Lina/Counters

Bad against...

 * allows Anti-Mage to get on top of Lina and deal damage with his.
 * makes Anti-Mage tanky against Lina's heavy magic damage.
 * A well-timed Counterspell can block and reflect Laguna Blade.
 * is very strong against Lina, who has a high mana pool and quickly depletes it during fights.


 * will easily backtrack Lina's burst damage (especially Laguna Blade) if not timed correctly.
 * During, squishy heroes like Lina will be main target of Faceless Void in his ultimate.


 * protects Lifestealer from all of Lina's abilities (except an upgraded Laguna Blade).
 * is great to keep Lina in place because she has no abilities to help her escape.


 * does tons of damage against Lina because of her high intelligence.
 * The mana burn from also prevents Lina from casting her full combo.
 * can easily be used to counter Lina's abilities because of their long cast animation, and could probably kill Lina outright if Laguna Blade is reflected.


 * can be used to easily dodge Light Strike Array if timed correctly.
 * Phantom Lancer can quickly deplete Lina's mana pool with his illusions and deal massive damage from it simultaneously since Phantom Lancer is a natural carrier.


 * discourages Lina from using her abilities, preventing her from building up Fiery Soul stacks.
 * and are great against Lina for the same reason, as well as interrupting her combos and preventing her from casting spells.


 * can be cast during the cast animation of Light Strike Array and dispel its stun.
 * allows Slark to close the gap to Lina.
 * prevents Lina from killing Slark with her Laguna Blade when his HP gets low.


 * and allow Spectre to get close to Lina.
 * is very strong against Lina, who's usually a bit isolated in fights because of her high attack and cast range.
 * can mitigate a good portion of Lina's burst damage, allowing Spectre to turn on her afterwards.


 * Sven has a high health pool and is a natural holder and is very hard to kill for Lina.
 * Sven also has high physical damage, making it easy for him to burst her down.


 * Outlanes Lina on the center line thanks to her own, which is why the advantage of Lina's long-range attacks become turned against her
 * Closes from Lina's magic attacks with her own, which is why Lina can't make her combination: , , and kill Templar Assassin quickly


 * prevents buildup of Fiery Soul stacks.
 * provides magic resistance against Lina's spells.
 * and can burn away Lina's small health pool.

Others

 * Heroes with abilities that can pull Lina out of position can easily bring her to their team mates, like with,  with  and  with.
 * Heroes that can close the gap can easily chase her down, such as with  and  with.
 * Heroes with spell immunity until Lina takes Laguna Blade damage is pure and pierces spell immunity talent, like with  and  with.

Items

 * can keepit's owner alive against Lina's magic burst damage in the early game.
 * prevents Lina from using her abilities to kill enemy heroes, and outside from Laguna Blade damage is pure and pierces spell immunity talent, she has almost no other ways to counter it.
 * can be used to dodge Lina's abilities. However, an ill-timed use of it can make it's owner an easy target for Light Strike Array.
 * can be used to reflect Lina's burst damage back to her.
 * and will greatly weaken Lina's mostly magical damage output.
 * will block Laguna Blade, forcing Lina to waste an disable from an item to put it on a cooldown.
 * will reflect Laguna Blade back at Lina if she impulsively tries to use it on a hero affected by it.

Good against...

 * Lina builds (and upgrades it into a ), which makes it hard for Ancient Apparition to land his abilities.
 * Laguna Blade can kill Ancient Apparition easily due to his low health pool and lack of mobility.


 * Lina's high damage burst from, and  can easily kill Chen's allies or Chen himself before he can use.


 * Lina's damage burst can quickly kill Clinkz before he saves them with.
 * Fiery Soul attack speed bonus removes easily in all stages of the game.


 * Being a hero with low health and abysmal mobility, Lina can nuke her down easily.
 * Since Crystal Maiden's is a channeled ability, Lina can use her Light Strike Array to cancel it easily.


 * Laguna Blade can kill Dazzle quickly before he casts.


 * Enchantress has pitiful health, and cannot tank Lina's heavy magic damage.
 * is decently countered by Fiery Soul, exposing Enchantress' weakness to physical damage due to her low armor.
 * Lina is decent at clearing creeps and can kill Enchantress' creeps quickly.


 * Light Strike Array catches Meepo and his clones if he tried to gank Lina with &.
 * Laguna Blade can quickly kill Meepo and his clones before they escape with.


 * does little good against Dragon Slave and Light Strike Array.
 * Lina's damage burst can quickly kill Mirana's teammates before she saves them with.


 * Light Strike Array catches Morphling while he jumps in from and also prevents Morphling from using his abilities.
 * Laguna Blade can kill Morphling quickly before he shifts into.


 * Laguna Blade deals amplified magical damage (pure from ) to Necrophos when he is under the effects of.


 * is one of the best tools to kill Phantom Assassin before she can do anything in early-to-mid game due to its high magical (pure with damage is Pure and pierces Spell Immunity talent) burst damage.
 * offers no protection against Lina's abilities. Likewise, Lina can counter 's evasion by buying either or.
 * Lina just has to be careful about from  and, as  can deal pure damage to Lina and disable  awhile  can deal serious damage to her even if she is spell immune, which may force Lina to buy  to deal with Phantom Assassin.


 * Pudge has low armor and mobility, making him suspectible to her physical attacks (if Lina is the carry).
 * Because is a channeled ability, it can be canceled through Light Strike Array within a distance.


 * Outlanes Shadow Fiend on the central line, due to the fact that Lina's attack range exceeds the range of Shadow Fiend, which makes it difficult for him to fend off her attacks and approach creeps, thus Lina has more level and gold
 * Defeats Shadow Fiend` from Burst with a combination of skills:, , , Shadow Fiend does not have a large pool of health before buying an item: , which is why Lina's strong magic damage is enough to kill him quickly


 * is one of the best tools to kill Terrorblade before he can use due to its high magical (pure with  damage is Pure and pierces Spell Immunity talent) burst damage.
 * and allows Lina to clear Terrorblade's illusions from both, Conjure Image and.


 * Light Strike Array and Dragon Slave allows Lina to destroy trees, countering and.
 * Lina has many tools to remove 's protection.


 * Venomancer has low health, which makes him vulnerable to Lina's heavy magic damage.
 * Fiery Soul attack speed bonus removes s easily in all stages of the game.

Others

 * Heroes who have low health, armor and mobility are vulnerable to Lina's high damage.
 * Heroes who have channeled abilities can be stunned by Light Strike Array, like with  and 's.
 * Heroes with low health or rely on evasion can easily be bursted down, like or.
 * Heroes with summons can find their summons eliminated easily by Lina, like, , and.

Items

 * Even though can be used to dodge Lina's abilities, an ill-tiemd use of it will set an enemy up for Light Strike Array.
 * and are useless against Lina's high magical damage, especially from Laguna Blade.

Works well with...

 * can set up Light Strike Array.


 * can ensure a perfect Light Strike Array.
 * Lina's long range makes her a great support to lane with Sven and harass the enemy.


 * Though has small area-of-effect, it can be somewhat of a solid setup for.
 * Lina will greatly benefit from as that means she can deal bonus attack damage when she has lots of stacks from.
 * can also be used to put on cooldown and allow Lina to freely use  on a hero who tries to protect himself/herself with.


 * Naga Siren's helps Lina land a good  on an enemy hero much more easily.
 * Though has small area-of-effect, it can be somewhat of a solid follow up with.
 * Lina's and  can clear waves of creeps, summons, and illusions, allowing Naga Siren and her illusions from  to destroy towers more easily.


 * can hugely increase Lina's magic damage output. The slow acts as a setup for Light Strike Array.


 * (and later ) is a perfect set up for Light Strike Array.


 * is a perfect set up for double Laguna Blade.

Others

 * Heroes with stuns or hides that can set up a Light Strike Array.

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

Lina/Противостоящие