Slardar/Counters

Bad against...

 * applies a basic dispel that purges.
 * is able to purge off Slardar's and  stun/slow from any allies Oracle chooses to cast it on.
 * can also be cast on Slardar to prevent him from proccing his.


 * Abaddon can cast on any of his allies to immediately purge  and/or the stun and the slow components of.
 * All of Slardar's debuffs are also removed if Abaddon's triggers.


 * Phantom Lancer has a low cooldown basic dispel from, making it hard to keep on him. Can also build  and.
 * Slardar does not do well against illusions and has a low mana pool, making Phantom Lancer with annoying, to say the least.
 * means you can't away from his illusions either, forcing you to Blink,  or get your  cancelled.


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Others

 * cares less than other heroes about armor reduction, since blocks 60% of all damage without taking armor/magic resistance into consideration. This makes 60% of your  ineffective until Medusa's mana is drained.
 * Slardar relies on initiation, so any illusion-based hero (especially with ) can scout you out and/or cancel your blink.
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Items

 * ,, , can reduce the value of your  with constant misses and can be hard for Slardar to itemize against, requiring ,  or both. Also true for his allies that want to take advantage of the armor reduction.
 * and can be a pain to deal with until Slardar gets a.
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Good against...

 * Invisible and weak but except he is smart to purge himself with Diffusal Blade.


 * Clinkz is fragile and relies on invisibility. Amplifying the damage Clinkz takes gives a huge disadvantage for his allies. Also, Clinkz aren't build Diffusal Blade to purge himself and if he purged, it'll remove invisibility.


 * Same as Clinkz


 * Glass cannon, invisible escape.


 * Glass cannon, a usual shadowblade builder

Others

 * Invoker
 * Nyx Assassin
 * Slark
 * Crystal Maiden

Works well with...

 * Amplify damage significantly increases the damage from Jinda.


 * Double armor reduction leads to the enemy having little to no armor in lane.


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Others

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