Vengeful Spirit

Popularity: #61

Leaderboard: #5

Ban Rank: #117

KDA Rank: #120

Vengeful Spirit counter and synergy picks

Pick Vengeful Spirit with Wraith King to increase win-rate from 52.9% to 59.9% or against Chen to increase win-rate to 61.1% in Patch 7.38c.

Good with...

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

7.0%

3.9%

3.8%

3.6%

3.3%

3.1%

3.1%

3.0%

2.7%

2.6%

2.4%

2.3%

2.2%

2.2%

2.1%

...based on gameplay [under review]

Vengeful and Underlord naturally make for a strong lane as they are Melee/Ranged and have powerful early game spells. Magic Missile is both a great set up and follow up for Pit of Malice in order to trigger a second root and Nether Swap can be used to swap targets into it. Both Atrophy Aura and Wave of Terror reduce attack damage, making it an absolute nightmare for most right-clickers, especially stats stacking ones, to output significant damage.

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

A core Boots upgrade to gain HP sustain and improve your movement speed to get into better positions and initiate fights or save allies with your spells.

A core item to play fearlessly and set up kills on the map with your spells as you spawn an illusion on death that can still use all your spells to maintain your impact in teamfights. The illusion has separate cooldowns from your hero but cannot use items. Make sure to use the actives on your items before your hero dies.

A core mobility item to close the gap on enemy heroes and set up kills with Magic Missile and Nether Swap. Also lets you push yourself or one of your allies away from trouble.

A core aura item that boosts the HP sustain, damage, mana sustain, and tankiness of your team. Your Aghanims Scepter illusion still provides all the auras after your hero dies.

A late game upgrade for Force Staff that gives you stats and attack range to do more damage with your Aghanims Scepter illusion even after your hero dies.

A core item to significantly increase your tankiness and damage through stats. Your Aghanims Scepeter illusion also benefits from the stats gain to do more damage. 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 keep chasing them.

A late game pick up to boost your tankiness and right click damage output that also benefits your Aghanims Scepter illusion.

Good against...

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

8.2%

6.7%

5.7%

5.6%

5.0%

4.9%

4.7%

3.7%

3.6%

3.6%

3.5%

3.5%

3.4%

3.2%

3.2%

Bad against...

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

-9.9%

-8.2%

-7.8%

-7.7%

-7.1%

-6.8%

-6.6%

-6.0%

-6.0%

-5.7%

-5.6%

-5.4%

-5.4%

-4.9%

-4.9%

...counter items [under review]

Helps you sustain HP and mana as Vengeful Spirit frequently uses her spells to harass, set up kills, and secure last hits.

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

Gives you tankiness to take less damage from Vengeful Spirit's right clicks. Also counters the armor reduction from Wave of Terror.

Gives you or an ally armor and a physical damage barrier to significantly reduce the burst potential of Vengeful Spirit's right clicks.

Provides evasion and lets you disarm a core Vengeful Spirit to prevent her from right clicking freely in fights.

Gives you an invisibility tool to kite a core Vengeful Spirit and save yourself or an ally stunned by Magic Missile or out of position from Nether Swap.

Gives you a repositioning tool to kite a core Vengeful Spirit and push yourself or an ally to safety when stunned by Magic Missile or out of position from Nether Swap.

Lets you kite a core Vengeful Spirit by protecting yourself against her right clicks in Ethereal form.

Gives armor to your team to take less damage from Vengeful Spirit's right clicks in the late game to nullify her kill potential.

Gives you armor and evasion to defend yourself against Vengeful Spirit's right clicks with the tankiness and miss chance.

Bad with...

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

-8.0%

-7.8%

-6.9%

-5.0%

-4.5%

-4.0%

-3.9%

-3.7%

-3.5%

-3.5%

-3.4%

-3.3%

-3.2%

-3.1%

-3.1%

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