Puck/Counters

Bad against...
Nyx Assassin can take advantage of every one of Puck's weaknesses.
 * Because is such a slow moving projectile, Nyx Assassin can simply walk into the orb and activate, stunning Puck and setting up an easy . This can be circumvented by using  while the orb is traveling, however, that means that Puck cannot use Phase Shift to dodge any other skill nor use it to safely blink away from a fight.
 * Puck is an intelligence hero that likes to build intelligence items such as, , and . This makes that much more deadly against Puck.
 * An ill-timed can easily set himself up to be stunned by.
 * Pucks low base armor and below average agility gain means he is always susceptible to.


 * None of Puck's abilities have any damage-over-time components, meaning that is a valuable form of defense against Puck's lane harassment.
 * deals pure damage and spills over instantly. Puck cannot reliably dodge the damage with.


 * A Lycan with will always run down Puck and kill him very quickly due to his low armor.


 * Unless Puck is facing the direction he wants to blink while in, the and  combo will consistently tick many times per second, and with Puck's low turn rate, he'll often find himself a sitting duck.


 * Wraith King's Wraithfire Blast can stun puck for a while before he can jaunt out of the battlefield but he can still shift. Also, Wraith King has a lot of passive skills which Puck cannot silence.


 * Hard lockdown such as Chronosphere can end a Puck's life quick, and as the type of hero that will be spamming spells, Time Dilation counters Puck very effectively.

Others

 * Riki
 * Arc Warden
 * Silencer

Items

 * None of Puck's spells pierce Black King Bar except for Aghanim's Dream Coil, so this item is extremely effective at shutting down this hero.
 * A Scythe of Vyse is also a good counter, as without the ability to Phase Shift, the hex duration is often more than enough time to kill Puck.
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Good against...

 * All of Puck's skills are AOE magic damage, which focuses on Terrorblade's low HP pool and ignores his armor, Dream Coil can keep the real one in place, and Waning Rift doesn't allow him to cast Sunder at low HP.


 * While Frostbite will disallow Phase Shift from being cast, you can still Jaunt normally, and Puck has both Waning Rift and Dream Coil available to stop the Freezing Field channel, regardless of whether or not Crystal Maiden has a Glimmer Cape.


 * Mirana's spells are one shot skills. Puck can easily shift out of them. If Puck casts either Waning Rift or Dream Coil in the area, Mirana cannot run away.


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Works well with...

 * A Dream Coil initiation can keep multiple targets in AoE to lead into a Black Hole and Midnight Pulse combo, further leading to lock down and heavy damage initiation.


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Others

 * Pretty much any hero with a powerful AOE spell or ultimate that requires lockdown to reach its full potential likes having a Puck on their team as Dream Coil is extremely powerful at setting up kills in such a situation.
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List of heroes that counter Puck, and list of heroes that work well with Puck.