Visage/Counters

Bad against...

 * Axe can use to instantly kill a Familiar. If Axe gets an, the cooldown reduction will allow Axe to kill multiple Familiars in a short amount of time.
 * Familiars attack very quickly, causing Axe to get more procs.


 * While Timbersaw may be unable to kill the Familiars, he will take no damage from them due to.
 * Timbersaw deals mostly pure damage, the one damage type that does not protect against.
 * Visage is a slow Hero with no innate escape mechanisms. This makes it easier for Timbersaw to line up his spells.


 * Rubick can use to obtain  and get his own familiars. Visage must quickly use  or  after summoning if there is a Rubick on the enemy team.

Others

 * Heroes that attack quickly, such as or, can easily kill Familiars.
 * Heroes that deal many instances of damage, such as or, can easily break through , leaving Visage vulnerable.
 * Visage is overwhelmed by swarms of enemies, with being the only innate AoE damage available to him. This meakes him vulnerable to Heroes like, , , and.
 * Some Heroes can attack multiple Familiars at the same time, like, , and with.
 * Visage is a slow Hero with no innate escape mechanisms. Heroes with good slows and damage, like and, can kill him quickly.

Items

 * Items providing armor, like or, can protect enemies from a lot of Visage's damage. The only solution is through armor reduction like that of.
 * Items providing evasion, like or, can also protect enemies from a lot of Visage's damage. The only solution is to get a ;  will not help the Familiars.
 * will nullify, , and getting rid of some of Visage's damage and all of his control.

Good against...

 * Pudge has a very hard time killing Familiars due to his melee range and low attack speed.
 * While may easily break through, Visage shuts down Pudge's other main sources of damage:
 * Familiars can block Pudge from landing a on Visage or his allies.
 * can quickly interrupt.


 * does not affect Familiars, allowing Visage to prevent Drow from escaping even if he is affected himself.
 * can help mitigate ' slow, allowing Visage to approach Drow and disable.


 * Familiars will be able to chase Spectre through the trees when she uses, while Visage can keep blasting her with.
 * will almost never proc because Visage will always have Familiars nearby.


 * Nature's Prophet has no innate way to deal with or kill Familiars effectively.
 * Familiars can fly over the trees created by . They can also use when the Prophet is trying to use.

Others

 * Familiars will easily be able to kite Heroes with a short range or with low attack speed. For example, and  have a very hard time killing familiars.
 * can easily interrupt Heroes with long channeling spells, like, , , or.
 * Heroes that deal few, powerful instances of damage, like, , or , have a hard time breaking through.
 * Visage can quickly kill Heroes with low to medium base armor and no innate escape mechanism. Examples include, and.

Works well with...

 * The active component of gives Visage's Familiars a huge damage boost that scales well.


 * In combination with, Visage's Familiars will do an incredible amount of damage.


 * Lifestealer can Visage's Familiars.


 * In combination with Beastmaster's summons and, Visage's Familiars can become very powerful.

Others

 * Familiars' extremely low base attack time makes them very potent with buffs like 's, 's , and 's.
 * 's is a very effective heal on Visage when his  is active.
 * Visage is great at picking off enemy Heroes, so he works well with other pick-off focused Heroes, like or.
 * Visage works well with Heroes who tend to buy items like or  because his Familiars benefit from the aura or active component.

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