Windranger counter and synergy picks
Pick Windranger with Meepo to increase win-rate from 47.9% to 53.0% or against Monkey King to increase win-rate to 55.7% in Patch 7.39c.
Good with...
...based on stats [7.39c]
| Hero | Change in Win Rate ▼ |
|---|---|
5.2% | |
4.7% | |
4.7% | |
4.3% | |
3.6% | |
3.5% | |
3.4% | |
3.2% | |
3.0% | |
2.9% | |
2.7% | |
2.4% | |
2.4% | |
2.2% | |
2.1% |
...based on gameplay [7.39c]
Thirst synergizes well with Windranger's Powershot, allowing her Powershot snipe enemies from far away and finish them when they're low on HP.
Windranger can shackle a unit to a sprouted tree which Nature's Prophet can set up.
Windranger benefits from Magnus’s Reverse Polarity, which sets up easy Shackleshots and full Focus Fire damage. Empower boosts her right-click damage massively in team fights. Together, they can burst down cores in lockdown. Their synergy scales well into late game.
Windranger can output maximum damage inside Chronosphere using Focus Fire. Shackleshot is a good follow-up disable after Chrono ends. She stays on the edge of the bubble safely while contributing huge DPS. This combo punishes mispositioning brutally.
Bane sets up easy Shackleshots with Nightmare and holds enemies for long durations using Fiend’s Grip. Windranger capitalizes on the immobility with full damage output. She protects Bane with Windrun and zoning while he channels. Their pickoff potential is dangerous throughout the game.
Pangolier’s Rolling Thunder disrupts enemy formations, allowing Windranger to find ideal Shackleshot angles. His AoE control gives her space to channel Powershot and Focus Fire. They’re both fast-paced and scale well with midgame skirmishes. Their combined mobility overwhelms slow teams.
Dark Willow’s Bramble Maze roots and Cursed Crown stun line up well with Windranger’s Shackleshot. Windranger provides the sustained damage that Willow lacks. Together they zone enemies and punish overextensions. Their crowd control chains well in fights.
Techies' Proximity Mines can be comboed with Shackleshot and Focus Fire. Windranger can force enemies into minefields using her gale force. Their combined magic and physical burst is hard to survive. They stall and punish greedy plays effectively.
Tidehunter frontlines and absorbs attention, letting Windranger focus on clean Shackleshots and sniping targets. His Ravage sets up her ultimate perfectly. She stays at range while he zones enemies. Their initiation power in team fights is overwhelming.
Zeus’s global burst softens up enemies for Windranger to clean up with Focus Fire. His constant damage reveals invisible units for her to snipe. She provides physical damage to balance Zeus’s magic output. They’re excellent at controlling vision and tempo.
Invoker’s crowd control spells like Tornado and Ice Wall help Windranger land Shackleshot and kite enemies. He provides utility while she delivers consistent damage. Their magic and physical damage balance well in fights. They thrive in team fights and long skirmishes.
...core items [7.39c]
A core Boots upgrade for mana sustain to spam Powershot for fighting and farming. Can be upgraded to Guardian Greaves later in the game.
A core upgrade to provide additional control in the fights.
A core item to quickly close the gap on enemy heroes and find the perfect angle to lock them down with Shackleshot. Also makes you more elusive in combination with Windrun.
A core item to avoid most disables and silences on the enemy team to use Focus Fire and hit freely in fights.
An early game pick up that helps you get through the laning stage with more stats. The HP regen is particularly useful to stay relatively healthy in the lane while you tank heroes and creeps.
A core Boots upgrade to improve your mobility and damage output with attack speed and stats. Helps in both farming and lane control.
A core item to massively improve your mobility by becoming invisible during Windrun. Makes you tanky against physical damage and lets you Focus Fire enemy heroes while staying invisible.
A core damage item to burst down enemy heroes with right clicks. The Critical Strike procs frequently with the attack speed gain during Focus Fire.
A unique item to dispel enemy heroes and take off most buffs from spells and items that prevent you from right-clicking them freely.
Good against...
...based on stats [7.39c]
| Hero | Change in Win Rate ▼ |
|---|---|
7.8% | |
7.0% | |
5.3% | |
5.2% | |
5.2% | |
5.2% | |
5.0% | |
4.6% | |
4.5% | |
4.5% | |
4.4% | |
4.3% | |
4.0% | |
3.7% | |
3.7% |
...based on gameplay [7.39c]
Windranger prevents Huskar from landing Burning Spears by using Windrun.
Because Huskar tends to be at low health, Focus Fire and Powershot are good abilities against him.
Phantom Assassin's Blur is useless against Windranger as she commonly buys items that require Javelin like Maelstrom, Monkey King Bar or Bloodthorn, and other than Stifling Dagger, Phantom Assassin has nothing else that can bypass Windrun.
Additionally, Phantom Assassin doesn't like building Monkey King Bar because her crits are reliant on attack damage.
Focus Fire can still deal considerable damage despite Blur's evasion due to the increased attack speed.
Windranger can easily snipe Chen's creeps with Powershot, reducing his map presence and sustain. She avoids getting caught due to her Windrun, making it hard for Chen to punish her in pushes. Focus Fire melts Chen quickly as he is not tanky and lacks disables. She disrupts his timing and stalls his push strategies.
Windranger can dodge Echo Stomp and Astral Spirit harassment using Windrun. Her mobility lets her avoid team fight positioning traps that Elder Titan relies on. She can pick him off with Focus Fire before he lands his combo. He lacks hard lockdown to stop her damage output.
Windranger is effective against Lycan due to her kiting potential with Windrun and Shackleshot. She can escape his summons and slow his momentum in team fights. Focus Fire can kill Lycan or his creeps before he snowballs. She punishes him if he fails to burst down backlines instantly.
Windranger’s physical damage with Focus Fire is excellent against Enchantress despite Untouchable. Windrun helps avoid her Impetus damage while Shackleshot disables her positioning. Powershot clears her creeps and slows down her early game pressure. She makes it difficult for Enchantress to zone or burst enemies.
Windranger can kill the Spirit Bear quickly with Focus Fire, weakening Lone Druid’s power. Windrun avoids the Bear's Entangle and slows its damage. Shackleshot can disable both the Bear and Druid if aligned properly. She denies his ability to frontline and split push.
Windranger is hard for Ancient Apparition to catch or zone due to her high mobility. Windrun avoids his auto-attacks and she can dodge Ice Blast with ease. Focus Fire kills him quickly before he gets off crucial spells. She makes AA a non-factor in team fights.
Windranger can outmaneuver Viper's slows and kite him with Windrun. She avoids most of his right-click damage while poking him from a safe distance. Shackleshot allows her to control him during Focus Fire. Viper’s lack of burst makes it hard for him to bring her down quickly.
Windranger can Windrun to avoid Juggernaut’s right clicks and potentially survive Omnislash. She can kite him during Blade Fury with Shackleshot and Focus Fire after. Her mobility lets her reposition during his combos. Juggernaut needs a strong lead to catch her consistently.
Windranger avoids Dark Seer’s Vacuum and Ion Shell with Windrun. She can focus down illusions quickly with Powershot or Focus Fire. Her single-target damage ignores Dark Seer's spread-based utility. He can’t punish her mobility or stop her from executing backline picks.
Bad against...
...based on stats [7.39c]
| Hero | Change in Win Rate ▲ |
|---|---|
-5.9% | |
-5.6% | |
-5.5% | |
-4.9% | |
-3.9% | |
-3.7% | |
-3.4% | |
-3.2% | |
-3.0% | |
-2.8% | |
-2.6% | |
-2.4% | |
-2.4% | |
-2.3% | |
-2.2% |
...based on gameplay [7.39c]
Retaliate will shred through Windranger's health if she chooses to attack him during Focus Fire.
Stampede can help his teammates escape from Windrun and Focus Fire.
Rupture turns Windranger's mobility against her.
Blood Rite's silence makes Windranger totally useless, since she's extremely reliant on abilities.
Windranger’s long channeling Focus Fire makes her a prime target for Berserker’s Call. Axe forces her to attack him, triggering counter helix and controlling her. She gets countered hard during her burst window.
Tiny can burst Windranger instantly with Avalanche and Toss combo. Her Windrun does nothing to stop his magic burst and toss disables her mobility. She has trouble locking him down before he deletes her. He invalidates her midgame power spikes with his quick burst.
Queen of Pain bursts Windranger down with Scream and Sonic Wave before she can Windrun. Her mobility allows her to escape Focus Fire and avoid Shackleshot setups. Windranger can’t contest her laning pressure or match her tempo. Queen of Pain thrives against squishy mids like her.
Clockwerk traps Windranger inside Power Cogs, forcing her to use Windrun defensively. Battery Assault cancels her channeling abilities like Focus Fire and Powershot. She gets isolated and controlled before she can contribute. Clockwerk punishes her weak escapes under pressure.
Arc Warden out-ranges Windranger and uses double Magnetic Fields to evade her damage. His clone soaks Shackleshot and Focus Fire, wasting her cooldowns. He forces Windranger to commit spells inefficiently. Over time, he zones her out and controls the map safely.
Tusk closes the gap on Windranger with Snowball and disables her with Walrus Punch. He tanks her initial burst and returns with high-impact control. Shackleshot is hard to land reliably on him. Windrun cannot save her from physical burst while stunned or isolated.
Razor drains Windranger’s damage with Static Link, making her Focus Fire weak. Windrun does not stop his movement-based chase or Eye of the Storm. She cannot trade damage effectively in prolonged fights. Razor punishes her need to stay close during engagements.
Kunkka catches Windranger with X Mark and follows with Torrent and Boat combo. Her Windrun doesn’t dodge his magic burst or disable chain. He forces fights where her mobility is ineffective. Kunkka can out-tank and control her in most encounters.
...counter items [7.39c]
Helps you sustain HP and mana as Windranger frequently uses her spells to harass, secure last hits, dodge attacks, and move around.
Gives you movement speed to kite or close the gap on Windranger and dodge the Shackleshot latch. Also counters the movement slow from Powershot.
Gives you movement speed to kite or close the gap on Windranger and dodge the Shackleshot latch. Also counters the movement slow from Powershot.
Gives you tankiness to take less damage from Windranger's right clicks and trade HP more effectively.
Lets you absorb a massive instance of damage from Powershot.
Gives you HP sustain to stay in the lane and not get zoned by Windranger's damage from right clicks and Powershot.
Gives you HP sustain and tankiness to take less damage from Windranger's right clicks. The damage block and damage reduction during Focus Fire significantly reduces her burst potential.
Lets you dispel Windrun off Windranger as well as kite her during Focus Fire. Also lets you dodge the control and damage from Shackleshot and Powershot with a timely Cyclone on yourself.
Lets you kite Windranger during Focus Fire by protecting yourself against her right clicks in Ethereal form.
Lets you reflect damage back onto Windranger and potentially burst her down if she does not stop attacking you during Focus Fire.
Lets you silence and kill Windranger in its duration without letting her use Windrun to evade your damage and run away.
Provides evasion and lets you disarm Windranger to prevent her from right clicking during Focus Fire.
Lets you kite Windranger by putting some distance between her and yourself with Hurricane Thrust and hit her from range while she cannot attack you during Focus Fire.
Gives you debuff immunity and magic resistance to avoid the Shackleshot stun as well as reduce the damage taken from Windranger's Powershot.
Gives you more accuracy on right clicks to pierce the evasion from Windrun.
Gives you another layer of damage with a true strike right click that pierces the evasion from Windrun.
Lets you kite Windranger during Focus Fire by protecting yourself or an ally against her right clicks through invisibility.
Lets you block either Shackleshot or Focus Fire to not get stunned or waste Windranger's biggest damage tool.
Gives you an instant disable against Windranger to burst her down in its duration before she can impact fights or use Windrun to evade your damage and run away.
Lets you save yourself or an ally when targeted by Focus Fire. Can also be used to burst down Windranger with heavy magic damage as a follow up.
Lets you survive and not get bursted by Focus Fire in the Shackleshot stun duration.
Gives you an instant lockdown against Windranger and burst her down with a possible chain stun before she can impact fights or use Windrun to evade your damage and run away.
Gives you an instant silence and more damage with true stike on right clicks during Soul Rend to pierce evasion from Windrun.
Gives armor to your team and buildings to take less damage from Windranger's right clicks during Focus Fire to nullify her kill and push potential.
Gives you armor and evasion to defend yourself against Windranger's right clicks during Focus Fire with the tankiness and miss chance.
Lets you dispel Windrun off Windranger to take away her survivability and mobility.
Lets you detect Windranger while she is invisible during Windrun after purchasing Aghanims Scepter to avoid or kill her.
Helps you purge windrun and burn her mana
Bad with...
...based on stats [7.39c]
| Hero | Change in Win Rate ▲ |
|---|---|
-7.6% | |
-6.3% | |
-6.3% | |
-6.0% | |
-5.0% | |
-4.6% | |
-4.5% | |
-4.4% | |
-4.4% | |
-4.1% | |
-4.0% | |
-4.0% | |
-3.6% | |
-3.6% | |
-3.1% |
