Slark/Counters

Bad against...

 * Bloodseeker's makes Slark visible while at low health, cancelling out 's passive. Additionally,  cannot be purged by, and using  while affected by it will cause you to take damage.

Anti-Mage is the most solid counter to Slark, because he can take advantage of each and every one of his weaknesses.
 * During, Slark cannot be hit by targeted spells. However, both and  are not targeted, and can still hit Slark. Additionally,  can only remove one.
 * Slark is a heavy mana reliant hero, who doesn't build mana regen items. Anti-Mage can drain all of his mana with Mana Break, and leave him vulnerable to disables, while also shutting down his escape with Pounce and Shadow Blade
 * Anti-Mage's high magical damage resistance makes Slark's nukes deal minimal damage. Slark relies on his burst damage to snowball onto lategame.
 * If Slark pounces onto Anti-Mage, he can just blink away to safety. Slark relies heavily on staying onto targets to gain Essence Shift stacks. Anti-Mage will only fight a Slark when he knows he can take him down.
 * Slark's item builds revolves around Stat Items, like Eye Of Skadi and Silver Edge, which give Slark a large mana pool. After draining his mana, Anti-Mage can then cast Mana Void to deal heavy damage and instantly kill him.


 * Both and  can hit Slark during, the latter requiring a unit nearby for the ability to be cast on. Additionally, Slark has very low health in the early game, making him susceptible to the burst from.


 * Axe's forces Slark to attack him, even during . This can be effective as both  and  are not targeted, the latter dealing pure damage which Slark is weak against. Finally,  can finish off a low health Slark.

Good against...

 * Slark's rips through  charges. Additionally, Slark can  and still damage Templar Assassin while she is stealthed, since she is unable to move during.


 * Slark's can purge the  debuff. Additionally, Bounty Hunter's low health makes him weak to Slark's damage.


 * Slark is not revealed by and also does not take the percent damage from  while under the effect of.


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