Alchemist counter and synergy picks
Pick Alchemist with Wraith King to increase win-rate from 50.1% to 57.0% or against Naga Siren to increase win-rate to 55.2% in Patch 7.38c.
Good with...
...based on stats [7.38c]
| Hero | Change in Win Rate ▼ |
|---|---|
6.9% | |
5.8% | |
4.6% | |
3.5% | |
3.5% | |
3.2% | |
3.0% | |
2.8% | |
2.7% | |
2.7% | |
2.6% | |
2.6% | |
2.3% | |
2.2% | |
2.1% |
...based on gameplay [up-to-date]
Ogre's Bloodlust provides Alch with an amazing steroid troughout the entirety of the game. In the early game it allows him to farm faster and more consistently get his items to spiral out of control. Alch having the lowest BaT in the game receives extra attack speed from BL.
The 2 pair well together in lane as they are melee/ranged. Oracle provides Alchemist with Magic Resist, sustain in lane, a dispel and even a further BaT decrease with his Agh's Scepter. Fortune's End can set up UC. False Promise allows him to truly go ham and do as much damage as possible in fights as due CR's healing he almost always comes out of it alive.
Abaddon provides Alchemist with a stable lane, which in most games is all he needs to spiral out of control. Mist Coil and Apothic Shield further sustain Alch and provide a dispel for him so he can truly go ham and do as much damage as possible in fights.
KOTL supplies Alch with much needed mana and reduces the cooldown of his basic abilities with Chakra Magic amplifying his farm greatly. If the lane is too tough Alch can easily start jungling as early as level 3 while KOTL clears the wave and holds the the tower with Illuminate.
Grimstroke's Ink Swell gives Alch everything he needs to charge fearlessly into the enemy as he is is a perfect body to set it up. Soul Bind causes Unstable Concoction to be thrown on both targets for massive AOE damage and Crowd Control.
Dark Seer enhances Alch greatly with damage and mobility and set up. He can use Vacuum to set up Unstable Concoction on multiple targets and makes up perfectly for any damage or mobility issues Alch may encounter troughout the entirety of the game.
Magnus provides Alch with Empower, which greatly amplifies his farming speed. This allows him to ramp up at a far greater pace and max out quicker in order to close the game. RP is an amazing set up for Unstable Concoction as UC stuns in a small AOE.
...counter items [up-to-date]
I situational item that allows you to spam Acid Spray and flash farm the map. Get if you feel like you can't stay in lane safely and want to start jungling. Skip if you are doing so well in lane you won't have to leave until you get your farming item.
A core boots upgrade as it provides you much needed armor as well as extra mobility to kite and chase down opponents. When farming it use to move between camps quickly and efficiently.
A core damage item to improve your farming speed and make efficient use of Greevils Greed. Improves your split push potential later with Manta illusions and makes you tanky with evasion.
A core item that allows you to channel Unstable Concoction, Blink on the target and release the fully channeled stun.
A situational item when the dispel has great value in the game, such as playing against roots, silences, or a Spirit Vessel on the enemy team. Also improves your mobility and has great synergy with Radiance to split push lanes with illusions.
A core item that provides Alch with Silence to help him stay on top of elusive heroes and provides him with additional damage and mana.
A core item to avoid most disables and silences on the enemy team to throw your Unstable Concoction and hit freely in fights. Also improves your right click damage and tankiness through HP pool and magic resistance.
A strong item to instantly silence and burst down an enemy hero with a massive damage increase in the duration of the effect without letting them use their spells to dodge your Unstable Concoction or get away.
An alternative upgrade for Blink Dagger to have more damage and control in teamfights while increasing your tankiness.
Once 6 slotted pick up a Moonshard for yourself and start getting Aghanim's for your team. You can also give them Moonshard.
A core item to gift to your teammates and receive a stacking buff on yourself for more right click and spell damage. You generally start buying these when you are out of item slots.
A core item to have a reliable lockdown against elusive enemy heroes and follow up with Unstable Concoction and right clicks to chain stun and kill them.
Good against...
...based on stats [7.38c]
| Hero | Change in Win Rate ▼ |
|---|---|
5.1% | |
4.1% | |
4.1% | |
3.9% | |
3.7% | |
3.6% | |
3.2% | |
3.2% | |
3.0% | |
2.7% | |
2.7% | |
2.7% | |
2.6% | |
2.5% | |
2.5% |
...based on gameplay [up-to-date]
Simply put by the time Medusa is ready to fight Alchemist is ready to end the game. Her inability to pressure early or scale quickly when paired against Alch's farming potential often result's in games where she has half an inventory versus a maxed out Alch. Chemical Rage and Berserk Potion dispel Gorgon's Grasp.
The massive HP regen from Chemical Rage provides solid protection from being bursted during a Black Hole. Enigma's many Eidolons trigger Greevil's Greed and often become the focus of Alch for some massive easy gold. Malefice get's dispelled by both Chemical Rage and Berserk Potion.
Morphling naturally has high base attack damage and Alch is capable of significantly reducing it with Corrosive Weaponry and cripple Morph's overall damage output. Chemical Rage is by far Alchemist's best spell, which Morphling is unable to copy with his ult - Morph. Morph can be slow to ramp up and generally speaking by the time he's ready to fight Alch is ready to take his Ancient.
Chen's core mechanic is having an army of creeps to aid him in battle - Alchemist's core mechanic is killing creeps as they yield extra gold. This leaves Chen in an awkward spot as every engagement with Alch could just spiral his netwroth out of control. Alchemist's strong early game allows him to deal with Chen's early game pressure better than most heroes as he can drop an Acid Spray in front of a tower to hinder Chen's push.
Alch has the lowest Basic Attack Speed in the game by far during Chemical Rage, which allows him to dispatch of Phoenix's Supernova quickly. Phoenix uses Fire Spirits and Icarus Dive to reduce his opponents' Attack and Movement Speed in order to protect the egg, however Alch has not 1 but 2 dispels for it in Chemical Rage and Berserk Potion.
Tiny naturally has high base attack damage due to his ult - Grow. Alch is capable of reducing it with Corrosive Weaponry and cripple Tiny's overall damage output significantly. Alch acquires items quite fast to build up his HP pool, making it hard for Tiny to burst him with a single Toss + Avalanche + Tree Throw combo and can quickly heal back up with Chemical Rage.
Bad against...
...based on stats [7.38c]
| Hero | Change in Win Rate ▲ |
|---|---|
-7.2% | |
-5.2% | |
-5.1% | |
-4.1% | |
-3.7% | |
-3.3% | |
-3.2% | |
-3.0% | |
-3.0% | |
-2.7% | |
-2.7% | |
-2.7% | |
-2.4% | |
-2.3% | |
-2.3% |
...based on gameplay [up-to-date]
DK's Frost Dragon facet reduces Chemical Rage's healing substantially, which is Alch's main defensive tool. Additionally, he can reduce his overall damage output greatly with Breather Fire and Frost Dragon and provides reliable lockdown with Dragon Tail. His strong early game allows him to match Alch's strong early game better than most heroes.
Aghanim's Scepter and Shiva's Guard are staple items for Pudge and reduce Chemical Rage's healing, which is Alch's main defensive tool. Pudge is able to provide a strong permament slow on Alch preventing him from both attacking and retreating and has a reliable lockdown with Dismember.
AA's Ice Blast negates Chemical Rage's healing completely, which is Alch's main defensive tool. This usually forces Alch to flee from the fight entirely and wait it out. Additionally, his facet Bone Chill reduces strenght, which further impacts his overall potency.
Drow Rangers's Aghanim's Scpeter reduces Chemical Rage's healing significantly, which is Alch's main defensive tool. She is able to provide a strong consistent slow on Alch preventing him from both attacking and retreating and does more than enough damage to kill him.
Doom's Doom negates Chemical Rage's healing completely, which is Alch's main defensive tool. This usually forces Alch to flee from the fight entirely and wait it out. He can Devour a Vhoul Assassin neutral to almost entirely decrease Chemical Rage's sustain outside of Doom.
Alch's damage is exclusively physical and Necro's Ghost Shroud completely negates it. Reaper's Scythe is a powerful tool to burst him and his Hearthstopper Aura can further reduce Chemical Rage's healing substantially, which is Alch's main defensive tool.
Abaddon's Apothic Shield can dispel Alch's Unstable Concoction's stun as well as Abyssal Blade's. His innate Withering Mist can reduce Chemical Rage's healing, which is Alch's main defensive tool. He provides sustain for his team to extend the fight past Chemical Rage's duration.
In a man fight Alch simply loses to Jugg. Omnislash can provides a reliable burst to outright kill Alch even during Chemical Rage. He can use Blade Flurry to soak Alch's Unstable Concoction and Healing Ward to sustain his team and extend the fight past Chemical Rage's duration.
...counter items [up-to-date]
Lowers the armor of Alchemist and helps win trades in a right click battle.
Adds another layer of damage to burst down Alchemist. Builds into Spirit Vessel later on which is incredible against him.
Provides armor and helps lower the HP regen from Chemical Rage with right clicks.
Lets you block jungle camps from spawning to slow down Alchemists farm speed.
Helps significantly lower the HP regen from Chemical Rage with Soul Release charges.
Lets you significantly lower the armor of Alchemist with right clicks to burst him down with physical damage before he regenerates with Chemical Rage.
Lets you block jungle camps from spawning with Sentries to slow down Alchemists farm speed. The Observers help you scout and gank him with Smoke plays.
Lets you kite Alchemist by protecting yourself against his right clicks and the Unstable Concoction damage in Ethereal form.
Lets you kite Alchemist by protecting yourself or an ally against his right clicks through invisibility.
Lets you kite Alchemist by pushing yourself or an ally away from him.
Lets you kite Alchemist by casting Cyclone on him or yourself and then running away. Also lets you dodge the stun and damage from Unstable Concoction.
Gives you an instant disable against Alchemist to burst him down in its duration before he pops Chemical Rage.
Makes you survivable against Unstable Concoction and prevents Alchemist from ever bursting you down in his stun duration.
Provides armor and helps lower the HP regen from Chemical Rage.
Helps lower the HP regen from Chemical Rage.
Gives armor to your team and buildings to take less damage from Alchemist's right clicks and Unstable Concoction to nullify his kill and push potential.
Gives you an instant lockdown against Alchemist and burst him down with a possible chain stun before he pops Chemical Rage.
Gives you armor and evasion to defend yourself against Alchemist's right clicks with the tankiness and miss chance.
Gives you an instant silence and massive burst damage against Alchemist to kill him before he can cast or regenerate with Chemical Rage.
Bad with...
...based on stats [7.38c]
| Hero | Change in Win Rate ▲ |
|---|---|
-7.1% | |
-6.6% | |
-6.4% | |
-6.0% | |
-5.1% | |
-4.8% | |
-4.3% | |
-4.2% | |
-4.2% | |
-3.8% | |
-3.4% | |
-3.4% | |
-3.4% | |
-3.4% | |
-3.3% |
