Abaddon acts a meat shield for a squishy Queen of Pain throughout the game to let her freely throw her spells and right clicks in fights. Abaddon's save potential and sustain through Aphotic Shield and Mist Coil lets Queen of Pain Blink in even more aggressively in fights to dish out her massive burst damage with Sonic Wave and Scream of Pain on multiple enemy heroes.

Once Axe has Blink Dagger, his initiation and setup with Berserker's Call gets easy kills with Queen of Pain following up with her massive damage through Sonic Wave and Scream of Pain. Axe easily gets to finish off enemy heroes with Culling Blade to rack up his armor stacks. This lets both heroes scale and snowball massively after the laning stage.

Clockwerk acts a meat shield for a squishy Queen of Pain throughout the game to let her freely throw her spells and right clicks in fights. Clockwerk's long range initiation through Hook Shot and follow up lockdown through Battery Assault and Power Cogs is the perfect setup for Queen of Pain to Blink in and burst down enemy heroes quickly with her Sonic Wave and Scream of Pain without letting them fight back.

Dark Seer's Vacuum into Wall of Replica combo gathers multiple enemy heroes to a single spot and slows them down, letting Queen of Pain follow up with a Blink into Sonic Wave and Scream of Pain to do massive damage to all of them. This combo gets even better once Queen of Pain gets Aghanim's Scepter to do even more AoE damage with Shadow Strike.

Queen of Pain's aggression through Scream of Pain and Blink as well as her poke through Shadow Strike gives her a kill threat in most matchups at mid lane. Earth Spirit enables her kill potential even more by rotating to her lane and initiating with Rolling Boulder and following up with his damage and control to provide easy kills for Queen of Pain with her damage spells. The AoE damage from Queen of Pain and Earth Spirit also pairs up really well in fights throughout the game.

Enigma's Black Hole locks down multiple enemy heroes clumped together, which is the perfect setup for Queen of Pain to Blink in and follow up with Sonic Wave and Scream of Pain to burst down all of them instantly. This interaction with the AoE damage and control makes the two heroes insanely strong together in teamfights.

Faceless Void's Chronosphere locks down multiple enemy heroes clumped together, which is the perfect setup for Queen of Pain to Blink in and follow up with Sonic Wave and Scream of Pain to burst down all of them instantly. This interaction with the AoE damage and control makes the two heroes insanely strong together in teamfights.

Once Legion Commander has Blink Dagger, her initiation and setup with Duel gets easy kills with Queen of Pain following up with her massive damage through Sonic Wave and Scream of Pain. This racks up Duel damage for Legion Commander and lets both heroes scale and snowball after the laning stage. The dispel and heal from Press the Attack also lets Queen of Pain Blink in even more aggressively in fights to dish out her massive damage.

Lion's lockdown through Impale and Hex sets up easy kills for Queen of Pain with her follow up burst damage through Sonic Wave and Scream of Pain. Lion gets to easily finish off enemy heroes to rack up Finger of Death kill stacks. This combo scales even more once Lion gets Blink Dagger for reliable initiation. Lion's Mana Drain also helps top up Queen of Pain's mana pool to help her farm constantly with Scream of Pain and still remain fight ready.

Magnus' Reverse Polarity locks down multiple enemy heroes clumped together, which is the perfect setup for Queen of Pain to Blink in and follow up with Sonic Wave and Scream of Pain to burst down all of them instantly. This interaction with the AoE damage and control makes the two heroes insanely strong together in teamfights. Magnus also enables kills by dragging an enemy hero towards Queen of Pain with Skewer, which lets her finish them off with her burst damage.

Mars' Arena of Blood traps multiple enemy heroes in a small area, allowing Queen of Pain to Blink in and burst them down with her Sonic Wave and Scream of Pain, together with Mars' damage spells. The control from Spear of Mars also acts as a decent setup for Queen of Pain to rack up kills with her massive damage. Mars also acts a meat shield for a squishy Queen of Pain throughout the game to let her freely throw her spells and right clicks in fights.

Queen of Pain's aggression through Scream of Pain and Blink as well as her poke through Shadow Strike gives her a kill threat in most matchups at mid lane. Spirit Breaker enables her kill potential even more with his global initiation through Charge of Darkness to provide easy kills for Queen of Pain with her damage spells. Spirit Breaker also acts as a meat shield for a squishy Queen of Pain and sets up kills with Nether Strike after Charge of Darkness throughout the game.

Queen of Pain gets to whittle away Arc Warden's HP with Shadow Strike in lane to maintain kill threat on him at all times. Later in the game, Queen of Pain's Blink lets her close the gap on a squishy Arc Warden and burst him down together with his Tempest Double with her AoE burst damage through Sonic Wave and Scream of Pain. The pushback from Sonic Wave also pushes Arc Warden out of his Magnetic Field. Arc Warden also has no way of stopping Queen of Pain from Blinking as he has no control spells.

Queen of Pain's Shadow Strike whittles away Batrider's HP in lane to maintain kill threat on him, while the slow keeps him at bay and stops him from running at her during Firefly. Later in the game, Queen of Pain makes short work for a squishy Batrider with her burst damage from Sonic Wave and Scream of Pain. Queen of Pain's Blink also makes it that Batrider always has to burst her down from full to zero during Flaming Lasso. Otherwise, she easily gets away.

Queen of Pain's Blink lets her close the gap on Drow Ranger and burst her down quickly with Sonic Wave and Scream of Pain before she can reach with Gust to silence and push her away. Being in close vicinity of Drow Ranger with Blink also doesn't let her proc her ultimate on right clicks. Queen of Pain also stays safe from dying during the Gust silence once she purchases a Black King Bar or Eul's Scepter.

Queen of Pain's magical and pure damage through her high damage spells let her burst down a squishy Enchantress without bringing Untouchable into play. When fighting Enchantress, Queen of Pain can Blink close to her to take minimal damage from Impetus. Blink also lets Queen of Pain get away without taking too many long range Impetus shots from Enchantress.

Queen of Pain's massive burst damage through her spells makes short work of a squishy Gyrocopter and kills him without letting him fight back through his spells and right clicks. Queen of Pain's high attack and cast range lets her do most of her damage outside Rocket Barrage range, while her Blink lets her easily dodge Call Down, as well as get to safety before getting stunned by Homing Missile if she cannot destroy it in time.

Queen of Pain's harass through spells and right clicks in the laning stage makes Invoker keep active Quas orbs for HP regen to stay healthy in the lane, which causes him to do less damage on right clicks to contest last hits. Queen of Pain can easily dodge EMP and the rest of Invoker's spell combo with Blink, which leads to her always having the upper hand in the matchup.

Queen of Pain's burst damage through Sonic Wave and Scream of Pain makes short work of Io, and possibly his Tethered ally, without letting him do any healing or get away through Relocate. The pushback from Sonic Wave can also break Tether by separating Io from his ally, leaving him stranded and extremely slow as he relies on Tether for movement speed and doesn't buy Boots.

Queen of Pain's pure damage through Sonic Wave goes through Juggernaut's Blade Fury and is not reduced by the debuff immunity or magic resistance while spinning. This lets Queen of Pain get through Juggernaut's defenses and keep her kill threat on him at all times. Queen of Pain can also easily dodge Omnislash by Blinking away, while her high attack range easily destroy Healing Ward.

Queen of Pain gets to whittle away Keeper of the Light's HP with Shadow Strike in lane to maintain kill threat on him at all times. Later in the game, Queen of Pain's Blink lets her close the gap on a squishy Keeper of the Light and burst him down with a follow up Sonic Wave and Scream of Pain. Blink also lets Queen of Pain easily dodge the Illuminate damage, while also maintain the chase or move to safety when affected by Solar Bind and Blinding Light.

Queen of Pain's insanely high burst damage from her spell combo is a nightmare to deal with for a squishy Kez, who dies to it every time. The pressure only ramps up as Queen of Pain gets a Dagon later in the game to magnify her burst potential. Queen of Pain's Blink also lets her kite and disengage when not silenced by Talon Toss.

Queen of Pain's massive burst damage through her spells makes short work of a squishy Luna and kills her without letting her fight back through her spells and right clicks. Blink lets Queen of Pain get out of Eclipse range, while the Lucent Beam stun isn't long enough to threaten her life. Even when Blink is on cooldown, Queen of Pain gets to burst down Luna with her spells and right clicks to stop the Eclipse beams as well.

Queen of Pain's damage with her spells easily kills Monkey King, even inside Wukong's Command, as most of her damage is pure and magical. The push from Sonic Wave can also push Monkey King outside the Wukong's Command ring, which ends his ultimate. Queen of Pain can also jump away from Monkey King with Blink when he jumps her with Primal Spring. Shadow Strike also puts Tree Dance on cooldown for a lengthy duration.

Queen of Pain gets to whittle away the HP of Nature's Prophet with Shadow Strike in lane to maintain kill threat on him at all times. Later in the game, Queen of Pain's Blink lets her close the gap on a squishy Nature's Prophet and burst him down together with his strong Treant from the Ironwood Treant facet with her AoE burst damage through Sonic Wave and Scream of Pain. Blink also lets Queen of Pain easily get in and out of Sprout. The Dagon purchase also helps against both Nature's Prophet and his Treants.

Queen of Pain's Shadow Strike poke damage maintains pressure on Necrophos to spam Death Pulse and get last hits to keep up his HP and mana pool if he wants to avoid dying or getting zoned out of lane. Later in the game, Ghost Shroud does little to protect Necrophos and only boosts the damage of Scream of Pain and Shadow Strike, which lets Queen of Pain easily burst him down after Blinking on top of him.

Queen of Pain's massive AoE damage through Sonic Wave and Scream of Pain lets her burst down a squishy Phantom Lancer and his illusions at the same time. Queen of Pain can always threaten to throw Sonic Wave and bait out Doppelganger, which is Phantom Lancer's tool of dodging the damage. This gives Queen of Pain the upper hand in the matchup at all times. The mobility through Blink also lets Queen of Pain get away or maintain the chase after Doppelganger usage.

Queen of Pain's Blink lets her get away from Razor without ever letting him steal much damage through Static Link, which means he never has kill threat on her. Meanwhile, Shadow Strike whittles away Razor's HP in lane and maintains Queen of Pain's kill threat on him. Later in the game, Queen of Pain's burst damage through Sonic Wave and Scream of Pain lets her kill Razor quickly in fights. The pushback from Sonic Wave and also keep Razor away and break Static Link.

Queen of Pain's Blink lets her get away when affected by Demonic Purge to wait out the massive movement speed slow and not get bursted down. Queen of Pain can also Blink after the Disruption banish to move to safety or chase enemy heroes. The burst damage from Sonic Wave and Scream of Pain also lets Queen of Pain burst down a squishy Shadow Demon. She can always threaten Sonic Wave and bait out Disruption, which is Shadow Demon's way of dodging the damage.

Queen of Pain's Sonic Wave and Scream of Pain hit a squishy Slark through his Shadow Dance, letting her burst him down even through his defensive spell. Queen of Pain also doesn't care much about getting her Shadow Strike dispelled by Dark Pact, as most of her damage is dealt through her other spells. Blink also lets Queen of Pain match Slark's mobility through Pounce.

Queen of Pain gets to whittle away Windranger's HP with Shadow Strike in lane to maintain kill threat on her at all times as it cannot be dodge by Windrun. Later in the game, Queen of Pain's Blink lets her close the gap on a squishy Windranger and burst her down with a follow up Sonic Wave and Scream of Pain. Blink also lets Queen of Pain dodge the Powershot damage, as well as the Shackleshot lockdown mid projectile.

Anti Mage's Blink together with Mana Break on right clicks lets him get on top of Queen of Pain and burn her mana. This makes Queen of Pain Blink defensively every time if she doesn't want to get bursted by Mana Void because of her high mana pool. Anti Mage can also easily block and reflect Shadow Strike with Counterspell, leaving only Scream of Pain and Sonic Wave as her real damage sources. Anti Mage's magic resistance through Counterspell also reduce a lot of Queen of Pain's spell damage.

Bloodseeker's Rupture keeps Queen of Pain in place and prevents her from using Blink to get away if she wants to avoid taking a ton of damage. This lets Bloodseeker follow up with the Blood Rite silence and damage on a squishy and immobile Queen of Pain and burst her down with his right clicks.

Centaur Warrunner's Return Retaliate returns a ton of Queen of Pain's burst damage back to her, threatening her life if she uses her spell combo on a tanky Centaur. Once Centaur gets Blade Mail, this reflection damage is even greater and practically prevents Queen of Pain from ever targeting him with her burst damage without the fear of dying herself. Stampede also enables Centaur's entire to close the gap on a squishy Queen of Pain.

Disruptor's Glimpse completely counters Queen of Pain's mobility through Blink, as long as he has vision of her after she has Blinked in or out of fights. Disruptor can gain vision with Thunder Strike beforehand, and prevents Queen of Pain from Blinking in its duration. The Static Storm silence inside Kinetic Field also lets Disruptor control a squishy Queen of Pain and set up a kill on her.

Doom's ultimate Doom silences Queen of Pain and completely shuts down her mobility through Blink. This lets Doom run down a squishy Queen of Pain during Scorched Earth every time when his ultimate is off cooldown. Doom's high HP pool also keeps him relatively safe from dying to Queen of Pain's high damage spells.

Earth Spirit's Rolling Boulder lets him get on top of a squishy Queen of Pain and stun her at the same time to follow up with his control and damage through the rest of his spells to set up kills on her. The low cooldown on Rolling Boulder also matches the cooldown of Blink to match Queen of Pain's mobility. Earth Spirit's high HP pool also keeps him relatively safe from dying to Queen of Pain's high damage spells.

Faceless Void's Time Walk can completely reverse the damage taken from Queen of Pain's burst damage spell combo while closing the gap or getting away from her. Chronosphere also lets Faceless Void lock down a squishy Queen of Pain and burst her down with his right clicks. Time Dilation also massively counters Queen of Pain's low cooldown spells, and doesn't let her use them multiple times in fights. Blink's cooldown hurts Queen of Pain in particular as she cannot get out of fights if she Blinks in.

Grimstroke's silence through Phantom's Embrace is a massive problem for Queen of Pain as she has to stand and right click it down every time to use her damage and mobility spells. This sets up a follow up Ink Swell stun to not let Queen of Pain Blink away and set up a kill on her. Soulbind is also prevents Queen of Pain from Blinking if she gets leashed to one of her allies.

Kunkka's Tidebringer lets him match Queen of Pain's Shadow Strike harass in lane to keep up with her and not get zoned out. Later in the game, Kunkka's X Marks the Spot into Ghostship and Torrent combo makes short work of a squishy Queen of Pain as her Blink is only wasted if she casts it before getting pulled back by Kunkka. Kunkka's high HP pool also keeps him relatively safe from dying to Queen of Pain's burst damage, and the Blade Mail purchase reflects a lot of her damage back to her to threaten her life.

Legion Commander's Duel initiation after a Blink Dagger purchase lets her get on top of a squishy Queen of Pain and get easy Duel wins to accumulate damage throughout the game. This makes Queen of Pain play around her team and significantly reduces her farming speed and solo pickoff threat. Press the Attack also lets Legion Commander dispel Shadow Strike.

Lina's burst damage nukes and high attack range gives her a favorable matchup in lane against Queen of Pain. Lina has an easy time stunning Queen of Pain with Light Strike Array and right clicking her when she walks up to use Shadow Strike. Past the laning stage, Lina's burst damage with her spells makes short work of Queen of Pain when she Blinks into fights.

Meepo's Earthbind roots Queen of Pain in place and prevents her from getting away through Blink to avoid the chain control from the rest of Meepo's clones. This lets Meepo follow up with Poof and right clicks from his clones to burst down a squishy Queen of Pain. The matchup gets even more difficult for Queen of Pain once Meepo gets Blink Dagger and Scythe of Vyse.

Night Stalker's flying movement and massive vision during Dark Ascension lets him find and get on top of a squishy Queen of Pain and burst her down inside the Crippling Fear silence to prevent her from Blinking away. The matchup gets even more difficult for Queen of Pain once Night Stalker gets Blink Dagger. Night Stalker's high HP pool also keeps him relatively safe from dying to Queen of Pain's high damage spells.

Nyx Assassin's Vendetta invisibility lets him find a squishy Queen of Pain and burst her down with the damage and control from his spell combo throughout the game. Nyx Assassin Spiked Carapace also works well against Queen of Pain's AoE damage spells to reflect her damage and control her. The matchup gets even more difficult for Queen of Pain once Nyx Assassin gets Dagon and more levels in Mind Flare as well as Vendetta.

Puck's Phase Shift lets her dodge Queen of Pain's Shadow Strike and Scream of Pain in lane to prevent her from gaining the upper hand with her poke damage. Later in the game, Puck's Dream Coil leashes Queen of Pain in a small area and prevents her from Blinking away until she breaks the link to stun herself and take damage. Puck's follow up control and damage through Illusory Orb and Waning Rift easily lets her burst down a squishy Queen of Pain.

Riki's Blink Strike into Smoke Screen lets him get on top of a squishy Queen of Pain and silence her to prevent her from Blinking Away and burst her down with his right clicks and Tricks of the Trade. The matchup gets even worse for Queen of Pain once Riki becomes invisible through Cloak and Dagger and purchases a Diffusal Blade, which lets him easily keep Queen of Pain inside the Smoke Screen AoE to burst her down.

Queen of Pain has four active spells, which can all get stolen by Rubick with his Spell Steal. Stealing Blink from Queen of Pain gives Rubick massive mobility alongside his Blink Dagger purchase, while stealing Sonic Wave or Scream of Pain gives him a massive AoE damage nuke to dish out even more damage than her with his Arcane Supremacy buff.

Silencer's Global Silence and Last Word can silence a squishy Queen of Pain and prevent her from Blinking away, setting up easy kills on her. Arcane Curse also hinders Queen of Pain from spamming her low cooldown spells as it does more damage and slow with more spells she uses while affected by Silencer's spell. The double silence on Global Silence from Silencer's Reverberating Silence also makes it difficult for Queen of Pain to dispel it with a Black King Bar or Eul's Scepter.

Skywrath Mage's Ancient Seal silence prevents a squishy Queen of Pain from Blinking away and sets up easy kills on her with the burst damage from the rest of his spells. Queen of Pain is also susceptible to dying after Blinking close to Skywrath Mage as he can swiftly turn the fight on her with the burst damage from his spell combo. The magic damage barrier from the Shield of the Scion facet also helps absorbs a lot of the Scream of Pain and Shadow Strike damage.

Void Spirit's Dissimilate lets him dodge Queen of Pain's Shadow Strike and Scream of Pain in lane to prevent her from gaining the upper hand with her poke damage. The damage barrier from the Sanctuary facet for Resonant Pulse also helps absorb a lot of Queen of Pain's spell damage. Later in the game, Void Spirit's mobility through Astral Step lets him get on top of a squishy Queen of Pain and follow up with his damage and control spells to burst her down easily.