invoker
* Any heroes with high intelligence, such as 
Invoker and 
Pugna.
Clinkz
[wiki] rating: 1.0 (winrate: 57% pickrate: 10%)Kunkka
* Clinkz's high damage output and insane attack speed late-game can take Kunkka out of the fight before it begins.
* 
Strafe and 
Searing Arrows together can kill allies easily even under Ghostship's buff.
* 
Skeleton Walk can allow Clinkz to make a quick escape after Kunkka's combo, or even avoid it all together.
Night Stalker
[wiki] rating: 1.0 (winrate: 52% pickrate: 6%)Invoker
* 
Crippling Fear is a good way to shut down and gank Invoker in the early game..
* 
Void deals good damage to Invoker and makes escaping harder.
* With 
Hunter in the Night and Void, Invoker can't get away from Night Stalker and won't be able to catch him with Sun Strike during the night.
Mirana
[wiki] rating: 1.0 (winrate: 52% pickrate: 13%)Kunkka
* 
Leap allows Mirana to easily escape Torrent and Ghostship.
Faceless Void
[wiki] rating: 1.0 (winrate: 51% pickrate: 17%)Invoker
* Time Walk can easily avoid Invoker's combo damage if doesn't have disables.
* Chronosphere will reveal Invoker during 
Ghost Walk.
* All of Invoker's hidden cooldowns are affected by Time Dilation, so Faceless Void can easily slow him down a lot.
Additional:
* 
Time Dilation prevents Invoker from further invoking for the entire duration of the debuff, as well as massively slowing Invoker based on the large amount of spells he has.
* 
Time Walk will completely negate Invoker's combo damage.
* If Invoker is caught in 
Chronosphere, he will most likely be the primary target due to the large teamfight contribution he can provide.
Phoenix
[wiki] rating: 1.0 (winrate: 49% pickrate: 13%)Kunkka
* 
Supernova negates Kunkka's combo entirely, as it can't be affected by spells while using Supernova.
* 
Icarus Dive also allows Phoenix to dodge Ghostship and Torrent.
Death Prophet
[wiki] rating: 1.0 (winrate: 49% pickrate: 2%)Invoker
* Quas-Exort Invoker is also a good matchup due to the fact he has no 
Wex to run faster due to the movement impairment on his stealth. The Forge Spirit and 
Cold Snap combo doesn't harm her as well since you can drain Invoker's HP with Spirit Siphon which forces him to retreat.
* Silence also prevents Invoker from using 
Invoke or casting his main spells temporarily. There is no way Invoker can block it unless he has 
Eul's Scepter of Divinity to cyclone himself or has help from allies.
Templar Assassin
[wiki] rating: 1.0 (winrate: 49% pickrate: 6%)Invoker
* Templar Assassin can easily counter Invoker's last hitting process in the early game with 
Refraction. Refraction also negates the stun from Cold Snap, since it will need to deal damage in order to apply its stun.
* Additionally, Refraction completely blocks damage from Sun Strike should Invoker try to finish her off, provided she activate Refraction beforehand.
Doom
[wiki] rating: 1.0 (winrate: 48% pickrate: 9%)Invoker
* Doom completely takes Invoker out of a team fight, a hero who relies on using abilities and items to contribute.
Additional:
* 
Doom is a good way to shut down Invoker, preventing from casting spells and using items for a lengthy time, thus forcing him to invest on 
Linken's Sphere.
Ursa
[wiki] rating: 1.0 (winrate: 48% pickrate: 6%)Kunkka
* Ursa's massive physical damage can destroy Kunkka quickly.
* 
Enrage can be activated before being hit by Ghostship to prevent most of the damage.
* 
Earthshock slows Kunkka's movement speed. With no escape abilities, Kunkka is easy prey.
Drow Ranger
[wiki] rating: 0.6 (winrate: 53% pickrate: 13%)Invoker
* Heroes with silence: 
Death Prophet, 
Riki, 
Drow Ranger.
Riki
[wiki] rating: 0.6 (winrate: 53% pickrate: 5%)Invoker
* Heroes with silence: Death Prophet, Riki, Drow Ranger.
Bane
[wiki] rating: 0.6 (winrate: 52% pickrate: 6%)Invoker
* Heroes that wish to disrupt fights with spell combos or big ultimates are vulnerable to the long stun of Fiend's Grip: 
Disruptor, Death Prophet, 
Enigma, 
Faceless Void, Invoker, 
Lich, 
Magnus, 
Mars, 
Medusa, 
Outworld Devourer, 
Phoenix, 
Puck, 
Queen of Pain, 
Shadow Fiend, 
Treant Protector, 
Underlord, 
Winter Wyvern, 
Witch Doctor, 
Zeus.
Treant Protector
[wiki] rating: 0.6 (winrate: 51% pickrate: 7%)Kunkka
* Treant Protector's 
Living Armor will also negate Tidebringer's damage.
Slardar
[wiki] rating: 0.6 (winrate: 51% pickrate: 9%)Invoker
* Invoker's Ghost Walk can be countered, however, Invoker could also use abilities like 
Tornado or 
Ice Wall to escape by other means.
Bounty Hunter
[wiki] rating: 0.6 (winrate: 50% pickrate: 5%)Invoker
* 
Bounty Hunter and 
Slardar both have ultimates (
Corrosive Haze and 
Track) that reveal Invoker through Ghost Walk.
Shadow Shaman
[wiki] rating: 0.6 (winrate: 50% pickrate: 6%)Invoker
* Heroes with long lockdowns: 
Shadow Shaman, 
Legion Commander.
Viper
[wiki] rating: 0.6 (winrate: 50% pickrate: 5%)Kunkka
* Melee heroes with low mobility can be kited and killed by Viper: Treant Protector, 
Kunkka, 
Alchemist, 
Troll Warlord, 
Wraith King, 
Tiny, 
Sven.
Invoker
* 
Corrosive Skin makes Viper receive less damage from Invoker's spells
* Viper can harass Invoker with his 
Poison Attack in the early game.
* 
Viper Strike and Poison Attack can kill Invoker easily if Ghost Walk is on cooldown.
Invoker
* Ice Wall and Ghost Walk can be used to kite and escape from Viper.
* 
Chaos Meteor and 
Sun Strike deal heavy damage and can quickly bring Viper down.
* Cold Snap, Tornado, and 
Deafening Blast are powerful disables that reduce Viper's effectiveness.
* 
EMP burns Viper's limited mana pool, reducing his potential poison damage.
* Forge Spirits can melt Viper's armor and reduce his durability.
Nyx Assassin
[wiki] rating: 0.6 (winrate: 49% pickrate: 3%)Invoker
* Large area-of-effect with delay or require channeling: Enigma, 
Crystal Maiden, Invoker, Shadow Fiend, Pugna, 
Keeper of the Light
* The nature of some abilities turn them into an easy target for a turnover from Spiked Carapace:
* Slow-moving projectiles: 
Skywrath Mage, 
Tinker, 
Necrophos
* Large area-of-effect with delay or require channeling: Enigma, Crystal Maiden, Invoker, Shadow Fiend, Pugna, Keeper of the Light
* Deals damage over time: 
Venomancer, 
Huskar, 
Ember Spirit, 
Dark Seer, 
Sand King, 
Doom
Additional:
* Nyx Assassin takes advantage of Invoker's massive intelligence gain and mana pool to do tons of damage using 
Mana Burn, as the spell does more damage based on the target's intelligence.
* Nyx Assassin can simply activate 
Spiked Carapace while under many Invoker's abilities to stun him.
Pangolier
[wiki] rating: 0.6 (winrate: 48% pickrate: 9%)Invoker
* Heroes with abilities which have a built-in spell immunity: 
Lifestealer, 
Juggernaut, 
Pangolier.
Shadow Demon
[wiki] rating: 0.6 (winrate: 46% pickrate: 3%)Kunkka
* Similarly, they can negate your X Marks The Spot & Torrent combo by protecting your target when you use Return. Good candidates to negate your combo include Outworld Devourer and his Astral Imprisonment, and 
Shadow Demon and his 
Disruption.
* Heroes with hide abilities can often dodge a Ghostship just before it hits.
* Similarly, they can negate your X Marks The Spot & Torrent combo by protecting your target when you use Return. Good candidates to negate your combo include Outworld Devourer and his Astral Imprisonment, and Shadow Demon and his Disruption.
* A 
Eul's Scepter of Divinity can also do the trick, but, unlike the previously mentioned abilities, you can only use it on yourself and not your allies.
Anti-Mage
[wiki] rating: 0.4 (winrate: 51% pickrate: 16%)Invoker
* Anti-Mage's mobility and magic resistance make him nearly impossible to kill alone.
* Invoker's spells cost a lot of mana, and Invoker himself has a lot of mana. This means Invoker and his team are vulnerable to 
Mana Void's heavy damage.
* 
Blink allows Anti-Mage to escape from Invoker's combo if he doesn't have disables.
Kunkka
* Kunkka can bring Anti-Mage back with X Marks the Spot, effectively negating Blink or forcing him to wait out the debuff before Blinking.
Earth Spirit
[wiki] rating: 0.4 (winrate: 49% pickrate: 7%)Invoker
* Earth Spirit is a dangerous foe to encounter for Invoker in the early stages of the game. Since Invoker needs to gain levels as fast as possible and is not very strong in the early game, Earth Spirit can use his incredible early game power to gank Invoker and ruin his game plan.
* Earth Spirit combines stuns and silences with his spells and can apply them from a great distance. This is bad for Invoker as he is dependent on a smart usage of his spells with Invoke and Earth Spirit can disrupt his combos easily.
Kunkka
* In general, highly mobile heroes like 
Earth Spirit or 
Storm Spirit are at a disadvantage against X Marks the Spot.
* Similarly, heroes with low cooldown teleports can be afraid to split push against X Marks the Spot, such as Tinker and 
Nature's Prophet.
Alchemist
[wiki] rating: -2.0 (winrate: 51% pickrate: 3%)Kunkka
* 
Tidebringer will deal lots of damage to Alchemist before he builds physical survivability items.
* Torrent and X Marks the Spot can control Alchemist at all stages of the game before he has Black King Bar.
* Ghostship's rum buff will greatly reduce the Alchemist's damage output in teamfights including his Radiance.
Invoker
* 
Quas-
Exort Invoker can win the mid lane easily against Alchemist because Quas regeneration will nullify Acid Spray's damage over time and Exort damage bonus will allow Invoker to out last hit Alchemist.
Meepo
[wiki] rating: -1.6 (winrate: 47% pickrate: 1%)Invoker
* Heroes with powerful area-of-effect disables can initiate on Meepo and his clones and shut him down, such as Enigma, Invoker, Magnus, Puck, and Sand King.
Kunkka
* X Marks the Spot is good to prevent a single meepo from escaping from a deadly situation.
* Tidebringer, Torrent and Ghostship destroys Meepo's clones.
Additional:
* Tidebringer's cleave damage can wear down Meepo's clones quickly. It can also give Meepo problems in the lane, due to his melee range and initially low health pool.
* Ghostship and Torrent can effectively disable Meepo while dealing heavy damage. If 
Aghanim's Scepter is purchased, Ghostship can also drag the Meepo clones out of position and set up a teammate's follow-up abilities.
* X Marks the Spot prevents attempts to escape using Poof.
Mars
[wiki] rating: -1.2 (winrate: 49% pickrate: 9%)Invoker
* Heroes with high magical or pure damage will bypass Bulwark: 
Timbersaw, 
Dark Willow, Enigma, Invoker, Pugna, Skywrath Mage, Tinker, Zeus, 
Oracle.
Kunkka
* Kunkka's Ghostship and Torrent disrupt fights in Arena Of Blood.
Magnus
[wiki] rating: -1.2 (winrate: 49% pickrate: 14%)Kunkka
* 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.
Invoker
* 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.
Batrider
[wiki] rating: -1.0 (winrate: 46% pickrate: 3%)Kunkka
* X Marks the Spot breaks Flaming Lasso when used on ally and can break if used on Batrider.
Ember Spirit
[wiki] rating: -1.0 (winrate: 46% pickrate: 11%)Kunkka
* Using X Marks the spot Kunkka can prevent Ember Spirit from escaping with Activate Fire Remnant, until he purchase Eul's Scepter of Divinity or Linken's Sphere.
Phantom Lancer
[wiki] rating: -1.0 (winrate: 47% pickrate: 5%)Kunkka
* Tidebringer, Torrent and Ghostship destroys Phantom Lancer's illusion army.
* 
Phantom Lancer can't escape with 
Doppelganger under your X Marks the Spot, but can use it to dodge it.
Additional:
* Tidebringer and Kunkka's AoE abilities in general are effective in clearing Phantom Lancer's illusions.
Medusa
[wiki] rating: -1.0 (winrate: 48% pickrate: 3%)Invoker
* EMP is a large mana burn nuke which can hit Medusa's Mana shield with enough damage to lose even more mana.
* Deafening Blast disarms Medusa's ability to deal pseudo-AOE damage during teamfights.
* Cold Snap allows the opposing team to repeatedly stun Medusa in short succession, preventing her from successfully casting her ultimate due to its long cast time.
Additional:
* EMP allows Invoker to burn Medusa's mana to weaken 
Mana Shield.
* Medusa's lack of mobility makes her easy to kite with Invoker's spells.
Centaur Warrunner
[wiki] rating: -1.0 (winrate: 48% pickrate: 5%)Kunkka
* X Marks the Spot negates Stampede.
Winter Wyvern
[wiki] rating: -1.0 (winrate: 49% pickrate: 6%)Invoker
* Cold Embrace is the perfect setup for all his nukes - Chaos Meteor, EMP and especially global Sun Strike.
Timbersaw
[wiki] rating: -1.0 (winrate: 49% pickrate: 5%)Invoker
* 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 ability damage.
* Later in the game, Invoker's heavy magical and pure damage can be difficult to avoid, meaning Timbersaw's armor is less useful.
Chaos Knight
[wiki] rating: -1.0 (winrate: 50% pickrate: 3%)Kunkka
* Tidebringer, Torrent and Ghostship destroys Chaos Knight's 
Phantasm army all through the game.
Spirit Breaker
[wiki] rating: -1.0 (winrate: 50% pickrate: 6%)Invoker
* Cold Snap allows Invoker to interrupt Charge of Darkness and Nether Strike.
* Tornado's long range can be used to cancel Charge of Darkness.
* Deafening Blast prevents Spirit Breaker from right clicking and thus proccing his Greater Bash.
Lycan
[wiki] rating: -1.0 (winrate: 50% pickrate: 1%)Kunkka
* Tidebringer's cleave will cripple any of his summons.
* Could potentially build Heaven's Halberd to cripple Lycan even more.
Additional:
* Tidebringer can be used to kill Lycan's summons.
* can also build into 
Heaven's Halberd which will disable Lycan's auto attacks crippling him even more.
Sand King
[wiki] rating: -1.0 (winrate: 51% pickrate: 7%)Kunkka
* Ghostship helps your team soak up damage from 
Epicenter, especially if he initiates during the battle.
* Sand King can't dodge X Marks the Spot - Torrent combo by his abilities. Torrent drags him out of his 
Sand Storm
Warlock
[wiki] rating: -1.0 (winrate: 51% pickrate: 8%)Kunkka
* Ghostship helps your team soak up damage from 
Chaotic Offering and hit summons hard.
* Tidebringer clears summons later in the game.
* Most of your spells can interrupt 
Upheaval.
Wraith King
[wiki] rating: -1.0 (winrate: 51% pickrate: 8%)Invoker
* 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, including an easily setup Ice Wall.
* Tornado applies an area dispel to clear skeletons.
Additional:
* EMP allows Invoker to burn Wraith King's mana to prevent 
Reincarnation from triggering (only until Wraith King gets his level 20 talent).
* Ice Wall and Cold Snap are particularly crippling for Wraith King as they allow to kite him very effectively, preventing him from dealing melee attack damage.
Necrophos
[wiki] rating: -1.0 (winrate: 52% pickrate: 7%)Invoker
* Tornado allows Invoker to purge Necrophos's 
Ghost Shroud, nullifying any benefits he could get out of it
* EMP allows Invoker to burn Necrophos's mana, preventing him to use his abilities constantly
Spectre
[wiki] rating: -1.0 (winrate: 52% pickrate: 17%)Kunkka
* Spectre can't escape with 
Spectral Dagger under X Marks the Spot.
* Kunkka can dominate Spectre's lane using Tidebringer and gain an advantage.
* Ghostship helps your team soak up damage from 
Haunt.
Dark Seer
[wiki] rating: -1.0 (winrate: 53% pickrate: 5%)Kunkka
* X Marks the Spot prevents Dark Seer or his allies from escaping with Surge.
Underlord
[wiki] rating: -1.0 (winrate: 56% pickrate: 10%)Kunkka
* X Marks the Spot will return Underlord or his teammate if they escape with Dark Rift.
Nature's Prophet
[wiki] rating: -0.6 (winrate: 45% pickrate: 7%)Kunkka
* Similarly, heroes with low cooldown teleports can be afraid to split push against X Marks the Spot, such as Tinker and Nature's Prophet.
* In general, highly mobile heroes like Earth Spirit or Storm Spirit are at a disadvantage against X Marks the Spot.
* Similarly, heroes with low cooldown teleports can be afraid to split push against X Marks the Spot, such as Tinker and Nature's Prophet.
Monkey King
[wiki] rating: -0.6 (winrate: 46% pickrate: 6%)Invoker
* Heroes with long animations can be frequently interrupted with Cold Snap: 
Earthshaker, 
Monkey King, Shadow Fiend Lina
Tinker
[wiki] rating: -0.6 (winrate: 47% pickrate: 5%)Invoker
* Any hero with a low HP pool is easy for Tinker to nuke down: Crystal Maiden, 
Enchantress, 
Gyrocopter, 
Lion, Riki, 
Techies, 
Terrorblade, Necrophos, Invoker.
Invoker
* Heroes that can gain vision over trees to catch Tinker: Invoker, Shadow Demon, Batrider
Additional:
* Tinker is relatively helpless against Invoker, as his 
Rearm and 
Boots of Travel can be easily interrupted by Invoker's long range disables, even if he blinks away.
Kunkka
* Similarly, heroes with low cooldown teleports can be afraid to split push against X Marks the Spot, such as Tinker and Nature's Prophet.
* In general, highly mobile heroes like Earth Spirit or Storm Spirit are at a disadvantage against X Marks the Spot.
* Similarly, heroes with low cooldown teleports can be afraid to split push against X Marks the Spot, such as Tinker and Nature's Prophet.
Additional:
* X Marks the Spot can be used to prevent Tinker from escape with 
Blink Dagger or Boots of Travel, discourage him from snapping farm and snapping gank. However, in later game, it'll be much more difficult because Tinker can buy 
Black King Bar or Linken's Sphere to prevent Kunkka from placing X on him, or Eul's Scepter of Divinity to prevent the recall
Terrorblade
[wiki] rating: -0.6 (winrate: 47% pickrate: 8%)Invoker
* Heroes that can stall pushes: Invoker, Keeper of the Light, Lina, Luna.
Tiny
[wiki] rating: -0.6 (winrate: 47% pickrate: 17%)Invoker
* Heroes with naturally low mana can be easily shut down by EMP: Sven, Tiny, Wraith King, Omniknight
Witch Doctor
[wiki] rating: -0.6 (winrate: 48% pickrate: 13%)Kunkka
* Heroes with long channeling abilities like Witch Doctor are easy targets for Kunkka to interrupt in team fights.
Chen
[wiki] rating: -0.6 (winrate: 48% pickrate: 1%)Kunkka
* Heroes with cleave abilities and area of effect damage can make quick work of Chen's converted creeps and at same time gain farm: Magnus, Jakiro, Shadow Fiend, Kunkka, Luna, 
Dragon Knight, Medusa, Alchemist.
Dazzle
[wiki] rating: -0.6 (winrate: 48% pickrate: 5%)Invoker
* Some heroes with extreme range, like Zeus, Invoker or 
Clockwerk, can snipe your allies from anywhere after your Grave has expired.
Lion
[wiki] rating: -0.6 (winrate: 48% pickrate: 15%)Kunkka
* Lion lacks mobility or escape mechanisms, making him an easy target for abilities like 
Mirana's 
Sacred Arrow or 
Leshrac's 
Split Earth, or combos like Kunkka's X Marks the Spot into Torrent.
Lina
[wiki] rating: -0.6 (winrate: 48% pickrate: 13%)Invoker
* Heroes with long animations can be frequently interrupted with Cold Snap: Earthshaker, Monkey King, Shadow Fiend Lina
Techies
[wiki] rating: -0.6 (winrate: 48% pickrate: 7%)Invoker
* Heroes with summons like 
Broodmother,Enigma, Invoker, Nature's Prophet, 
Lycan, 
Visage;or illusions, like Naga Siren, Phantom Lancer, Terrorblade are effective at keeping the choke points and rune spawns safe from Proximity mines in the early game.
Shadow Fiend
[wiki] rating: -0.6 (winrate: 48% pickrate: 11%)Invoker
* Heroes with long animations can be frequently interrupted with Cold Snap: Earthshaker, Monkey King, Shadow Fiend Lina
Disruptor
[wiki] rating: -0.6 (winrate: 49% pickrate: 10%)Kunkka
* X Marks the Spot is a counter to Disruptor's 
Glimpse, but you need quick reactions to pull it off.
Additional:
* X Marks The Spot allows Kunkka or his teammates to fight back under effect of Glimpse.
Earthshaker
[wiki] rating: -0.6 (winrate: 49% pickrate: 12%)Invoker
* Invoker's EMP is extremely effective against Earthshaker due to his low natural mana.
Ancient Apparition
[wiki] rating: -0.6 (winrate: 49% pickrate: 7%)Invoker
* Heroes with silence and mana drain abilites, as Ancient Apparition relies entirely on his abilities: Invoker, 
Silencer, 
Nyx Assassin, Skywrath Mage, Shadow Shaman, Lion and etc.
Sven
[wiki] rating: -0.6 (winrate: 51% pickrate: 14%)Invoker
* Heroes with naturally low mana can be easily shut down by EMP: Sven, Tiny, Wraith King, Omniknight
Visage
[wiki] rating: -0.6 (winrate: 51% pickrate: 1%)Kunkka
* Heroes with cleave or multi-target attacks can quickly take on Familiars and reduce Visage's firepower like Gyrocopter, Kunkka, Magnus and Medusa.
Undying
[wiki] rating: -0.6 (winrate: 51% pickrate: 6%)Invoker
* Invoker's multiple spells can lock down Undying and disable him from doing much.
Zeus
[wiki] rating: -0.6 (winrate: 53% pickrate: 14%)Kunkka
* Heroes with long range abilities are also able to touch Zeus, such as Clockwerk, Kunkka, Puck, Skywrath Mage, 
Spirit Breaker, 
Tusk and others.
Storm Spirit
[wiki] rating: -0.2 (winrate: 51% pickrate: 10%)Invoker
* In the early to mid game, Invoker is defenseless against Storm Spirit's ganking with 
Ball Lightning and 
Orchid Malevolence.
Invoker
* Heroes with mana burn: Nyx Assassin, Invoker, Outworld Devourer, Pugna
Kunkka
* In general, highly mobile heroes like Earth Spirit or Storm Spirit are at a disadvantage against X Marks the Spot.
* Similarly, heroes with low cooldown teleports can be afraid to split push against X Marks the Spot, such as Tinker and Nature's Prophet.
Sniper
[wiki] rating: 0.0 (winrate: 46% pickrate: 6%)Kunkka
* With his 
Take Aim, Sniper can simply sit out of your ability range and deal massive damage if not killed first.
* 
Assassinate can target allies who are still alive with low health because of Ghostship's buff.
* 
Headshot makes it harder for Kunkka to position/escape and makes it hard for Kunkka to hit with Tidebringer.
Invoker
* Invoker's arsenal of magical spells are troublesome for Sniper who has low HP and high armor, which does not benefit him much against Invoker.
* Besides magical damage, he can be disarmed and repeatedly mini-stunned with Cold Snap, preventing him from reacting.
* Leveling Quas can allow Invoker to lane effectively against Sniper despite right-click harassment.
Queen of Pain
[wiki] rating: 0.0 (winrate: 48% pickrate: 15%)Invoker
* Queen of Pain usually outlanes Invoker, giving her team a significant early game advantage while Invoker is still farming.
* 
Blink allows Queen of Pain to escape from Invoker's combo if he doesn't have disables.
Kunkka
* Ghostship helps your team soak up damage from 
Sonic Wave and 
Scream of Pain.
* Queen of Pain can't escape easily from X Marks the Spot - Torrent combo.
Omniknight
[wiki] rating: 0.0 (winrate: 50% pickrate: 1%)Kunkka
* 
Guardian Angel makes allies immune to all physical damage, effectively causing Tidebringer to do no damage.
* 
Purification is a powerful, pure damaging heal that can save Omniknight's allies after Kunkka's large damage.
Invoker
* Tornado dispels Guardian Angel from multiple targets.
* EMP depletes Omniknight's already small mana pool.
* Invoker's many disables keep Omniknight's team occupied until Guardian Angel times out.
Legion Commander
[wiki] rating: 0.0 (winrate: 50% pickrate: 14%)Invoker
* Heroes with long lockdowns: Shadow Shaman, Legion Commander.
Invoker
* Heroes with global abilities can give Legion Commander's opponent an edge in Duels from anywhere on the map: Nature's Prophet, 
Ancient Apparition, Zeus, Invoker, Treant Protector
Additional:
* Invoker's spells will disable and destroy Legion Commander while she's locked in a 
Duel.
Pugna
[wiki] rating: 0.0 (winrate: 50% pickrate: 6%)Invoker
* Because Invoker relies on casting a large amount of spells to contribute to fights, Nether Ward can force him to not cast anything at all or take a large amount of damage to cast spells.
Invoker
* Invoker can use Tornado or Cold Snap to prevent Pugna from channeling 
Life Drain
* A poorly used 
Decrepify on Pugna's allies means Invoker's abilities can be used to deal more damage to it
* Tornado allows Invoker to purge Pugna's Decrepify when it is used defensively
* Special care has to be taken, however, when casting several abilities within the range of a 
Nether Ward
Huskar
[wiki] rating: 0.0 (winrate: 50% pickrate: 3%)Kunkka
* Since Tidebringer has a 4 second cooldown, Kunkka has little availability to manfight Huskar.
Invoker
* Quas Exort Invoker has high physical damage in the form of Cold Snap and Forged Spirits that allows him to trade hits with Huskar.
* Although Huskar can dispel Cold Snap with Life Break.
* Sun Strike deals pure damage and pierces spell immunity, and Huskar tends to drain his HP, making him a susceptible target.
Broodmother
[wiki] rating: 0.0 (winrate: 55% pickrate: 3%)Invoker
* Broodmother can kill Invoker easily in the early game with her 
Spawn Spiderlings and her spiderlings.
* Broodmother is both an Orchid Malevolence and a 
Nullifier carrier. As she can farm it early, she can kill Invoker easily.
Kunkka
* Kunkka's entire kit is great for taking out multiple units at once.
* Tidebringer's cleave will split through a wave of spiderlings.
* X Marks the Spot is great for dragging Broodmother back out of her web for Kunkka's team to set up on her.
* Torrent and Ghostship will demolish any spiderlings within the radius.
Additional:
* X Marks the Spot prevents Broodmother from escaping.
* Tidebringer can clear Broodmother's spiders if they get in range.
Kunkka
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Blade Fury negates Kunkka's X Marks the Spot. 
Omnislash.
Healing Ward directly in battle, and it mitigates Ghostship and Tidebringer's damage.
* Kunkka has no way to dodge
* Kunkka has no way to hit
Invoker
* Juggernaut's instant spell immunity from Blade Fury helps him dodge Invoker's combos. He can dispel the disables from
Cold Snap and 
Deafening Blast and dodge the damage from 
Chaos Meteor, as well as walk through 
Ice Wall.
Forge Spirit(s) effortlessly, and his high armor prevents them from being a threat to him.
Sun Strike through Blade Fury, making the 
Tornado > Sun Strike combo a threat if he does not dodge Tornado.
Blade Fury, similar to Rage, grants immunity to Invoker's spells and can dispel some debuffs as well.
Omnislash renders Juggernaut invulnerable to Invoker's spells and can easily take Invoker down.
* Juggernaut's high DPS allows him to kill split pushing
* However, Invoker can hit Juggernaut with
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