Sven/Counters

Bad against...

 * greatly limits Sven's positioning, potentially wasting the duration of in a teamfight.
 * makes it hard for Sven to fight Clockwerk in his.
 * Clockwerk's forces Sven to avoid attacking while inside, effectively rendering him useless for a few seconds.


 * Pugna can save allies with both healing or by making them ethereal but needs to be careful of Sven's purge.


 * saps Sven's insane attack damage, and goes through.


 * can heal allies while dealing pure damage to Sven.
 * can remove Storm Hammer's debuff immediately or make it a very mediocre stun.
 * negate's Sven's massive damage during God's Strength.
 * It should also be noted Sven can remove Omniknights active spells with.


 * 's blind makes Sven nearly useless in the early game and allows Troll Warlord to take him on comfortably.
 * will mean Sven will never take Troll out in a 1vs1 with equal farm.


 * Sven has no easy way to burn charges and needs help from teammates to kill TA successfully.


 * saves any ally Sven initiates on and wastes the duration of God's Strength in team fights.
 * can be devastating to Sven's team, as his massive damage can take out a teammate before there is much time to react.


 * helps Wraith King outlast Sven in fights, and wastes the duration of God's Strength.
 * 's low cooldown allows Wraith King to stun Sven several times in a team fight.

Others

 * Sven is very vulnerable to chain stun such as, or.
 * Heroes who thrive on teamfights can be a problem such as, , ...
 * Heroes who can fight back easily are not ideal matchups for Sven, such as as mentioned above,  and.
 * Heroes that can prevent Sven from farming are very strong against him. Such as and  with their respective invisibility.
 * Heroes who can take advantage of Gods Strength being on cooldown are also not great matchups, such as, and.
 * In general, any hero that can stun, root or slow will give Sven a difficult time in teamfights.
 * 's AoE blind can keep Sven from landing hits.

Items

 * and are used to escape Sven, also can save allies from Storm Hammer.
 * disjoints Storm Hammer in quick hands.
 * and allow for great control of the Sven. As a strength hero Sven seldom builds.
 * neuters Sven's main damage source during a teamfight.
 * roots the Sven to the ground making him an easy target.
 * reflects Sven's massive damage, recommended for beefy heroes or in combination with.
 * disables Sven completely.
 * negates Sven's initiations with Storm Hammer.
 * make Sven miss attacks without.
 * disables Sven even with spell immunity.
 * reflects Storm Hammer.

Good against...

 * Anti-Mage is fairly fragile, and cannot stand against Sven in a prolonged fight.
 * Sven's and low base mana protects against.
 * Great Cleave destroys the illusions from Anti-Mage's.
 * Although Sven should be careful as a well-timed can block and reflect Storm Hammer.


 * Great Cleave clears Spiderlings quickly to increase gold income.
 * Warcry shields Sven and his allies against Broodmother and her Spiderlings.


 * Great Cleave is very effective against Chaos Knight's illusions.
 * Storm Hammer's radius can catch all of Chaos Knight's illusions at once, especially after.
 * Warcry shields Sven and his teammates against Chaos Knight's burst physical damage.


 * Great Cleave quickly destroys Chen's creeps in team fights, before they have a chance to do much.


 * God's Strength allows Sven to take down Death Prophet quickly, reducing the damage dealt over time from.
 * Warcry's shield is very useful for Sven and his teammates against, which deals physical damage.


 * generally does not impede Sven in any way, provided he has activated God's Strength beforehand.


 * allows Sven to tank the damage from due to its high armour.
 * However provides spell immunity which blocks the stun from.


 * Great Cleave will devastate Meepo's clones. Against a closely packed group, Sven does not even need to target the clone with the lowest health.


 * Warcry's shields protects Sven and his teammates from.
 * With, Sven will be able to protect himself from most of Pangolier's skills.


 * Great Cleave and God's Strength cuts through Phantom Lancer's illusions in no time.
 * Storm Hammer's AoE stun will hit Phantom Lancer and his illusions.


 * Past the early game, Sniper is an easy target for Sven to jump on with.
 * Sven's high armour and health pool makes it difficult for Sniper to focus, as his main source of damage is his right click.
 * Sniper is very squishy, and will not stand a chance against Sven head on.


 * and will never be enough damage to take out Sven in a clean way.
 * Tiny is very slow with low armour growth and does not buy items to sustain Sven's damage output.


 * With God's Strength, Warlock Golem goes down in a matter of seconds. The two weaker golems granted by will fare worse due to Great Cleave hitting both.
 * Storm Hammer upgraded with dispels.

Others

 * Late game heroes are Sven's favourite kind of opponent, such as, and.
 * Heroes who depends on illusions and summons:, , will struggle against Great Cleave.
 * Heroes who cannot prevent Sven from killing towers will often struggle from a small map very early, such as, and.
 * Strong laners are usually at a disadvantage because of how well Sven can jungle. Heroes such as . and  may find that later Sven takes care of them very quickly after some jungle farming.
 * Heroes who cannot prevent Sven from killing supports will always be at a disadvantage in fights such as, and.
 * Fragile supports who die in a few hits against Sven's high physical damage:, ,.

Items

 * 's illusions will be cleared quickly by Great Cleave.
 * will make items such as and  not ideal.

Works well with...

 * Crystal Maiden's and numerous slows make it easy for Sven to catch up to enemies.
 * helps to compensate for Sven's low manapool.


 * A and Storm Hammer combo can stun the whole enemy team with good cooperation.


 * A well positioned could result in a team wipe for Sven's team, due to the AoE damage from Storm Hammer and Great Cleave.


 * and sets Sven up for easy ganks anywhere on the map. This is effective against single targets because Sven can burst them down without being disabled by the enemy's teammates.
 * makes Sven hit faster, increasing his damage output. The damage reduction, combined with Warcry, will make Sven tough to kill.


 * and gives Sven plenty of time to beat down the enemy.


 * gives Sven additional cleave and damage.
 * A well-positioned allows Sven to devastate multiple opponents with God's Strength and Great Cleave. He can also prolong the disable with Storm Hammer.


 * and dispels most disables, making Sven unstoppable in teamfights.


 * and gives Sven plenty of time to destroy the enemy.

Others

 * Heroes with lengthy stuns or roots will synergize well with Sven.
 * Heroes with little armour but high health will benefit most from Warcry, becoming much more resilient:, ,.

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

Sven/Противостоящие 斯温/克制