Keeper of the Light/Counters

Bad against...

 * allows Anti-Mage to easily stay with Keeper of the Light, due to his complete lack of mobility.
 * blocks a big part of Keeper of the Light's damage.
 * is strong against Keeper of the Light because of his big mana pool, that he quickly replenishes in team-fights.


 * is very effective against Keeper of the Light's mainly magical damage.
 * allows Huskar to jump and quickly kill Keeper of the Light.


 * can dispelthe blind from Blinding Light from a hero.
 * can be used to instantly take Keeper of the Light out of a team-fight.


 * allows him to dispel Blinding Light from himself.
 * allows him to slow and kill Keeper of the Light.


 * prevents Keeper of the Light from using his spells to keep his team alive during team-fights.
 * is very strong against Keeper of the Light, who relies on is being daytime to be effective.


 * is strong against Keeper of the Light due to his high mana pool.
 * can be used to reflect Illuminate damage and stun Keeper of the Light.
 * allows Nyx Assassin to follow Keeper of the Light around if he tries to split-push.

Others

 * Heroes with blinks or similar abilities:, , , , …
 * Heroes with dispels:, , , …
 * Heroes that can jump and kill him:, , , …

Items

 * can reflect Keeper of the Light's damage back to him.
 * can dispel Blinding Light.
 * can dispel Blinding Light.
 * blocks all of Keeper of the Light's abilities.

Good against...

 * For the same reason as Timbersaw, the already low mana pool Earth Spirit needs a lot of mana for his spells.


 * Blinding Light can knock Monkey King outside of his ultimate, Wukong's Command or can generally blind him effectively. Aghanim's Scepter also gives him unobstructed vision during daytime, which is very important against Monkey King.


 * Mana Drain can take advantage of Wraith King's high ability cost and shallow mana pool, preventing him from using Wraithfire Blast and Reincarnate.
 * Wraith King's poor mobility makes him vulnerable to Illuminate.
 * Blinding Light can reduce his damage output as well as his already abysmal movement speed.

Others

 * Mana reliant heroes with natural mana problems:, , , …
 * Melee carries during the laning phase:, , …
 * Heroes that rely on mobility:, , , …

Works well with...

 * In the laning statge, Chakra Magic can sustain Lina's mana pool and reduce cooldowns of and.
 * Lina's long attack range can still land on enemies being pushed back by Blinding Light.


 * In the laning stage, Chakra Magic can sustain Luna's mana pool and reduces 's cooldown to almost zero, a reliable harassing tool.


 * and are good setups for Illuminate.

Others

 * Heroes with mana problems:, , …
 * Heroes with abilities that profit from a shorter cooldown:, , , …
 * Frontliners that profit from the Illuminate heal:, , , …

List of heroes that counter Keeper of the Light, and list of heroes that work well with Keeper of the Light.

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