Necrophos/Counters

Bad against...

 * Oracle possesses strong healing abilities to nullify any damage that Heartstopper Aura might inflict during the laning stage.
 * Oracle can use both Fate's Edict and False Promise to protect an ally from Reaper's Scythe.


 * Ice Blast completely nullifies healing done via Death Pulse, as well as from Mekansm/Guardian Greaves, which is frequently bought on Necrophos.


 * Spell Shield makes it very hard for Necrophos to kill Anti-Mage with Reaper's Scythe. Additionally, Blink allows Anti-Mage to easily engage or disengage, since Necrophos has no form of crowd control outside of his ultimate.
 * As with most low-mobility intelligence heroes, Anti-Mage can kill Necrophos easily with Mana Break and Mana Void.


 * If Rubick gets Aghanim's Scepter and steals Reaper's Scythe, he can turn the situation around.


 * Blade Fury blocks damage from Reaper's Scythe.


 * Clinkz has high physical damage output that tears through Necrophos' low armor.
 * Death Pact gives Clinkz enough extra health to make bursting him down difficult as Necrophos.
 * Orchid Malevolence is a core item on Clinkz. Silence severely hampers Necrophos' ability to fight.


 * Necrophos struggles at clearing away durable illusions or summons. Meepo can overwhelm Necrophos with his many duplicates, especially in the later stages of the game.
 * Meepo's high burst damage can make it difficult for to Necrophos to stay alive, as Necrophos excels in extended fights.


 * Necrophos is reliant on his spells to be effective. Duel silences Necrophos and forces him to attack Legion Commander for an extended time.
 * Legion Commander has many tools to keep herself healthy. She also has a generous health pool and buys items to enhance her durability.


 * Diffusal Blade is a core item on Phantom Lancer. This combined with his numerous illusions allows him to rapidly deplete Necrophos' mana.


 * Chaos Knight is a hero with extremely high HP who will often purchases items to further expand his HP pool.
 * His ultimate, Phantasm, spawns illusions that deal full damage. The HP items he builds will also make his illusions difficult to destroy for Necrophos.
 * Black King Bar is a decently common item on the hero.


 * Smoke Screen is a large AoE silence that keeps a Necrophos lacking Black King Bar from retaliating against Riki.

Others

 * Heroes like Shadow Demon and Outworld Devourer, aswell as Dazzle can protect their allies from being killed by Reaper's Scythe.
 * Long disables stop Necrophos from sustaining his health. He must cast repeatedly to be a force in engagements.
 * Any Silence is a good way to stop Necrophos, as he is slow and has little offensive presence without his spells.
 * Illusions make it difficult for Necrophos to target his correctly.

Items

 * The high magic resistance given by can easily foil a  kill, and the 1.5 second delay makes it easy for an alert player to cast Glimmer Cape on an ally that is about to be Scythed.
 * Lotus Orb reflects Reaper's Scythe back to Necrophos, but Necrophos hasn't take effect from longer revive time.
 * Black King Bar for ignores damage from Reaper's Scythe.
 * Unless Necrophos purchases other single-target items like or,  will make it impossible to cast Reaper's Scythe on his own.
 * Orchid Malevolence, Bloodthorn prevents casting.
 * Scythe of Vyse not only prevents casting. It's also shutdown escaping.
 * Rod of Atos makes him who already has low mobility can't escaped.
 * Silver Edge disable Death Pulse passive. Already existing stacks still provide bonus health and mana regeneration.

Good against...

 * Even he has Linken's Sphere as core item, if his Linken's has cooldown. Necrophos will cast Reaper's Scythe before he escapes with Waveform or Strength gain.


 * His Flesh Heap and overgrowth HP rate will useless because few Pudge build Black King Bar or Linken's Sphere.


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Others

 * The guy who can't use Armlet well.
 * Naga Siren
 * Spectre
 * Non-Stunner Tanker: Bristleback, Brewmaster, Ursa, Axe.

Works well with...

 * High burst damage combined with Necrophos ultimate will take down most of heroes.


 * High burst damage combined with Necrophos ultimate will take down most of heroes.


 * The sustain and stun removal helps keep Necrophos alive longer in fights, allowing a huge damage swing from heals, damage, and massive health removal from Heartstopper Aura.


 * Not only does Necrophos help end Duel faster, they get both benefit from victory. LC gets victory points and Necrophos cuts out the enemy hero from battle for a long time.


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Others

 * Any Nuker
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List of heroes that counter Necrophos, and list of heroes that work well with Necrophos.