Grimstroke/Counters

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Bad against...

 * instantly dispels Ink Swell, allowing Razor to resume hitting his foes. Even if he fails to dispel it, can finish off fleeing heroes affected by Ink Swell.


 * mitigates some of Grimstroke's magical damage output, and can hold a fleeing enemy with Ink Swell in place.
 * allows Rubick to claim Grimstroke's powerful abilities for his own, turning that power against him and his team.


 * instantly removes Phantom Embrace, and can potentially save allies affected by Soulbind.
 * dispels Ink Swell.


 * Her potent stuns and either prevents Grimstroke or his allies from fleeing, or to separate her allies from one another when bound by Soulbind.


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Others

 * Heroes with powerful spammable abilities will prove problematic for Grimstroke as Ink Swell does not protect him from them:, , ,
 * Heroes with mobility spells can quickly escape from Stroke of Fate or break out of Soulbind:, , ,

Items

 * reflects Phantom's Embrace and Soulbind back to Grimstroke.
 * helps heroes escape from Stroke of Fate's slow, and can break Soulbind if the chained heroes are facing away from each other.
 * and its components greatly reduce Grimstroke's magical nuke damage.

Good against...

 * Stroke of Fate can deal heavy damage to Broodmother and her spiders, and with enough spiders it can kill her instantly.
 * Phantom's Embrace provides vision on Broodmother when she's fleeing into the trees.
 * Ink Swell can save teammates from 's slow and allow them to get away.


 * Phantom's Embrace can silence Crystal Maiden and disrupt 's channeling. Her slow movement speed and fragile nature will also make her an easy target for Stroke of Fate and Ink Swell.


 * Ink Swell prevents Legion Commander from dealing damage to an ally whilst in, and will severely damage and stun her at the end of its duration.


 * Soulbind can target both Io and its ed ally, allowing Grimstroke and his team to target both with single target spells. Should Io try to, Phantom's Embrace can stop its channel to prevent escape.


 * Terrorblade's lack of escape mechanisms makes it hard for him to escape both Ink Swell and Stroke of Fate.
 * Ink Swell prevents Terrorblade from retaliating with his powerful damage, and face a powerful stun should he not retreat.
 * Phantom's Embrace's silence will also prevent him from casting to save himself.


 * Ink Swell prevents team mates from harming an ally afflicted with.


 * Stroke of Fate's damage increases the more units are hit by it, making it effective against Phantom Lancer's army of illusions.
 * Phantom's Embrace and Ink Swell's stun can prevent Phantom Lancer from escaping with if properly timed.
 * If he has already used Doppelganger, Soulbind can tie Phantom Lancer to one of his own illusions to keep him in place, or to ensure a kill if Grimstroke's team is unsure which one is the real hero.


 * Necropho's Ghost Shroud amplifies damage taken from all of Grimstroke's abilities. Necrophos is particulary vulnerable to Ink Swell and Phantom's Embrace while in Ghost Shroud.
 * Death Pulse works against Necrophos in lane by keeping his creeps alive and add damage to Stroke of Fate.


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Others

 * Heroes with powerful channeling abilities are easily interrupted by Phantom's Embrace:, , , ,

Works well with...

 * Enemies linked by Soulbind can be disabled together with or, allowing Bane to effectively simultaneously disable three heroes for a long duration.
 * heals Bane for double the amount when used on enemies linked with Soulbind.
 * cripples two enemies when linked with Soulbind.


 * shuts down two enemies when used with Soulbind.


 * Soulbind slows and keeps two heroes close together, allowing to spawn two projectiles and bounce repeatedly.


 * deals heavy damage to two enemies when they're linked with Soulbind.
 * Will stun both heroes if Lion targets an enemy hero instead of the ground when they are linked with Soulbind.
 * Will hex two enemies when they're linked by Soulbind.


 * deals heavy damage to two enemies when they're linked with Soulbind.


 * may instantly kill two enemy heroes when used with Soulbind.


 * Ink Swell stuns targets when Ursa initiates with.


 * stuns twice as much when used on an enemy linked with Soulbind.
 * 's high damage can quickly take out two enemies linked with Soulbind.

Others

 * Heroes with strong single-target abilities will amplify their effect with Soulbind:, , ,
 * Heroes with invisibility can help Grimstroke land a stun with Ink Swell: ,
 * Heroes with high mobility can help Grimstroke land a stun with Ink Swell:, ,
 * Heroes with strong slows can help Grimstroke land a stun with Ink Swell:, ,
 * Heroes with large AoE abilities can deal high damage to enemies immobilized by Soulbind:, , , , , , ,

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