Drow Ranger/Counters

Bad against...

 * could be used to close the distance within Drow Ranger, hindering her Marksmanship bonus.
 * Faceless Void could lock down Drow Ranger with before she has the chance to retaliate due to her low health pool.


 * along with allows Tinker to quickly burst down Drow Ranger due to her low health.
 * lets Tinker out-range Drow Ranger and hit her in the backline of a teamfight.


 * along with allows Arc Warden to quickly burst down Drow Ranger due to her low health.
 * However, Drow Ranger can bypass 's evasion bonus thanks to Marksmanship.


 * and keep Drow Ranger down and preventing her from running away.
 * also lets Tusk get to Drow Ranger and stop her Marksmanship bonus. It can also be to save allies affected by Gust.
 * allows Tusk to slow her down and land a killing blow on her.
 * slows Drow Ranger and deals a huge amount of damage to her, due to her low health (and low armor without Marksmanship, since Tusk can quickly close the gap to Drow Ranger).


 * forces Drow Ranger to attack Axe up close, disabling her Marksmanship bonus.
 * occurs more often with Drow Ranger's high attack speed.
 * is a dangerous ability against a low health hero like Drow Ranger.


 * lets Clockwerk close the gap to Drow Ranger, disabling her Marksmanship bonus.
 * and keep Drow Ranger from escaping.
 * Power Cogs and Battery Assault also keep Drow Ranger close, nullifying Marksmanship.


 * will disable Drow Ranger's Marksmanship, along with he can keep her locked for enough time to be killed.


 * closes the distance between Huskar and Drow Ranger, dealing large amounts of damage and disabling Marksmanship.
 * and allow Huskar to beat Drow Ranger directly and pile on damage.


 * allows Lycan to get close and disable Marksmanship.
 * Shapeshift also makes him immune to slows like Drow Ranger's Frost Arrows.


 * Nyx Assassin has a lot of burst damage from his, , , and the bonus damage from . All of this damage is enough to kill Drow Ranger.
 * Nyx Assassin is usually invisible most of the time thanks to his ability, which allows him to gank Drow Ranger easily.


 * In team fights, renders Drow Ranger's physical damage useless, and Drow Ranger has no way to purge it.


 * lets Phantom Lancer get close quickly and disable Marksmanship.
 * One of Phantom Lancer's core items (Manta Style) can dispel Gust.


 * brings Drow Ranger to Pudge, disabling Marksmanship and dealing a huge amount of damage when combined with and.
 * keeps Pudge close to Drow Ranger, continuously disabling Marksmanship.


 * saps Drow Ranger's high attack damage.
 * & keeps Razor close to Drow Ranger, continuously disabling Marksmanship.


 * gets Riki close to Drow Ranger and disable Marksmanship.
 * lets Riki stay close to Drow Ranger without her noticing, disabling Marksmanship.


 * A well-timed can dispel Frost Arrows and Gust, letting Slark engage and escape freely.
 * lets Slark quickly close the gap and deal heavy damage without giving Drow Ranger a chance to retaliate.
 * counteracts Frost Arrows' slow, letting Slark easily pin Drow Ranger down or flee.

Others

 * Generally, heroes that can close the gap on Drow Ranger to cancel her Marksmanship such as, , and are effective at limiting her power and bursting her down.
 * Heroes who outrange Drow Ranger such as,.

Items

 * allows for heroes to close the gap on Drow Ranger and cancel her Marksmanship.
 * punishes Drow Ranger's high attack damage and attack speed by returning her damage.
 * prevents silence from Gust.
 * disarms Drow Ranger, shutting off her only damage source.
 * dispels the silence from Gust.
 * dispels the silence from Gust.
 * 's large cast range makes gap-closing a lot easier.
 * lets heroes easily ambush Drow Ranger from close range. Its upgrade,, can also break Marksmanship.

Good against...

 * Drow Ranger can use Gust to push back Juggernaut before he can get in range to use or.


 * None of Anti-Mage's skills are that effective against Drow Ranger. Gust prevents him from ing in or out, is totally useless against Drow's physical damage, and as she usually doesn't have a high mana pool,  and  don't do much either.
 * Be careful however that Anti-Mage may eventually farm enough to Blink on top of you and kill you straight away, considering you have no natural tools to escape from him.


 * A well-timed Gust will prevent Weaver from escaping, and a silenced Weaver usually dies very quickly.
 * Precision Aura easily removes beetles or counteracted by /.


 * Gust prevents Mirana from escaping away from and  before she builds defensive items.
 * On the other hand, Mirana can Leap or close the gap with Moonlight Shadow to disable Drow Ranger's Marksmanship bonus.


 * A well-timed Gust will prevent Rubick from casting abilities from, and his lack of capabilities and low health pool usually dies very quickly.
 * Drow Ranger can dispel 's reduction debuff with.

Others

 * Heroes with low health and armor are especially vulnerable to Marksmanship's high damage output:,.
 * Heroes reliant on abilities to output damage or escape can be shut down by Gust:.
 * Drow Ranger can easily lock down supports with Gust's silence and Frost Arrows' slow if they have not farmed defensive items such as or.
 * Summons and illusions can be countered by splash from, or and its upgrade.

Works well with...

 * Medusa being a right click agility carry, her ranged capabilities synergize well with Marksmanship.
 * helps Drow Ranger dish out her Marksmanship damage in teamfights.
 * However, both Medusa and Drow Ranger are incredibly farm heavy cores. Some matchups will shut you down completely.


 * Amassing many auras can supercharge your hero lineup. is one such aura.
 * can save Drow Ranger, who is generally a squishy core.
 * Maxing gives -6 armor on foes, supercharging your attacks even more.

Others

 * In general, any ranged hero who need/benefit from agility will work well with Drow Ranger. Examples include:, , , , , etc.
 * Any hero that can be a front-liner and have long disable to allow her output damage with Multishot and attacks -, , etc.

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

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