Beastmaster/Counters

Bad against...

 * effectively nullifies Primal Roar's single-target initiation on allies.
 * Even being initiated by Primal Roar, can make Abaddon extremely difficult to kill.


 * kills boars instantly on the laning stage leading to either experience lead or disabling Beastmaster from using Boar
 * nukes and slows down the attack and movement speed of Beastmaster's summons.
 * grants improved self armor, nukes and slows down Beastmaster and his summons.


 * negates Inner Beast's attack speed bonus, making her hard to kill even if stunned by Primal Roar.
 * Enchantress can also take control of Beastmaster's summons.


 * Having many summons out will cause to deal extra damage.


 * clears Beastmaster's summons and is effective against his push.


 * effectively nullifies Primal Roar's single-target initiation on allies.
 * kills Beastmaster's Hawk instantly and Boar with two casts.


 * is very effective against Beastmaster's summons during laning stage and entire game.
 * Timbersaw can quickly clear Beastmaster's summons with his nukes.


 * mitigates Primal Roar's single-target initiation on allies.
 * can turn Beastmaster's summons and Inner Beast against his teammate.

Others

 * can take control of Beastmaster's summons, especially units.
 * Heroes with strong dispels can remove Primal Roar's stun:, ,.
 * Heroes with Linken's Sphere as core item:, ,.
 * Heroes with AoE abilities are a bane to Beastmaster's summons:, ,.

Items

 * blocks Primal Roar, making Beastmaster much less useful.
 * 's passive automatically dispels Primal Roar's stun.
 * 's cleave clears out Beastmaster's summons in no time.
 * and can clear Beastmaster's summons.
 * although not much effective as Aeon Disk, nullifies Primal Roar's stun.

Good against...

 * The Hawk can easily find Monkey King while he is sitting on a tree.
 * Wild Axes can knock out Monkey King from tree.
 * Boars drastically reduce Monkey King's attack speed, making it harder for him to gain stacks.


 * Inner Beast helps Beastmaster's team destroy quickly.


 * Primal Roar takes Sven out of the fight completely, even with.


 * Attacks from Boars and the attack speed boost from Inner Beast will quickly wear down.
 * provided by Level 3 can see Templar Assassin in.


 * Beastmaster's Hawk can find Tinker easily while he is pushing or blinking into trees.


 * Primal Roar and the slow from Boars make kiting Tiny very easy.


 * Primal Roar and the slow from Boars make kiting Troll Warlord very easy.


 * Primal Roar and the slow from Boars makes kiting Ursa very easy.


 * Necronomicon Warrior's can deplete Wraith King's mana and prevent him from using.
 * Wraith King's lack of area of effect spells makes him easily overwhelmed by Beastmaster's summons.

Others

 * Heroes who are highly dependent on can be countered with Primal Roar.
 * Heroes who rely on split-pushing can be caught by Beastmaster's Hawk and Primal Roar.
 * Heroes who rely on high mobility are especially vulnerable to Primal Roar:, ,.
 * Channelled spells are easily interrupted by Primal Roar even with spell immunity:, ,.

Works well with...

 * Lifestealer can the Hawk or the Boar, and jump out for an ambush attack.


 * Inner Beast makes short work of towers, since it gives treants additional attack speed.


 * Beastmaster's early ganking and pushing strategy goes hand in hand with Phantom Assassin's potential to snowball.
 * Primal Roar helps Phantom Assassin with lockdown and guarantees kills.


 * Beastmaster's Hawk gives vision over faraway enemies, letting Spirit Breaker target them with.
 * Inner Beast gives Spirit Breaker some much needed attack speed.


 * Inner Beast supplements Sven's low base attack speed.
 * Primal Roar's lengthy stun duration lets Sven save Storm Hammer for later encounter.


 * Tinker can use to teleport to Hawks and Boars, allowing him to split push and gank.


 * Inner Beast makes up for Tiny's very low attack speed, allowing him to destroy buildings in no time.


 * can target Hawks and Boars, allowing Underlord to rapidly teleport his team for split pushing or ganking.


 * Beastmaster's Hawk is a good scout for Roshan.
 * Inner Beast works well with, especially when is on cooldown.

Others

 * The long stun from Primal Roar gives certain heroes time to land difficult abilities:
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List of heroes that counter Beastmaster, and list of heroes that work well with Beastmaster.

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