Clinkz
[wiki] rating: 1.6 (winrate: 53% pickrate: 4%)Nyx Assassin
[wiki] rating: 1.0 (winrate: 54% pickrate: 7%)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.
Beastmaster
[wiki] rating: 1.0 (winrate: 53% pickrate: 6%)Tiny
* Primal Roar and the slow from Boars make kiting Tiny very easy.
Windranger
[wiki] rating: 1.0 (winrate: 51% pickrate: 16%)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.
Warlock
[wiki] rating: 1.0 (winrate: 50% pickrate: 4%)Hoodwink
* Chaotic Offering's vast area-effect can destroy trees and stun Hoodwink.
* Upheaval makes retreating with Scurry difficult.
Slardar
[wiki] rating: 1.0 (winrate: 50% pickrate: 5%)Tiny
* Corrosive Haze helps counteract Tiny's bonus armor from Grow, as well as giving true sight, countering Shadow Blade as a common item on Tiny.
Necrophos
[wiki] rating: 1.0 (winrate: 50% pickrate: 3%)Tiny
* Reaper's Scythe will turn Tiny's high health against him.
* Heartstopper Aura does substantial damage to Tiny as a result of his high max health.
Treant Protector
[wiki] rating: 1.0 (winrate: 49% 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: 49% pickrate: 12%)Hoodwink
* Storm Spirit can easily make his way to hoodwink with his ultimate Ball lightning. coupled with Hoodwink's low health and magic resistance, she can be nuked easily.
Lifestealer
[wiki] rating: 1.0 (winrate: 48% pickrate: 5%)Tiny
* Feast will deal a large amount of damage to Tiny's large health pool.
* Rage protects Lifestealer from Tiny's magical burst damage.
Techies
[wiki] rating: 1.0 (winrate: 48% pickrate: 8%)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.
Timbersaw
[wiki] rating: 1.0 (winrate: 48% pickrate: 8%)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/Bushwhack combos.
* While channeling her ultimate, 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 Hoodwink’s ultimate.
Viper
[wiki] rating: 1.0 (winrate: 47% pickrate: 6%)Tiny
* Tiny has low movespeed and attack speed, making him vulnerable to Viper's slows.
* Corrosive Skin provides magic resistance to lower Tiny's magic burst damage.
Zeus
[wiki] rating: 1.0 (winrate: 46% pickrate: 8%)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
Thundergod's Wrath and
Nimbus he can easily kill her throughout the game and also reveal where Hoodwink is positioned or invisible in trees.
Vengeful Spirit
[wiki] rating: 1.0 (winrate: 45% pickrate: 3%)Hoodwink
* Nether Swap can forcibly reposition Hoodwink's ultimate ability.
Ursa
[wiki] rating: 0.6 (winrate: 51% pickrate: 16%)Tiny
* Due to Tiny's non-existent agility gain, high physical damage heroes are more effective against him (Clinkz,
Phantom Assassin,
Templar Assassin,
Ursa,
Wraith King etc).
Wraith King
[wiki] rating: 0.6 (winrate: 51% pickrate: 17%)Tiny
* Due to Tiny's non-existent agility gain, high physical damage heroes are more effective against him (Clinkz,
Phantom Assassin,
Templar Assassin,
Ursa,
Wraith King etc).
Invoker
[wiki] rating: 0.6 (winrate: 50% pickrate: 16%)Tiny
* Heroes with naturally low mana can be easily shut down by EMP: Sven,
Tiny,
Wraith King,
Omniknight
Tusk
[wiki] rating: 0.6 (winrate: 50% pickrate: 13%)Tiny
* Heroes that are able to slow Tiny's attack speed, like Tusk and
Phoenix, will greatly limit his Physical damage output.
Phoenix
[wiki] rating: 0.6 (winrate: 50% pickrate: 9%)Tiny
* Heroes that are able to slow Tiny's attack speed, like Tusk and
Phoenix, will greatly limit his Physical damage output.
Disruptor
[wiki] rating: 0.6 (winrate: 49% pickrate: 9%)Hoodwink
* Heroes that can negate Hoodwink's mobility: Kunkka,
Disruptor,
Mars.
Sniper
[wiki] rating: 0.6 (winrate: 49% pickrate: 6%)Tiny
* Long ranged heroes like Sniper or
Drow Ranger can kite Tiny effectively if he doesn't get the jump on them first.
Mars
[wiki] rating: 0.6 (winrate: 48% pickrate: 16%)Hoodwink
* Heroes that can negate Hoodwink's mobility: Kunkka,
Disruptor,
Mars.
Drow Ranger
[wiki] rating: 0.6 (winrate: 47% pickrate: 4%)Tiny
* Long ranged heroes like Sniper or
Drow Ranger can kite Tiny effectively if he doesn't get the jump on them first.
Terrorblade
[wiki] rating: 0.6 (winrate: 46% pickrate: 4%)Tiny
* Heroes with high base damage (Morphling,
Tiny,
Drow Ranger), heroes with mana burning abilities (
Anti-Mage), and
Diffusal Blade users (
Juggernaut or
Riki) will suffer from Reflection's illusions.
Kunkka
[wiki] rating: 0.6 (winrate: 44% pickrate: 3%)Hoodwink
* Heroes that can negate Hoodwink's mobility: Kunkka,
Disruptor,
Mars.
Juggernaut
[wiki] rating: 0.4 (winrate: 52% pickrate: 19%)Tiny
* Blade Fury protects Juggernaut from all of Tiny's magic burst damage, as well as dealing magic damage that bypasses the armor from Grow.
Tiny
* Melee carries will have a hard time against Tiny's Craggy Exterior: Phantom Assassin,
Chaos Knight,
Juggernaut.
Phantom Assassin
[wiki] rating: -1.0 (winrate: 45% pickrate: 16%)Tiny
* Due to Tiny's non-existent agility gain, high physical damage heroes are more effective against him (Clinkz,
Phantom Assassin,
Templar Assassin,
Ursa,
Wraith King etc).
Tiny
* Melee carries will have a hard time against Tiny's Craggy Exterior: Phantom Assassin,
Chaos Knight,
Juggernaut.
Hoodwink
* 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.
Meepo
[wiki] rating: -1.0 (winrate: 45% pickrate: 1%)Tiny
* Avalanche and Toss prevents Meepo's Poof escape or using town portal scroll.
* He doesn't need to aim the weakest clone while he is grabbing tree.
Morphling
[wiki] rating: -1.0 (winrate: 46% pickrate: 12%)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.
Slark
[wiki] rating: -1.0 (winrate: 48% pickrate: 13%)Tiny
* A Toss plus
Avalanche combination deals heavy damage to Slark in the early game, making Tiny a very dangerous target to gank.
Monkey King
[wiki] rating: -1.0 (winrate: 50% pickrate: 16%)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.
Phantom Lancer
[wiki] rating: -1.0 (winrate: 51% pickrate: 10%)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.
Abaddon
[wiki] rating: -1.0 (winrate: 52% pickrate: 5%)Hoodwink
* Abaddon can be killed without triggering his ultimate Borrowed Time due to the break applied by
Sharpshooter.
Huskar
[wiki] rating: -1.0 (winrate: 52% pickrate: 3%)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.
Broodmother
[wiki] rating: -1.0 (winrate: 53% pickrate: 2%)Tiny
* Tiny can quickly clear Spiderlings with his active abilities and cleave.
Naga Siren
[wiki] rating: -1.0 (winrate: 54% pickrate: 2%)Tiny
* Avalanche, Toss, and Grab Tree combo makes a short work of Naga Siren's illusions.
Keeper of the Light
[wiki] rating: -0.6 (winrate: 45% pickrate: 4%)Tiny
* Squishy heroes, usually supports, like Io,
Ancient Apparition,
Keeper of the Light etc can die instantly from Tiny's magic burst.
Spectre
[wiki] rating: -0.6 (winrate: 47% pickrate: 3%)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.
Dragon Knight
[wiki] rating: -0.6 (winrate: 48% 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.
Void Spirit
[wiki] rating: -0.6 (winrate: 50% pickrate: 13%)Tiny
* Side lanes with disables will greatly reduce the likeliness Void Spirit will be willing to rotate: Sven,
Tiny,
Wraith King,
Ogre Magi.
Io
[wiki] rating: -0.6 (winrate: 51% pickrate: 7%)Tiny
* Squishy heroes, usually supports, like Io,
Ancient Apparition,
Keeper of the Light etc can die instantly from Tiny's magic burst.
Chaos Knight
[wiki] rating: -0.6 (winrate: 52% pickrate: 3%)Tiny
* Melee carries will have a hard time against Tiny's Craggy Exterior: Phantom Assassin,
Chaos Knight,
Juggernaut.
Ancient Apparition
[wiki] rating: -0.6 (winrate: 52% pickrate: 10%)Tiny
* Squishy heroes, usually supports, like Io,
Ancient Apparition,
Keeper of the Light etc can die instantly from Tiny's magic burst.
Bristleback
[wiki] rating: 0.0 (winrate: 46% pickrate: 8%)Tiny
* Bristleback decreases Tiny's high burst damage against Bristleback.
* Tiny's high damage will also proc Bristleback multiple times.
* Viscous Nasal Goo can help counteract the bonus armor granted by Grow.
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.
Lion
[wiki] rating: 0.0 (winrate: 50% pickrate: 17%)Tiny
* Lion will continuously Mana Drain Tiny, depleting his small mana pool for his abilities.
* Hex will keep Tiny from using his high damage spells and attack damage.
Hoodwink
* Hex and
Earth Spike do not cancel
Sharpshooter, making those two abilities ineffective against her.
Templar Assassin
[wiki] rating: 0.0 (winrate: 51% pickrate: 5%)Tiny
* Due to Tiny's non-existent agility gain, high physical damage heroes are more effective against him (Clinkz,
Phantom Assassin,
Templar Assassin,
Ursa,
Wraith King etc).
Tiny
* Heroes that have disposable area-targeted spells can force her to undo her Meld: Leshrac,
Puck,
Tiny. An experienced Templar Assassin could try to use Refraction before Meld so she can tank through those damage without getting her Blink disabled.
Underlord
[wiki] rating: 0.0 (winrate: 51% pickrate: 7%)Tiny
* 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.
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.
Visage
[wiki] rating: 0.0 (winrate: 54% pickrate: 1%)Tiny
* Familiars will easily be able to kite heroes with a short range or with low attack speed. For example, Tiny and
Undying have a very hard time killing Familiars.
Tiny
* Tiny can deal with Visage's
Gravekeeper's Cloak quickly, as Avalanche deals damage in enough instances to completely remove all 4 layers of the passive. With Visage's lower than average Armor, a well positioned stun can allow Tiny to kill Visage easily.
Additional:
* Tiny's
Avalanche removes a significant number of layers from Gravekeeper's Cloak. When combined with
Toss burns through all of Gravekeeper's Cloak while doing triple times Toss damage to Visage in midair.
* Tiny's already high damage coupled with Tree Grab's attack modifier will make short work of Visage's Familiars.
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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.
*
Tiny
* Due to Tiny's non-existent agility gain, high physical damage heroes are more effective against him (
Clinkz,
Phantom Assassin,
Templar Assassin,
Ursa,
Wraith King etc).