Terrorblade counter and synergy picks
Pick Terrorblade with Axe to increase win-rate from 48.0% to 52.7% or against Bristleback to increase win-rate to 56.0% in Patch 7.39c.
Good with...
...based on stats [7.39c]
| Hero | Change in Win Rate ▼ |
|---|---|
4.7% | |
4.6% | |
4.5% | |
4.4% | |
3.6% | |
3.5% | |
3.2% | |
3.2% | |
3.1% | |
3.0% | |
2.9% | |
2.6% | |
2.6% | |
2.6% | |
2.5% |
...based on gameplay [7.39c]
Shadow Demon’s Disruption saves TB or sets up kills. His Soul Catcher amps TB’s damage massively, and the illusions he creates benefit from TB’s base stats. Perfect for both defensive and aggressive synergy.
Empower gives TB massive cleave, letting his illusions clear waves and heroes quickly. Reverse Polarity groups enemies for Metamorphosis volleys. Their teamfight timing and power spike align perfectly.
Fissure zones for TB during early game, and Echo Slam punishes anyone diving into his illusions. TB provides the sustained damage that Earthshaker lacks, and together they dominate choke-point fights.
Oracle keeps TB alive with False Promise, letting him tank spells and set up Sunder perfectly. Fortune’s End purges disables, and Purifying Flames enables TB’s full heal even when he’s low on health.
Shallow Grave saves TB before a Sunder, and Shadow Wave heals TB and illusions mid-fight. Dazzle’s armor reduction from Bad Juju lets TB shred through even tanky heroes quickly with illusions.
Omniknight’s Heavenly Grace and Guardian Angel make TB nearly unkillable in teamfights. He can dive with Metamorphosis knowing Omniknight will remove disables and keep him alive through magic bursts.
While Venge is a weak matchup individually, she synergizes well with TB via Wave of Terror for armor reduction and Vengeance Aura for illusion damage amplification. Swap saves TB from bad positions post-Sunder.
Inner Beast attack speed aura buffs TB and his illusions heavily. Primal Roar locks enemies so TB can delete them. Beastmaster also scouts with Hawk, letting TB pick fights with vision advantage.
Jakiro stalls fights with Dual Breath and Ice Path, giving TB time to activate Metamorphosis. Jakiro's AoE slows and control prevent enemies from fleeing while TB deals his huge damage from range.
Phoenix zones out enemies with Supernova while TB hits from range. Sun Ray heals TB mid-fight or melts enemy heroes he’s targeting. Together, they provide great sustain, AoE, and teamfight presence.
...core items [7.39c]
A core 
Boots of Speed upgrade to improve your mobility and damage output with attack speed and stats. Helps you farm much faster with illusions as well as save mana through stats toggling.
A core item to resolve your HP pool and mana issues in the early game while gaining more damage. Helps spam Conjure Image to flash farm the map.
A core item that gives you mobility and damage through stats. Also gives you a dispel and the ability to split push lanes with more illusions.
A core item that increases your attack range to hit from further away during Metamorphosis. Also provides decent stats for damage and tankiness. Builds into 
Hurricane Pike later in the game.
A core item to significantly increase the tankiness and damage of your hero and your illusions through stats. Works well against lifesteal and high HP regen on enemy heroes. Reduces the movement speed and HP sustain of enemy heroes you hit to make them less tanky and stay on top of them.
A core item to avoid most disables and silences on the enemy team to get Sunder as well as Metamorphosis off and hit freely in fights. Also improves your right click damage and tankiness through HP pool and magic resistance.
A core item to have more DPS with attack speed and stats while also boosting the tankiness of your hero and your illusions with evasion and armor.
Good against...
...based on stats [7.39c]
| Hero | Change in Win Rate ▼ |
|---|---|
7.9% | |
7.6% | |
7.5% | |
6.5% | |
6.5% | |
6.2% | |
6.1% | |
6.1% | |
6.0% | |
5.9% | |
5.4% | |
4.9% | |
4.1% | |
4.1% | |
3.4% |
...based on gameplay [7.39c]
Terrorblade’s illusions pierce through Refraction instantly with high attack speed. TA struggles against armor-stacking heroes and illusion spam, and she lacks reliable AoE to deal with his illusions once Manta is online.
Though Slardar applies Corrosive Haze Terrorblade has high armor, Terrorblade can kite him with illusions and ranged attacks. Sunder turns fights even through burst. Once Terrorblade has armor items and Manta, Slardar can’t burst him fast enough.
Terrorblade thrives in long-range engagements. Once he gets Black King Bar, Viper's damage becomes negligible. Terrorblade also farms faster and outscales him in late-game scenarios with superior tower damage and illusions.
Pango can’t effectively clear illusions unless extremely farmed. His Rolling Thunder and Swashbuckle are physical, but Terrorblade's armor is too high. Once caught, Pango dies quickly, especially post-BKB on TB.
Lycan’s units can’t deal with TB’s Conjure Image spam. Terrorblade’s armor and Metamorphosis shred Lycan’s low-armor heroes and summons. TB also thrives in 5v5 fights where Lycan’s pickoff style is less effective.
Terrorblade out-scales DP and survives Exorcism with armor and healing. Once DP's spells are down, TB's illusions overrun her. Sunder ensures TB survives her ult’s full duration while dealing damage constantly.
Shaman has no escape and gets melted by TB’s illusions. Hex or Shackles may catch TB, but illusions or Manta Style can kill shaman. TB’s Metamorphosis outranges Shaman and deletes Mass Serpent Wards easily.
Dragon Knight’s tanky, slow style is vulnerable to TB’s illusion damage. TB ignores DK’s armor by overwhelming him with numbers and Reflection. In late game, TB pushes faster and hits harder than DK can handle.
Venge has low armor and poor illusion clear. Her Wave of Terror and Magic Missile aren’t enough to stop TB from pushing and taking over teamfights. Even Nether Swap usually just delays TB’s impact briefly.
Razor’s Static Link is countered by TB’s illusions — even if TB is drained, his illusions continue to deal high damage. With Manta, Sunder, and positioning, TB turns Razor’s aggression into a free kill.
Bad against...
...based on stats [7.39c]
| Hero | Change in Win Rate ▲ |
|---|---|
-8.1% | |
-6.6% | |
-5.7% | |
-5.6% | |
-5.2% | |
-5.1% | |
-3.8% | |
-3.7% | |
-3.4% | |
-3.4% | |
-3.4% | |
-3.2% | |
-3.2% | |
-2.8% | |
-2.7% |
...based on gameplay [7.39c]
Wall of Replica and Normal Punch (Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade) can create multiple Illusions of TB to do devastating amounts of damage to his own team as he tends to build heavy stat items to improve his own Mirror Image Illusions' damage and durability. The Illusions DS creates inherit Metamorphosis if it was active at the moment of creating the Illusion. In lane, TB struggles versus Ion Shell as he is a low HP but high Armor melee hero, that lacks wave clear. Surge is amazing at both disengaging and closing the gap on TB as Conjure Image's slow does not work during it.
Axe is the hardest counter to TB. He clears illusions with Battle Hunger and Counter Helix, locks TB with Berserker’s Call, and bursts him down before Sunder with Culling Blade. His toolkit punishes illusion-based heroes hard.
PL overwhelms TB with illusions. TB can't tell the real PL apart, and Reflection isn’t useful against illusions. PL also has natural Diffusal Blade to burn TB’s mana, making Sunder risky or impossible to use.
Tinker spams lasers to wipe illusions from afar. TB can’t reach or pressure him easily without support, and Laser's Blind heavily cripples TB’s right-click DPS. Tinker thrives against illusion carries like TB.
Winter’s Curse can turn TB’s illusions against him, dealing massive damage to his teammates. She stalls pushes with Splinter Blast and zones TB out with Arctic Burn. Wyvern punishes TB's clumping and illusions.
Keeper's Illuminate clears illusions from distance, and Blinding Light makes TB miss attacks during Metamorphosis. His high mobility and sustain keep teammates safe while TB struggles to lock anyone down.
Primal Split removes TB from the fight temporarily with Cyclone. Brew’s split units also ignore TB’s illusions and can delay long enough to waste Metamorphosis duration. TB can't manfight the brewlings effectively.
Chain Frost shreds TB and his illusions during pushes or teamfights. Frost Shield slows TB and blocks a chunk of right-click damage. TB’s low early mobility and grouping style make him very vulnerable to Lich’s kit.
Puck kites TB endlessly. Waning Rift silences him to prevent Sunder, and Dream Coil punishes his movement. TB has no way to reliably hit or lock down Puck, making her an annoying lane and fight threat.
Chaotic Offering drops through BKB and stuns TB mid-Sunder. Fatal Bonds punishes TB’s illusions by spreading damage. Warlock’s sustain and teamfight scaling delay TB’s timing and let his team punish TB’s grouping.
...counter items [7.39c]
Gives you tankiness to take less damage from Terrorblade's right clicks and Reflection.
Lets you block jungle camps from spawning to slow down Terrorblade's farm speed.
Gives you or an ally armor and a physical damage barrier to significantly reduce the burst potential of Terrorblade's right clicks and Reflection.
Lets you reflect Sunder back onto Terrorblade and render it completely ineffective. Also lets you dispel Reflection.
Lets you block Sunder to not get your HP swapped with Terrorblade.
Lets you instantly kill one of Terrorblade's illusions. Also gives you a massive burst of damage against the hero that is not negated by his high armor.
Gives you AoE damage with Chain Lightning procs to kill Terrorblade and his illusions much quicker.
Gives your team and buildings a barrier to take less damage from right clicks from Terrorblade and his illusions to nullify his kill and push potential.
Provides evasion and lets you disarm Terrorblade to prevent him from right clicking freely in fights.
Lets you silence and kill Terrorblade in its duration without letting him use Sunder to turn the fight.
Gives you debuff immunity to not spawn the Reflection illusion as well as become untargetable by Sunder.
Lowers the cooldown on your Teleport and lets you TP on ally creeps to counter the split push and rat potential from Terrorblade and his illusions.
Lets you dispel Reflection to get rid of the illusion.
Lets you block jungle camps from spawning with Sentries to slow down Terrorblade's farm speed. The Observers help you scout and gank him with Smoke plays.
Lets you kite Terrorblade by protecting yourself or an ally against his right clicks through invisibility.
Lets you kite Terrorblade by protecting yourself against his right clicks and Reflection in Ethereal form.
Lets you kill one of Terrorblade's illusions as well as gives you an instant disable against the hero to burst him down in its duration before he can impact fights or use Sunder to swap HP.
Lets you save yourself or an ally from getting bursted by right clicks from Terrorblade and his illusions. Can also be used to burst down Terrorblade with heavy magic damage as a follow up.
Gives you attack speed and AoE damage with Chain Lightning procs to kill Terrorblade and his illusions much quicker.
Gives you magic damage instances on right clicks with Pierce procs that is not negated by his high armor. Also lets you counter the Butterfly evasion, which is a common purchase for Terroblade.
Gives you an instant lockdown against Terrorblade and burst him down with a possible chain stun before he can impact fights or use Sunder to swap HP.
Gives armor to your team and buildings to take less damage from right clicks from Terrorblade and his illusions to nullify her kill and push potential.
Gives you an instant silence and massive burst damage against Terrorblade to kill him before he can use Sunder to turn the fight.
Gives you armor and evasion to defend yourself against right clicks from Terrorblade and his illusions with the tankiness and miss chance.
Gives you AoE damage and control to slow down and kill Terrorblade as well as his illusions.
Gives you a dispel against Reflection and provides a massive lifesteal gain to stand your ground and fight against Terrorblade when hit by Sunder.
Bad with...
...based on stats [7.39c]
| Hero | Change in Win Rate ▲ |
|---|---|
-8.4% | |
-7.8% | |
-6.7% | |
-6.2% | |
-6.0% | |
-5.8% | |
-5.5% | |
-5.3% | |
-5.2% | |
-5.2% | |
-4.9% | |
-4.8% | |
-4.6% | |
-4.3% | |
-3.6% |
