Drow Ranger counter and synergy picks
Pick Drow Ranger with Wraith King to increase win-rate from 50.4% to 59.0% or against Lina to increase win-rate to 57.1% in Patch 7.38c.
Good with...
...based on stats [7.38c]
| Hero | Change in Win Rate ▼ |
|---|---|
8.6% | |
5.6% | |
3.8% | |
2.8% | |
2.8% | |
2.8% | |
2.7% | |
2.6% | |
2.6% | |
2.5% | |
2.2% | |
2.2% | |
2.2% | |
2.2% | |
2.1% |
...based on gameplay [up-to-date]
Amassing many auras can supercharge your hero lineup. Vengeance Aura is one such aura.
Nether Swap can save Drow Ranger, who is generally a squishy core.
Maxing Wave of Terror gives -6 armor on foes, supercharging your attacks even more.
Having a tanky sustainable hero like Mars infront of Drow Ranger is a great tactic as she can dish out a lot of damage while staying behind.
Having a tanky sustainable hero like Centaur infront of Drow Ranger is a great tactic as she can dish out a lot of damage while staying behind. Stampede can bail you out of trouble as well.
...counter items [up-to-date]
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 mobility item that also increases your attack range to hit enemy heroes and buildings from further away. Works well to put some distance between you and an enemy hero and hit them with infinite range for a short period with the Hurricane Thrust active.
A core item to reduce healing on enemy heroes and increase your damage output through Frost Arrows. Also improves your Multishot to do even more AoE damage. Great for wave clear and tower defending.
A core item that gives you mobility and damage through stats. Also gives you a dispel and the ability to split push lanes with illusions.
A core item that allows you to stand your ground as you will often find yourself being a priority target to kill. Applies a dispel that you may very much need as well as magic resistance and immunity to pure and reflected damage.
Good against...
...based on stats [7.38c]
| Hero | Change in Win Rate ▼ |
|---|---|
6.6% | |
6.6% | |
6.5% | |
5.6% | |
4.6% | |
4.0% | |
3.9% | |
3.8% | |
3.7% | |
3.6% | |
3.5% | |
3.5% | |
3.5% | |
3.4% | |
3.4% |
...based on gameplay [up-to-date]
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.
Terrorblade's high base armor and agility items makes him very vulnerable to Marksmanship.
Conjure Image will be destroyed very quickly due to Marksmanship.
Attribute Shift (Strength Gain) may not be quick enough to fend off an attacking Drow Ranger.
Morphling likes to sit on low health with high agility, something that Drow Ranger does not particularly care for because her Markmanship's procs pierce base armor.
Morph is a similar story, none of Drow Ranger's spells are particularly good against her
Bad against...
...based on stats [7.38c]
| Hero | Change in Win Rate ▲ |
|---|---|
-9.4% | |
-4.1% | |
-4.0% | |
-3.7% | |
-3.3% | |
-3.3% | |
-3.2% | |
-3.0% | |
-3.0% | |
-2.9% | |
-2.9% | |
-2.8% | |
-2.5% | |
-2.5% | |
-2.5% |
...based on gameplay [up-to-date]
Time Walk can be used to close the distance within Drow Ranger, hindering her Marksmanship bonus.
Faceless Void can also lock down Drow Ranger with Chronosphere before she has the chance to retaliate due to her low health pool.
Flux along with Spark Wraith allows Arc Warden to quickly burst down Drow Ranger due to her low health.
Magnetic Field will be a big nuisance while pushing towers against Arc.
However, Drow Ranger can bypass Magnetic Field's evasion bonus thanks to Marksmanship but only while hitting heroes.
Drow Ranger cant deal with illusion heroes naturally so Chaos Knights Phantasm will be a big problem as well as Reality Rift being able to pull you in closer and disabling your Markmanship.
A well-timed Dark Pact can dispel Frost Arrows and Gust, letting Slark engage and escape freely.
Essence Shift is very detrimental for Drow Ranger as the loss of agility means that Marksmanship will also suffer from getting weakened.
Shadow Dance lets Slark quickly close the gap and deal heavy damage without giving Drow Ranger a chance to retaliate.
Pounce counteracts Frost Arrows's slow, and also allows Slark easily pin Drow Ranger down or flee from her.
Depth Shroud from Aghanim's Shard will allow Slark to save both, himself and his allies and will also allow them to freely fight back against Drow Ranger without her noticing them.
Others
...counter items [up-to-date]
Gives you movement speed to kite or close the gap on Drow Ranger. Also counters the movement slow from Frost Arrows.
Gives you movement speed to kite or close the gap on Drow Ranger. Also counters the movement slow from Frost Arrows.
The way Markmanship works is it pierces BASE armor but flat additional armor from items like Chainmail or Platemail.
Gives you mobility to jump Drow Ranger and possibly delete her at the start of the fight. Works well if you have an instant stun or hex.
Provides evasion and lets you disarm Drow Ranger to prevent her from right clicking freely in fights.
Allows you to get on top of Drow Ranger through invisibility and possibly catch her off-guard and set her up for a kill.
Gives you a dispel against the Gust silence.
Gives you an invisibility tool to kite Drow Ranger and save yourself or an ally caught by the Gust silence.
Gives you a repositioning tool to kite Drow Ranger by pushing yourself or an ally away from her or even in her range.
Lets you kite Drow Ranger by protecting yourself against her right clicks in Ethereal form.
Gives you an instant disable against Drow Ranger to burst her down in its duration before she can impact fights or push you away using Gust.
Lets you survive and never get bursted by Drow Ranger's high damage during Gust silence.
Gives you an instant lockdown against Drow Ranger and burst her down with a possible chain stun before she can impact fights or push you away using Gust.
Bad with...
...based on stats [7.38c]
| Hero | Change in Win Rate ▲ |
|---|---|
-7.3% | |
-7.0% | |
-5.4% | |
-4.8% | |
-4.4% | |
-4.3% | |
-4.3% | |
-4.1% | |
-4.1% | |
-4.0% | |
-3.9% | |
-3.9% | |
-3.9% | |
-3.7% | |
-3.6% |
