Templar Assassin
[wiki] rating: 2.0 (winrate: 49% pickrate: 5%)Lifestealer
[wiki] rating: 2.0 (winrate: 45% pickrate: 5%)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.
Sven
* Lifestealer excels at killing high health heroes with 
Feast, and Sven is no exception.
* Rage stops Storm Hammer from hitting Lifestealer.
* Rage and 
Open Wounds helps Lifestealer survive against Sven's high physical damage.
Beastmaster
[wiki] rating: 1.0 (winrate: 55% pickrate: 4%)Sven
* Primal Roar takes Sven out of the fight completely, even with 
Black King Bar.
Razor
[wiki] rating: 1.0 (winrate: 53% pickrate: 2%)Sven
* 
Static Link saps Sven's insane attack damage, and goes through Black King Bar.
Pugna
[wiki] rating: 1.0 (winrate: 51% pickrate: 4%)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.
Sven
* Pugna can save allies with both healing or by making them ethereal.
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
Venomancer
[wiki] rating: 1.0 (winrate: 51% pickrate: 5%)Sven
* Venomancer forces Sven to choose between using his Black King Bar or getting constantly slowed by his poison.
Troll Warlord
[wiki] rating: 1.0 (winrate: 50% pickrate: 9%)Sven
* 
Whirling Axes (Melee)'s blind makes Sven nearly useless in the early game and allows Troll Warlord to him on comfortably.
* 
Battle Trance will mean Sven will never take Troll out in a 1vs1 with equal farm.
Additional:
* Berserker's Rage together with Troll Warlord's high attack speed gives Troll a high chance of rooting enemies, which allows Troll Warlord to man-fight Sven.
* Whirling Axes (Melee) provides a 60% miss chance, and the passive armor provided by Berserker's Rage makes Troll resilient to physical damage in early game. Sven's 
God's Strength is much less effective as a result.
* Beware that Sven can farm much faster than Troll Warlord by stacking ancients and clearing them with 
Great Cleave.
Weaver
[wiki] rating: 1.0 (winrate: 50% pickrate: 6%)Sven
* Sven can be easily kited since Weaver is a natural 
Linken's Sphere carrier and Sven relies on 
Storm Hammer to disable and kill a hero.
Clockwerk
[wiki] rating: 1.0 (winrate: 50% pickrate: 7%)Sven
* 
Power Cogs greatly limits Sven's positioning, potentially wasting the duration of Black King Bar in a teamfight.
* 
Battery Assault makes it hard for Sven to fight Clockwerk in his Power Cogs.
* Clockwerk's 
Blade Mail forces Sven to avoid attacking while inside Power Cogs, effectively rendering him useless for a few seconds.
Earth Spirit
[wiki] rating: 1.0 (winrate: 49% pickrate: 9%)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.
Silencer
[wiki] rating: 1.0 (winrate: 49% pickrate: 8%)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.
Queen of Pain
[wiki] rating: 1.0 (winrate: 48% pickrate: 9%)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.
Rubick
[wiki] rating: 1.0 (winrate: 47% pickrate: 17%)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.
Spectre
[wiki] rating: 1.0 (winrate: 46% pickrate: 7%)Sven
* 
Spectral Dagger hinders Sven's low movement speed, and can be an easy tool to escape against his high damage.
* 
Dispersion makes it harder for Sven to burst down Spectre in one on one fights, and can reflect Sven's high damage back to him or his nearby teammates.
* 
Haunt and 
Radiance disables Sven's 
Blink Dagger.
* 
Desolate's pure damage ignores Sven's high armor.
* Spectre should not attempt to stand up to a full slotted Sven, since she will get shredded.
Kunkka
[wiki] rating: 1.0 (winrate: 46% pickrate: 4%)Invoker
* 
Tidebringer pressures Invoker easily in lane due to Invoker's low health and armor in the early game.
Outworld Destroyer
[wiki] rating: 1.0 (winrate: 45% pickrate: 2%)Sven
* Tanky melee heroes that can easily be kited, which allows Outworld Devourer to deal heavy damage with Arcane Orb from a distance: 
Sven, 
Underlord, 
Bristleback.
Invoker
* 
Astral Imprisonment allows Outworld Destroyer 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 Destroyer 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 Destroyer's.
Invoker
* Any heroes with high intelligence, such as 
Invoker and 
Pugna.
Enchantress
[wiki] rating: 1.0 (winrate: 44% pickrate: 2%)Sven
* Against her Untouchable, Sven is barely able to hit Enchantress even with his Black King Bar.
Nyx Assassin
[wiki] rating: 0.6 (winrate: 55% pickrate: 11%)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.
Underlord
[wiki] rating: 0.6 (winrate: 54% pickrate: 8%)Sven
* In general, melee heroes without blink mechanisms or spell immunity will have a hard time positioning against Pit of Malice: Sven, 
Tiny, 
Wraith King, 
Dragon Knight, 
Meepo, Doom, 
Bounty Hunter, Dark Seer, 
Undying, 
Alchemist, 
Legion Commander.
Riki
[wiki] rating: 0.6 (winrate: 54% pickrate: 10%)Invoker
* Heroes with silence: 
Death Prophet, 
Riki, 
Drow Ranger.
Puck
[wiki] rating: 0.6 (winrate: 52% pickrate: 14%)Sven
* Melee heroes that get kited easily have hard times dealing with Puck without any lockdowns, as Puck is one of the most mobile heroes. Heroes like Sven, 
Lifestealer, 
Ursa and Alchemist may have problems to get to Puck without proper initiation items. They also lack reliable lockdowns, as their disables are easily avoidable for Puck, or are just a soft disable.
Bounty Hunter
[wiki] rating: 0.6 (winrate: 52% pickrate: 8%)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: 52% pickrate: 13%)Invoker
* Heroes with long lockdowns: 
Shadow Shaman, Legion Commander.
Visage
[wiki] rating: 0.6 (winrate: 51% pickrate: 3%)Sven
* Heroes that deal few, powerful instances of damage, like 
Oracle, 
Lion, or Sven, have a hard time breaking through Gravekeeper's Cloak.
Bane
[wiki] rating: 0.6 (winrate: 51% pickrate: 5%)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 Destroyer, 
Phoenix, 
Puck, 
Queen of Pain, Shadow Fiend, 
Treant Protector, Underlord, 
Winter Wyvern, 
Witch Doctor, 
Zeus.
Oracle
[wiki] rating: 0.6 (winrate: 50% pickrate: 9%)Sven
* Fate's Edict cripples many heroes who rely on attacks, such as 
Phantom Assassin, Sven, or 
Enchantress, without a dispel or a Black King Bar.
Drow Ranger
[wiki] rating: 0.6 (winrate: 50% pickrate: 8%)Invoker
* Heroes with silence: Death Prophet, Riki, Drow Ranger.
Viper
[wiki] rating: 0.6 (winrate: 48% pickrate: 7%)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.
Sven
* Melee heroes with low mobility can be kited and killed by Viper: Treant Protector, 
Kunkka, Alchemist, 
Troll Warlord, Wraith King, Tiny, Sven.
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.
Gyrocopter
[wiki] rating: 0.6 (winrate: 48% pickrate: 3%)Sven
* Heroes that relies on armor or other type of physical damage negation are easy for Gyrocopter to take down during the early game with his magical damage: 
Axe, Dragon Knight, Sven.
Slardar
[wiki] rating: 0.6 (winrate: 48% 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.
Batrider
[wiki] rating: 0.6 (winrate: 47% pickrate: 4%)Sven
* Batrider often hides in the trees to initiate on a target. As such, he has a slight edge against heroes that have no scouting tools and cannot see him coming, such as Lion or Sven.
Shadow Demon
[wiki] rating: 0.6 (winrate: 46% pickrate: 3%)Sven
* Heroes that lose a great amount of damage output and become less threatening: Phantom Assassin, Sven, 
Slark, 
Phantom Lancer.
* Once you have an 
Aghanim's Scepter, Shadow Demon instantly reach a new power spike and become a counter for a variety of heroes that have strong passives.
* Heroes that lose a great amount of their tankiness and become easier to finish off: Bristleback, 
Spectre, Phantom Assassin, Enchantress, Dragon Knight.
* Heroes that lose a great amount of damage output and become less threatening: Phantom Assassin, Sven, Slark, Phantom Lancer.
* You can always stack camps and farm the scepter with Shadow Poison.
Keeper of the Light
[wiki] rating: 0.6 (winrate: 44% pickrate: 5%)Sven
* Keeper of the Light's AoE blind can keep Sven from landing hits.
Juggernaut
[wiki] rating: 0.4 (winrate: 53% pickrate: 20%)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.
* Juggernaut's high DPS allows him to kill split pushing Forge Spirit(s) effortlessly, and his high armor prevents them from being a threat to him.
* However, Invoker can hit Juggernaut with Sun Strike through Blade Fury, making the Tornado > Sun Strike combo a threat if he does not dodge Tornado.
Additional:
* 
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.
Sven
* Heroes with high armor and/or durability can handle Juggernaut's ultimate, such as Sven and Dragon Knight.
Undying
[wiki] rating: 0.4 (winrate: 50% pickrate: 7%)Sven
* Undying can use Decay not only to reduce Sven's maximum health, but also to reduce the damage he can deal with his ultimate.
* Zombies spawned by Tombstone together with Flesh Golem slow Sven down significantly. Landing Sven's powerful but somewhat slow right-click on Tombstone would be a waste.
Invoker
* Invoker's multiple spells can lock down Undying and disable him from doing much.
Storm Spirit
[wiki] rating: 0.4 (winrate: 50% 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 Destroyer, Pugna
Pangolier
[wiki] rating: 0.2 (winrate: 51% pickrate: 7%)Invoker
* Heroes with abilities which have a built-in spell immunity: Lifestealer, 
Juggernaut, 
Pangolier.
Sven
* Heroes who rely on skills to become a heavy hitter in a certain amount of time can waste their timing because of a lucky Lucky Shot's disarm: 
Terrorblade, Sven, 
Clinkz, 
Windranger, Alchemist, Dragon Knight, Legion Commander
Sven
* Warcry's shields protects Sven and his teammates from 
Swashbuckle.
* Sven's Black King Bar blocks most of Pangolier's skills.
Lina
[wiki] rating: -1.6 (winrate: 47% pickrate: 14%)Invoker
* Heroes with long animations can be frequently interrupted with Cold Snap: 
Earthshaker, 
Monkey King, Shadow Fiend 
Lina
Sven
* Sven has a high health pool and is a natural Black King Bar holder and is very hard to kill for Lina.
* Sven also has high physical damage, making it easy for him to burst her down.
Meepo
[wiki] rating: -1.6 (winrate: 47% pickrate: 1%)Sven
* Great Cleave will devastate Meepo's clones. Against a closely packed group, Sven does not even need to target the clone with the lowest health.
Additional:
* Great Cleave and God's Strength can take down Meepo and his clones very quickly.
* The lack of spell immunity for Meepo's clones makes them vulnerable to Storm Hammer.
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.
Magnus
[wiki] rating: -1.2 (winrate: 46% pickrate: 7%)Sven
* 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.
Techies
[wiki] rating: -1.2 (winrate: 48% pickrate: 6%)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.
Sven
* In general, heroes such as Lion, 
Silencer, Skywrath Mage, Sven, 
Ogre Magi and others with reliable disables are crucial to killing Techies before they can suicide.
Phantom Lancer
[wiki] rating: -1.0 (winrate: 49% pickrate: 7%)Sven
* Great Cleave and God's Strength cuts through Phantom Lancer's illusions in no time.
* Storm Hammer's AoE stun will hit Phantom Lancer and his illusions.
Additional:
* Great Cleave and God's Strength destroys illusions in just a few hits.
* Storm Hammer's AoE stun will hit Phantom Lancer when he's grouped up with illusions.
* Sven's low mana causes him to take less damage from 
Diffusal Blade. This is further reduced by the armor bonus from 
Warcry.
Legion Commander
[wiki] rating: -1.0 (winrate: 49% pickrate: 13%)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.
Sven
* God's Strength with Sven's tankiness and item build makes him difficult to take down in Duels.
* Storm Hammer can be used to interrupt Duels (until Legion Commander buys Aghanim's Scepter).
* Sven also has a talent at level 15 that allows Storm Hammer to apply a basic dispel on any enemies hit by it, which can remove the buffs from Overwhelming Odds and Press the Attack.
* Warcry gives a shield to Sven's teammates, which can completely waste Duel's duration depending on how much strength Sven has.
Huskar
[wiki] rating: -1.0 (winrate: 49% pickrate: 2%)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.
Elder Titan
[wiki] rating: -1.0 (winrate: 49% pickrate: 1%)Sven
* Storm Hammer interrupts Echo Stomp.
Omniknight
[wiki] rating: -1.0 (winrate: 50% pickrate: 3%)Sven
* 
Purification can heal allies while dealing pure damage to Sven.
* 
Heavenly Grace can remove Storm Hammer's debuff immediately or make it a very mediocre stun.
* 
Guardian Angel negate's Sven's massive damage during God's Strength.
Invoker
* Tornado dispels Guardian Angel from multiple targets.
* Guardian Angel is generally useless against Invoker as he primarily relies on magical damage.
* EMP depletes Omniknight's already small mana pool.
* Invoker's many disables keep Omniknight's team occupied until Guardian Angel times out.
Sven
* Although Sven relies often on physical damage, a 
Aghanim's Shard-upgraded Storm Hammer can dispel Guardian Angel with its wide radius.
Chen
[wiki] rating: -1.0 (winrate: 50% pickrate: 1%)Sven
* Great Cleave quickly destroys Chen's creeps in team fights, before they have a chance to do much.
Additional:
* Storm Hammer locks down Chen and his converted creeps.
* Great Cleave and God's Strength can destroy Chen and his creeps quickly.
* Warcry minimizes damage taken from creeps' attacks.
Timbersaw
[wiki] rating: -1.0 (winrate: 50% pickrate: 7%)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.
Spirit Breaker
[wiki] rating: -1.0 (winrate: 51% pickrate: 8%)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.
Chaos Knight
[wiki] rating: -1.0 (winrate: 51% pickrate: 4%)Sven
* Great Cleave is very effective against Chaos Knight's illusions.
* Storm Hammer's radius can catch all of Chaos Knight's illusions at once, especially after 
Reality Rift.
* Warcry shields Sven and his teammates against Chaos Knight's burst physical damage.
Additional:
* Sven's shorter cast time allows him to use Storm Hammer on Chaos Knight and his illusions before he can cast Chaos Bolt.
* Warcry's armor bonus counteracts Reality Rift's slow and reduces Chaos Knight's damage output.
* Great Cleave and God's Strength devastates Phantasm illusions.
Warlock
[wiki] rating: -1.0 (winrate: 51% pickrate: 5%)Sven
* With God's Strength, Warlock Golem goes down in a matter of seconds. The two weaker golems granted by Aghanim's Scepter will fare worse due to Great Cleave hitting both.
* Storm Hammer upgraded with level 15 talent dispels 
Shadow Word.
Additional:
* God's Strength combined with Great Cleave destroys Chaotic Offering golems within seconds.
Alchemist
[wiki] rating: -1.0 (winrate: 53% pickrate: 4%)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.
Lycan
[wiki] rating: -1.0 (winrate: 57% pickrate: 6%)Sven
* Great Cleave will kill Lycan's summons very fast.
* Warcry will allow Sven and his allies to tank Lycan's damage, which is mainly physical.
* Storm Hammer will damage and stun Lycan's as well as his summons.
Tiny
[wiki] rating: -0.6 (winrate: 45% pickrate: 7%)Invoker
* Heroes with naturally low mana can be easily shut down by EMP: Sven, Tiny, Wraith King, Omniknight
Shadow Fiend
[wiki] rating: -0.6 (winrate: 47% pickrate: 19%)Invoker
* Heroes with long animations can be frequently interrupted with Cold Snap: Earthshaker, Monkey King, Shadow Fiend Lina
Mars
[wiki] rating: -0.6 (winrate: 49% pickrate: 16%)Invoker
* Heroes with high magical or pure damage will bypass Bulwark: 
Timbersaw, 
Dark Willow, Enigma, Invoker, Pugna, Skywrath Mage, Tinker, Zeus, Oracle.
Earthshaker
[wiki] rating: -0.6 (winrate: 49% pickrate: 10%)Invoker
* Invoker's EMP is extremely effective against Earthshaker due to his low natural mana.
Dazzle
[wiki] rating: -0.6 (winrate: 49% pickrate: 6%)Invoker
* Some heroes with extreme range, like Zeus, Invoker or 
Clockwerk, can snipe your allies from anywhere after your Grave has expired.
Luna
[wiki] rating: -0.6 (winrate: 49% pickrate: 4%)Sven
* A couple of nukers and disablers on the same lane can finish a squishy Luna efficiently despite a teammate's assistance: Sven + Shadow Shaman.
Crystal Maiden
[wiki] rating: -0.6 (winrate: 50% pickrate: 13%)Sven
* Fragile supports who die in a few hits against Sven's high physical damage: Crystal Maiden, 
Vengeful Spirit, Dark Willow.
Void Spirit
[wiki] rating: -0.6 (winrate: 51% pickrate: 10%)Sven
* Side lanes with disables will greatly reduce the likeliness Void Spirit will be willing to rotate: Sven, Tiny, Wraith King, Ogre Magi.
Naga Siren
[wiki] rating: -0.6 (winrate: 51% pickrate: 2%)Sven
* Heroes who depends on illusions and summons: Naga Siren, Terrorblade, 
Arc Warden,Broodmother.
Arc Warden
[wiki] rating: -0.6 (winrate: 51% pickrate: 5%)Sven
* Heroes who depends on illusions and summons: Naga Siren, Terrorblade, Arc Warden,Broodmother.
Dark Willow
[wiki] rating: -0.6 (winrate: 52% pickrate: 6%)Sven
* Fragile supports who die in a few hits against Sven's high physical damage: Crystal Maiden, Vengeful Spirit, Dark Willow.
Ancient Apparition
[wiki] rating: -0.6 (winrate: 52% pickrate: 8%)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.
Monkey King
[wiki] rating: -0.6 (winrate: 54% pickrate: 18%)Invoker
* Heroes with long animations can be frequently interrupted with Cold Snap: Earthshaker, Monkey King, Shadow Fiend Lina
Sniper
[wiki] rating: -0.4 (winrate: 48% pickrate: 5%)Sven
* Heroes who Sniper can kite: Sven, Wraith King, Kunkka, Doom, Tidehunter, Underlord, Troll Warlord, and etc.
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.
Windranger
[wiki] rating: -0.4 (winrate: 49% pickrate: 16%)Sven
* Other heroes that rely on physical attacks to deal damage and not their abilities: Troll Warlord, 
Sniper, Monkey King, Sven.
Sven
* Sven with aghanim's scepter along with his level 15 talent (Storm hammer dispels) can easily chase down and dispels her Windrun at the same time.
Necrophos
[wiki] rating: -0.4 (winrate: 49% pickrate: 4%)Sven
* Some heroes, such as Necrophos can be an issue if not initiated onto by Sven first.
Additional:
* His Heartstopper Aura deals the same gradual damage over time no matter how high Sven builds his strength or health pool up, and should he fall down to a certain percentage, his high health will no longer matter if Necrophos manages to land his Reaper's Scythe, killing him instantly. But it is best if Necrophos can either catch him off guard before he can possibly use his Black King Bar (which is an item Sven players commonly purchase), or bait him out of it.
* Ghost Shroud prevents Sven from hitting Necrophos, and if he doesn't have his Storm Hammer available, it could make him completely immune to Sven and allow Necrophos to easily kite him around.
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
Terrorblade
[wiki] rating: -0.2 (winrate: 46% pickrate: 6%)Sven
* 
Sunder will make Sven a very easy kill if he gets it of on him.
* Terrorblade likes to go late game with his high attack damage, range and agility items.
Invoker
* Heroes that can stall pushes: Invoker, Keeper of the Light, Lina, Luna.
Sven
* Heroes who depends on illusions and summons: Naga Siren, Terrorblade, Arc Warden,Broodmother.
Additional:
* Great Cleave with God's Strength clears Terrorblade's illusions quickly.
* Storm Hammer's AoE stuns Terrorblade and his illusions.
Faceless Void
[wiki] rating: 0.0 (winrate: 44% pickrate: 8%)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.
Sven
* Warcry can absorb damage while allies are trapped in Chronosphere.
Doom
[wiki] rating: 0.0 (winrate: 44% pickrate: 3%)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.
Sven
* Doom generally does not impede Sven in any way, provided he has activated God's Strength beforehand.
Medusa
[wiki] rating: 0.0 (winrate: 46% pickrate: 2%)Sven
* Stone Gaze allows Medusa to easily kite and kill Sven.
* Mystic Snake eats away at Sven's small mana pool.
* Mana Shield negates much of Sven's burst damage.
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.
Nature's Prophet
[wiki] rating: 0.0 (winrate: 47% pickrate: 4%)Sven
* Sprout is good for trapping melee carries with no escape abilities: Sven, Ursa, Alchemist, Lifestealer etc.
Sven
* Heroes with cleave damage: Sven, Magnus, Kunkka
Vengeful Spirit
[wiki] rating: 0.0 (winrate: 48% pickrate: 9%)Sven
* With the exception of Magic Missile (unless the player takes the Level 25 Talent "Magic Missile Pierces Spell Immunity"), all of Vengeful Spirit's spells ignore Spell Immunity. This also makes her good against heroes with built-in Spell Immunity like Lifestealer or Juggernaut or heroes that tend to pick up Black King Bar, like Sven.
Sven
* Fragile supports who die in a few hits against Sven's high physical damage: Crystal Maiden, Vengeful Spirit, Dark Willow.
Anti-Mage
[wiki] rating: 0.0 (winrate: 48% pickrate: 14%)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.
Sven
* Anti-Mage is fairly fragile, and cannot stand against Sven in a prolonged fight.
* Sven's Black King Bar and low base mana protects against 
Mana Break.
* Great Cleave destroys the illusions from Anti-Mage's 
Manta Style.
* Although Sven should be careful as a well-timed 
Counterspell can block and reflect Storm Hammer.
Additional:
* Sven's low mana pool makes him a bad target for Mana Void.
* Great cleave allows sven to destroy Manta style illusions quickly.
* God's Strength allows Sven to deal huge amounts of damage to Anti Mage.
Tinker
[wiki] rating: 0.0 (winrate: 49% pickrate: 8%)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.
Death Prophet
[wiki] rating: 0.0 (winrate: 50% pickrate: 3%)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.
Sven
* God's Strength allows Sven to take down Death Prophet quickly, reducing the damage dealt over time from 
Exorcism.
* Warcry's shield is very useful for Sven and his teammates against Exorcism, which deals physical damage.
Winter Wyvern
[wiki] rating: 0.0 (winrate: 51% pickrate: 5%)Sven
* 
Cold Embrace saves any ally Sven initiates on and wastes the duration of God's Strength in team fights.
* 
Winter's Curse can be devastating to Sven's team, as his massive damage can take out a teammate before there is much time to react.
Invoker
* Cold Embrace is the perfect setup for all his nukes - Chaos Meteor, EMP and especially global Sun Strike.
Wraith King
[wiki] rating: 0.0 (winrate: 53% pickrate: 21%)Sven
* 
Reincarnation helps Wraith King outlast Sven in fights, and wastes the duration of God's Strength.
* 
Wraithfire Blast's low cooldown allows Wraith King to stun Sven several times in a team fight.
Invoker
* Invoker can drain Wraith King's mana with EMP, preventing him from reincarnating unless Wraith King has his Aghanim's Shard.
* 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 Aghanim's Shard).
* 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.
Night Stalker
[wiki] rating: 0.0 (winrate: 53% pickrate: 5%)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.
Sven
* Night Stalker can't kill Sven quickly while he has the armor bonus from Warcry.
* Sven under the effect of God's Strength and his various physical damage strength items can kill Night Stalker first.
Broodmother
[wiki] rating: 0.0 (winrate: 56% pickrate: 2%)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.
Sven
* Great Cleave clears Spiderlings quickly to increase gold income.
* Warcry shields Sven and his allies against Broodmother and her Spiderlings.
Additional:
* Great Cleave cleans up Spiderlings quicker than most spells, as it ignores their magic resistance.
* Sven is a natural Black King Bar carrier, protecting him from Incapacitating Bite and Orchid Malevolence.
* Warcry and God's Strength allow Sven to easily out-damage Broodmother.
Sven
* Sven has no easy way to burn
Refraction charges and needs help from teammates to kill TA successfully.
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.