Bad against...[]
- Mana Break makes Gyrocopter, who has low mana pool, unable to use his abilities that most of his damage output depends on.
- Counterspell negates magical damages from Gyrocopter and it can also reflect Homing Missile back to himself.
- Anti-Mage can easily escape from Gyrocopter's attack range and Call Down with Blink.
- Magnetic Field evades most of Gyrocopter's attacks.
- Life Break and Burning Spear usually kills Gyrocopter before he can do much damage to Huskar.
- Inner Fire applies a disarm on all enemies, which can be a hindrance to Gyrocopter.
- Time Walk makes it hard for Gyrocopter to pin down Faceless Void. With Backtrack it also negates most of his attacks.
- Time Dilation will prevent Gyrocopter from using his cooldown spells.
- Blade Fury and Omnislash allows Juggernaut to avoid Gyrocopter's area attacks entirely.
- Laguna Blade ends Gyrocopter very quickly in the early to mid game.
- Rage ignores all of Gyrocopter's magical attacks.
- Feast helps Lifestealer out-damage Gyrocopter at close range.
- Guardian Angel negates most of Gyrocopter's physical АоЕ damage.
- Heavenly Grace dispels Homing Missile stun.
- Blink makes it hard for Gyrocopter to pin down Queen of Pain.
- Sonic Wave is very effective at ganking Gyrocopter in the early game.
- Timbersaw is often too mobile and durable for Gyrocopter to bring down with his area attacks.
Others[]
- Heroes with high mobility will be able to avoid Gyrocopter's area attacks: Storm Spirit, Morphling, Ember Spirit
- Heroes with high magical burst damage will kill Gyrocopter before he gets to do much: Lina, Lion, Zeus
Items[]
- Blade Mail will reflect damage from Flak Cannon, which Gyrocopter cannot avoid hitting.
- Black King Bar negates Gyrocopter's magic damage.
- Crimson Guard reduces much of the damage from Flak Cannon.
- Assault Cuirass reduces the amount of area damage from Flak Cannon.
- Lotus Orb can reflect Homming Missle back to Gyrocopter if he uses it impulsively on a hero protected by it.
Good against...[]
- Flak Cannon and Call Down will shred Meepo's clones.
- Homing Missile can catch and single out retreating Meepos, making them an easy kill.
- Flak Cannon rips through Tombstone's zombies.
- Flak Cannon destroys Phantom Lancer's illusions very quickly.
- Flak Cannon destroys Chaos Knight's illusions very quickly.
- Flak Cannon destroys Terrorblade's illusions very quickly.
- Homing Missile can be used to cancel escape attempts with Relocate.
- Flak Cannon allows Gyrocopter to attack both, Io and his Tethered target, especially when upgraded with Aghanim's Scepter.
- Rocket Barrage and Call Down allow Gyrocopter to deal serious damage to both Io and his Tethered target.
Others[]
- Heroes that depend on illusions will fare badly against Gyrocopter's area attacks.
- Heroes that relies on armor or other type of physical damage negation are easy for Gyrocopter to take down during the early game with his magical damage: Axe, Dragon Knight, Sven.
Items[]
- Ghost Scepter and Ethereal Blade will not protect it's owner from Gyrocopter's magical damage output from Rocket Barrage and Homing Missile.
Works well with...[]
- Bloodrage on Gyrocopter buffs his damage output with Flak Cannon attacks and Call Down, dealing massive damage in teamfights, as well as healing him if he kills a hero in the process.
- Kinetic Field and Static Storm helps Gyrocopter land his Flak Cannon attacks and Call Down.
- Echo Slam and Earthshaker's many stuns help Gyrocopter land his attacks.
- Black Hole helps Gyrocopter land his Flak Cannon attacks and Call Down.
- Reverse Polarity helps Gyrocopter land his Flak Cannon attacks and Call Down.
- Morphling with Aghanim's Scepter can Morph his ally Gyrocopter and Morphling activating Flak Cannon will deal huge damage in area since he already got huge base damage.
- Telekinesis's stun and throwback helps Gyrocopter take down enemies with Rocket Barrage during the early game.
- Fatal Bonds synergizes with Flak Cannon and Call Down where affected units will share the damage, hence improving the amount of damage that Gyrocopter can dish out.
- Upheaval slows down enemies, keeping them in range of Flak Cannon attacks and Call Down.
Others[]
- Heroes with large AoE control abilities will allow Gyrocopter to deal heavy damage without interruption: Centaur Warrunner, Faceless Void, Treant Protector, Underlord.
- Heroes that buff or keep Gyrocopter healthy to deal more damage: Dazzle, Io, Ogre Magi.
Items[]
- Assault Cuirass reduces enemy armor so they will take more damage from Flak Cannon that deals physical damage.