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Bad against...[]
- Windrun does not provide protection against Counter Helix and Berserker's Call. Her fast attack speed with Focus Fire will also quickly trigger Counter Helix multiple times.
- Windranger cannot escape with Windrun when she is trapped inside Power Cogs.
- Battery Assault repeatedly interrupts Focus Fire, disrupting Windranger's damage output.
- Doom completely takes Windranger out of a team fight, a hero who relies heavily on using abilities and items to contribute in team fights.
- Using Focus Fire on Bristleback tends to fare badly for Windranger, as he can trigger passive Quill Sprays many times, especially when she attacks him from behind. In addition, Windrun does not protect her from both Viscous Nasal Goo and Quill Spray, rendering her helpless.
- Bristleback's natural tankiness makes it hard for Windranger to effectively burst her down throughout the game.
- Bristleback tends to continuously spam Viscous Nasal Goo to slow down Windranger when she uses Windrun to escape, potentially allowing him to outrun her with his Warpath stacks.
- Bristleback can build Lotus Orb to reflect Shackleshot and Focus Fire back at Windranger.
- Counterspell can reflect Windranger's targeted spells such as Shackleshot and Focus Fire back to her.
- Blink can be used to avoid Shackleshot and Powershot, assuming an Anti-Mage player can react fast enough.
- Mana Break and Mana Void are good against Windranger's high mana pool.
- Rupture turns Windranger's mobility against her.
- Blood Rite's silence makes Windranger totally useless, since she's extremely reliant on abilities.
- Stampede can help his teammates escape from Windrun and Focus Fire.
- Retaliate will shred through Windranger's health if she chooses to attack him during Focus Fire.
- Windrun does not protect Windranger from Cursed Crown stun or Dark Willow's magical nukes.
- Focus Fire cannot target Dark Willow in Shadow Realm and will be interrupted if targeted earlier, wasting the ultimate.
- A well-timed Gust prevents Windranger from escaping or counter-initiating with Windrun.
- Drow Ranger can combine Frost Arrows and Eye of Skadi to effectively slow down Windranger if she tries to escape with Windrun, since both slow effects stack with each other.
- Drow Ranger commonly buys Shadow Blade or Silver Edge, which allows her to escape from Focus Fire. Drow Ranger can also buy Monkey King Bar or Nullifier to counter Windranger's evasion from Windrun.
- The bonus agility from Marksmanship can shred through Windranger's low armor.
- Time Dilation affects Windranger's low cooldown abilities, making them unusable for a long time, reducing Windranger's escape potential.
- The high mobility provided by Time Walk makes it hard for Windranger to find a good position to land Shackleshot or a full duration of Focus Fire.
- Chronosphere provides excellent lockdown against Windranger, allowing for reliable kills in all stages of the game.
- Faceless Void tends to go for items that require Javelin, such as Maelstrom, Mjollnir and Monkey King Bar, allowing him to bypass the evasion from Windrun.
- Waveform can be used to escape from the reach of Focus Fire and to dodge Powershot.
- Adaptive Strike (Strength) can be used to stun Windranger even while Windrun is active.
- Morph is useful to morph into Windranger to copy her abilities.
- Many of Nyx Assassin's abilities are good against Windranger.
- Impale is great for stunning Windranger and allowing additional disables to be landed.
- Mind Flare is useful against Windranger's decent intelligence growth.
- Spiked Carapace is easy to use against Powershot.
- Vendetta allows Nyx Assassin to sneak up on and deal massive damage to Windranger without giving Windranger a chance to use Windrun to evade it.
- Nyx Assassin's item build allows him to easily deal with Windranger.
- Press the Attack can save her allies dispels the stun from Shackleshot.
- Duel can lock down Windranger before she can escape with Windrun.
- Legion Commander tends to go for Blade Mail, which returns the damage she takes from Focus Fire.
- The high mobility provided by Fire Remnant makes it hard for Windranger to find a good position to land Shackleshot or a full duration of Focus Fire.
- Flame Guard and Searing Chains deal considerable magical damage to Windranger which she cannot avoid with Windrun.
- Searing chains also negates the mobility from Windrun.
- Rolling Thunder allows Pangolier to escape from Focus Fire, or close the gap to Windranger whenever she tries to escape with Windrun.
- Disarm from Lucky Shot makes Focus Fire temporarily useless.
- Static Link greatly lowers Windranger's damage output from Focus Fire.
- Eye of the Storm strikes cannot miss, even if Windrun is active.
- Glaives of Wisdom's intelligence steal can prove detrimental to Windranger, as she heavily relies on her abilities to be able to make an impact.
- Silencer's abilities hamper Windranger's effectiveness in battle, preventing her from comboing abilities and escaping using Windrun.
- Spectre can instantly escape Focus Fire or hunt a Windranger with Haunt.
- Spectre can catch up to her with Spectral Dagger, even if she uses Windrun.
- Desolate allows Spectre to hit Windranger through Windrun.
- Dispersion combined with Blade Mail and/or Vanguard (and its upgrade Abyssal Blade) makes Spectre tanky and/or reflects some damage back to Windranger.
- Sven with Aghanim's Scepter-upgraded Storm Hammer can easily chase down Windranger and dispel her Windrun at the same time.
- Shadow Demon can waste precious seconds of Windrun with Disruption.
- Alternatively, Demonic Purge. can be used to dispel it altogether, leaving her completely defenseless.
- Disruption can be used to save an ally if they get stunned by Shackleshot.
- The high mobility provided by Ball Lightning makes it hard for Windranger to find a good position to land Shackleshot or a full duration of Focus Fire. It can be also used to dodge Powershot.
- Kraken Shell can easily dispel Shackleshot after he has taken a certain threshold of damage.
- Ravage provides excellent lockdown against Windranger, allowing his teammates to kite her throughout the game.
- When Tidehunter has Aghanim's Shard, he will gain access to Dead in the Water, allowing him to lock down Windranger at any time. When Windranger tries to move away from the anchor with Windrun, she will be effectively slowed, preventing her from escaping.
- Due to lack of magic resistance, Venomancer abilities eats through Windranger's health.
- Venomancer's multiple slows, to an extent, negates Windrun's mobility.
- Void Spirit deals entirely magical damage in the early game, ignoring her evasion from Windrun.
- A Void Spirit with fast reaction time can use Dissimilate or Astral Step to dodge Powershot.
Others[]
- Windranger heavily relies on her abilities for any form of tactical advantage and damage. A well timed silence will make her useless: Puck, Silencer, Death Prophet, Skywrath Mage, Drow Ranger, Earth Spirit, Grimstroke.
- Since Windranger is bad against magical damage, heroes with continuous magical damage or magical nukes can blast her: Zeus, Tinker, Leshrac, Viper, Skywrath Mage, Lion, Lina, Venomancer.
- Heroes with True Sight can be a problem for Windranger once she has upgraded Windrun with Aghanim's Scepter, but do take note that the invisibility it provides is not broken upon moving, casting abilities or using items, so it is vital to cast these abilities beforehand to be able to provide vision on Windranger:
- Bounty Hunter with Track.
- Bloodseeker with Thirst.
- Slardar with Corrosive Haze.
- Windranger tends to fare badly against high mobility heroes that can easily dodge Powershot, close the gap on her when she uses Windrun or escape from Focus Fire's reach. Examples of such heroes include Spirit Breaker, Lycan, Storm Spirit, Earth Spirit, Void Spirit, Slark and others.
Items[]
- Monkey King Bar gives accuracy that allows it's owner's attacks to bypass Windrun's evasion.
- Rod of Atos, Eul's Scepter of Divinity and Abyssal Blade prevents Windranger from escaping with Windrun.
- Orchid Malevolence, it's upgrade Bloodthorn and Scythe of Vyse can greatly reduce Windranger's performance due to her relying heavily on her skills for any tactical advantage. Bloodthorn also grants true strike, bypassing Windrun's evasion.
- Linken's Sphere works against Focus Fire and Shackleshot.
- Nullifier is exceptionally useful against Windranger since it dispels Windrun.
- Heaven's Halberd can disarm Windranger, allowing its owner to save himself/herself or their allies from Focus Fire's damage.
- Lotus Orb can reflect Windranger's Shackleshot and Focus Fire back to her if she impulsively uses it on a hero protected by it.
- Blade Mail reflects Windranger's physical damage and goes through Windrun, exposing her vulnerability to physical damage.
Good against...[]
- Windrun can be used to dodge Earthshaker's abilities if Windranger has a quick reaction time.
- Focus Fire and Windrun allows Windranger to kite Earthshaker.
- A Windranger with fast fingers can prevent Earthshaker from using Fissure with Shackleshot.
- Windranger prevents Huskar from landing Burning Spears by using Windrun.
- Because Huskar tends to be at low health, Focus Fire and Powershot are good abilities against him.
- Powershot can destroy the trees to prevent Scurry's passive as well as end Bushwhack prematurely or prevent it completely.
- Acorn Shot creates a tree for Windranger to get an easy Shackleshot off.
- Acorn Shot does not grant True Strike, thus making it easy for Windranger to evade it with Windrun.
- Shackleshot stuns Hoodwink for a lengthy duration due to her often reliance on positioning with trees.
- Phantom Assassin's Blur is useless against Windranger as she commonly buys items that require Javelin like Maelstrom, Monkey King Bar or Bloodthorn, and other than Stifling Dagger, Phantom Assassin has nothing else that can bypass Windrun.
- Additionally, Phantom Assassin doesn't like building Monkey King Bar because her crits are reliant on attack damage.
- Focus Fire can still deal considerable damage despite Blur's evasion due to the increased attack speed.
- Pudge relies on his hook to initiate his combo. As long as she's able to avoid the hook with Windrun and shackle him, Windranger can take him down easily. Pudge's low armor means that he won't be able to endure Focus Fire for long.
- Windranger can avoid Ursa's primary source of damage, Fury Swipes, by simply using Windrun. The slow from Earthshock is also rendered irrelevant by Windrun.
- Focus Fire and Windrun can be used to kite Ursa.
Others[]
- Other heroes that rely on physical attacks to deal damage and not their abilities: Troll Warlord, Sniper, Monkey King, Sven.
- As long as Windranger is able to identify the real hero among the illusions, heroes relying on them can be easily tagged with Focus Fire: Chaos Knight, Terrorblade, Phantom Lancer, Naga Siren.
Works well with...[]
- Thirst synergizes well with Windranger's Powershot, allowing her Powershot snipe enemies from far away and finish them when they're low on HP.
- Windranger can shackle a unit to a sprouted tree.
- Windranger can shackle a unit to a tree from Acorn Shot.
- Shackleshot and Bushwhack combine to make a very long chain stun, allowing Windranger and Hoodwink to land both Powershot and Sharpshooter, respectively. Be sure not to destroy the tree early with Powershot, as doing so will end Bushwhack's stun.
Others[]
- Iron Branch is a also good item for Windranger. With fast hands and a Blink Dagger, she can easily shackle enemies even with no trees nearby.