Tidehunter

Popularity: #28

Leaderboard: #23

Ban Rank: #50

KDA Rank: #35

Tidehunter counter and synergy picks

Pick Tidehunter with Wraith King to increase win-rate from 51.4% to 57.7% or against Batrider to increase win-rate to 59.8% in Patch 7.38c.

Good with...

...based on stats [7.38c]
Hero
Change in Win Rate

6.3%

3.7%

3.4%

3.2%

3.1%

3.0%

2.7%

2.7%

2.6%

2.4%

2.4%

2.3%

2.1%

2.1%

2.1%

...core items [under review] [E]

A core item that helps with mana sustain to spam Anchor Smash for fighting and farming. Also makes you tanky with armor and HP pool.

A core Boots upgrade to become more tanky against high physical damage heroes, such as Phantom Assassin. Also helps close the gap on enemy heroes to connect with Ravage using the Phase active.

A core aura item that boosts the HP sustain, damage, mana sustain, and tankiness of your team. Helps group up and push towers or take objectives across the map.

A core item that provides some much needed mana sustain and boosts your damage output through Anchor Smash with the extra attack on cast. Also provides magic resistance to make you much more tanky in teamfights.

A core mobility item to get the ideal positioning for a multi hero Ravage in teamfights.

A core item that gives you tankiness with armor and reduces healing in an AoE around you. Works well against illusions and summons along with your AoE damage spells. Has great synergy with Aghanims Scepter to increase the AoE damage output of Gush.

A core item to have another form of lockdown on enemy heroes with Dead in the Water and have more versatility with Ravage usage. Works particularly well against elusive enemy heroes, such as Ember Spirit.

A core item to do AoE damage and armor reduction with Gush. Improves your impact in teamfights and lets you clear creep waves from a distance.

A core item that can win you the teamfight and the game with double Ravage. Be careful about your mana pool when you are looking to cast your ultimate twice with Refresher.

Good against...

...based on stats [7.38c]
Hero
Change in Win Rate

8.4%

8.2%

6.7%

6.5%

5.5%

4.6%

4.3%

4.0%

3.7%

3.7%

3.6%

3.5%

3.5%

3.4%

3.1%

Bad against...

...based on stats [7.38c]
Hero
Change in Win Rate

-9.3%

-8.1%

-6.6%

-6.3%

-5.7%

-5.3%

-4.9%

-4.6%

-4.4%

-4.3%

-4.3%

-4.2%

-4.2%

-4.0%

-3.9%

...counter items [under review]

Helps you sustain HP and mana as Tidehunter frequently uses his spells to harass and secure last hits.

Lowers the armor of Tidehunter with right clicks to reduce his tankiness to burst him with physical damage as well as prevent him from running at you as easily.

Gives you HP sustain to stay in the lane and not get zoned by Tidehunter's Anchor Smash spam.

Gives you tankiness to take less damage from Tidehunter's Anchor Smash and right clicks. Also counters the armor reduction from Gush.

Gives you armor as well as helps lower the HP regen on Tidehunter and chase him down with a movement speed slow on right clicks.

Provides armor against Tidehunter's Anchor Smash and right clicks as well as heal some of the AoE damage done from his spells.

Gives you debuff immunity to avoid the Ravage stun and the Gush slow.

Lets you apply the break effect on Tidehunter to reduce his tankiness against physical damage as well as take away his passive strong dispel mechanic.

Reduces the duration of the Ravage stun and Gush slow with status resistance.

Gives you an invisibility tool to save yourself or an ally stunned by Ravage or slowed by Gush.

Gives you a repositioning tool to push yourself or an ally to safety when stunned by Ravage or slowed by Gush.

Lets you save an ally by Cycloning them when stunned by Ravage. Also lets you dodge the Ravage stun and reposition away from Tidehunter.

Gives armor to your team to take less damage from Tidehunter's Anchor Smash and right clicks in the late game to nullify his kill potential.

Lets you survive and never get bursted when stunned by Ravage.

Bad with...

...based on stats [7.38c]
Hero
Change in Win Rate

-11.5%

-7.3%

-6.9%

-6.9%

-5.9%

-5.5%

-5.4%

-5.2%

-5.2%

-5.0%

-4.6%

-3.6%

-3.5%

-3.4%

-3.3%

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