Broodmother/Counters

Bad against...

 * make Broodmother’s spiderlings a lot more valuable and can give Alchemist a huge lead
 * can stop Broodmother from pushing towers and kill her spiders off if Broodmother isn't paying attention.


 * gives Axe additional armor and can force Broodmother and her spiderlings to attack, likely allowing for large amounts of pure damage to be done through.


 * negates most of the damage done by spiderlings.
 * kills Spiderlings very quickly, hitting them all at once and forcing her to keep her spawns back.


 * zones out Broodmother in the laning phase, and can kill her Spiderlings if used on one Spiderling in a group.
 * can pull Broodmother out of the treeline.


 * can deal immense amounts of damage if Earthshaker can catch Broodmother close to her spiderlings.


 * All of Ember Spirit's abilities will clean up Spiderlings quickly and can catch Broodmother in the trees.


 * prevents Broodmother from escaping
 * allows Kunkka to easily clear Broodmother's spiderlings and spiderites if they get in range of its cleave


 * damage stacks with each enemy unit in its radius. If this hits Broodmother and a large number of Spiderlings can heavily impair Broodmother and destroy her army.


 * can kill or weaken any spiderlings while also harassing Broodmother.
 * in combination with can easily clear Broodmother's spider army.
 * offers extensive damage that can kill Broodmother early on or before she is able to use in attempts to salvage a fight.


 * prevents Broodmother from escaping Meepo's attacks
 * will quickly clear any spiderlings or spiderites nearby, eliminating Broodmother's main source of damage early on.
 * Broodmother wants to pick off single target heroes and with Meepo's, she can't apply to each Meepo so some right clicks wont be evaded.


 * can easily wipe out Broodmothers spiderlings if they're too close while also offering Necrophos a source of regen for Broodmother's harass in lane.
 * prevents Broodmother or her spiderlings from damaging Necrophos temporarily.
 * will regenerate lost health for every spiderling or spiderite Necrophos manages to kill.


 * Spiderlings are a good source of souls for and can be quickly killed by.
 * allows him to sneak up on Broodmother and use on top of her while she is pushing lanes.
 * Shadow Fiend is a natural carrier, protecting him from Incapacitating Bite.


 * and will catch Broodmother before she has a chance to retreat, and is able to catch her through the trees.


 * cleans up Spiderlings very quickly.
 * Sven is a natural carrier, protecting him from Incapacitating Bite and.
 * and allow Sven to easily out-damage Broodmother.


 * makes Tidehunter take nearly no damage from Spiderlings.
 * kills Spiderlings in one or two casts, should Broodmother try to swarm Tidehunter with them.


 * prevents Broodmother's spiderlings from being able to effectively harass Timbersaw in the lane.
 * 's high mobility makes Incapacitating Bite's slow irrelevant.
 * Timbersaw's abilities can destroy any trees that Broodmother attempts to hide in and his AoE abilities can quickly clear her Spiderlings.

Others

 * Heroes with high mobility can chase down Broodmother when she escapes into the trees.
 * Heroes with area of effect nukes destroy Broodermother's Spiderlings quickly.
 * Heroes with area of effect abilities that increase in power based on the number of units struck: ,

Items

 * , followed by a disable, can catch Broodmother in the trees.
 * intercepts Broodmother's split pushing attempts.
 * ,, and negate a majority of the Spiderlings damage.
 * ,, , and wipe out many Spiderlings quickly.
 * and stop Broodmother from getting away.

Good against...

 * Ancient Apparition has no means to escape from Spiderlings.
 * Broodmother's move speed from Spin Web makes Ancient Apparition's abilities hard to hit, and the high regeneration make them not even worth the effort without killing Broodmother.
 * She can also force Ancient Apparition to waste his abilities by running him down, then backing off.
 * Incapacitating Bite makes attacks from miss.


 * Chen's low mobility and lack of AoE abilities makes him an easy target for Broodmother and her Spiderlings.
 * Broodmother can easily pick off Chen's creeps with Spawn Spiderlings, and by ambushing them through terrain in her web.


 * Drow Ranger's lack of mobility makes her easy prey for Broodmother and her Spiderlings.


 * Enchantress' lack of AoE abilities allows Broodmother to swarm her with Spiderlings.
 * Spawn Spiderlings can kill enchanted creeps.


 * cannot protect Nature's Prophet if Broodmother puts down a web.
 * Nature's Prophet's low mobility means he is defenseless against Incapacitating Bite.
 * Spiderlings absorb much of the damage from.


 * Phantom Assassin's single target abilities make her very helpless against swarms of Spiderlings.
 * Because Phantom Assassin is always reliant on critical strikes, Broodmother will usually have enough time to use Spin Web to save herself.


 * Sniper is completely helpless against Incapacitating Bite, and can be seriously damaged by Spiderlings in lane.


 * Spiderlings melt away almost instantly.
 * The vision from may prove dangerous for Broodmother, however.

Others

 * Support heroes with low mobility can be slowed further by Incapacitating Bite, and swarmed by Spiderlings for an easy kill:, , , ,.

Items

 * is ineffective because Broodmother will recover most of the reflected damage with Insatiable Hunger.

Works well with...

 * deals very high damage to nearby enemies when used on a cluster of Spiderlings.
 * affects Spiderlings and can make them harder to kill.


 * can surprise an enemy when used on a Broodmother with her speed in her webs.
 * ' lifesteal stacks with the lifesteal from Insatiable Hunger, meaning that Broodmother will steal more than 100% of the damage she deals. Together, this allows Broodmother and Lifestealer to win in outnumbered scenarios.


 * adds a damage bonus to Broodmother and her Spiderlings, increasing their pushing ability. Because is a global ability, the two heroes can push different lanes simultaneously.

Items

 * adds attack speed aura, which increases damage output from Insatible Hunger and all Spiderlings.

List of heroes that counter Broodmother, and list of heroes that work well with Broodmother.

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