Earthshaker/Counters

Bad against...

 * interrupts Earthshaker's long cast animations, preventing him from using any abilities apart from Echo Slam.
 * often separate the battlefield so that both enemies and allies are unlikely to cluster.
 * allows Clockwerk to scout Earthshaker before a fight starts and potentially cancel his.
 * enables Clockwerk to catch Earthshaker before he gets a chance to initiate a fight.


 * can be used to cancel Earthshaker's.
 * if used on a fight can prevent Earthshaker from executing his combo after blinking in.


 * can be used to silence Earthshaker after he blinks in, preventing him from executing his combo.
 * does damage over time and thus disables Earthshaker's for a long time.


 * prevents Earthshaker from damaging and stunning Lifestealer.
 * is very effective against Earthshaker, because of him being a strength hero, allowing Lifestealer to heavily harass and kill him.
 * prevents Earthshaker from escaping after he initiated.
 * gives Lifestealer an easy way to escape should he get caught out by Earthshaker.


 * allows Skywrath Mage to harass Earthshaker out of lane.
 * is an instant silence that can be pre-cast onto Earthshaker to disrupt his combo, before he uses to initiate.
 * will nuke Earthshaker down while he stands in place during his long cast animations.


 * can be used to disable Earthshaker's from long range.
 * allows Sniper to harass Earthshaker in lane, and stay out of Echo Slam initiation radius.


 * will usually disable Earthshaker's prior to a teamfight, preventing him from initiating.


 * will often disable Earthshaker's before a fight starts.

Others

 * Heroes with invisibility and high mobility can jump on and focus down Earthshaker before he has a chance to initiate:, ,
 * 's can instantly put Earthshaker out of commission due to his low natural mana.
 * often stays back and counter-initiates by dropping his on Earthshaker and his allies.
 * 's s and will prevent Earthshaker from initiating or re-initiating.
 * 's will disable  over a large area.
 * 's makes Earthshaker temporarily useless.
 * Careful not to blink into 's or 's, as these field effects will instantly silence Earthshaker and prevent him from initiating.

Items

 * and significantly reduce Earthshaker's damage output.
 * prevents Earthshaker from using.

Good against...

 * Echo Slam's damage potential increases phenomenally due to Broodmother's hordes of spiderlings and spiderites.
 * Long ranged Fissures can hit Broodmother if she runs into the treeline at the edges of the map.


 * Echo Slam's damage potential increases due to Chaos Knight's illusions.


 * Fissure does a great job at interrupting immediately, especially with  and.
 * Echo Slam's damage potential increases due to the eidolons created by.


 * Echo Slam's damage potential increases due to Meepo's clones.
 * Eathshaker's AoE stuns can interrupt Meepo's cast animation


 * 's illusions increase Echo Slam's damage.


 * Treants increase Echo Slam's damage.
 * Earthshaker's AoE stuns can hit Nature's Prophet through, without having direct line of sight, in order to interrupt.


 * Phantom Lancer's many illusions increase Echo Slam's damage.

Others

 * Heroes with channeled abilities can be interrupted by a long-range Fissure: ,
 * Earthshaker's many stuns can lock down slippery heroes like in his, as well as knocking  out of his.

Works well with...

 * sets Earthshaker up for an easy Echo Slam.
 * A group of stunned enemies are ripe targets for Dark Seer's.
 * Combining and Fissure can position and re-position the enemy team to set up for strong AoE abilities.


 * sets Earthshaker up for an easy Echo Slam.
 * Earthshaker's initiation can give ample time and space for Enigma to line up a good.


 * sets Earthshaker up for an easy Echo Slam.


 * sets Earthshaker up for an easy Echo Slam.


 * sets Earthshaker up for an easy Echo Slam.


 * sets Earthshaker up for an easy Echo Slam
 * Sand King can travel underneath Fissure with.
 * pairs well with Enchant Totem for mana-effective lanepushing.

Others

 * and 's large AoE abilities can quickly clean up an enemy team after Earthshaker's initiation.

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

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