Night Stalker/Counters

Bad against...

 * Meepo's clones are very helpful in stopping Night Stalker from chasing a low health Meepo, as they can ensnare him and slow him down heavily. On top of that, Meepo has enough burst damage to even kill Night Stalker while stopping him.


 * Reason


 * Reason


 * Mirror Image can be annoying since Night Stalker cannot withstand fighting Illusions. If he's unable to tell which Naga is real it makes it very difficult to land his nuke. She can also Ensnare him, thus giving her teammates the chance to kill.


 * Tidehunter's Anchor Smash and Gush would decrease his mobility and Attack Damage when attacking head-on or ganking.

Others

 * Dragon Knight
 * Underlord
 * Broodmother
 * Oracle
 * Legion Commander
 * Sven

Items

 * Diffusal Blade's Purge can dispel Nightstalker's silence and slow. Nightstalker's main ganking strength lies in his heavy slow and long-lasting silence. Without them, he has little to prevent enemies from escaping.
 * Lotus orb sends Slow and Silence back to Balanar.
 * Manta Style purges debuff that's come from Balanar
 * Linken's Sphere prevents Slow or Silence once.

Good against...

 * With Aghanim's Scepter and a Gem of True Sight, Night Stalker can get the drop on Treant Protector before he does the same to Nightstalker's team.
 * The long silence at night prevents Clinkz and Bounty Hunter from escaping with their invisibility spells. They also have really low base health, so that Nightstalker can usually kill them alone during one cast of Crippling Fear at night.


 * Balanar has a small mana pool, so he a Mana Void against him is usually very uneffective. He also only needs to cast 2 spells at the beginning, so the missing mana does not hinder Nighstalker much.
 * Crippling Fear also prevents Anti-Mage from escaping with his blink, allowing Nightstalker and his allies to kill him off.

Others

 * Nightstalker is a natural ganker, so most position 5 supports are easy targets for him, like, , , etc. They have low health and can do nothing to defend themselves while silenced.
 * Although Slark can dispel Nightstalker's slow and silence, Nightstalkers great night vision allows him to deactivate the passive speed and regen bonus from Shadow Dance more reliably. A well timed silence can also cause a quick death for Slark, since he does rely on his spells a lot.
 * Keeper of the Light's Aghanim's Scepter upgrade loses much of its power, due to Nightstalker being able reduce the amount of day time by a lot.

Works well with...

 * Reason


 * Reason


 * Reason


 * Reason


 * Reason

Others

 * Storm Spirit
 * Phoenix
 * Nyx Assassin

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