Nyx Assassin
[wiki] rating: 2.0 (winrate: 54% pickrate: 13%)Lifestealer
[wiki] rating: 2.0 (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.
Leshrac
* Leshrac's high magic damage is ignored by Rage.
* Lifestealer can get in Leshrac's face with Rage and mitigate any other damage taken by Leshrac with
Open Wounds.
Oracle
[wiki] rating: 1.6 (winrate: 50% pickrate: 9%)Leshrac
* Oracle's Fate's Edict will protect an ally from Leshrac's nuking damage.
* Oracle's False Promise can dispel Leshrac's stun and slow from his abilities, allowing an ally to escape.
* Fortune's End can stop Leshrac from chasing opponents or running away.
Keeper of the Light
* Heroes with dispels: Legion Commander,
Oracle,
Slark
Huskar
[wiki] rating: 1.2 (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.
Leshrac
* Heroes with spell immunity: Juggernaut,
Pangolier,
Huskar.
Juggernaut
[wiki] rating: 1.0 (winrate: 53% pickrate: 19%)Leshrac
* Heroes with spell immunity: Juggernaut,
Pangolier,
Huskar.
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.
Pugna
[wiki] rating: 1.0 (winrate: 51% pickrate: 4%)Leshrac
* Leshrac needs to be close to target in order to do damage, Pugna can outrun Leshrac with ease due to his superior movement speed.
* Split Earth can also be hard to land on Pugna for the same reason.
* Leshrac uses huge amounts of mana to do damage, Nether Ward forces him to either not contribute in a fight or kill himself in the process.
Additional:
* Nether Ward punishes Leshrac's constant mana usage from spamming spells.
* Leshrac needs to be in the thick of the fight to deal damage, and so cannot escape from Nether Blast nor
Life Drain easily.
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
Clockwerk
[wiki] rating: 0.6 (winrate: 51% pickrate: 7%)Leshrac
* Heroes with long cast animations can be continuously interrupted by Battery Assault: Centaur Warrunner,
Jakiro,
Leshrac,
Naga Siren,
Underlord.
Additional:
* Clockwerk naturally builds Blade Mail, reflecting Leshrac's high magic damage output back at him.
* Power Cogs will prevent Leshrac from reaching Clockwerk's team and dealing large AOE damage to them.
* Power Cogs will also keep Leshrac close, wasting his Diabolic Edict on just Clockwerk.
* Battery Assault interrupts Leshrac's long cast times of Split Earth and Lightning Storm.
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
Anti-Mage
[wiki] rating: 0.6 (winrate: 48% pickrate: 14%)Leshrac
* Anti-Mage can withstand magical burst damage much better than other carries, making him effective against nukers: Lich,
Necrophos,
Oracle, and
Leshrac.
Additional:
* Counterspell severely reduces Leshrac's magical damage.
* Leshrac already burns through his own mana with Pulse Nova, Mana Break will burn through even more.
* Leshrac's high mana pool will increase the amount of damage Mana Void does to him when his mana is low.
Queen of Pain
[wiki] rating: 0.6 (winrate: 48% pickrate: 9%)Keeper of the Light
* Heroes with teleports to escape Will-O-Wisp: Phantom Assassin,
Puck,
Queen of Pain,
Storm Spirit
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.
Night Stalker
[wiki] rating: 0.4 (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.
Leshrac
* Heroes that can punish aggressive heroes, such as: Leshrac,
Shadow Demon,
Pugna,
Death Prophet.
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
Monkey King
[wiki] rating: -1.6 (winrate: 53% pickrate: 18%)Leshrac
* Heroes with wide AoE abilities will reveal Monkey King through Mischief: Necrophos,
Phoenix,
Alchemist,
Earthshaker,
Razor,
Tinker,
Leshrac,
Queen of Pain
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: -1.6 (winrate: 55% pickrate: 4%)Leshrac
* Heroes who summon multiple units that are not spell immune. Nature's Prophet,
Lycan,
Beastmaster
Keeper of the Light
* Illuminate clears Beastmaster's summons and is effective against his push.
Nature's Prophet
[wiki] rating: -1.2 (winrate: 46% pickrate: 5%)Keeper of the Light
* Heroes that have AoE damage: Lina,
Keeper of the Light,
Timbersaw,
Leshrac,
Bristleback,
Axe
Leshrac
* Heroes that have AoE damage: Lina,
Keeper of the Light,
Timbersaw,
Leshrac,
Bristleback,
Axe
Spirit Breaker
[wiki] rating: -1.2 (winrate: 50% pickrate: 8%)Leshrac
* Heroes who continue dealing damage while being stunned: Luna,
Razor,
Axe,
Bristleback,
Leshrac,
Keeper of the Light
* Heroes that punish mobile heroes: Bloodseeker,
Keeper of the Light
Lycan
[wiki] rating: -1.2 (winrate: 57% pickrate: 6%)Leshrac
* Heroes who summon multiple units that are not spell immune. Nature's Prophet,
Lycan,
Beastmaster
Keeper of the Light
* Keeper of the Light has a blind, which causes Lycan to miss his attacks.
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.
Io
[wiki] rating: -1.0 (winrate: 47% pickrate: 4%)Leshrac
* Lightning Storm will usually hit both Io and its tethered target since both will be close enough for the lightning to jump.
* Diabolic Edict and
Pulse Nova hit all units near Leshrac, meaning he can do colossal damage to Io and its tethered target.
Additional:
* Lightning Storm will usually hit both Io and his Tethered target since both will be close enough for the lightning to jump. It can then be followed up by Split Earth.
* Diabolic Edict and Pulse Nova hit all units near Leshrac, meaning he can do colossal damage to Io and his Tethered target.
Shadow Demon
[wiki] rating: -1.0 (winrate: 47% pickrate: 3%)Leshrac
* Diabolic Edict and Pulse Nova will tear apart any illusions spawned from Disruption
* Split Earth can punish improper usage of Disruption.
* Leshrac does not have any buffs that can be removed by Demonic Purge.
Additional:
* Pulse Nova makes quick work of any illusions with amplified damage, and deals damage even if Leshrac is in Disruption.
* An attempt to save an ally using Disruption can easily become a perfect setup for a Split Earth for the enemy.
* Disruption does not stop Diabolic Edict and
Pulse Nova once they start pulsing, and even worse it provides a safe shelter for Leshrac to keep pumping up his powerful AoE damage onto the battlefield.
* Leshrac usually builds Eul's Scepter of Divinity to dispel Shadow Poison and Soul Catcher and
Linken's Sphere to block Disruption and Demonic Purge.
* Shadow Demon doesn't have the burst damage to take Leshrac out of the fight quickly, although Demonic Purge can help his allies kill a squishy Leshrac.
Chen
[wiki] rating: -1.0 (winrate: 48% pickrate: 0%)Leshrac
* Leshrac's AoE abilities make quick work of Chen's creep army.
Phantom Lancer
[wiki] rating: -1.0 (winrate: 49% pickrate: 7%)Leshrac
* Leshrac's AoE abilities destroy Phantom Lancer's illusions.
* Diabolic Edict and
Pulse Nova require no targeting, thus hitting Phantom Lancer whenever he's nearby.
Additional:
* Leshrac can easily clear Phantom Lancer's illusions with his huge area of effect damage.
Naga Siren
[wiki] rating: -1.0 (winrate: 50% pickrate: 2%)Leshrac
* All of Leshrac's abilities, especially Pulse Nova can easily deal with Naga Siren's illusions.
Visage
[wiki] rating: -1.0 (winrate: 51% pickrate: 2%)Leshrac
* Diabolic Edict and Pulse Nova hit all units around Leshrac, making it very easy for him to kill the Summon Familiars.
* Diabolic Edict and Pulse Nova also deal many instances of damage, nullifying Gravekeeper's Cloak.
* Split Earth and Lightning Storm makes it difficult for Visage to kite Leshrac, even while under the effects of
Grave Chill.
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.
Broodmother
[wiki] rating: -1.0 (winrate: 55% pickrate: 2%)Leshrac
* Your AoE abilities should make quick work of her spiderlings.
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.
Faceless Void
[wiki] rating: -0.6 (winrate: 43% pickrate: 7%)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.
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.
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.
Slark
[wiki] rating: -0.6 (winrate: 48% pickrate: 13%)Keeper of the Light
* Heroes with dispels: Legion Commander,
Oracle,
Slark
Leshrac
* Heroes with AoE abilities will hit Slark in Shadow Dance: Lina,
Jakiro,
Underlord,
Leshrac,
Dark Seer,
Earthshaker,
Timbersaw,
Crystal Maiden
Keeper of the Light
* Melee carries during the laning phase: Sven,
Slark
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.
Windranger
[wiki] rating: -0.6 (winrate: 50% pickrate: 16%)Leshrac
* Since Windranger is bad against magical damage, heroes with continuous magical damage or magical nukes can blast her: Zeus,
Tinker,
Leshrac,
Viper,
Skywrath Mage,
Lion,
Lina,
Venomancer.
Timbersaw
[wiki] rating: -0.6 (winrate: 50% pickrate: 7%)Leshrac
* Timbersaw has a difficult time against magical and pure damage: Lina,
Leshrac,
Enchantress,
Queen of Pain
Meepo
[wiki] rating: -0.4 (winrate: 47% pickrate: 1%)Keeper of the Light
* Heroes that can jump and kill him: Meepo,
Clinkz,
Templar Assassin
Leshrac
* Pulse Nova deals an insane amount of damage in an area around him, which can quickly wear down Meepo clones.
* Leshrac can catch multiple Meepos in Split Earth and follow up with the rest of his area damage spells making meepo unable to get close to leshrac.
* Diabolic Edict is a strong ability that can wear down a lone Meepo clone quickly.
Lion
[wiki] rating: 0.0 (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.
Leshrac
* 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.
Templar Assassin
[wiki] rating: 0.0 (winrate: 50% pickrate: 5%)Keeper of the Light
* Heroes that can jump and kill him: Meepo,
Clinkz,
Templar Assassin
Leshrac
* Heroes that have disposable area-targeted spells can force her to undo her Meld: Leshrac,
Puck,
Tiny. An experienced Templar Assassin could try to Refraction before Meld so she can tank through those damage without getting her Blink disabled.
Pangolier
[wiki] rating: 0.0 (winrate: 50% pickrate: 8%)Leshrac
* Heroes with spell immunity: Juggernaut,
Pangolier,
Huskar.
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
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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.
*
*
Leshrac
* Nyx Assassin's
Spiked Carapace will stun Leshrac when hit by any of his AOE abilities.
Mana Burn deals high damage due to Leshrac's high intelligence gain and burns a large amount of Leshrac's essential mana pool.
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