Necrophos counter picks: who to choose against this hero in Dota 2

Necrophos is a bright, bold character designed to win head-to-head battles. The hero feels confident on the midlane. The developers have awarded Necrophos with a lot of heal, so his survivability can only be envied. The character is able not only to withstand attacks with the strongest counters, but also to inflict devastating damage on them. It is not easy for the opponent to survive in a fight with Necrophos – just one wrong step and he is already beaten.

What are the powers of Necrophos

First, the hero's power is in the passive ability Heartstopper. In order to avoid damage and save time needed for recovering health, the character should not be in the fight for a long time. Necrophos is able to regenerate health quite quickly. This passive ability makes him practically invincible. Even if you hit the hero with blows that literally destroyed him, do not stop there and do not rush to rejoice. After using his Death Pulse skill, he will be back on his feet in a few seconds even after the most intense fight.

Necrophos also has the Ghost Shroud. It guarantees the character 100% invulnerability to physical damage. In other words, Necrophos is a strong and quite durable opponent with a tremendous ability to survive, but he can be destroyed. The main thing is to learn how to choose counter picks correctly.

Who will counter Necrophos on the midlane

In the mid lane, Necrophos feels like a fish in water. He is ready to fight almost all heroes, but there are also those characters who can kill our hero no matter what.

The strongest counter picks of Necrophos at the midlane are:

• Viper. This character in the mid destroys everyone indiscriminately. He is designed to win and kill opponents. Viper can disable a passive ability without which Necrophos becomes literally helpless. And he also sprays poison which causes incredible damage to the enemy.
• Zeus. The strength of this hero is great magical abilities. The lightning that Zeus sends to the opponent, takes the lion's share of his health. Necrophos is very sensitive to magical influence, and Zeus is a very strong mage, so he can wipe Necrophos off in a matter of seconds.
• Sniper. Although this hero is clumsy and slow, he counters Necrophos very effectively. Since the Sniper has a higher range than our character, he easily slows the opponent, knocks back and deals a lot of magic damage using his passive ability. It is very difficult for Necrophos to get to Sniper. Even if he tries to do so, he will most likely die. Necrophos should at least have Blink Dagger to counter Sniper in any way.
• Ember Spirit. This character has good defense and an impressive magic cast. Using his shield, the hero can easily withstand an opponent's attack, weaken him with his passive ability and deliver a fatal blow at the right moment.

Who counters Necrophos on the lane

It is much more difficult for the character to stand in the third position than in the mid, but he actively fights with opponents on the hard. Who can handle Necrophos in the third lane? The following counters are suitable:

• Ancient Apparition. This hero has an ult that disables the enemy's heal. He also uses artifacts and deals serious magic damage.
• Skywrath Mage. This character successfully uses his magical abilities in the fight against Necrophos. He imposes silence on the opponent, as a result of which the latter cannot actively act and hold a blow.
• Anti-Mage is considered the best counter of Necrophos on the hard lane. He burns mana, which the opponent is heavily dependent on.

Effective items against Necrophos:

Equally important in battles against Necrophos is to use the right items. We recommend to buy Black King Bar, Pipe of Insight, Linken Sphere, Lotus Orb, Nullifier, Orchid Malevolence, Scythe Of Vyse, Spirit Vessel, Crella's Crozier, Eye of Skadi, Eul's Scepter of Divinity. If you take into account all the recommendations, you will be able to defeat Necrophos with confidence.

General strategy:

Against Necrophos, it is important to play aggressively, preventing him from gaining Heartstopper Aura charges and regenerating health with Death Pulse. Heroes with high damage in the early game, as well as those who can interrupt his healing and magic damage, are especially effective. Items that reduce healing severely weaken his survivability. Control and Silence help prevent him from using Ghost Shroud and Reaper's Scythe, and mobile heroes can easily escape his damage. The important thing is to focus him quickly in fights, keeping him out of leit, where he becomes very dangerous.