Earthshaker/Counters

Bad against...

 * interrupts Earthshaker's long cast animations, preventing him from using any abilities apart from Echo Slam.
 * often separate the battlefield so that both enemies and allies are unlikely to cluster.
 * allows Clockwerk to scout Earthshaker before a fight starts and potentially cancel his.
 * enables Clockwerk to catch Earthshaker before he gets a chance to initiate a fight.


 * Death Prophet abilities disables Earthshaker's.
 * can be used to silence Earthshaker after he blinks in, preventing him from executing his combo.


 * can be used to cancel Earthshaker's.
 * brings Earthshaker back after he jumps on upgraded Enchant Totem.
 * if used on a fight can prevent Earthshaker from executing his combo after blinking in.


 * can be used to silence Earthshaker after he blinks in, preventing him from executing his combo.
 * does damage over time and thus disables Earthshaker's for a long time.


 * Both and  are the good setup while Earthshaker after blinking in and stay out of Echo Slam initiation radius.
 * damage over time potentially disable Earthshaker's.


 * prevents Earthshaker from damaging and stunning Lifestealer.
 * is very effective against Earthshaker, because of him being a strength hero, allowing Lifestealer to heavily harass and kill him.
 * prevents Earthshaker from escaping after he initiated.
 * gives Lifestealer an easy way to escape should he get caught out by Earthshaker.


 * Frequent healing from and / or  makes it difficult for Earthshaker to execute his combo with Echo Slam.
 * Necrophos usually buys to improve their burning aura damage from  will usually disable Earthshaker's  prior to a teamfight, preventing him from initiating or re-initiating.
 * allows to kill  Earthshaker while he blinks in, preventing him from executing his combo (although Earthshaker is rarely a primary target).


 * Outworld Destroyer's pure and magical damage is particularly effective against Earthshaker.
 * catches Earthshaker while he blinks in, preventing him from executing his combo.
 * Earthshaker has mana troubles, and Outworld Destroyer's abilities can press this by stealing intelligence comes from, therefore depleting his mana pool and mana regeneration.
 * deals high damage to Earthshaker, due to his low intelligence and mana pool.


 * allows Puck to dodge all of Earthshaker's abilites.
 * disables Earthshaker's stuns, leaving him and his team vulnerable.
 * takes a stun from Earthshaker if he tries to escape from  or Enchant Totem upgraded from.


 * drains the damage bonus from Enchant Totem, until he purchase or  to break it.
 * with Razor's high mobility items can easily avoid all of Earthshaker abilities.
 * &  prevents Earthshaker escaping from .


 * allows Skywrath Mage to harass Earthshaker out of lane.
 * is an instant silence that can be pre-cast onto Earthshaker to disrupt his combo, before he uses to initiate.
 * will nuke Earthshaker down while he stands in place during his long cast animations.


 * can be used to disable Earthshaker's from long range.
 * allows Sniper to harass Earthshaker in lane, and stay out of Echo Slam initiation radius.


 * can be used to traverse past Fissure.
 * will usually disable Earthshaker's prior to a teamfight, preventing him from initiating.
 * On the other hand,  will amplify damage done from Echo Slam. Use this to your advantage.


 * Her s will usually disable Earthshaker's prior to a teamfight, preventing him from initiating.
 * blocks all of Earthshaker's abilities.


 * Venomancer's slows and magical damage-over-time works well against Earthshaker's which completes lack of mobility.
 * is useful for slowing and kitting down Earthshaker, revealing him from initiating and re-initiating and putting his on cooldown if Venomancer has vision over Earthshaker.


 * and  allowing to kite and slow Earthshaker significally, putting on cooldown and preventing him from initiating or re-initiating.
 * breaks Aftershock. The silence from Level 25 talent also prevents Earthshaker from initiating or re-initiating.


 * will often disable Earthshaker's before a fight starts.

Others

 * Heroes with invisibility and high mobility can jump on and focus down Earthshaker before he has a chance to initiate:, ,
 * 's is extremely effective against Earthshaker due to his low natural mana.
 * often stays back and counter-initiates by dropping his on Earthshaker and his allies.
 * 's s and will prevent Earthshaker from initiating or re-initiating.
 * 's and 's  makes Earthshaker temporarily useless.
 * Careful not to blink into 's or 's, as these field effects will instantly silence Earthshaker and prevent him from initiating.

Items

 * or significantly reduce Earthshaker's damage output.
 * prevents Earthshaker from using.
 * wastes Earthshaker while blinking in and to dodge all of his abilities.
 * or  prevents Earthshaker escaping from upgraded Enchant Totem.
 * will wear down Earthshaker's low mana pool.
 * can break Aftershock.

Good against...

 * Echo Slam's damage potential increases phenomenally due to Broodmother's hordes of spiderlings and spiderites.
 * Long ranged Fissures can hit Broodmother if she runs into the treeline at the edges of the map.


 * Echo Slam's damage potential increases due to Chaos Knight's illusions.


 * Fissure does a great job at interrupting immediately, especially with  and.
 * Echo Slam's damage potential increases due to the eidolons created by.


 * Earthshaker's AoE stuns can save ally against, forcing Legion Commander to spend or.


 * Each of Meepo's clones count as real heroes, meaning that an Echo Slam hitting them will deal catastrophic damage to Meepo and his team.
 * Eathshaker's AoE stuns can interrupt Meepo's cast animation.


 * 's illusions increase Echo Slam's damage.


 * Treants increase Echo Slam's damage.
 * Earthshaker's AoE stuns can hit Nature's Prophet through, without having direct line of sight, in order to interrupt.


 * Phantom Lancer's many illusions increase Echo Slam's damage.


 * Fissure interrupts Spirit Breaker during.

Others

 * Heroes with channeled abilities can be interrupted by a long-range Fissure:, , , ,.
 * Earthshaker's many stuns can lock down slippery heroes like in his  and  in his.

Works well with...

 * sets Earthshaker up for an easy Echo Slam.
 * A group of stunned enemies are ripe targets for Dark Seer's.
 * Combining and Fissure can position and re-position the enemy team to set up for strong AoE abilities.
 * can be an early game alternative to a.


 * sets Earthshaker up for an easy Echo Slam.
 * Earthshaker's initiation can give ample time and space for Enigma to line up a good.


 * sets Earthshaker up for an easy Echo Slam.


 * sets Earthshaker up for an easy Echo Slam.


 * sets Earthshaker up for an easy Echo Slam.


 * sets Earthshaker up for an easy Echo Slam.
 * Sand King can travel underneath Fissure with.
 * pairs well with Enchant Totem for mana-effective lanepushing.

Others

 * and 's large AoE abilities can quickly clean up an enemy team after Earthshaker's initiation.

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

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