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Bad against...[]

Puck icon
  • Phase Shift icon Phase Shift can easily disjoint Phantom Embrace and waste half of the Soulbind's duration.
  • Puck is very mobile hero who can jump backsides and burst Grimstroke before he can cast anything.
Shadow Demon icon
  • Disruption icon Disruption instantly removes Phantom Embrace, and can potentially save allies affected by Soulbind.
  • Demonic Purge icon Demonic Purge dispels Ink Swell.
Centaur Warrunner icon
  • Stampede icon Stampede can allow Soulbinded heroes to just ran away.
Sniper icon
  • Sniper's position in the far back line makes him unlikely to be hit by any of Grimstroke's abilities during teamfights.
  • Sniper is relatively unaffected by the silence from Phantom's Embrace.
  • Sniper's long range and fast projectile speed allows him quickly to destroy any Phantoms attacking his allies.
Vengeful Spirit icon
  • Nether Swap icon Nether Swap breaks one ally out of Soulbind, and can be used to redistribute the shared damage to Vengeful Spirit herself.

Others[]

Items[]

  • Black King Bar icon Black King Bar blocks all of Grimstroke's magical damage, protects against spells transferred by Soulbind, and causes Phantom's Embrace to end upon activation.
  • Manta Style icon Manta Style and Eul's Scepter of Divinity icon Eul's Scepter of Divinity apply invulnerability and "dispel" Phantom's Embrace.
  • Lotus Orb icon Lotus Orb reflects Phantom's Embrace and Soulbind back to Grimstroke. While Grimstroke Dark Portait from Aghanim's Scepter also affected potential reflect Lotus Orb.
  • Force Staff icon Force Staff helps allies break free from Soulbind.
  • Pipe of Insight icon Pipe of Insight and its components greatly reduce Grimstroke's magical nuke damage.
  • Shadow Amulet icon Shadow Amulet and any of its upgrades' invisibility can be used to neutralize Phantom's Embrace.

Good against...[]

Broodmother icon
  • Stroke of Fate can deal heavy damage to Broodmother and her spiders, and with enough spiders it can kill her instantly.
  • Phantom's Embrace provides vision on Broodmother when she's fleeing into the trees.
Crystal Maiden icon
  • Phantom's Embrace can silence Crystal Maiden and disrupt Freezing Field icon Freezing Field's channeling. Her slow movement speed and fragile nature will also make her an easy target for Stroke of Fate and Ink Swell.
Io icon
  • Soulbind can target both Io and its Tether icon Tethered ally, allowing Grimstroke and his team to target both with single target spells. Should Io try to Relocate icon Relocate, Phantom's Embrace can stop its channel to prevent escape.
Necrophos icon
  • Ghost Shroud icon Ghost Shroud amplifies damage taken from all of Grimstroke's abilities. Necrophos is particularly vulnerable to Ink Swell and Phantom's Embrace while in Ghost Shroud.
  • Death Pulse icon Death Pulse works against Necrophos in lane by keeping his creeps alive and add damage to Stroke of Fate.
Phantom Lancer icon
  • Stroke of Fate's damage increases the more units are hit by it, making it effective against Phantom Lancer's army of illusions.
  • Phantom's Embrace and Ink Swell's stun can prevent Phantom Lancer from escaping with Doppelganger icon Doppelganger if properly timed.
  • If he has already used Doppelganger, Soulbind can tie Phantom Lancer to one of his own illusions to keep him in place, or to ensure a kill if Grimstroke's team is unsure which one is the real hero.
Terrorblade icon
  • Terrorblade's lack of escape mechanisms makes it hard for him to escape both Ink Swell and Stroke of Fate.
  • Phantom's Embrace's silence will also prevent him from casting Sunder icon Sunder to save himself.
Timbersaw icon
  • Timbersaw relies heavily on his abilities so Phantom's Embrace's silence makes it more difficult for him.
  • Timbersaw cannot use Return Chakram icon Return Chakram or attack the phantom during Phantom's Embrace, forcing him to take full damage and refreshes Phantom's Embrace's cooldown.
Weaver icon
  • Phantom's Embrace and Soulbind prevent Weaver from using Shukuchi icon Shukuchi or Time Lapse icon Time Lapse to escape.
  • Ink Swell discourages Weaver from moving through and damaging allies with Shukuchi icon Shukuchi.

Others[]

Works well with...[]

Doom icon
  • Doom ability icon Doom can silence and mute two heroes linked by Soulbind.
Bane icon
  • Enemies linked by Soulbind can be disabled together with Lua error in Module:Ability_ID at line 61: Could not find Cargo data for "Fiend's Grip". or Lua error in Module:Ability_ID at line 61: Could not find Cargo data for "Nightmare"., allowing Bane to effectively simultaneously disable two heroes with most spells for a long duration.
  • Lua error in Module:Ability_ID at line 61: Could not find Cargo data for "Brain Sap". heals Bane for double the amount when used on enemies linked with Soulbind.
  • Lua error in Module:Ability_ID at line 61: Could not find Cargo data for "Enfeeble". cripples two enemies when linked with Soulbind.
Bloodseeker icon
  • Rupture icon Rupture can be cast on two heroes which is very deadly.
  • Ink Swell amplifies Bloodseeker's high movement speed and provides him with a much needed stun.
Primal Beast icon
  • Primal Beast is the primary ally to attach Ink Swell on, as he is able to close the gap quickly with Onslaught icon Onslaught. Ink Swell also allows him to save and set up Pulverize icon Pulverize for later, especially if he is able to stun grouped-up heroes. With an Aghanim's Shard icon Aghanim's Shard Ink Swell can protect Primal Beast from some initiation punishment.
  • Stroke of Fate can help set up Primal Beast's Trample icon Trample for its quick-second slow, and its ability to affect multiple heroes.
  • Phantom's Embrace gives Primal Beast a window to be uninterrupted while performing his skill combos.
Bounty Hunter icon
Crystal Maiden icon
  • Crystal Nova icon Crystal Nova slows enemy attacks so they takes longer to destroy Phantom's Embrace, increasing the silence duration.
  • Frostbite icon Frostbite provides a root for Grimstroke to land Stroke of Fate, and with Soulbind, roots two enemies at once. The disarm also prevents enemies from attacking Phantom's Embrace.
Lich icon
  • All of Lich's spells are unit-targeted,and thus duplicated by Soulbind.
  • Ink Swell and Frost Shield icon Frost Shield cast on an ally boosts their chasing or escaping ability.
  • Ink Swell cast on Lich allows for a guaranteed follow up disable after Sinister Gaze icon Sinister Gaze.
Lion icon
  • All of Lion's abilities are single-target, which synergises extremely well with Soulbind.
Lina icon
  • Laguna Blade icon Laguna Blade deals heavy damage to two enemies when they're linked with Soulbind.
Necrophos icon
  • Reaper's Scythe icon Reaper's Scythe may nuke and kill two enemy heroes when used with Soulbind.
Phoenix icon
  • Icarus Dive icon Icarus Dive's movement speed slow may help Grimstroke land Stroke of Fate.
  • Fire Spirits icon Fire Spirits slows enemy attacks so they take longer time to destroy Phantom's Embrace, increasing the silence duration and chance to complete the nuke.
  • Enemies may have to choose between attacking Supernova icon Supernova or Phantom's Embrace.
  • Soulbind limits the enemies' movements so Phoenix can land its area abilities.
Pugna icon
  • Enemies linked by Soulbind are easier targets for Nether Blast icon Nether Blast, and both enemies are affected by Decrepify icon Decrepify and Life Drain icon Life Drain.
  • Grimstroke's slows keep enemies within range of Nether Ward icon Nether Ward.
  • Decrepify icon Decrepify amplifies the damage of Grimstroke's magical nukes, and can be used to protect the latched phantom from Phantom's Embrace, guaranteeing the full duration of its silence and damage.
  • Decrepify icon Decrepify can also be used defensively, before or after Ink Swell, to further protect an ally against attacks.
Slark icon
  • Ink Swell's move speed bonus makes it easier for Slark to land Pounce icon Pounce, and its damage/stun helps Slark quickly kill his target.
  • Slark's Shadow Blade icon Shadow Blade makes it much easier to land Ink Swell.
Witch Doctor icon
  • Paralyzing Cask icon Paralyzing Cask stuns twice as much when used on an enemy linked with Soulbind.
  • Death Ward icon Death Ward's high damage can quickly take out two enemies linked with Soulbind.
Axe icon
  • Berserker's Call icon Berserker's Call allows Ink Swell to easily build up damage and stun duration when cast on Axe. It also prevents enemies from destroying Phantom's Embrace.
  • Battle Hunger icon Battle Hunger can slow and damage two heroes at once with Soulbind, granting Axe double the bonus from the appropriate Talent and Aghanim's Scepter icon Aghanim's Scepter if applicable.
  • Axe can potentially kill both Soulbind targets with a single Culling Blade icon Culling Blade if both are low on health, or cull one by targeting the other to bypass its short cast range.

Others[]

Items[]

  • Heaven's Halberd icon Heaven's Halberd applies disarm on the enemies so they cannot attack Phantom's Embrace. Soulbind also allows users to disarm two enemies at once.
  • Dagon icon Dagon's burst magical damage doubles with Soulbind.
  • Blink Dagger icon Blink Dagger helps heroes land Ink Swell's stun.


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