Enigma/Counters

Bad against...

 * 's stun cannot be blocked by anything at all, and during his channeling, Enigma is a sitting duck for Clockwerk.
 * Enigma is a hero with no mobility and low health, which is Clockwerk's natural target as he can constantly keep himself on top of Enigma with, isolate him with , and track him down before he can cast anything with.


 * Medusa's can make quick work of Enigma's eidolons, taking advantage of their considerable bounty.
 * If Medusa activates at the start of a fight, it can make initiating — and landing an effective Black Hole — exceedingly difficult.
 * is especially dangerous for Enigma, who is likely to be hit by the higher-damage latter bounces (due either to eidolons or standing in the back line) and is relatively mana dependent to execute a strong initiation.


 * Pudge can use to cancel Black Hole, even through.
 * Enigma is prone to ganks, and Pudge excels at that.


 * has a longer range than the AoE of Black Hole for the purposes of cancelling it.
 * All of Enigma's spells are useful to.
 * is useful for interrupting channeling spells or long cast animations.
 * can be used to push or counter-push a lane.
 * is useful to block an area or for team fights.
 * is very easy to steal, as it is a channeled ability. It's also one of the best ultimate abilities for team fights, and it can easily turn the fight around for the enemy team.


 * forcefully cancels Black Hole, even through and.


 * extends Sniper's attack range, allowing him to position himself safely behind his team, making it difficult to catch him with Black Hole. An unattended Sniper can quickly kill a channeling Enigma (often from higher ground) to rout an otherwise strong initiation.


 * and may ruin Enigma's initiation with Blink Dagger.
 * and reflect the damage of Midnight Pulse and Black Hole back to Enigma.


 * Using with proper timing, Storm Spirit can protect himself from Malefice's instances, disjoint Demonic Conversion's attack projectiles, get out of Midnight Pulse's radius or even dodge a Black Hole.
 * At any time that Enigma isn't with his team, Storm Spirit can engage and bully him with his higher mobility and dueling potential. However, after getting Black King Bar, Enigma might turn the tables with his full combo and likely kill Storm if the latter is not careful enough.
 * Storm can also kill all of Demonic Conversion's Eidolons pretty quickly without risking much. This will slow down Enigma's farming speed, award Storm some gold and prevent Enigma from split-pushing effectively at late game with his Eidolons and the according talents at level 20 and 25.


 * Vengeful Spirit can interrupt Black Hole channeling through by using  from a safe distance away.
 * On level 25 Vengeful Spirit can take a talent that makes her pierce spell immunity, allowing her to cancel Black Hole through.


 * 's spell immunity piercing stun can stop Black Hole's channeling. Due to this ability's large AoE, it can be cast at a safe distance from the Black Hole.


 * , when directly targeted on Enigma, can go through . Not only can it be used to stop Black Hole, but it also turns his entire team against him, killing him nearly instantly.
 * can be targeted on an Eidolon, killing off other Eidolons and other heroes as well.


 * Zeus may break with his long range abilities and global range ultimate,.
 * has a long range and a mini-stun, providing a way for him to cancel Black Hole from safe distances before Enigma has a.
 * Zeus' upgraded ability  has a global range and mini-stun, making it an even more effective way to cancel Black Hole before Engima has a.
 * Zeus is typically able to position himself at a safe distance from the fight, making him a difficult target to capture in a Black Hole.

Others

 * Enigma is fragile, and lacks escapes, being dependent on for mobility. Ganking Heroes or Heroes with burst damage will likely kill him before he can do anything. Such Heroes include:, , , , , etc.
 * Enigma's left level 25 talent (increasing the Eidolon count from three to eleven) powers up 's.
 * Long ranged disables, especially those that pierce spell immunity, cancel Black Hole:, ,

Items

 * 's damage per second might not allow Enigma to use Blink Dagger to initiate.
 * 's active stun pierces spell immunity buffs. However, it has a very short range, requiring the user to go near Enigma in order to cancel Black Hole, and approaching Enigma carelessly might be suicide.
 * can be used as a longer ranged method to cancel Black Hole provided Enigma hasn't activated a.

Good against...

 * A split-pushing Anti-Mage that hides in trees often can be revealed with Midnight Pulse.
 * Enigma's pure damage goes through Anti-Mage's high magic resistance from.


 * The area of effect damage from Midnight Pulse and Black Hole help deal with 's illusions.


 * Heroes under can be still damaged from the pure damage of Black Hole and Midnight Pulse.


 * Malefice will cause Monkey King to struggle using some of his abilities, as its periodic damage and stun disables/interrupts some of the King's abilities (,.
 * Midnight Pulse also destroys trees in a wide radius, stunning Monkey King if he happened to be on a tree in the radius.


 * Lacking any stun and being heavily dependent on his physical attacks and spell immunity, he is not able to stop Black Hole, as coming close to it would be suicide.
 * Enigma's abilities, with exception of Malefice, go through spell immunity and deal pure damage (and percentage-based damage in Midnight Pulse's case), putting Lifestealer in a tricky situation.


 * She will be not able to cast her ultimate while under Malefice's debuff.

Others

 * Enigma deals pure damage based on enemies' health, so the effective HP is never a problem for him. He completely ignores defensive abilities like, , , and others. Heroes with stacking health will also be worthless against him.
 * Channeling Heroes or Heroes with long cast points will find themselves useless when under the effects of Malefice, as its periodic stun will interrupt them when casting. This includes such:, , , and others.
 * In general, Enigma fares well against any Hero when played correctly and cautious, as his abilities works on any kind of Hero and his primary function is to start a team fight.

Works well with...

 * can taunt enemies to stand and attack Axe, as Enigma closes in for a combo.


 * Black hole combining with can deal huge damages at full duration


 * Dark Seer's Vacuum allows him to suck more heroes into the black hole. Furthermore, his Wall of Replica can deal good damage on people caught in Black Hole, and allows the illusions to attack the enemy heroes without restraint. Surge also allows Enigma to initiate more easily, and Ion Shell can deal good damage on people stuck in Black Hole.


 * will make Enigma nearly unstoppable to land a combo and force a retreat.


 * A well placed will simply shatters any hope of leaving a Black Hole combo alive ever.


 * can gather around a targets at the Enigma's feet without him even trying. One of the best targets to buff with a Bottle caught rune.


 * Naga Siren can initiate the war by locking someone with and make enemies focused on her, a perfect situation for Enigma.
 * If Naga Siren is heavily wounded after ganked, a well timed can caught multiple enemies who ganked her up to 7 seconds, giving enough time for Enigma to arrive at the scene and set his Midnight Pulse and prepare for Black Hole. And if Naga Siren has, she can completely turn the tide of the battle.


 * The Devourer will have a nice time stealing intelligence while enemies are being sucked to the void and, then, cast a deadly.
 * is useful to saving allies and the hidden time will be enough to use a Blink Dagger has it been deactived while taking damage or if the cooldown is nearly refreshed.


 * If Phoenix's sun is used in conjunction with a multi-hero black hole it results in devastating damage with a stun after the duration of the black hole.


 * After a good, Enigma can initiate and Sand King can place itself with for a massive hit.


 * can protect Enigma against burst attacks and allow him to recover from nukes as easy.
 * Treant's can disable an entire team on a team fight. Effects will be more devastating if


 * Warlock's Fatal bonds used in conjuction with Enigma's Black Hole and Midnight Pulse can deal devastating amounts of pure damage to the enemy team, Warlock's Upheaval makes a really difficult task to scape from Midnight Pulse Damage, also Chaotic Offering can be used to easily land a Black Hole.


 * While Enigma holds the enemy team in place, Witch Doctor can use his Death Ward to do a lot of damage, especially if upgraded by Aghanim's Scepter

Others

 * Some heroes might make it easier to put out an initiation:, , etc.
 * Any carry, especially melee, will have time to wipe the enemies while they're being sucked into the void:, , , , etc.
 * Any heroes that require the enemy to stand still to deal damage, for example, etc.

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

Enigma/Противостоящие