Lina/Counters

Bad against...

 * allows Anti-Mage to get on top of Lina and kill her with his.
 * makes Anti-Mage tanky against Lina's heavy magic damage.
 * is very strong against Lina, who has a high mana pool and quickly depletes it during fights.


 * will easily bactrack Lina burst damage and especially Laguna Blade if not timed correctly.


 * protects from all Lina's abilities (except upgraded Laguna Blade).
 * is great to keep Lina in place because she has no abilities to help her escape.


 * does tons of damage against Lina because of her high intelligence. The mana burn also prevents Lina from casting her full combo.
 * can easily be used to counter Lina's abilities, because of their long cast animation and particularly reflects against timed Laguna Blade.


 * can be used to easily dodge Light Strike Array if timed correctly.
 * Phantom Lancer could quickly deplete Lina's mana pool with the help of his illusions and deals massive damage from it simultaneously since Phantom Lancer is a natural carrier.


 * discourages Lina from using her abilities, preventing her from building up Fiery Soul stacks.
 * and are great against Lina for the same reason.


 * can be cast during the cast animation of Light Strike Array and dispel its stun.
 * allows Slark to close the gap to Lina.
 * prevents Lina from killing Slark with her Laguna Blade when his hp gets low.


 * and allow Spectre to get close to Lina.
 * is very strong against Lina, who's usually a bit isolated in fights because of her high attack and cast range.
 * can mitigate a good portion of Lina's burst damage, allowing Spectre to turn on her afterwards.


 * Sven has high health pool and is natural holder and is very hard to kill for Lina.
 * Same time he has high physical burst damage and if he manages to stun Lina - it's hard for her to survive.


 * prevents a buildup of Fiery Soul.
 * takes a damage from Lina's high damage burst.

Others

 * Heroes with abilities that can pull Lina out of position (,, , …)
 * Heroes that can close the gap and kill Lina (,, , …)

Items

 * can keep you alive against Lina's magic burst damage in the early game.
 * prevents Lina from using her abilities to kill you until she gets an.
 * can help to dodge her abilities.
 * can be used to reflect Lina's burst damage back to her.
 * blocks Laguna Blade.
 * can reflect Laguna Blade.

Good against...

 * Sniper is one of low mobilty heroes in game and Lina can easy stun him and setup her nuke.
 * However, Sniper can outrange her when he builds in the mid game.


 * Laguna Blade deals very heavy magical damage to Necrophos when he is under the effects of.


 * Being a hero with low HP and abysmal mobility, Lina can nuke her down easily.
 * Since Crystal Maiden's is a channeled ability, Lina can use her Light Strike Array to cancel it easily.


 * Enchantress has pitiful health. She cannot tank Lina's heavy magic damage.
 * is decently countered by Fiery Soul, exposing Enchantress' weakness to physical damage due to her low armor.
 * Lina is decent at clearing creeps and can kill Enchantress' creeps quickly.


 * does little good against Dragon Slave and Light Strike Array.
 * Lina's damage burst can quickly kill Mirana's teammate before she saves them with.


 * Lina can control and kill Terrorblade before he casts.

Others

 * Heroes who has channeled abilities which Light Strike Array can cancel from a distance :, ,
 * Heroes who may die quickly to burst damage before they can use their abilities to escape:, ,
 * Heroes with summons which Lina can clear:, , ,

Items

 * to self sets up for Light Strike Array.

Works well with...

 * can set up Light Strike Array.
 * heavily amplifies Lina's damage giving her even more burst damage.


 * can ensure a perfect Light Strike Array.
 * Lina's long range makes her a great support to lane with Sven and harass the enemy.


 * can hugely increase Lina's magic damage output. The slow acts as a setup for Light Strike Array.


 * (and later ) is a perfect set up for Light Strike Array.

Others

 * Heroes with stuns or hides that can set up a Light Strike Array.
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List of heroes that counter Lina, and list of heroes that work well with Lina.

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