Slardar counter and synergy picks
Pick Slardar with Wraith King to increase win-rate from 50.5% to 58.8% or against Chen to increase win-rate to 56.9% in Patch 7.38c.
Good with...
...based on stats [7.38c]
| Hero | Change in Win Rate ▼ |
|---|---|
8.3% | |
4.9% | |
4.1% | |
3.6% | |
3.5% | |
3.1% | |
3.0% | |
3.0% | |
2.9% | |
2.8% | |
2.6% | |
2.6% | |
2.4% | |
2.3% | |
2.2% |
...based on gameplay [up-to-date]
Slardar's Guardian Sprint and Corrosive Haze makes him a great host for Infest as well as amplifying the physical damage Lifestealer does.
The slow of Stifling Dagger gives Slardar an easier time into rushing straight to his target with Guardian Sprint and cast Slithereen Crush right next to it.
The global vision provided by Corrosive Haze allows Phantom Assassin to constantly throw Stifling Dagger at her target, even if the target tries to hide among the trees.
Coup de Grace and Stifling Dagger does more damage with Corrosive Haze being cast on the target.
In case both Phantom Assassin and Slardar are retreating or escaping, Slardar can use Guardian Sprint to make a quick escape, allowing Phantom Assassin to use Phantom Strike to hop in.
Templar Assassin's Pure Damage basic attacks from Psi Blades is amplified greatly with the use of Corrosive Haze. In addition to lowering Armor with Meld, she naturally builds Desolator which further enhances her physical damage burst.
...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. The attack speed gain lets you quickly build up your Bash of the Deep counter.
A core item that allows you to initiate fights with Slithereen Crush and have more versatility with Sprint usage. Look to have 3 counts on your Bash of the Deep before Blinking on top of enemy heroes to follow up Slithereen Crush with a Bash on attack.
A core upgrade which saves you time of applying Corrosive Haze on a target you jumped and utilize the Slithereen Crush stun duration for more right clicks. Improves your wave clear speed as armor reduction is applied before Slithereen Crush physical damage.
A core item to avoid most disables on the enemy team to hit freely in fights. Also improves your right click damage and tankiness through HP pool and magic resistance.
A core item that boosts your fighting ability with Slithereen Crush puddle to become more tanky inside it with HP regen, armor, and status resistance while Sprint is active.
A core item to close the gap on an enemy hero and follow up with your lockdown and right click damage to burst them down.
Good against...
...based on stats [7.38c]
| Hero | Change in Win Rate ▼ |
|---|---|
6.5% | |
5.9% | |
5.0% | |
4.5% | |
4.4% | |
4.4% | |
4.0% | |
3.9% | |
3.9% | |
3.8% | |
3.7% | |
3.7% | |
3.6% | |
3.4% | |
3.3% |
...based on gameplay [up-to-date]
Clinkz survivability depends entirely on Skeleton Walk. Corrosive Haze not only makes its invisibility useless, but also makes Clinkz even more vulnerable to physical damage.
Even though Weaver is slippery, Corrosive Haze reveals him through Shukuchi, and Slardar’s stun can catch him before he uses Time Lapse.
Corrosive Haze makes Riki completely vulnerable to Slardar and his allies, as Riki has no easy way of dispelling it.
Slardar's physical damage with Slithereen Crush and Bash of the Deep amplified by Corrosive Haze can easily kill Riki.
Bad against...
...based on stats [7.38c]
| Hero | Change in Win Rate ▲ |
|---|---|
-8.1% | |
-7.2% | |
-5.8% | |
-4.9% | |
-4.5% | |
-4.4% | |
-4.0% | |
-3.7% | |
-2.7% | |
-2.7% | |
-2.7% | |
-2.6% | |
-2.6% | |
-2.6% | |
-2.5% |
...based on gameplay [up-to-date]
Abaddon can cast Aphotic Shield on any of his allies to immediately dispel Corrosive Haze and/or the stun and the slow components of Slithereen Crush.
All of Slardar's debuffs are also removed if Abaddon's Borrowed Time triggers.
Phantom Lancer's Doppelganger has a low cooldown and applies a basic dispel on PL, making it hard to keep Corrosive Haze on him.
Phantom Lancer usually purchases Manta Style which provides another basic dispel to remove Corrosive Haze with.
Besides Slithereen Crush, Slardar does not have another way to deal with illusions and has a low mana pool, which allows Phantom Lancer with Diffusal Blade to quickly build up illusions while draining Slardar's mana.
Dark Pact purges off Corrosive Haze quickly and can pre-cast it to remove the Slithereen Crush stun duration, which removes Slardar's key tool for chasing and bursting.
Shadow Dance makes Slark untargetable, so even if he’s low, Slardar can’t finish him off during that duration.
...counter items [up-to-date]
Gives you movement speed to kite Slardar and stay out of the Slithereen Crush AoE and Bash of the Deep attack range.
Gives you movement speed to kite Slardar and stay out of the Slithereen Crush AoE and Bash of the Deep attack range.
Gives you tankiness to take less damage from Slardar's right clicks and Slithereen Crush. Also counters the armor reduction from Corrosive Haze.
Lets you dispel Corrosive Haze off yourself or a teammate. Also useful to reflect Corrosive Haze back onto Slardar and burst him with physical damage.
Gives you or an ally armor and a physical damage barrier to significantly reduce Slardar's burst potential with right clicks and spells.
Provides evasion and lets you disarm Slardar to prevent him from right clicking freely in fights.
Dispels Corrosive Haze and helps kite Slardar with illusions and movement speed. Useful for dodging his Slithereen Crush and reducing his single-target focus.
Helps kite Slardar by pushing him away during his initiation. The bonus range and mobility make it easier to avoid his Crush and stay out of Bash range.
Lets you kite Slardar by pushing yourself or an ally away from him.
Lets you kite Slardar by protecting yourself against his right clicks and Slithereen Crush damage in Ethereal form.
A strong disable to hex Slardar in order to maximize burst damage on him before he is able to open Black King Bar, Sprint and Slithereen Crush.
Prevents Slardar’s physical burst by making targets ethereal and untargetable by his attacks. Also useful to disengage or save allies from amplified damage during Corrosive Haze.
Gives armor to your team to take less damage from Slardar's right clicks and Slithereen Crush to nullify his kill potential.
Gives you armor and evasion to defend yourself against Slardar's right clicks with the tankiness and miss chance.
Bad with...
...based on stats [7.38c]
| Hero | Change in Win Rate ▲ |
|---|---|
-5.7% | |
-5.5% | |
-5.3% | |
-4.5% | |
-3.7% | |
-3.5% | |
-3.4% | |
-3.2% | |
-3.2% | |
-3.0% | |
-3.0% | |
-2.9% | |
-2.8% | |
-2.8% | |
-2.8% |
