Timbersaw

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Leaderboard: #114

Ban Rank: #55

KDA Rank: #44

Timbersaw counter and synergy picks

Pick Timbersaw with Wraith King to increase win-rate from 46.9% to 54.6% or against Medusa to increase win-rate to 59.8% in Patch 7.38c.

Good with...

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

7.8%

4.5%

4.5%

4.0%

4.0%

3.4%

3.4%

3.2%

2.9%

2.6%

2.6%

2.6%

2.6%

2.5%

2.5%

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

A core Boots upgrade to have some much needed mana sustain to spam your spells for fighting and farming.

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

A core item to improve your damage output from spells and lower their mana cost. Builds into Kaya and Sange later in the game.

A core item to make you extremely tanky for a period of time and survive getting bursted when outnumbered by the enemy team.

A core item that gives you some much needed armor and reduces healing in an AoE around you. Works well against illusions and summons along with your AoE damage spells. Also provides effective damage and tankiness through stats.

A late game pick up that gives you instant lockdown against elusive enemy heroes to follow up with all your spells to burst them down. Also provides mana regen to spam spells.

Good against...

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

12.9%

11.4%

11.4%

11.2%

10.8%

10.5%

10.4%

10.0%

9.6%

9.5%

9.4%

9.3%

9.3%

9.1%

9.1%

Bad against...

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

-4.0%

-3.7%

-2.1%

-1.9%

-1.8%

-1.5%

-0.8%

-0.4%

-0.3%

-0.2%

-0.1%

...counter items [under review]

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

Gives you HP sustain to stay in the lane and not get zoned by Timbersaw's high damage from spells and right clicks.

Gives you movement speed to kite Timbersaw and avoid his spells by staying out of their AoE. Also counters the movement slow from Chakram.

Gives you movement speed to kite Timbersaw and avoid his spells by staying out of their AoE. Also counters the movement slow from Chakram.

Adds another layer of damage to burst down Timbersaw. Builds into Spirit Vessel later on which is incredible against him.

Lets you cut down trees to take away some of the Timber Chain angles as well as reduce the potential damage from Whirling Death with less tress available to destroy for Timbersaw.

Gives you HP regen that does not get reduced by Timbersaw's constant damage from spells. Also gives you more movement speed to run out of the AoE of his spells.

Helps significantly lower the HP regen from Reactive Armor stacks with Soul Release charges.

Provides magic resistance and reduces the damage dealt by Timbersaw from all his spells to nullify his burst potential.

Gives you debuff immunity to avoid the control and damage of every Timbersaw spell except Flamethrower.

Lets you apply the break effect on Timbersaw and burst him down in its duration while Timbersaw cannot build up his armor and HP regen from Reactive Armor stacks.

Gives you an invisibility tool to kite Timbersaw and save yourself or an ally from getting bursted by his spells.

Gives you a repositioning tool to kite Timbersaw and push yourself or an ally out of the Chakram AoE as well as dodge Timber Chain.

Gives you an instant disable against Timbersaw to burst him down in its duration before he can impact fights or get away using Timber Chain.

Helps lower the HP regen from Reactive Armor stacks.

Gives you an instant lockdown against Timbersaw and burst him down with a possible chain stun before he can impact fights or get away using Timber Chain.

Gives you an instant silence and massive burst damage against Timbersaw to kill him before get away using Timber Chain or regenerate from Reactive Armor stacks.

Bad with...

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

-7.1%

-6.9%

-5.8%

-5.6%

-5.2%

-5.1%

-5.0%

-5.0%

-4.2%

-4.2%

-3.9%

-3.7%

-3.7%

-3.7%

-3.6%

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