Meepo/Counters
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Bad against...[edit]
- The combination of Counter Helix and Berserker's Call can disable multiple Meepos and deal heavy area damage.
- Axe's natural high survivability makes it difficult to burst him down with Poof or chip away at his health with Ransack.
- Echo Slam deals catastrophic damage against a cluster of Meepos and anyone nearby.
- He can potentially stunlock any number of Meepos for a fairly long duration, often enough to finish one off.
- Echo Stomp can completely disable multiple Meepos for 5 seconds.
- Astral Spirit will affect Meepo clones, as they don’t count as illusions. Elder Titan can receive a massive amount of damage, armor and movement speed from each Meepo.
- With Natural Order, Elder Titan’s mere existence causes Meepo to be disadvantaged, due to the aura that completely negates his base armor and magic resistance. Combining Astral Spirit with Natural Order allows Elder Titan to easily kill any Meepo within a second, depending on how much damage he gains from Astral Spirit.
- Earth Splitter deals over 30%/40%/50% of each Meepo’s max hp, and is even stronger if the Meepos are near Elder Titan due to Natural Order.
- Sleight of Fist boosted by Battle Fury and Daedalus makes quick work of Meepo if clones are crowded around each other.
- Searing Chains interrupts Meepo's initiating because Meepo's clones do not have spell immunity.
- Tidebringer's cleave damage can wear down Meepo's clones quickly. It can also give Meepo problems in the lane, due to his melee range and initially low health pool.
- Ghostship and Torrent can effectively disable Meepo while dealing heavy damage. If Aghanim's Scepter is purchased, Ghostship can also drag the Meepo clones out of position and set up a teammate's follow-up abilities.
- X Marks the Spot prevents attempts to escape using Poof.
- Finger of Death's burst damage can kill him due to his low health pool, and Ethereal Blade only makes it worse. If Lion purchased an Aghanim's Scepter, the situation only grows worse.
- If Meepo ganks Lion with Poof and Earthbind, he will be an easy target for Earth Spike & AoE Hex from his level 25 talent.
- Bulwark blocks the attack from Meepo and his clones.
- Spear of Mars & God's Rebuke prevents Meepo and his clones from initiation or escaping.
- Tree Dance and Primal Spring allows him to chase a retreating Meepo.
- Boundless Strike gains critical strike bonuses and Wukong's Command can take down Meepo and his clones very quickly.
- Pangolier's arsenal deals heavy damage in a wide area, make him deadly even for a Meepo with a high magic resistance.
- Shield Crash can easily give him a ridiculous 90% damage resistance, resulting in a near unkillable Pangolier in a short amount of time.
- Rolling Thunder disrupts Meepo's initiation or escaping.
- Swashbuckle can hit all of Meepo clones.
- Lucky Shot can disarm Meepo's clones.
- Phantom Strike allows Phantom Assassin to jump on his clones.
- Meepo's low health pool can burst down by Coup de Grace critical strike.
- Great Cleave and God's Strength can take down Meepo and his clones very quickly.
- The lack of spell immunity for Meepo's clones makes them vulnerable to Storm Hammer.
- Stasis Trap can lock multiple Meepos in place and prevent them from Poofing.
- Proximity Mines, Remote Mines and Blast Off! can deal heavy magic damage to multiple Meepos.
- Aggressively Poofing and Earthbinding is not going to end well against Venomancer, as he will be an easy target for Poison Nova.
- Venomancer constant slows greatly reduce Meepo's mobility.
- Nethertoxin prevents the lifesteal from Ransack. The silence from Viper's level 25 talent also prevents Meepo escaping with Poof.
- Meepo and his clones have a lack of magic resistance, so they're vulnerable to Poison Attack & Viper Strike directed onto one clone.
- Winter's Curse in late game is pretty much the end for Meepo or any of his nearby allies. Natural counter for Winter's Curse like Linken's Sphere or Lotus Orb is meaningless to her if she can land it on one of your clones.
Others[edit]
- Heroes who can stun multiple units at once: Dark Willow, Spirit Breaker, Slardar, Invoker, and Tidehunter.
- Heroes with powerful area-of-effect disables can initiate on Meepo and his clones and shut him down, such as Enigma, Invoker, Magnus, Puck, and Sand King.
- Because only one clone needs to be killed in order to kill Meepo, heroes that excel at singling out enemies can also be a detriment to him, such as Batrider, Beastmaster, Pudge and Clockwerk.
- Batrider's Flaming Lasso can become annoying when Batrider has a team nearby to kill the disabled Meepo. His Firefly is also good AoE damage, which when stacked with sticky napalm (which is AoE too and can hit all Meepos), he becomes a very formidable target.
- Tiny's Avalanche affects all Meepos and Toss can send a singular Meepo into death.
- Shadow Fiend's Requiem of Souls not only slow all Meepos, but it can also kill the weakest Meepo instantly if the ultimate is released at the right position and time.
- Lifestealer is not affected by Earthbind or Poof during Rage, making him a difficult target to work around.
- Enchantress's Untouchable slows down Meepos attacks and Impetus can deal heavy pure damage to a single meepo, however once Meepo has closed the gap she is an easy target for Poof.
- Troll Warlord can root and deal a lot of damage to a single Meepo while lifestealing through the assault from the other Meepos. Meepo needs expensive items like Ethereal Blade or Heaven's Halberd to be able to fight him.
- Void Spirit can dodge Earthbind with Dissimilate and Astral Step, giving him a good chance to escape. If he gets caught anyways, Resonant Pulse allows him to retaliate.
- Jakiro's Ice Path and Macropyre can easily trap one or more Meepos, giving the enemy a chance to nuke him down or focus a single weak clone.
Items[edit]
- Black King Bar can protect a hero from Poof and Earthbind.
- Butterfly greatly improves survivability against Meepo, as he can't effectively counter evasion.
- Scythe of Vyse, Orchid Malevolence, and Abyssal Blade can disable a lone Meepo from escaping with Poof.
- Manta Style, Lotus Orb, and Guardian Greaves can dispel Earthbind on allies or yourself.
Good against...[edit]
- Earthbind can prevent Anti-Mage from using Blink, allowing Meepo to kill him with attacks and Ransack.
- When Legion Commander uses Duel on one Meepo, he can use his other Meepos to kill her. If he wasn't dueled, he can help the teammate who was duelled to give the teammate the damage instead of Legion Commander.
- However, if Legion Commander picked up an Aghanim's Scepter and she duels one Meepo, that might be the end of Meepo if Legion managed to gather enough damage from previous duels.
- Poof will destroy Phantom Lancer's illusions within a short time.
- Earthbind prevents Phantom Lancer from using Doppelganger.
- Earthbind can prevent Phoenix from using Icarus Dive, the only escaping mechanism of this hero.
- Heavy burst damage from Poof can easily kill Phoenix even when it slows down all the Meepos with Fire Spirits.
- Meepo's clones destroy the Phoenix Sun from Supernova in no time, even when they are slowed down by Fire Spirits.
- Meepo's naturally high magic resistance gives Phoenix a hard time with bursting him down. He can even turn the tide if Icarus Dive is on cooldown.
- Chain of Earthbinds prevents her from using Blink, allowing Meepo to quickly kill her with Poof and attacks.
- Meepo tends to buy items with attributes, mitigating Queen of Pain's magical burst.
- Poof will destroy Shadow Demon's illusions created by Disruption and quickly escapes from Shadow Poison & Demonic Purge.
- Spirit Breaker heavily relies on disabling one enemy at a time therefore rendering him useless against five Meepos at once.
- Earthbind, like any root, inhibits usage of Ball Lightning, eliminating Storm Spirit's mobility.
Others[edit]
- Heroes with high mobility can be prevented from using it to their advantage with Earthbind, even if they pack a dangerous arsenal: Earth Spirit, Ember Spirit, Storm Spirit, Nature's Prophet, Phantom Assassin, Riki, Anti-Mage, Weaver.
- Pugna's Nether Ward doesn't really hurt Meepo since he usually buys attribute items to tank up and can be killed very quickly by 4 clones. Decrepify can amplify Poof's damage should Pugna use it to avoid Meepo's right clicking.
- Mirana cannot use Leap while rooted by Earthbind and her Moonlight Shadow is countered by Meepo's true sight that is provided by Earthbind.
- Skywrath Mage's abilities are single targeted and he can't use Mystic Flare to its fullest potential, since all Meepos spread the damage between them. He also has no disables to prevent Meepo from Poofing to another one (unless he can get Ancient Seal off first).
- Arc Warden's Flux is meaningless against Meepo who loves to group up. Meepo is also a very good gap closer, so Arc Warden's Magnetic Field becomes useless.
- Night Stalker's most skills are single targeted which allows other Meepos to Poof, Earthbind and kill him.
- Slark's Dark Pact and Pounce can deny only one Earthbind and Poof can penetrate Shadow Dance if he doesn't build Black King Bar.
- Spectre's Haunt with Radiance may be useful for countering Meepo but if Meepo finds the real one, Spectral Dagger is useless. Non-Black King Bar heroes like her will suffer from all of Meepo's abilities. Meepo is also a very large counter as Spectre takes a long time to come online, normally farming in the jungle or in lane, which makes her an easy target for Meepo ganks.
- Tinker who can't fight multiple heroes will suffer greatly against Ransack and Earthbind.
- Juggernaut's Omnislash is meaningless for Meepo who can share the damage across clones to save other allies.
- Nature's Prophet is heavily countered by Meepo, not only Meepo can kill the treants and Necronomicon summons (if he has it) with a single Poof, but he can also stop Nature's Prophet from using Teleportation, and can gain vision inside Sprout.
- Luna's Eclipse spreads damage to each target, so Meepo won't take all the damage.
- Lifestealer's Rage and Open wounds become useless when Meepo has 4 or more clones, as Ransack will heal Meepo too quickly for Lifestealer to take down.
- Naga Siren's Song of the Siren maybe useful but Poof will destroy all of her illusions.
Works well with...[edit]
- Glimpse and Kinetic Field allow Meepo to land Earthbind more easily.
- Enemies pinned by Earthbind make easy targets for Static Storm, which prevents them from fighting back against Meepo with disables.
- X Marks the Spot makes it easier for Meepo to land Earthbind.
- Ghostship and Torrent combine well with Meepo's kit, allowing the two of them to quickly eliminate multiple enemies. The rum buff from Ghostship also makes Meepo and his clones much more resilient to damage.
- Global Silence shuts down many of Meepo's more dangerous counters, which employ either area-of-effect disables or high area damage.
- Storm Hammer locks down enemies to set up Meepo's other abilities and allow both of them to take the enemy down. Meepo can also initiate with Earthbind to pin down enemies and set up a multi-target Storm Hammer.
- Warcry's area armor buff makes Meepo's clones more durable against physical damage.
- Shallow Grave saves lowest health Meepo when he is in a pickle.
- Shadow Wave heals multiple Meepo's at once, making him survive longer. It also deals alot of damage to the target all the Meepo's are close to.
- Bad Juju armor reduction helps with applying the attack damage of all the Meepo's more quickly.
Others[edit]
- Techies can pressure the enemy during the early game and fend off enemy pushes throughout, allowing Meepo to gain a farm advantage over his enemy.
- Nature's Prophet is a very strong split pusher, creating space for Meepo's rapid and widespread farming.
- Underlord's Pit of Malice provides easy setup for Earthbind and Poof while Dark Rift provides additional transportation to any number of Meepos.
- Heroes with reliable setup abilities to help Meepo land Earthbind and Poof: Vengeful Spirit, Naga Siren, Wraith King, Slardar, Shadow Shaman, Lion
- Heroes with large area control that can group a lot of enemy's together for several seconds can set Meepo up for his Blink Poof combo hitting multiple heroes and dealing massive damage: Enigma, Earthshaker, Magnus
Items[edit]
- Aura items, such as Helm of the Dominator, Assault Cuirass, and Vladmir's Offering, will provide bonuses to multiple Meepo clones.
- Pipe of Insight and Crimson Guard grant defensive bonuses to all Meepos in range.
