Zeus
[wiki] rating: 2.0 (winrate: 50% pickrate: 7%)Nyx Assassin
[wiki] rating: 1.6 (winrate: 51% pickrate: 3%)Hoodwink
* Nyx's 
Spiked Carapace can reflect the damage of 
Sharpshooter, instantly killing hoodwink. Nyx can also use 
Vendetta to position himself in such a way to screen allies from Sharpshooter and catch Hoodwink by surprise.
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
Kunkka
[wiki] rating: 1.6 (winrate: 47% pickrate: 7%)Hoodwink
* Heroes that can negate Hoodwink's mobility: 
Kunkka, 
Disruptor, 
Mars.
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
Beastmaster
[wiki] rating: 1.0 (winrate: 54% pickrate: 2%)Hoodwink
* 
Wild Axes destroys large amounts of trees specially upgraded with 
Aghanim's Scepter,
Warlock
[wiki] rating: 1.0 (winrate: 53% pickrate: 3%)Hoodwink
* 
Chaotic Offering's vast area-effect can destroy trees and stun Hoodwink.
* 
Upheaval makes retreating with 
Scurry difficult.
Vengeful Spirit
[wiki] rating: 1.0 (winrate: 52% pickrate: 7%)Hoodwink
* 
Nether Swap can forcibly reposition Sharpshooter.
Treant Protector
[wiki] rating: 1.0 (winrate: 51% pickrate: 5%)Hoodwink
* Treant can give chase should Hoodwink attempt to Scurry away, and 
Nature's Grasp can slow her down so Treant Protector's teammates can pin Hoodwink down.
Storm Spirit
[wiki] rating: 1.0 (winrate: 50% pickrate: 14%)Hoodwink
* Storm Spirit can easily make his way to Hoodwink with his ultimate 
Ball lightning, and coupled with Hoodwink's low health and magic resistance, she can be nuked easily.
* Additionally, Ball lightning can destroy a small amount of trees in its destination. Combined with Storm Spirit's frequent usage of his ultimate, he can clear out an area of trees while simultaneously attacking him and dodging incoming attacks.
Silencer
[wiki] rating: 1.0 (winrate: 50% pickrate: 11%)Sand King
* Both 
Arcane Curse and 
Last Word punishes casters with spammable spells such as Sand King.
* As a strength caster, 
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.
Earth Spirit
[wiki] rating: 1.0 (winrate: 49% pickrate: 5%)Sand King
* 
Boulder Smash will push Sand King out of Sand Storm to reveal his position or an activated Epicenter off of Earth Spirit's allies, potentially wasting his combo
* 
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.
Phoenix
[wiki] rating: 1.0 (winrate: 49% pickrate: 5%)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.
Windranger
[wiki] rating: 1.0 (winrate: 49% pickrate: 11%)Hoodwink
* Powershot can destroy the trees to prevent Scurry's passive as well as end 
Bushwhack prematurely or prevent it completely.
* 
Acorn Shot does not grant True Strike, thus making it easy for Windranger to evade it with Windrun.
* Shackleshot stuns Hoodwink for a lengthy duration due to her often reliance on positioning with trees.
Additional:
* 
Powershot can destroy the trees to prevent Scurry's passive as well as end Bushwhack prematurely or prevent it completely.
* Acorn Shot does not grant True Strike, thus making it easy for Windranger to evade it with 
Windrun.
* 
Shackleshot stuns Hoodwink for a lengthy duration due to her often reliance on positioning with trees.
Rubick
[wiki] rating: 1.0 (winrate: 47% pickrate: 17%)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.
Techies
[wiki] rating: 1.0 (winrate: 46% pickrate: 9%)Hoodwink
* 
Remote Mines are frequently placed in trees, and can thus kill an unwary Hoodwink should she Scurry away due to her low HP pool.
* 
Blast Off! can clear out trees, denying the tactical advantages from Scurry.
Tidehunter
[wiki] rating: 1.0 (winrate: 45% pickrate: 4%)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.
Timbersaw
[wiki] rating: 1.0 (winrate: 45% pickrate: 5%)Hoodwink
* Timbersaw’s reliance on nearby trees means he’ll usually be close to Hoodwink.
* More significantly, Timbersaw's tree destroying abilities cut off Hoodwink's escape options, passive and easily foil Acorn Shot or Bushwhack combos.
* While channeling Sharpshooter, Timbersaw can simply sit his 
Chakram on top of her and unleash his full combo, forcing her to cancel and disengage.
* 
Timber Chain can be used to dodge Sharpshooter.
Mars
[wiki] rating: 0.6 (winrate: 48% pickrate: 16%)Hoodwink
* Heroes that can negate Hoodwink's mobility: Kunkka, Disruptor, Mars.
Slark
[wiki] rating: 0.6 (winrate: 48% pickrate: 7%)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.
Hoodwink
* Slark's 
Pounce can be used to dodge Hoodwink's abilities or lock her down.
* 
Shadow Dance makes Slark unhittable from Acorn Shot.
* 
Dark Pact removes all slows from Hoodwink's abilities.
* Hoodwink's already low health output is a great target for Slark's 
Essence Shift.
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.
Lina
[wiki] rating: 0.6 (winrate: 48% pickrate: 9%)Hoodwink
* Abilities that can destroy trees can give Hoodwink a disadvantage: Timbersaw, 
Windranger, 
Lina.
Disruptor
[wiki] rating: 0.6 (winrate: 47% pickrate: 7%)Hoodwink
* Heroes that can negate Hoodwink's mobility: Kunkka, Disruptor, Mars.
Clinkz
[wiki] rating: 0.4 (winrate: 51% pickrate: 4%)Hoodwink
* Clinkz's item build often counters Hoodwink, including Black King Bar, 
Monkey King Bar, 
Heaven's Halberd, and 
Scythe of Vyse.
* 
Skeleton Walk can quickly escape Hoodwink abilities.
Sand King
* Sand King is a strong ganker, allowing him to shut down squishy heroes in the early game: Phantom Assassin, 
Clinkz, 
Sniper, 
Enchantress,...
Phantom Assassin
[wiki] rating: -2.0 (winrate: 47% pickrate: 14%)Hoodwink
* Hoodwink can easily Scurry away from a 
Phantom Strike, make her difficult to be chased through trees, as well as provide passive evasion, effectively stalling Phantom Assassin from a quick kill.
* Landing a Sharpshooter arrow applies Break and a burst of magic damage, disabling Phantom Assassin's crucial passive skills and dealing huge damage to her.
Additional:
* Sharpshooter disables both 
Blur and 
Coup De Grace, especially with the level 25 talent.
* Because Phantom Assassin is often reliant on critical strikes, Hoodwink can have enough time to simply move near a tree and escape with Scurry.
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.
Phantom Lancer
[wiki] rating: -2.0 (winrate: 52% pickrate: 5%)Hoodwink
* Acorn Shot combined with attack modifiers such as 
Maelstrom or 
Daedalus makes a quick work of Phantom Lancer's illusions.
* Bushwhack will stun Phantom Lancer and his illusions if they're near a tree.
Additional:
* Bushwhack will stun and make a quick work of Phantom Lancer and his illusion when he's near a tree.
* Sharpshooter breaks 
Juxtapose and deals hefty damage.
* Sharpshooter ignores Illusions and will only damage and breaks the real phantom lancer, when used right, this will allow you to reveal the real phantom lancer amongst his Illusions
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.
Dragon Knight
[wiki] rating: -1.2 (winrate: 50% pickrate: 11%)Sand King
* Heroes with no mobility will take some good damage from Sand King's spells: 
Dragon Knight, 
Jakiro, Pugna, 
Earthshaker,...
Hoodwink
* Durable heroes relied a lot on their main passive effects and items' effects such as 
Bristleback, 
Underlord, 
Spectre and Dragon Knight can be disabled easily with Sharpshooter's break, reducing their potential in teamfights.
Ursa
[wiki] rating: -1.2 (winrate: 51% pickrate: 9%)Sand King
* Heroes that rely on slows to get kills: 
Lifestealer, 
Night Stalker, 
Ursa,...
Hoodwink
* Heroes with evasions: Phantom Assassin, 
Brewmaster, 
Hoodwink, Windranger.
Lion
[wiki] rating: -1.0 (winrate: 45% pickrate: 14%)Hoodwink
* 
Hex and 
Earth Spike do not cancel Sharpshooter, making those two abilities ineffective against her.
* Although Hoodwink should be wary of his 
Finger of death, as it can possibly kill her.
Nature's Prophet
[wiki] rating: -1.0 (winrate: 45% pickrate: 8%)Sand King
* 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.
Additional:
* Sand King's 
Caustic Finale combined with Sand Storm will kill Treants easily.
* Sand King can interrupt Teleportation with 
Burrowstrike, even through Sprout.
Monkey King
[wiki] rating: -1.0 (winrate: 46% pickrate: 8%)Hoodwink
* Monkey King often hides in trees, where he can be easily caught with Bushwhack.
* Acorn Shot can target enemies in the fog, including Monkey King when he is on a tree.
* Sharpshooter provides flying vision along the cast indicator while charging, which can be used to scout the trees for Monkey King.
Morphling
[wiki] rating: -1.0 (winrate: 48% pickrate: 7%)Hoodwink
* Sharpshooter can kill easy when Morphling is going on full agility strategy (Only in early and mid game).
* Scurry can help to catch up Morphling when using 
Waveform or for escape.
Templar Assassin
[wiki] rating: -1.0 (winrate: 49% pickrate: 10%)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.
Abaddon
[wiki] rating: -1.0 (winrate: 51% pickrate: 4%)Hoodwink
* Abaddon can be killed without triggering his ultimate 
Borrowed Time due to the break applied by Sharpshooter.
Meepo
[wiki] rating: -1.0 (winrate: 52% 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.
Broodmother
[wiki] rating: -1.0 (winrate: 53% pickrate: 1%)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.
Huskar
[wiki] rating: -1.0 (winrate: 53% pickrate: 9%)Hoodwink
* Huskar’s low health play style put him at extreme risk to Sharpshooter's extreme damage. In addition, it breaks 
Berserker's Blood, nullifying Huskar's power source.
Chen
[wiki] rating: -1.0 (winrate: 56% pickrate: 1%)Sand King
* 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.
Terrorblade
[wiki] rating: -0.6 (winrate: 46% pickrate: 3%)Sand King
* Because of his massive AoE damage, Sand King is very effective against illusion heroes: 
Chaos Knight, 
Phantom Lancer, 
Terrorblade,...
Enchantress
[wiki] rating: -0.6 (winrate: 47% pickrate: 5%)Sand King
* Sand King is a strong ganker, allowing him to shut down squishy heroes in the early game: Phantom Assassin, Clinkz, Sniper, Enchantress,...
Underlord
[wiki] rating: -0.6 (winrate: 48% pickrate: 5%)Hoodwink
* Durable heroes relied a lot on their main passive effects and items' effects such as Bristleback, Underlord, Spectre and Dragon Knight can be disabled easily with Sharpshooter's break, reducing their potential in teamfights.
Sniper
[wiki] rating: -0.6 (winrate: 48% pickrate: 12%)Sand King
* Sand King is a strong ganker, allowing him to shut down squishy heroes in the early game: Phantom Assassin, Clinkz, Sniper, Enchantress,...
Magnus
[wiki] rating: -0.6 (winrate: 48% pickrate: 8%)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.
Spectre
[wiki] rating: -0.6 (winrate: 50% pickrate: 4%)Hoodwink
* Durable heroes relied a lot on their main passive effects and items' effects such as Bristleback, Underlord, Spectre and Dragon Knight can be disabled easily with Sharpshooter's break, reducing their potential in teamfights.
Earthshaker
[wiki] rating: -0.6 (winrate: 50% pickrate: 8%)Sand King
* Heroes with no mobility will take some good damage from Sand King's spells: Dragon Knight, Jakiro, Pugna, Earthshaker,...
Naga Siren
[wiki] rating: -0.6 (winrate: 51% pickrate: 2%)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.
Jakiro
[wiki] rating: -0.6 (winrate: 51% pickrate: 15%)Sand King
* Heroes with no mobility will take some good damage from Sand King's spells: Dragon Knight, Jakiro, Pugna, Earthshaker,...
Chaos Knight
[wiki] rating: -0.6 (winrate: 52% pickrate: 13%)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.
* Sand King can also apply Caustic Finale to illusions with attacks for extra damage when they die.
Night Stalker
[wiki] rating: -0.6 (winrate: 53% pickrate: 6%)Sand King
* Heroes that rely on slows to get kills: Lifestealer, Night Stalker, Ursa,...
Bristleback
[wiki] rating: 0.0 (winrate: 47% pickrate: 3%)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.
Hoodwink
* Sharpshooter deals massive damage to Bristleback and applies a high duration disable on his passive.
* Bushwhack and Scurry can be used to easily kite Bristleback.
Additional:
* 
Bristleback and 
Warpath can be disabled by Hoodwink's Sharpshooter ability for a long period of time, reducing his both offense and defense.
* Scurry and Bushwhack can be used to kite bristleback.
Lifestealer
[wiki] rating: 0.0 (winrate: 49% pickrate: 7%)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,...
Pugna
[wiki] rating: 0.0 (winrate: 52% pickrate: 12%)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,...
Sand King
*
Zeus usually stays at the back in teamfights and it is hard for Sand King to find Zeus and knock him down before Zeus deals his damage.
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. It also interrupts channeling of Epicenter.
* All of Zeus' abilities, especially
*
Hoodwink
* Due to Hoodwink's low health and Zeus's high magic damage from
Arc Lightning, 
Lightning Bolt and 
Static Field as well as global abilities from 
Thundergod's Wrath and 
Nimbus, he can easily kill her throughout the game and also reveal where Hoodwink is positioned or when she's in trees.