Silencer
[wiki] rating: 1.6 (winrate: 48% pickrate: 6%)Zeus
[wiki] rating: 1.0 (winrate: 53% pickrate: 14%)Sand King
* 
Zeus usually stays at the back in teamfight and it is hard for Sand King to find Zeus and knock him down before Zeus deals his damage.
* All Zeus abilities, especially 
Thundergod's Wrath, disables Sand King's 
Blink Dagger, effectively reducing Sand King's initiation and counter-initiation potential.
* 
Lightning Bolt deals damage to Sand King in Sand Storm and reveals him, also interrupts channeling of Epicenter.
Anti-Mage
[wiki] rating: 1.0 (winrate: 51% pickrate: 16%)Abaddon
* Mana Break drains Abaddon's mana, preventing him from using 
Aphotic Shield to zone out enemies in lane.
* Counterspell decreases the amount of damage received from Aphotic Shield and 
Mist Coil.
Tidehunter
[wiki] rating: 1.0 (winrate: 50% pickrate: 6%)Sand King
* 
Ravage, being an AoE disable, cancels Epicenter's channeling from a long range, limiting his potential to counter-initiate.
* This can be remedied, however, by first using a 
Black King Bar, then channel Epicenter, then finally initiate with Blink Dagger.
Viper
[wiki] rating: 1.0 (winrate: 50% pickrate: 5%)Abaddon
* Because Poison Attack has a low cooldown at all levels, Aphotic Shield is ineffective as a hard dispel.
* Nethertoxin prevents 
Borrowed Time from activating passively and blocks 
Curse of Avernus
Ancient Apparition
[wiki] rating: 1.0 (winrate: 49% pickrate: 7%)Abaddon
* 
Chilling Touch's damage component can easily overwhelm Aphotic Shield's damage block.
* 
Ice Blast's nullifies Abaddon healing from Borrowed Time and Mist Coil and it is not dispelled by Aphotic Shield.
Additional:
* Ice Blast nullifies Borrowed Time's and Mist Coil's healing.
Axe
[wiki] rating: 1.0 (winrate: 49% pickrate: 10%)Abaddon
* 
Culling Blade's instant kill is not prevented by Borrowed Time should Abaddon's health falls below the threshold.
Brewmaster
[wiki] rating: 1.0 (winrate: 48% pickrate: 2%)Abaddon
* {U:Storm} can use 
Cyclone on Abaddon when he activates Borrowed Time, wasting its duration.
* 
Drunken Brawler and 
Thunder Clap hinder Abaddon from applying Curse of Avernus' silence on him.
Rubick
[wiki] rating: 1.0 (winrate: 48% pickrate: 21%)Sand King
* Burrowstrike is one of the best and easiest steals for Rubick and Sand King should be careful when playing against him - it's much better to give away Sand Storm.
Kunkka
[wiki] rating: 1.0 (winrate: 47% pickrate: 6%)Sand King
* 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
Outworld Devourer
[wiki] rating: 1.0 (winrate: 47% pickrate: 3%)Abaddon
* 
Astral Imprisonment wastes Borrowed Time's duration.
* Outworld Devourer's 
Sanity's Eclipse can kill Abaddon before Borrowed Time triggers.
Bristleback
[wiki] rating: 1.0 (winrate: 45% pickrate: 5%)Sand King
* Quill Spray will hit Sand King inside Sand Storm, damaging him and putting Sand King's Blink Dagger on cooldown, preventing him from escaping.
* Epicenter's numerous damage ticks will trigger Bristleback's passive repeatedly during teamfights.
Mars
[wiki] rating: 0.6 (winrate: 49% pickrate: 9%)Abaddon
* Heroes who cannot fight back during Arena of Blood in the early and mid game: 
Abaddon, 
Anti-Mage, 
Broodmother, 
Drow Ranger, 
Luna, 
Sniper, 
Troll Warlord, 
Weaver, 
Clinkz.
Phoenix
[wiki] rating: 0.4 (winrate: 49% pickrate: 13%)Sand King
* Sand King has nothing to deal with 
Supernova, as none of his spells are effective.
* The damage-over-time abilities of Phoenix disable Sand King's Blink Dagger very often.
Abaddon
* Heroes that deal damage over time will also fail to bring down Abaddon and his allies, such as 
Huskar, 
Venomancer, or 
Phoenix.
Naga Siren
[wiki] rating: 0.4 (winrate: 48% pickrate: 2%)Abaddon
* 
Song of the Siren completely wastes Abaddon Borrowed Time while keeping him in place.
* Naga Siren is able to simply dispel Abaddon's Curse of Avernus with 
Mirror Image before getting hit 4 times consecutively.
* Although Naga Siren's illusions can be easily destroyed by Aphotic Shield, Naga Siren can resolve that issue easily by purchasing 
Heart of Tarrasque to drastically increase her tankiness. Plus, the said item makes Naga Siren harder to be distinguished from her illusions.
Sand King
* Sand King and Phoenix has many tools to deal with a crowd of Heroes, which will work well against a crowd of illusions.
Doom
[wiki] rating: 0.4 (winrate: 48% pickrate: 9%)Abaddon
* 
Doom will make Abaddon unable to use Mist Coil, Aphotic Shield, and the active component of Borrowed Time, which means his allies could be easily disabled or killed.
* 
Infernal Blade upgraded with 
Aghanim's Scepter can break Curse of Avernus and the passive component of Borrowed Time. It also deals high damage due to Abaddon's high health.
Abaddon
* Heroes with the ability to heal allies, or those with good defensive abilities: (
Chen, 
Dazzle, 
Io, 
Oracle, 
Omniknight, 
Witch Doctor, 
Winter Wyvern, (Abaddon, etc.
Lina
[wiki] rating: 0.4 (winrate: 48% pickrate: 13%)Abaddon
* Lina is a common 
Eul's Scepter of Divinity carrier which can waste some duration of Borrowed Time and following up with 
Laguna Blade if timed correctly.
Abaddon
* Both 
Lion's 
Finger of Death and 
Lina's Laguna Blade have a 0.25 second delay before the damage is dealt.
Shadow Demon
[wiki] rating: 0.4 (winrate: 46% pickrate: 3%)Abaddon
* Shadow Demon with an Aghanim's Scepter will use 
Demonic Purge to disable Curse of Avernus and the passive component of Borrowed Time. If this is combined with a silence, Borrowed Time will not trigger at all.
* Even without Aghanim's Scepter, he can still waste Borrowed Time with 
Disruption. Curse of Avernus fully works on illusions, turning the passive ability against him.
Abaddon
* Heroes who can dispel will be able to remove Shadow Poison before Shadow Demon can build up a big stack, or remove Soul Catcher's debuff to instantly bring the health of affected heroes back to a considerable amount: Abaddon, 
Slark, 
Legion Commander, Oracle.
Nyx Assassin
[wiki] rating: 0.2 (winrate: 49% pickrate: 3%)Abaddon
* 
Nyx Assassin might not kill Abaddon with his nuke, but a support Abaddon will struggle to protect an ally from him.
Sand King
* Deals damage over time: Venomancer, Huskar, 
Ember Spirit, 
Dark Seer, Sand King, 
Doom
* 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
Abaddon
* 
Impale and 
Spiked Carapace stun can be instantly dispelled by Aphotic Shield.
* If he isn't break by 
Vendetta, Abaddon can use Borrowed Time and easily heal for the duration of Borrowed Time by his burst damage.
Chen
[wiki] rating: -2.0 (winrate: 48% pickrate: 1%)Sand King
* Snad King's 
Burrowstrike and Sand Storm will deal a large amount of damage to Chen's creeps.
* 
Caustic Finale will quickly clear Chen's creeps at low health.
Abaddon
* Aphotic Shield can nullify Chen's combo, while clearing Chen's creeps simultaneously.
Chaos Knight
[wiki] rating: -1.6 (winrate: 50% pickrate: 3%)Abaddon
* Abaddon could punish Chaos Knight for using Phantasm and Reality Rift combo on him with his Aphotic Shield. Additionally, it provides extra protection against Chaos Knight's potential to take Abaddon down quickly.
* Furthermore, Abaddon's Borrowed Time makes it utterly impossible to burst Abaddon down.
Sand King
* Because of his massive AoE damage, Sand King is very effective against illusion heroes: 
Chaos Knight, 
Phantom Lancer, 
Terrorblade,...
Additional:
* Sand King's massive area damage output, particularly Epicenter, allows him to quickly take down Chaos Knight and his illusions.
* He can apply Caustic Finale to illusions with attacks for extra damage.
Terrorblade
[wiki] rating: -1.2 (winrate: 47% pickrate: 8%)Sand King
* Because of his massive AoE damage, Sand King is very effective against illusion heroes: Chaos Knight, Phantom Lancer, Terrorblade,...
Abaddon
* Heroes who can negate effects of Sunder: Abaddon, 
Faceless Void, Weaver.
Magnus
[wiki] rating: -1.2 (winrate: 49% pickrate: 14%)Sand King
* 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.
Abaddon
* Any hero who can survive Magnus's initiations and manfight him: Huskar, Faceless Void, Weaver, Abaddon, Troll Warlord, Alchemist, 
Dragon Knight, 
Night Stalker, 
Viper.
Nature's Prophet
[wiki] rating: -1.0 (winrate: 45% pickrate: 7%)Sand King
* Sand King has many tools to deal with Nature's Prophet's treants.
* Sand King also can interrupt Teleportation with Burrowstrike.
Additional:
* With Caustic Finale, Sand King can easily kill the treants from 
Nature's Call.
* Burrowstrike allows Sand King to prevent Nature's Prophet from using 
Teleportation inside of his 
Sprout.
Batrider
[wiki] rating: -1.0 (winrate: 46% pickrate: 3%)Abaddon
* 
Sticky Napalm, 
Flaming Lasso, and 
Flamebreak can all be instantly dispelled by Aphotic Shield.
* 
Firefly will continuously heal Abaddon under Borrowed Time.
Additional:
* Aphotic Shield and Borrowed Time can both dispel Flaming Lasso.
Slark
[wiki] rating: -1.0 (winrate: 47% pickrate: 13%)Sand King
* Heroes with blink or movement abilities, which are disabled by Pounce's leash: Anti-Mage, 
Earth Spirit, Faceless Void, 
Magnus, 
Mirana, 
Monkey King, 
Morphling, 
Pangolier, 
Phantom Assassin, Phoenix, 
Puck, 
Queen of Pain, 
Riki, Sand King, 
Spirit Breaker, 
Timbersaw, 
Tusk.
Sand King
* He has a hard time killing Sand King because of the survivability he gets from Burrowstrike and Sand Storm.
* 
Shadow Dance, which usually allows Slark to survive fights, is ineffective against Sand King's AoE damage.
Abaddon
* Heroes that can deny Slark early kills will prevent him from snowballing: Dazzle, Abaddon
Phantom Lancer
[wiki] rating: -1.0 (winrate: 47% pickrate: 5%)Sand King
* All of Sand King's abilities deal AoE damage.
* Epicenter will usually eliminate all illusions in one cast. Phantom Lancer lacks any disables to stop the channelling.
Meepo
[wiki] rating: -1.0 (winrate: 47% pickrate: 1%)Sand King
* Burrowstrike can stun multiple Meepos, making them vulnerable targets.
* Epicenter and Sand Storm's AoE damage ensures all Meepo clones get damaged, making it hard for Meepo to choose which one to flee as all are taking damage at the same rate.
* Just be aware when using Sand Storm to escape, as Meepo has good AoE damage and disables, which, as explained in the "Bad Against" section, works well against an invisible Sand King.
Pudge
[wiki] rating: -1.0 (winrate: 48% pickrate: 24%)Abaddon
* Abaddon can activate Borrowed Time to dispel Dismember; breaking the disable and potentially allowing Abaddon to escape.
* Aphotic Shield can be cast on an ally to dispel the stun of Dismember, which can make kills difficult to secure, given that Dismember is Pudge's only reliable disable.
Lion
[wiki] rating: -1.0 (winrate: 48% pickrate: 15%)Abaddon
* Although Finger of Death can potentially bypass Borrowed Time, Finger's delayed damage allows an Abaddon with fast enough reaction time to activate Borrowed Time and heal from Finger.
* Aphotic Shield is extremely effective against both Earth Spike and Hex, nullifying the stun or hex while preventing further damage.
* Lion's lack of escape mechanisms allows Abaddon and his allies to pursue him with Curse of Avernus.
Techies
[wiki] rating: -1.0 (winrate: 48% pickrate: 7%)Abaddon
* Borrowed Time's automatic activation will help Abaddon survive a massive Remote Mines explosion; however, the damage from a single one can kill him if his HP is low enough.
Additional:
* Aphotic Shield makes it less likely for allies to be killed by mines.
* Because they explode in very short intervals, a stack of 
Remote Mines will always trigger Borrowed Time, making them impossible to kill Abaddon unless his resistances are lowered enough or Abaddon is affected by Break.
* Abaddon can easily dispel the long-lasting root of 
Stasis Trap on himself and on an ally, while at the same also providing protection against the other mines' damage.
Phantom Assassin
[wiki] rating: -1.0 (winrate: 48% pickrate: 13%)Sand King
* Phantom Assassin relies on her 
Blur to stay alive, but is very vulnerable to Sand King's heavy magic damage.
* With Burrowstrike, Sand King can often catch Phantom Assassin before she can use her Black King Bar.
* Sand King can dodge 
Stifling Dagger with Sandstorm.
* Phantom Assassin has a hard time killing Sand King because of his high mobility.
Disruptor
[wiki] rating: -1.0 (winrate: 49% pickrate: 10%)Abaddon
* Aphotic Shield dispels Thunder Strike.
* Mist Coil can be used to heal an ally trapped by Static Storm-Kinetic Field combo.
* Borrowed Time makes Abaddon nearly impossible to gank.
Templar Assassin
[wiki] rating: -1.0 (winrate: 49% pickrate: 6%)Sand King
* Sand King can quickly remove her 
Refraction with his Sand Storm.
* Once Refraction is down, she is very vulnerable to Epicenter's high magic damage.
Snapfire
[wiki] rating: -1.0 (winrate: 49% pickrate: 8%)Abaddon
* 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.
Death Prophet
[wiki] rating: -1.0 (winrate: 49% pickrate: 2%)Abaddon
* 
Exorcism will continuously heal Abaddon under Borrowed Time, and cannot be turned off.
* {Ability ID:Spirit Siphon|Death Prophet} will continuously heal Abaddon under Borrowed Time, for a percentage of his maximum health.
Legion Commander
[wiki] rating: -1.0 (winrate: 50% pickrate: 14%)Abaddon
* Aphotic Shield and Mist Coil makes it hard for Legion Commander to kill Abaddon's teammates in Duels.
* Borrowed Time makes Abaddon nearly impossible to kill in Duels, and often replenishes much of his health because Legion Commander cannot manually stop attacking during Duels.
Skywrath Mage
[wiki] rating: -1.0 (winrate: 50% pickrate: 7%)Abaddon
* Aphotic Shield removes silences, slows and stuns, possibly foiling a full-duration Mystic Flare.
* Borrowed Time makes it impossible to burst Abaddon down, even healing him up due to Mystic Flare's damage.
Huskar
[wiki] rating: -1.0 (winrate: 50% pickrate: 3%)Abaddon
* Huskar's damage over time gives Abaddon the opportunity to shield and heal his allies.
* Borrowed Time also makes Abaddon a hard support to gank, thus negating Huskar's early game dominance.
Faceless Void
[wiki] rating: -1.0 (winrate: 51% pickrate: 17%)Abaddon
* Mist Coil and Aphotic Shield enable Abaddon to keep an ally alive during Chronosphere.
* Borrowed Time prevents Faceless Void from killing Abaddon during his Chronosphere.
Beastmaster
[wiki] rating: -1.0 (winrate: 51% pickrate: 2%)Abaddon
* Aphotic Shield effectively nullifies Primal Roar's single-target initiation on allies.
* Even being initiated by Primal Roar, Borrowed Time can make Abaddon extremely difficult to kill.
Additional:
* 
Primal Roar can be instantly dispelled by Aphotic Shield.
* The debuffs from {Ability ID:Wild Axes|Beastmaster} and {Ability ID:Poison|Boar} from {Ability ID:Call of the Wild: Boar|Beastmaster} can also be dispelled by Aphotic Shield.
Slardar
[wiki] rating: -1.0 (winrate: 51% pickrate: 9%)Abaddon
* Abaddon can cast Aphotic Shield on any of his allies to immediately dispel Corrosive Haze and/or the stun and the slow components of Slithereen Crush.
* All of Slardar's debuffs are also removed if Abaddon's Borrowed Time triggers.
Enigma
[wiki] rating: -1.0 (winrate: 51% pickrate: 3%)Abaddon
* Borrowed Time can give Abaddon a second chance after a Black Hole combo.
* Aphotic Shield can be used to save allies from a potential onslaught and dispel most negative debuffs.
* Abaddon can easily heal himself as well as his allies during a team fight.
Venomancer
[wiki] rating: -1.0 (winrate: 52% pickrate: 12%)Abaddon
* Borrowed Time & Aphotic Shield can dispel Venomous Gale and Poison Sting.
Mirana
[wiki] rating: -1.0 (winrate: 52% pickrate: 13%)Abaddon
* Abaddon can remove Sacred Arrow's stun from his teammates with Aphotic Shield, or remove it from himself with Borrowed Time.
* Borrowed Time makes Abaddon almost impossible to burst down with Mirana's Aghanim's Scepter combo.
Additional:
* 
Sacred Arrow can be instantly dispelled by Aphotic Shield.
Bane
[wiki] rating: -1.0 (winrate: 52% pickrate: 6%)Abaddon
* Aphotic Shield can instantly remove disables from his allies, including Fiend's Grip.
* Borrowed Time can instantly remove disables from Abaddon, including Fiend's Grip.
* Bane has no mobility and is helpless if caught by Curse of Avernus.
Additional:
* 
Nightmare and 
Fiend's Grip can be instantly dispelled by Aphotic Shield.
Bloodseeker
[wiki] rating: -1.0 (winrate: 52% pickrate: 6%)Abaddon
* Borrowed Time makes Abaddon nearly impossible to gank.
* Aphotic Shield and Mist Coil prevents Bloodseeker from gaining his Thirst bonuses.
Additional:
* If 
Rupture is used on Abaddon, Abaddon can use Borrowed Time and easily heal for the duration of Borrowed Time by simply moving.
Broodmother
[wiki] rating: -1.0 (winrate: 55% pickrate: 3%)Sand King
* Caustic Finale allows Sand King to easily kill Broodmother's Spiderlings throughout the game.
* Sand King can usually catch a split pushing Broodmother with Blink Dagger and Burrowstrike.
Additional:
* Burrowstrike can be used as an escape or initiation against Broodmother.
* Sand Storm quickly kills any spiderlings caught inside if Sand King can manage to stun them.
Enchantress
[wiki] rating: -0.6 (winrate: 45% pickrate: 3%)Sand King
* Sand King is a strong ganker, allowing him to shut down squishy heroes in the early game: Phantom Assassin, Clinkz, Sniper, 
Enchantress,...
Sniper
[wiki] rating: -0.6 (winrate: 46% pickrate: 6%)Sand King
* Sand King is a strong ganker, allowing him to shut down squishy heroes in the early game: Phantom Assassin, Clinkz, Sniper, Enchantress,...
Dragon Knight
[wiki] rating: -0.6 (winrate: 47% pickrate: 2%)Sand King
* Heroes with no mobility will take some good damage from Sand King's spells: Dragon Knight, Jakiro, Pugna, 
Earthshaker,...
Ursa
[wiki] rating: -0.6 (winrate: 48% pickrate: 6%)Sand King
* Heroes that rely on slows to get kills: 
Lifestealer, Night Stalker, 
Ursa,...
Earthshaker
[wiki] rating: -0.6 (winrate: 49% pickrate: 12%)Sand King
* Heroes with no mobility will take some good damage from Sand King's spells: Dragon Knight, Jakiro, Pugna, Earthshaker,...
Jakiro
[wiki] rating: -0.6 (winrate: 50% pickrate: 14%)Sand King
* Heroes with no mobility will take some good damage from Sand King's spells: Dragon Knight, Jakiro, Pugna, Earthshaker,...
Shadow Shaman
[wiki] rating: -0.6 (winrate: 50% pickrate: 6%)Abaddon
* Omniknight can dispel Hex or Shackles with 
Heavenly Grace. He can also heal teammates which you disabled. The same goes to Abaddon's Aphotic Shield .
Luna
[wiki] rating: -0.6 (winrate: 50% pickrate: 5%)Abaddon
* Every hero that can withstand or prevent Eclipse at level 7: 
Juggernaut, Riki, 
Clockwerk, Drow Ranger, Abaddon, Faceless Void, Weaver, 
Outworld Devourer.
Void Spirit
[wiki] rating: -0.6 (winrate: 50% pickrate: 12%)Abaddon
* Heroes that can purge his slow and disables are very difficult to go on and their team: Abaddon, Oracle.
Bounty Hunter
[wiki] rating: -0.6 (winrate: 50% pickrate: 5%)Abaddon
* Abaddon with Aphotic Shield and Borrowed Time
* Heroes that can remove the Track debuff with their skills:
* Abaddon with Aphotic Shield and Borrowed Time
* Huskar with 
Life Break
* Juggernaut with 
Blade Fury
* Legion Commander with 
Press the Attack
* Lifestealer with 
Rage and 
Infest
* Naga Siren with Mirror Image
* Omniknight with Heavenly Grace
* Oracle with 
Fortune's End and 
False Promise
* Phantom Lancer with 
Doppelganger
* Slark with 
Dark Pact
* Ursa with 
Enrage
* Weaver with 
Time Lapse
* Tidehunter with 
Kraken Shell when damage received reaches the threshold.
Ogre Magi
[wiki] rating: -0.6 (winrate: 51% pickrate: 16%)Abaddon
* In general, heroes that deal burst in multiple instances will trigger Borrowed Time and heal Abaddon for a large amount, such as Skywrath Mage, 
Techies, Juggernaut, Shadow Shaman, or 
Ogre Magi.
Juggernaut
[wiki] rating: -0.6 (winrate: 51% pickrate: 19%)Abaddon
* In general, heroes that deal burst in multiple instances will trigger Borrowed Time and heal Abaddon for a large amount, such as Skywrath Mage, Techies, Juggernaut, Shadow Shaman, or Ogre Magi.
Necrophos
[wiki] rating: -0.6 (winrate: 52% pickrate: 7%)Abaddon
* Heroes who possess abilities that can save targets from being killed by Reaper's Scythe: Abaddon, 
Bane, Outworld Devourer, 
Shadow Demon, Omniknight, etc.
Additional:
* If he isn't silenced, Abaddon can use Borrowed Time to escape 
Reaper's Scythe during the delay.
Clinkz
[wiki] rating: -0.6 (winrate: 57% pickrate: 10%)Sand King
* Sand King is a strong ganker, allowing him to shut down squishy heroes in the early game: Phantom Assassin, Clinkz, Sniper, Enchantress,...
Lifestealer
[wiki] rating: 0.0 (winrate: 47% pickrate: 8%)Sand King
* Lifestealer's Rage negates Sand King's spells which do magical damage.
Sand King
* Heroes that rely on slows to get kills: Lifestealer, Night Stalker, Ursa,...
Earth Spirit
[wiki] rating: 0.0 (winrate: 49% pickrate: 7%)Sand King
* 
Rolling Boulder and 
Geomagnetic Grip allow Earth Spirit to easily stun and silence Sand King and interrupt the channeling of Epicenter, completely ruining his initiation.
Abaddon
* Aphotic Shield is a strong dispel, meaning it can save allies from Earth Spirit's stun, slow, silence, and Magnetize.
* Borrowed Time makes it nearly impossible for Earth Spirit to kill Abaddon.
Pugna
[wiki] rating: 0.0 (winrate: 50% pickrate: 6%)Sand King
* Pugna's 
Nether Ward damages Sand King when he channels Epicenter, preventing him from using Blink Dagger afterward.
Sand King
* Heroes with no mobility will take some good damage from Sand King's spells: Dragon Knight, Jakiro, Pugna, Earthshaker,...
Night Stalker
[wiki] rating: 0.0 (winrate: 52% pickrate: 6%)Abaddon
* Heroes that have long silences, such as Night Stalker and 
Silencer, will prevent Abaddon from saving his allies effectively and disable the active component of Borrowed Time.
Sand King
* Heroes that rely on slows to get kills: Lifestealer, Night Stalker, Ursa,...
Abaddon
* Heroes that have long silences, such as
Night Stalker and 
Silencer, will prevent Abaddon from saving his allies effectively and disable the active component of Borrowed Time.
Sand King
* Both
Arcane Curse and 
Last Word punishes casters with spammable spells such as Sand King.
Intelligence Steal reduces Sand King's mana pool even more.
Global Silence silences Sand King, effectively reducing Sand King's initiation and counter-initiation potential. It can also interrupt channeling of Epicenter.
* As a strength caster,
*