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Axe icon
  • Berserker's Call icon Berserker's Call prevents Anti-Mage from escaping with Blink, and works well with Blade Mail icon Blade Mail against Anti-Mage's relatively low health.
  • Counter Helix icon Counter Helix often triggers even if Axe's depleted of mana, which will make Anti-Mage take more damage than he's dealing and deals pure damage, ignoring the protection from Counterspell.
  • Axe's low mana pool makes him a bad target for using Mana Void.
  • Axe's high base health regeneration allows him to dominate the lane against Anti-Mage, especially with a support.
Bane icon
  • Fiend's Grip icon Fiend's Grip prevents Anti-Mage from Blinking away or using Manta Style. It also pierces spell immunity.
  • Nightmare icon Nightmare sets Bane's team up for chain disables on Anti-Mage.
  • Enfeeble icon Enfeeble lowers Anti-Mage's status resistance and magic resistance, making him more vulnerable to disables and magic damage.
Disruptor icon
  • Glimpse icon Glimpse brings Anti-Mage back after he Blinks away.
  • Static Storm icon Static Storm stops Anti-Mage from Blinking.
Doom icon
  • Doom ability icon Doom shuts down Anti-Mage's escape capabilities with Blink. The ability also deals pure damage, which ignores the protection from Counterspell.
    • However, a well-timed Counterspell can reflect it back.
  • If Doom has Aghanim's Scepter icon Aghanim's Scepter, Doom ability icon Doom can break Mana Break and Counterspell, weakening both his offense and defense.
  • Doom's low mana pool causes him to take little damage from Mana Void.
Grimstroke icon
Legion Commander icon
  • Duel icon Duel renders Anti-Mage's escape capabilities with Blink and Counterspell useless. Blade Mail icon Blade Mail and Moment of Courage icon Moment of Courage work well against Anti-Mage's relatively low health.
  • A good initiation from Legion Commander and her team is enough to effortlessly kill Anti-Mage.
Meepo icon
  • Multiple Earthbind icon Earthbinds allows Meepo to lock down Anti-Mage almost indefinitely.
  • Meepo's clones can only use their mana for Poof icon Poof, keeping their mana pool nearly full and thus making them a bad target for a Mana Void.
Mirana icon
  • Counterspell does not protect Anti-Mage from Sacred Arrow icon Sacred Arrow.
  • Moonlight Shadow icon Moonlight Shadow can help her allies avoid Mana Break and Mana Void.
  • Blink's cooldown isn't short enough to escape from Leap icon Leap, especially when she has the extra charge from Aghanim's Shard icon Aghanim's Shard.
Night Stalker icon
  • Crippling Fear icon Crippling Fear makes Night Stalker one of the best early game gankers to shut down Anti-Mage.
  • Night Stalker's low mana pool causes him to take little damage from Mana Void.
Outworld Destroyer icon
  • Arcane Orb icon Arcane Orb's pure damage, making Counterspell ineffective.
  • Sanity's Eclipse icon Sanity's Eclipse will hit Anti-Mage while he is disabled from Astral Imprisonment icon Astral Imprisonment, and forces him to take heavy damage due to his low intelligence.
  • Essence Flux icon Essence Flux keeps Outworld Destroyer at high mana, thus greatly reducing the damage from Mana Void.
Phantom Assassin icon
  • Anti-Mage's low health pool making vulnerable to Phantom Assassin's burst damage and Coup de Grace icon Coup de Grace critical strike, while Blink is on cooldown.
  • Blur icon Blur makes Anti-Mage unable to deal Mana Break to her.
  • Phantom Assassin has low intelligence and low mana pool, making Mana Void do minimal damage.
Puck icon
Slardar icon
  • Slardar deals entirely physical damage. He does not have to worry about Counterspell.
  • Slithereen Crush icon Slithereen Crush and Bash of the Deep icon Bash of the Deep prevent Anti-Mage from using Blink, the latter even if Anti-Mage activates Black King Bar icon Black King Bar.
  • Corrosive Haze icon Corrosive Haze allows allies to take down Anti-Mage before he has a chance to Blink, and maintains vision over him even if he does Blink away.
Slark icon
  • Pounce icon Pounce prevents Anti-Mage from using Blink, and lets him disengage from Anti-Mage if needed.
  • Essence Shift icon Essence Shift allows Slark to permanently steal agility from Anti-Mage.
  • Shadow Dance icon Shadow Dance stops Anti-Mage from being able to fight back in a slippery situation.
Shadow Demon icon
  • Disruption icon Disruption sets up Anti-Mage for a chain disable. The illusions will deal extra damage due to Mana Break.
  • Shadow Poison icon Shadow Poison hits Anti-Mage even after he's Blinked away.
  • If Shadow Demon has Aghanim's Scepter icon Aghanim's Scepter, Demonic Purge icon Demonic Purge can break Mana Break and Counterspell, weakening both his offense and defense.
Templar Assassin icon
  • Refraction icon Refraction protects against Anti-Mage's low burst damage, and allows her to win most fights against Anti-Mage during the early game.
  • Meld icon Meld's burst damage and armor reduction is often enough to finish off Anti-Mage before he Blinks away.
Troll Warlord icon
  • Troll Warlord's passive root, high attack speed, and blind from Whirling Axes icon Whirling Axes makes him an exceedingly difficult opponent for Anti-Mage to take down in a one-on-one fight.
  • Troll Warlord's low mana causes him to take little damage from Mana Void.
Viper icon
  • Viper's skill set makes him an effective early game ganker against Anti-Mage before he is sufficiently farmed.
  • Viper's Corrosive Skin icon Corrosive Skin and low mana pool causes him to take little damage from Mana Void.
  • Nethertoxin icon Nethertoxin disables Mana Break and Counterspell, weakening both his offense and defense.

Others[]

  • Huskar minimap icon Huskar does not need any mana to fight Anti-Mage as most of his skills cost HP instead. He is a good counter to take away Anti-mage's farm in early to mid-game. He, however, struggles to kill Anti-Mage in the late game.
  • Kunkka minimap icon Kunkka can bring Anti-Mage back with X Marks the Spot icon X Marks the Spot, effectively negating Blink or forcing him to wait out the debuff before Blinking.
  • Sven minimap icon Sven's Great Cleave icon Great Cleave can clear Anti-Mage's illusions from Manta Style and his high health pool and low mana, making Mana Void very ineffective, although keep in mind that Storm Hammer icon Storm Hammer is extremely easy to reflect with a well-timed Counterspell.
  • Terrorblade minimap icon Terrorblade's Reflection icon Reflection turns Mana Break against Anti-Mage draining his mana making it useful during team fights.
  • Heroes with abilities or items that can silence or disable Anti-Mage for long periods of time will prevent him from Blinking away: Lion minimap icon Lion, Silencer minimap icon Silencer, Shadow Shaman minimap icon Shadow Shaman, Grimstroke minimap icon Grimstroke, Witch Doctor minimap icon Witch Doctor, Riki minimap icon Riki, Faceless Void minimap icon Faceless Void, Skywrath Mage minimap icon Skywrath Mage, Puck minimap icon Puck.

Items[]

  • Aeon Disk icon Aeon Disk is a great item for supports who wish to survive Anti-Mage's initiation with Abyssal Blade icon Abyssal Blade and Mana Void icon Mana Void.
  • Black King Bar icon Black King Bar protects its owners against Mana Break and Mana Void.
  • Linken's Sphere icon Linken's Sphere blocks Mana Void, and can be used on vulnerable teammates.
  • Arcane Boots icon Arcane Boots and Guardian Greaves icon Guardian Greaves keep the team's mana high, reducing the damage from Mana Void.
  • Scythe of Vyse icon Scythe of Vyse prevents Anti-Mage from Blinking away. And hex cannot be dispelled with Manta Style at all.
  • Butterfly icon Butterfly gives evasion against Mana Break.
  • Orchid Malevolence icon Orchid Malevolence prevents Anti-Mage from Blinking away.
  • Diffusal Blade icon Diffusal Blade Drain's Anti Mage mana preventing him from blinking away
  • Silver Edge icon Silver Edge breaks Mana Break and Counterspell's magic resistance, making Anti-Mage weak even against heroes he naturally counters.

Good against...[]

Ancient Apparition icon
  • Anti-Mage easily Blinks out of Cold Feet icon Cold Feet's freeze radius.
  • Ancient Apparition lacks mobility, thus making him fall easily to Mana Void.
  • Counterspell reduces all Ancient Apparition's spell damage.
Abaddon icon
  • Mana Break drains Abaddon's mana, preventing him from using Aphotic Shield icon Aphotic Shield to zone out enemies in lane.
  • Counterspell decreases the amount of damage received from Aphotic Shield icon Aphotic Shield and Mist Coil icon Mist Coil.
Arc Warden icon
  • Anti-Mage Blinks directly into Magnetic Field (Radiant) icon Magnetic Field, bypassing its protection.
  • Anti-Mage's high mobility allows him to deal with Tempest Double icon Tempest Double while it is split-pushing.
Bristleback icon
  • Mana Break quickly eats away at Bristleback's small mana pool, preventing him from spamming Viscous Nasal Goo icon Viscous Nasal Goo and Quill Spray icon Quill Sprays.
  • Bristleback has no innate mobility. Bristleback is easily kited by Blink, ignoring the protection from Bristleback ability icon Bristleback.
Clockwerk icon
  • Anti-Mage can Blink into or out of Power Cogs icon Power Cogs, negating Clockwerk's initiation and bypassing his defenses.
Dragon Knight icon
Elder Titan icon
Medusa icon
  • Anti-Mage easily destroys Mana Shield icon Mana Shield with Mana Break, especially once he has Manta Style icon Manta Style.
  • Anti-Mage effectively avoids Stone Gaze icon Stone Gaze with Blink, and can reinitiate after its duration is over.
Ogre Magi icon
  • Ogre Magi only deals magical damage, which Anti-Mage is exceptionally resistant due to Counterspell.
  • Anti-Mage dispels Ignite icon Ignite with Manta Style icon Manta Style.
  • Ogre Magi has a very large mana pool which means Anti-Mage can do large amounts of damage to him with Mana Break and Mana Void.
Phoenix icon
  • Anti-Mage dispels Phoenix's slows with Manta Style icon Manta Style.
  • Anti-Mage can Blink directly next to Supernova icon Supernova, giving him more time to destroy the egg.
Pugna icon
  • Pugna only deals magical damage, which Anti-Mage is exceptionally resistant due to Counterspell.
  • Anti-Mage can dispel Decrepify icon Decrepify with Manta Style icon Manta Style.
  • Pugna has a very large mana pool. This allows Anti-Mage to constantly deal bonus damage to Pugna with Mana Break and devastate Pugna's entire team with Mana Void.
Rubick icon
  • Mana Break quickly eats away at Rubick's low mana pool, preventing Spell Steal icon Spell Steal abilities from triggering.
  • Rubick's complete lack of mobility makes him very easy for Anti-Mage to chase down with Blink.
  • Anti-Mage can dispel Fade Bolt icon Fade Bolt damage reduction debuff with Manta Style icon Manta Style or reduce it by Counterspell.
  • Anti-Mage also has no useful abilities for Rubick to steal with Spell Steal icon Spell Steal.
Spectre icon
  • Spectre cannot chase down Anti-Mage with Spectral Dagger icon Spectral Dagger because of Blink, though it still grants her team vision over him.
  • Counterspell reduces much of the damage from Dispersion icon Dispersion and Spectre's Radiance icon Radiance.
  • Anti-Mage usually builds a Manta Style icon Manta Style, preventing Spectre from dealing any Desolate icon Desolate damage to him once he summons his illusions.
Storm Spirit icon
  • Because of the high mana cost of Ball Lightning icon Ball Lightning, Storm Spirit is often vulnerable to Mana Void.
  • Mana Break diminishes Storm Spirit's mobility with Ball Lightning icon Ball Lightning, and Anti-Mage can catch him with Blink over short distances.
  • Almost all of Storm Spirit's damage is magical, which is severely reduced by Counterspell.
  • Storm Spirit has a very large mana pool which means Anti-Mage can do large amounts of damage to him with Mana Break and Mana Void.
Tidehunter icon
  • Both Gush icon Gush and Ravage icon Ravage do little damage against Counterspell.
  • Blink helps Anti-Mage escape through Anchor Smash icon Anchor Smash.
  • Tidehunter's small mana pool can be eated by Mana Break, preventing to spam his abilities and ignores the protection from Kraken Shell icon Kraken Shell.
Undying icon
  • Tombstone icon Tombstone's zombies rarely inhibit Anti-Mage, as he can either Blink away or onto the Tombstone and destroy it.
Venomancer icon
  • Venomancer's damage-over-time abilities do little damage against Counterspell.
  • Blink helps Anti-Mage get away from Venomancer's slows.
Windranger icon
  • Counterspell can reflects triggering with Focus Fire. Since Focus Fire target against Anti-Mage, Focus Fire damage can return to Anti-Mage easily destroy to Windranger's.
  • Anti-Mage items Abyssal Blade icon Abyssal Blade and Monkey King Bar icon Monkey King Bar can useful for Anti-Mage's and easily complicated escaping Windranger's fighting against Anti-Mage's and also bypasses to Windrun evasion.
Wraith King icon
  • Mana Break quickly eats away at Wraith King's small mana pool, preventing Reincarnation icon Reincarnation from triggering.
  • Wraith King has no innate mobility. Even with Blink Dagger icon Blink Dagger, Wraith King is easily kited by Blink.
  • Anti-Mage can farm much more quickly than Wraith King, allowing Anti-Mage to overpower Wraith King once a significant farm advantage is established.
Zeus icon
  • Zeus almost exclusively relies on magical damage, which is heavily reduced by Counterspell.
  • Zeus' complete lack of mobility makes him very easy for Anti-Mage to chase down with Blink.
  • Zeus likes to stand in the back during team fights, but Anti-Mage can easily Blink to close the distance.

Others[]

Works well with...[]

Bane icon
  • Fiend's Grip icon Fiend's Grip allows Anti-Mage to attack an enemy with impunity, and its mana drain sets Anti-Mage up for a very effective Mana Void.
Bounty Hunter icon
  • Track icon Track keeps an eye on gankers, allowing Anti-Mage to avoid danger and farm safely, or pursue a dying enemy.
  • Blink helps Anti-Mage hunt down Track icon Tracked heroes.
Dazzle icon
  • Shallow Grave icon Shallow Grave gives Anti-Mage the extra time needed to Blink away and survive a fight or gank.
Dark Seer icon
  • Vacuum icon Vacuum helps Anti-Mage hit multiple enemies with Mana Void.
Lion icon
  • Mana Drain icon Mana Drain helps Anti-Mage deal more damage with Mana Void.
  • Hex (Lion) icon Hex and Earth Spike icon Earth Spike locks down enemies and compensates for Anti-Mage's lack of disables.
Magnus icon
  • Magnus' early game nuke potential with Shockwave icon Shockwave and Skewer icon Skewer creates space for Anti-Mage to farm.
  • Empower icon Empower helps Anti-Mage farm substantially faster and dish out more damage during teamfights.
  • Reverse Polarity icon Reverse Polarity can cluster enemies to set up for a devastating Mana Void.
Oracle icon
  • Counterspell reduces Purifying Flames icon Purifying Flames's damage, making it a very effective heal on Anti-Mage.
Shadow Demon icon
  • Disruption icon Disruption can save Anti-Mage from dangerous abilities, and creates extra illusions for Anti-Mage, which benefit from Mana Break and Counterspell. This is especially useful when pushing.
Slardar icon
  • Corrosive Haze icon Corrosive Haze not only helps Anti-Mage deal more damage but also keeps vision over a target for him to pursue with Blink.
Treant Protector icon
  • Living Armor icon Living Armor helps Anti-Mage split push and allows him to farm alone in lane, helping him get more experience.

Others[]


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