Ancient Apparition/Counters

Bad against...

 * Anti-Mage can away from  and tends to build a  which dispels it.
 * minimizes the damage Anti-Mage takes from all of Ancient Apparition's skills.
 * and deal a lot of damage to Ancient Apparition due to his high mana pool.


 * makes Brewmaster invulnerable for the duration, rendering effects of and  useless.
 * can dispel from allies.
 * Brewmaster can easily run Ancient Apparition down with the slow from and.


 * allows Mirana to easily escape the freezing range of . Mirana also tends to build which dispels.
 * During, the invisibility makes it hard to catch Mirana's team with.
 * Ancient Apparition's lack of mobility/escape capabilities makes him an easy target for Mirana at any stage of the game.


 * can dispel the stun from and can save an ally that's about to shatter from, even allowing healing with  because of the delayed effect.
 * Purifying Flames also allows Oracle to deny his allies if they're affected by . If he brings his allies' health to or below the shatter threshold, it will count as him denying the ally.
 * is good against all of Ancient Apparition's abilities at all stages of the game.
 * can dispel from allies.


 * Phantom Lancer can dispel or escape from with  and  respectively. Phantom Lancer also builds a  which dispels.
 * Ancient Apparition has trouble dealing with Phantom Lancer's illusions due to a lack of Area of Effect damage other than.
 * Phantom Lancer tends to build a, which greatly amplifies his damage against Ancient Apparition due to Ancient Apparition's high mana pool.
 * Ancient Apparition has no escape/mobility mechanisms, making him an easy target for Phantom Lancer at any stage of the game.


 * helps Phoenix escape from.
 * can save Phoenix from.


 * allows Terrorblade (or an ally) to regain HP while affected by.


 * minimizes the damage Viper takes from all of Ancient Apparition's skills.
 * Ancient Apparition's slow movement speed, squishy nature, and lack of escape abilities can easily be taken advantage of through and.


 * and allows Void Spirit to quickly escape from.
 * Void Spirit deals both magical and physical damage, which makes Ancient Apparition an easy target to ambush.


 * allows Weaver (or ally if upgraded with ) to regain HP while affected by.
 * completely ignores the slow from and helps him escape the freeze range of.

Others

 * Heroes with silence and mana drain abilites, as Ancient Apparition relies entirely on his spells:, , , , , and etc.
 * Heroes with mobility/escape mechanisms to dodge Ancient Apparition abilites, or to easily jump on him:, , , , , , , , , etc.
 * Ancient Apparition has no escape or reliable control and is very fragile, which makes him an easy target for anyone who can get on top of him, like or.

Items

 * and its upgrades reduce damage from all of Ancient Apparition's spells.
 * and both can save from  damage with the barrier.
 * prevents all damage from the Apparition's spells. The only thing it doesn't stop is the debuff.
 * / can be used to escape Ancient Apparition abilities.
 * / makes it hard to catch the hero with.
 * dispels the debuff.

Good against...

 * nullifies 's and 's healing.


 * nullifies the health regeneration granted by, which Alchemist greatly relies on to stay alive in battle.
 * Alchemist tends to build which can be deadly during.


 * prevents and  from healing allies.


 * prevents 's shatter for up to 5 seconds, but can mostly only delay it as 's debuff lasts 10 seconds and prevents from healing them.


 * prevents Death Prophet from gaining health from and.


 * prevents Huskar from healing with and negates any lifesteal, making him significantly weaker in battle.
 * and cost Huskar his own health, killing him under the effects from.
 * Huskar often builds which can be deadly during.


 * prevents Io's heal with
 * Io is a common builder which is useless if affected by.


 * Snapfire is vulnerable while she is casting her ultimate  making her an easy target for the effects of  and.


 * makes its target immovable, which allows us to execute and  in an easier way.

Others

 * negates all regeneration, healing and lifesteal, making some heroes and heal-strategies risky.
 * Heroes like, and others also tend to suffer in 's heal denial.
 * Heroes that withstand damage like, , and others will have their durability largely reduced when hit by an Ice Blast due to the risk of shattering.
 * Ice Blast does not debuff illusions, so it can be used to detect the real hero out of his illusions, since the real hero gets debuffed, while the illusions do not. This does not work against Meepo however, since the clones and the main Meepo are debuffed.

Items

 * 's ability to nullify health regeneration makes it effective against health regeneration items like,, /, and  etc.
 * 's damage per second also disables items like.
 * is devastating against as users cannot activate it to gain HP and toggling it off can result in health immediately dropping below shatter threshold. However, keeping the Armlet toggled on is dangerous as the damage over time from the Armlet can bring a hero down to shatter threshold.
 * The debuff still applies even while cycloned by.

Works well with...

 * is perfect setup for and can be followed by  to stun enemies for an additional amount of time.
 * and both help  for a successful stun on enemies.


 * Successive casts of lock the enemy in place long enough for both  and  to hit.


 * You can almost always ensure a stun by casting followed by.
 * stacks with to amplify damage output of allies, especially magical damage.


 * is perfect setup for and.
 * may bring enemies closer to the threshold for.


 * can create conditions for an cast.

Others

 * makes good usage of the debuff, as he can spam  on enemies without healing them.
 * Any long-duration disable can make a good setup for a long-distance, such as 's , 's , or 's.

Items

 * can help burst enemies that are under the effects of and.

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

Ancient Apparition/Combinações Ancient Apparition/Противостоящие