Winter Wyvern/Counters

Bad against...

 * Never put your allies in against Outworld Devourer, or he will steal a huge amount of Intelligence while still killing the defenseless hero inside.
 * His doesn't hit his allies when he's taunted by, making him weak against allies but strong versus enemies.
 * on level 4 has long enough range to imprison a Winter's Curse target.


 * is no escape against Slark's.
 * and debuffs are dispellable with.
 * just gives Slark free stacks. He also relies mostly on magic damage early in the game.


 * Bane can use against Winter Wyvern and her allies with  and after  expires he can use his ultimate  to finish hero that was under its effects.


 * Winter Wyvern cannot handle the Zombies created by Undying's very well. In most situations, Zombies will have more movement speed than her.
 * Undying can gain one or two easy stacks on an ally in . The ally will still take the damage as well.


 * Timbersaw relies on dealing massive amounts of magical and pure damage, as such, an ally that is in is a very easy target for Timbersaw.
 * Thanks to his, Timbersaw can easily shrug off the damage he receives from his allies if he is targeted by.

Others

 * Heavy nukers will do well against, due to her squishiness.
 * Blinkers and manaburners may also be a threat to, as she has no reliable escape.

Items

 * deals damage through if it procs.
 * If an ally is carrying a, the passive and active attack speed slow will affect enemies under if they are close enough.
 * Items that deal magical damage like and  will damage through.
 * Enemies that are effected by will not be taunted by, however they can still be targeted directly by the spell. Additionally,  and  debuffs will not work.

Good against...

 * can kill one of Meepo's clones killing Meepo and all of his clones. If Meepo's clones are grouped up upon casting Winter's Curse, Meepo will literally kill himself.


 * will prevent your ally from being damaged when he is in a
 * Also, casting at  while an ally is in a  will stun her for most of the duration, possibly preventing lethal damage dealt to your ally.
 * 's high late game damage can be turned against her teammates using . (Cast it on someone when is nearby)


 * His many summon useful for attack himself while he is cursed, also any summon heroes. (Lycan, Terrorblade, Arc Warden, Naga Siren, Warlock) Additionally, his aura will make enemies even more dangerous to each other during winter's curse.


 * If she knows the real one, her curse can make all Chaos Knight illusions attack himself. Even if she does not, she can have Chaos Knight and all of his illusions attack one of his allies.


 * He is helpful while Auroth curses his allies. His high speed attack and bash will kill cursed one fast.

Others

 * Broodmother
 * Invoker
 * Wraith King
 * Terrorblade

Works well with...

 * Arcane Aura will grant you a good mana regen early and mid game, allowing you to be more aggressive with your and.
 * can also set up for a, but ensure this is cast just before, or after the curse has worn off.


 * When Winter Wyvern has cast, Dark Seer's can pull in nearby foes who weren't taunted already.


 * Magnus' can bunch up a lot of enemies together. Cast  when the stun has ended to ensure all taunted enemy heroes kill the victim quickly enough.


 * can set up for an easy, though keep in mind that the poison damage will not affect any enemy while they are still affected by the curse.
 * Venomancer's and, combined with Winter Wyvern's  and  can cripple enemy heroes in the lanning phase. The slows from all 4 abilities can easily ensure a kill.


 * Likewise with Venomancer, a can also set up for an easy . Ensure that  is used beforehand to maximise damage.

Others

 * Heroes with AOE spells work well with Winter Wyvern's once the curse has worn off. These include but not limited to, , , , ,  and.
 * Anyone who can directly amplify damage e.g. Bloodseeker, and anyone who can reduce armor e.g. Slardar, Naga Siren, Vengeful Spirit, etc. have good synergy with Winter's Curse.
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Items List of heroes that counter Winter Wyvern, and list of heroes that work well with Winter Wyvern.

 * Orchid Malevolence and Bloodthorn have incredible synergy with Winter's Curse, but remember, since Orchid Malevolence deals it's damage in one instance after the duration expires rather than directly amplifying damage, timing this incorrectly may cause the invulnerability from Winter's Curse to negate the damage dealt by Orchid Malevolence. If Orchid is cast after Winter's Curse, however, it will still deal it's damage, because the Duration is longer than a level 3 Winter's Curse.