Omniknight counter and synergy picks
Pick Omniknight with Meepo to increase win-rate from 50.2% to 55.5% or against Pangolier to increase win-rate to 56.1% in Patch 7.39c.
Good with...
...based on stats [7.39c]
| Hero | Change in Win Rate ▼ |
|---|---|
5.3% | |
5.0% | |
4.8% | |
4.6% | |
3.8% | |
3.3% | |
3.1% | |
3.0% | |
3.0% | |
2.9% | |
2.9% | |
2.8% | |
2.5% | |
2.3% | |
2.2% |
...based on gameplay [7.39c]
Omniknight allows Slark to stick on targets and build up as many Essence Shift stacks as possible, without having to retreat at all potentially. He can give him a Debuff Immunity from most spells and Magic Resistance with Repel, while also protect him from Physical damage with Guardian Angel. Slark likes sticking to his targets with Pounce, making him a great target for Purification. All and all, Omni allows Slark to go fully ham with his heavy defensive kit.
Omniknight enhances Phantom Assassin’s ability to dive with repel to remove slows and Guardian Angel to keep her alive during burst. His healing sustains her through fights she would otherwise have to disengage from. PA thrives under constant protection from physical threats. Together, they dominate midgame fights.
Juggernaut’s healing from Healing Ward stacks well with Omniknight’s sustain tools. Omniknight can protect him during Blade Fury dives or Omni Slash combos. The pair becomes extremely hard to kill in team fights due to their mutual sustain. Their tempo aligns for early pushes.
Wraith King’s second life synergizes with Omniknight’s Guardian Angel to force multiple extended fights. Omniknight can keep Wraith King alive during his first life and delay the burst after reincarnation. Their frontline tanking potential overwhelms enemies. They snowball through objective control.
Lifestealer becomes almost unkillable with repel during his Rage. Omniknight’s healing amplifies Lifestealer’s sustain-oriented playstyle. The duo is hard to burst due to overlapping defensive mechanics. They thrive in long skirmishes and tower dives.
Omniknight enables Ursa to stay in fights longer by protecting him with Guardian Angel during Fury Swipes stacking. Repel gives him strength and helps him stick to targets. Omniknight also allows him to dive towers fearlessly. Together, they pressure Roshan and objectives early.
Sniper stays in the back while Omniknight protects him from divers with Guardian Angel. Repel helps Sniper reposition. Omniknight’s healing keeps Sniper’s damage uptime at its peak. This combo punishes teams with poor backline access.
Drow Ranger’s lack of mobility is covered by Omniknight’s spells that help her kite and survive. Repel lets her escape slows and stuns, while Guardian Angel blocks physical bursts. His peel potential lets her deal constant damage. Their synergy is strong in teamfights and pushes.
Omniknight keeps Templar Assassin alive through burst-heavy fights with Guardian Angel. His healing helps her recover Refraction charges quicker. Together, they punish early to midgame teams.
Omniknight’s Guardian Angel protects Medusa as she stands her ground in fights. Repel gives her added strength and resistances to survive dives. Omniknight allows Medusa to stall long enough for her mana pool to sustain her. This pairing excels in drawn-out base defenses.
Omniknight buffs Axe as he jumps in with Berserker’s Call, letting him tank longer. Guardian Angel gives Axe time to lock down multiple enemies before counter-initiation. Omniknight’s healing after Axe’s combo keeps the frontline from crumbling. This synergy makes aggressive initiations safer.
...core items [7.39c]
A core 
Boots of Speed upgrade for support Omniknight that helps with mana sustain to spam Purification for farming and healing allied heroes. Gets upgraded to 
Guardian Greaves later in the game.
A core item for support Omniknight that can be used defensively on you or your allies when in danger to ensure they survive against high burst damage or follow ups after an initiation.
Aghanim's Shard significantly increases Purification's healing output, enabling Omniknight to rapidly restore health to allies and turn the tide of battle. Consider buying it if you play as a support.
A core item for support Omniknight to have global range and a bigger AoE on Guardian Angel to save your allies and buildings from physical damage anywhere on the map. Has great synergy with 
Refresher Orb later in the game to effectively have more glyphs for your buildings.
A core item to increase your movement speed to get in position to heal and save your allies or chase enemies. Builds into 
Arcane Boots when you play suppport or into 
Phase Boots if you play core.
Key item for the laning stage and mid game. Allows you to have HP sustain and mana to cast your spells constantly.
A core item for core Omniknight that gives you survivability to stay on the lane and damage to last hit much better. Most importantly the Phase Active is going to be essential for chasing your enemies or running away.
Provides great stats to help with damage output and mana regen for core Omniknight. In addition the extended slow from the 
Echo Sabre goes well with your toolkit. You will upgrade this into 
Harpoon later in the game.
Provides a mixture of survivability and fighting potential. 
Sange provides status resistance that goes well with your Repel and 
Yasha provides the attack speed and movement speed to stay on top of enemy heroes with Degen Aura.
Allows you to close the gap to the enemies and follow up with attacks and Hammer of Purify if you play Omniknight on a core position.
Essential item for core Omniknight when facing heavy magic damage or crowd control. It gives you spell immunity, letting you stay in fights, use your abilities freely, and stick to key targets without getting disabled or bursted.
Good against...
...based on stats [7.39c]
| Hero | Change in Win Rate ▼ |
|---|---|
6.0% | |
5.9% | |
5.8% | |
5.7% | |
5.6% | |
5.4% | |
4.9% | |
4.5% | |
4.3% | |
4.3% | |
4.2% | |
4.2% | |
3.8% | |
3.5% | |
3.1% |
...based on gameplay [7.39c]
Omniknight counters Legion Commander’s Duel by using Guardian Angel to completely block her physical damage during the fight. This often forces Legion Commander to retreat without securing a kill. Omniknight’s sustain makes her all-ins unreliable.
Guardian Angel nullifies Slark’s right-click damage during Shadow Dance or Essence Shift stacks. Slark relies on sustained fights which Omniknight’s healing disrupts. This forces Slark to disengage without building momentum.
Omniknight reduces Anti-Mage’s threat by negating his physical damage with Guardian Angel in team fights. Anti-Mage finds it hard to kill Omniknight’s cores due to constant healing and magic resistance. Heavenly Grace also reduces Mana Void setups by Anti-Mage. Omniknight’s utility keeps squishy supports alive longer.
Omniknight’s Heavenly Grace gives magic resistance against Ember’s chains, weakening his early game. Guardian Angel completely negates Sleight of Fist’s physical critical bursts. Omniknight enables allies to chase Ember without fear of his harassment. This forces Ember to play more defensively.
Omniknight’s Guardian Angel can counter Tidehunter’s follow-up damage after Ravage. His healing and sustain reduce the pressure Tide puts in team fights. Heavenly Grace makes frontliners more durable against Tide’s Anchor Smash. Omniknight extends the fight long enough to outlast Tide’s cooldown-based impact.
Omniknight’s Guardian Angel shuts down Meepo’s burst damage from multiple right-clicks. Purging net roots with Heavenly Grace weakens Meepo’s initiation. Omniknight’s heal spells help prevent Meepo from finishing off targets quickly. This heavily reduces Meepo’s snowball potential.
Omniknight’s spells make it hard for Naga Siren to burst supports during her Song setups. Guardian Angel counters the physical damage from her illusions. Heavenly Grace makes heroes more mobile. Omniknight delays Naga’s impact by keeping his team alive through her ult.
Omniknight’s healing can outlast Nyx’s burst, keeping squishy teammates in the fight. Heavenly Grace purges stun from Impale and burn from Mana Burn. Nyx struggles against lineups with strong sustain and can’t quickly eliminate Omniknight’s protected cores. This weakens his pick-off potential.
Omniknight’s Guardian Angel makes Alchemist’s right-clicks ineffective in mid to late-game team fights. His healing can outpace Alchemist’s chemical rage damage. Heavenly Grace also mitigates Unstable Concoction’s disable duration. Omniknight allows his team to survive through Alchemist’s peak timing.
Omniknight’s Guardian Angel prevents Void Spirit from finishing off targets with physical damage follow-up. Heavenly Grace reduces the duration of his silences and roots. Omniknight’s sustain breaks Void Spirit’s rhythm and limits his mobility-based pickoffs. He forces Void to overcommit or disengage.
Bad against...
...based on stats [7.39c]
| Hero | Change in Win Rate ▲ |
|---|---|
-6.2% | |
-4.2% | |
-4.0% | |
-3.9% | |
-3.8% | |
-3.8% | |
-3.7% | |
-3.6% | |
-3.4% | |
-3.3% | |
-3.1% | |
-3.1% | |
-2.9% | |
-2.8% | |
-2.6% |
...based on gameplay [7.39c]
Shadow Demon completely counters Guardian Angel by purging it with Demonic Purge. His Disruption removes targets before Omniknight can save them. He breaks Omniknight’s utility and saves.
Primal Beast punishes immobile supports like Omniknight with Onslaught and Trample. He can quickly close gaps and burst Omniknight before he casts spells. Omniknight’s abilities don’t prevent Primal’s magical damage or crowd control. He struggles to save allies from Pulverize.
Ancient Apparition counters Omniknight’s healing and sustain with Ice Blast. When Ice Blast is active, Purification and Guardian Angel become useless. AA’s long-range poke prevents Omniknight from positioning safely. He denies the core aspect of Omniknight’s defensive play.
Doom silences Omniknight completely, disabling his healing and saving abilities. A Doomed Omniknight becomes useless in fights. Doom also breaks Guardian Angel .Omniknight has no way to deal with Doom’s direct suppression.
Medusa shrugs off Guardian Angel due to her Split Shot with Aghanim’s Scepter as she can target other enemies. Medusa’s tankiness also makes Omniknight’s healing less impactful. She outscales his team’s sustain in long fights
Enchantress punishes Omniknight’s lack of burst damage and slows him with Untouchable. Her pure damage ignores Guardian Angel entirely. Omniknight’s sustain is too slow to outpace her Impetus attacks. He also cannot stop her from kiting his teammates.
Winter Wyvern’s Winter’s Curse turns Omniknight’s buffs against his team. Her Arctic Burn ignores his physical resistance. Wyvern also counters grouping strategies that Omniknight prefers. She can delay fights until Omniknight’s cooldowns are wasted.
Elder Titan removes Omniknight’s defensive value with Natural Order, reducing armor and magic resistance. Omniknight can’t protect allies from Earth Splitter’s burst. He also struggles to maintain formation under Astral Spirit harassment. Elder Titan breaks down Omniknight’s durability.
Witch Doctor punishes extended fights with Death Ward, which Guardian Angel cannot fully negate. Maledict also amplifies burst damage over time. Omniknight’s healing is delayed and ineffective under this pressure. He lacks mobility to escape the Death Ward zone.
Outworld Destroyer can Astral Imprison Omniknight or his allies to delay or prevent Guardian Angel. Sanity’s Eclipse bursts Omniknight’s low-intelligence frame easily. His pure damage and scaling overpower Omniknight’s heals. Omniknight contributes little once Astral resets fights.
...counter items [7.39c]
Helps you sustain HP and mana as Omniknight frequently uses his spells to buff allies, harass enemies, and secure last hits.
Gives you movement speed to close the gap on Omniknight or stay out of Purification damage range. Also counters the movement slow from Degen Aura.
Gives you movement speed to close the gap on Omniknight or stay out of Purification damage range. Also counters the movement slow from Degen Aura.
Adds another layer of damage to burst down Omniknight. Builds into 
Spirit Vessel later on which is incredible against him.
Significantly lowers the healing from Purification with Soul Release charges.
Lets you offensively dispel Guardian Angel or Repel off an enemy hero.
Lets you silence and kill Omniknight in its duration without letting him heal or protect himself with his defensive toolkit.
Lets you do some right click damage through Guardian Angel with Chain Lightning procs as it is considered magical damage.
Lets you kite Omniknight by protecting yourself or an ally against his Hammer of Purity right clicks through invisibility.
Lets you kite Omniknight by pushing yourself or an ally away from his Hammer of Purity right clicks. Can also be used to close the gap on Omniknight and control him or burst him down.
Gives you an instant disable against Omniknight to burst him down in its duration before he buffs his team or protects himself with his defensive toolkit.
Lowers the healing from Purification.
Lowers the healing from Purification.
Lets you dispel Guardian Angel or Repel off an enemy hero.
Gives you an instant silence and massive burst damage against Omniknight to kill him before he heals or protects himself with his defensive toolkit.
Gives you attack speed and lets you do some right click damage through Guardian Angel with Chain Lightning procs as it is considered magical damage.
Lets you do some right click damage through Guardian Angel with Pierce procs as it is considered magical damage.
Bad with...
...based on stats [7.39c]
| Hero | Change in Win Rate ▲ |
|---|---|
-5.9% | |
-5.6% | |
-5.5% | |
-5.3% | |
-5.1% | |
-5.0% | |
-4.5% | |
-3.9% | |
-3.6% | |
-3.6% | |
-3.6% | |
-3.6% | |
-3.4% | |
-3.2% | |
-3.2% |
