Kez counter and synergy picks

Kez has a wide range of spells that he uses frequently to fight and farm, and Crystal Maiden helps keep his mana pool healthy at all stages of the game. Crystal Maiden can also freeze and slow enemy heroes for Kez to follow up and finish them off. Crystal Maiden also provides a ton of magic damage in teamfights, which pairs well with Kez's dominant physical damage.

Kez is a melee hero who likes to be in the middle of fights and stay on top of enemy heroes, which is something Dawnbreaker can take advantage of by using Solar Guardian on him. Kez is also a squishy hero and the heal coming in from Solar Guardian makes a massive difference for him to maintain aggression or survive in teamfights.

Dazzle's Poison Touch helps slow enemy heroes in the laning stage for Kez to stay on top of enemy heroes and run them down. Dazzle can also take advantage of Kez being a melee hero by using Shadow Wave on him to both heal and do damage in fights. Kez is also a squishy hero, and the heal and save potential from Dazzle's spells lets him maintain aggression in teamfights without the fear of dying.

Kez takes the utmost advantage of Grimstroke's Ink Swell with his high mobility and damage. The stun and added movement speed helps him stay on top of enemy heroes and dish out his damage. Grimstroke's Soulbind also keep a couple of enemy heroes bound together in close proximity, which is perfect for Kez to do massive damage with Raptor Dance.

Jakiro's long range stun and movement slow is the perfect initiation for Kez to follow up with his burst damage to finish off enemy heroes quickly. Jakiro also provides a ton of magic damage in teamfights, which pairs well with Kez's dominant physical damage.

Kez takes the utmost advantage of Lich's Frost Shield with his high mobility and damage. The slow and damage reduction helps him stay on top of enemy heroes without the fear of dying. Lich's Sinister Gaze also helps lockdown enemy heroes for Kez to kill with Raptor Dance. Lich also provides a ton of magic damage in teamfights, which pairs well with Kez's dominant physical damage.

Being a melee hero, Kez benefits heavily from Magnus' Empower buff to massively increase his physical damage output while fighting and farming. Magnus' Reverse Polarity can also lockdown a number of enemy heroes in place for Kez to target with Raptor Dance and Echo Slash to finish them off instantly.

Kez is one of the best heroes at utilizing Ogre Magi's Bloodlust as the added movement and attack speed lets him stay on top of enemy heroes, increase his farming speed, and do even more damage during Falcon Rush. Ogre Magi also acts as a meat shield for a squishy Kez and helps initiate fights Ignite and Fireblast for him to follow up with his massive damage.

Kez's dominant physical damage with further enhanced with the armor reduction from Slardar's Corrosive Haze. Slardar can also initiate fights and act as a meat shield for a squishy Kez once he has a Blink Dagger. This lets Kez play as a follow up hero and have more versatility with his mobility spells.

Spirit Breaker initiation and front line ability is the perfect combination for Kez to play as a follow up hero and do massive damage to stunned enemy heroes and finish them off quickly. Kez's high mobility easily lets him catch up to targets Charged by Spirit Breaker.

Tinker's Defense Matrix and heal on March of the Machines through the Repair Bots facet provides the necessary tankiness and HP sustain for a squishy Kez as he dives enemy heroes and dishes out his massive damage through spells and right clicks. The status resistance also ensures Kez gets off his ultimate and spell combo every time to lifesteal back up and turn the fight without getting chain stunned to death.

Kez's dominant physical damage with further enhanced with the armor reduction from Vengeful Spirit's Wave of Terror as well as the bonus damage from Vengeance Aura. Vengeful Spirit can also initiate fights with her Magic Missile and Nether Swap while also let Kez play ultra aggressively in fights, knowing Vengeful Spirit can get him out with her ultimate.

Kez takes the utmost advantage of Warlock's defensive and offensive capability from Shadow Word at all stages of the game. Warlock can also slow down heroes to a crawl with Upheavel for Kez, while keeping multiple enemy heroes Fatally Bonded for Kez to wreak havoc with his AoE damage spells.

Kez has multiple AoE damage spells to take down Chen's army of creeps and stop him from having much impact around the map. Kez also has high mobility spells to get on top of a squishy Chen and find easy kills as Chen has no defensive capability to kite or get away from Kez.

Kez's high mobility lets him find easy kills on a squishy Drow Ranger who finds it incredibly difficult to get away from him with Gust or Hurricane Pike as Falcon Rush lets Kez latch onto her again immediately after being pushed away. Being in close vicinity also means Drow Ranger cannot proc her ultimate, which helps Kez win the fight every time.

Kez has a number of mobility spells to close the gap on a slow and squishy Invoker and follow up with his damage spells and silence to kill Invoker every time. Kez's ultimate Raptor Dance also gives him magic damage immunity to nullify most of Invoker's damage spells, and is very hard to lockdown for Invoker's spell combo.

Kez's high mobility lets him find easy kills on a squishy Io who finds it incredibly difficult to slip away from him with the Tether jump as Falcon Rush lets Kez latch onto him again immediately. The HP regen reduction from Kazurai Katana also greatly reduces the healing done by Io for his Tethered ally and makes it easier to take them down.

Kez's high mobility lets him find easy kills on a squishy Keeper of the Light who finds it incredibly difficult to push him away with Blinding Light as Falcon Rush lets Kez latch onto him again immediately after being pushed away. The Talon Toss silence also prevents Keeper of the Light from calling in backup with his Recall.

Kez's high mobility lets him find easy kills on a squishy Lina who finds it incredibly difficult to fend him off with Light Strike Array because of the Talon Toss silence as well as Kez's high mobility. Kez's ultimate Raptor Dance also gives him magic damage immunity to nullify Lina's damage spells.

Kez's high mobility lets him find easy kills on a squishy Mirana who finds it incredibly difficult to jump away from him with Leap as Falcon Rush lets Kez latch onto her again immediately even if she jumps away more than once. Kez's high mobility also makes him difficult to gank with Sacred Arrow, which is Mirana's main purpose in the laning stage.

Kez's massive AoE damage spells make short work of Naga Siren's illusions and drastically decrease her farming speed and damage output in teamfights. Kez's ultimate Raptor Dance also lets him dispel Ensnare while dishing out massive damage if Naga Siren ever walks up to him. Later in the game, Revenant's Brooch helps Kez bypass Naga Siren's high armor and burst her down easily.

Kez's high mobility lets him find easy kills on a squishy Nature's Prophet since he has no defensive tools to kite or get away from him. The Talon Toss silence also ensures Nature's Prophet cannot complete his Teleportation. Kez is also hard to deter with Sprout as he can chop down one of the trees with Grappling Claw to either escape or maintain the chase on Nature's Prophet.

Kez's high mobility lets him easily break Razor's Static Link every time without losing much of his damage output. Kez's dominant physical damage and mobility also lets him get on top of a low armor Razor and burst him down quickly with his spells and right clicks.

Kez's high mobility lets him find easy kills on a squishy Sniper who finds it incredibly difficult to get away from him with Concussive Grenade or Hurricane Pike as Falcon Rush lets Kez latch onto him again immediately after being pushed away. Kez's lifesteal and stun through his spells and right clicks ensures Sniper cannot fight him back by standing his ground.

Kez's high mobility lets him find easy kills on a squishy Venomancer since he has no defensive tools to kite or get away from him. Kez's ultimate Raptor Dance also dispels Venomous Gale and gives him magic damage immunity to nullify Venomancer's high damage spells.

Axe's high armor gain with Berserker's Call usage lets him negate much of Kez's dominant physical damage at all stages of the game. Axe is also a natural Blade Mail carrier, which is a massive counter to Kez's high burst damage and the return damage threatens his life every time he uses his spell combo.

Bloodseeker's Rupture massively counters Kez's mobility as he cannot dispel it with Raptor Dance and takes massive damage if he tries to Grapple away. Once Kez becomes static because of Rupture, he is easy to take down with a follow up Bloodrite silence and right clicks.

Doom's ultimate Doom prevents Kez from lifestealing back his HP through his spells while also countering his mobility as he is effectively silenced. Once his mobility is taken away, Doom has an easy time of running down a squishy Kez during Scorched Earth.

Faceless Void's Time Dilation causes a lot of damage over time and slows down Kez when he has used his spell combo and most of his spells are on cooldown. Time Dilation also prevents Switching Discipline more than once in fights because of the extended cooldown. Kez also has no counter to the Chronosphere lockdown and is easily killed every time by Faceless Void during the ultimate.

Legion Commander Stonehall Plate facet gives her a damage barrier with Overwhelming Odds usage, which lets her absorb a lot of the damage from Kez's spell combo in the laning stage. Later in the game, once Legion Commander has Blade Mail and Blink Dagger, a squishy Kez makes for easy Duel wins while he cannot get away with his mobility spells.

Lion has a couple of lengthy lockdown spells to keep Kez in place and Drain his mana, without which Kez does little to no damage when just right clicking enemy heroes. Lion's Finger of Death also provides massive burst damage to take down a squishy Kez.

Mars' spells interrupt most of Kez's mobility spells and does not let him move as he wishes in teamfights. Once he reaches level 6, Mars can keep Kez in a restricted area inside Arena of Blood, which makes it easy to lock him down with Spear and finish off with damage spells and right clicks.

Necrophos' Ghost Shroud makes him invulnerable to Kez's dominant physical damage, which gives him the upper hand in fights throughout the game. Necrophos' instant heal from Death Pulse is also not reduced by Kazurai Katana, and his Reaper's Scythe makes short work of a squishy Kez along with his high damage spells.

Nyx Assassin's high burst damage from his spell combo after level 6 lets him find and kill a squishy Kez every time throughout the game. The matchup becomes even more favorable for Nyx Assassin once he buys Dagon. On top of that, Nyx Assassin's Impale and Spiked Carapace, which he can also proc from Kez's AoE spells and damage over time, can keep him locked down for a lengthy duration.

Puck's ultimate Dream Coil leashes Kez in place and prevents him from using his mobility spells to jump between targets or escape. The Waning Rift silence is also a massive hinderance for Kez to move around or deal damage. Kez also has a hard time silencing Puck with Talon Toss as she can dodge it every time with Phase Shift.

Queen of Pain's insanely high burst damage from her spell combo is a nightmare to deal with for a squishy Kez, who dies to it every time. The pressure only ramps up as Queen of Pain gets a Dagon later in the game to magnify her burst potential. Queen of Pain's Blink also lets her kite and disengage when not silenced by Talon Toss.

Riki's Smoke Screen silences Kez in its AoE and prevents him from moving around or dealing damage with his spells, effectively nullifying him completely. Once Riki gets Diffusal Blade, it becomes easier to keep a squishy Kez inside Smoke Screen and burst him down while he cannot get away.

Silencer's silence through Global Silence and Last Word are a nightmare to deal with for Kez, who relies on his spells for both mobility and damage. Arcane Curse also lets Silencer do a lot of slow and damage to Kez if he casts his spell combo while affected by the spell, but it is easily dispelled by Raptor Dance.

Spectre can jump Kez anywhere on the map with Shadow Step and win the right click battle with the Desolate pure damage on her right clicks while Kez is slowed down by Spectral Dagger. Spectre is also a natural Blade Mail carrier, and together with Dispersion, returns a ton of damage to Kez from his spell combo and threatens his life every time.

Storm Spirit's high burst damage paired with the lockdown from Electric Vortex lets him jump a squishy Kez with Ball Lightning and kill him while he cannot use his mobility spells to get away. The constant jumps from Ball Lightning also makes it hard for Kez to target and silence Storm Spirit with Talon Toss.

Timbersaw's armor gain from Reactive Armor stacks reduces a lot of the physical damage dealt by Kez with his spell combo and right clicks. Once Timbersaw gets Aghanim's Scepter, he becomes practically impossible for Kez to kill because of the massive damage barrier. Meanwhile, Timbersaw easily takes down a squishy Kez with the massive damage from his spell combo.

Ursa is one of the few carries who can stand his ground and win the right click battle against Kez. The Enrage buff reduces most of the damage dealt by Kez's spell combo while Fury Swipes stacks and the Overpower charges easily burst down a squishy Kez if he tries to stand his ground and fight back.