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Bad against...[]
- Mana Break can prevent Wraith King from reincarnating unless Wraith King has his Aghanim's Shard that removes the mana cost from Reincarnation.
- With Manta Style, his mana burning will triple because illusions can also use Mana Break.
- Wraithfire Blast is quite predictable, and if Anti-Mage can react fast enough, he will be able to disjoint it with Blink or reflect it back with Counterspell.
- Broodmother can easily clear Wraith King's skeletons with Spawn Spiderlings and summon spiderlings in their place.
- With Diffusal Blade, Broodmother can prevent Wraith King from reincarnating unless Wraith King has his Aghanim's Shard.
- Wraith King has no form of AoE to clear Chaos Knight's illusions from Phantasm.
- Wraith King is very vulnerable if he reincarnates in the middle of his illusions.
- Wraithfire Blast is quite predictable, and players with good reflexes will disjoint it with Blade Fury.
- Omnislash with Diffusal Blade & Aghanim's Scepter can prevent Wraith King from reincarnating unless he has his Aghanim's Shard that removes the mana cost from Reincarnation.
- Invoker can drain Wraith King's mana with E.M.P., preventing him from reincarnating unless Wraith King has his Aghanim's Shard.
- Even if Wraith King survives and reincarnates, Invoker still has an arsenal of spells to lockdown Wraith King, including an easily setup Ice Wall.
- Tornado applies an area dispel to clear skeletons.
- While not being able to confront Wraith King by himself, Lion's Mana Drain helps in draining Wraith King's mana, preventing him from reincarnating unless he has his Aghanim's Shard.
- Lion's Earth Spike and Hex provide decent lockdown against Wraith King as well, preventing the latter from benefiting from Vampiric Spirit bonuses.
- Even though Wraith King can easily get a chance to retaliate with Reincarnation after Luna uses Eclipse against him, smart Luna can also turn Reincarnation against him by using Eclipse right after Reincarnation triggers and gets on cooldown, giving Luna an element of surprise she can use against Wraith King.
- Moon Glaives can be used to clear the waves of Wraith King's skeleton warriors summoned from Vampiric Spirit.
- Wraith King has no ability to destroy trees from Tree Dance.
- Monkey King tends to get Diffusal Blade, leaving Wraith King no mana to reincarnate unless Wraith King has his Aghanim's Shard.
- A reincarnated Wraith King is an ideal target for Wukong's Command.
- Doppelganger disjoints Wraithfire Blast.
- Wraith King is not good at handling illusion-based heroes, as his only disable is single-target.
- Phantom Lancer tends to get Diffusal Blade, leaving Wraith King no mana to reincarnate until he has Aghanim's Shard.
- Riki is a natural Diffusal Blade carrier, and it doesn't help that he's easily capable of sneaking up on Wraith King due to Cloak and Dagger.
- Riki can use Smoke Screen on top of Wraith King as he is reincarnating, making him a sitting duck for his second life. In addition, the blind prevents Wraith King from landing critical hits from Mortal Strike.
- Wraithfire Blast is quite predictable, and if Riki can react fast, he will disjoint it with Tricks of the Trade. There is also a chance he will become invisible again as the projectile travels, disjointing it.
- Dark Pact, if timed correctly, can dispel Wraithfire Blast's stun and slow.
- Since Wraith King has a lot of health and multiple lives, Slark can keep gaining Essence Shift stacks, increasing armor, damage, and attack speed and can beat down Wraith King twice.
- Slark sometimes carries Diffusal Blade to burn mana as an attempt to shut down Reincarnation.
- Because Wraith King has no AoE abilities, Shadow Dance is particularly useful against Wraith King.
- Wraith King has no form of AoE to clear Terrorblade's illusions.
- Terrorblade is a common Manta Style and Diffusal Blade carrier.
- Terrorblade has very high armor, which helps against Wraith King's physical-only damage.
- A reincarnated Wraith King is an ideal target for Sunder if Terrorblade's health is low.
- Weaver can run away after killing Wraith King once thanks to Shukuchi.
- Wraithfire Blast is quite predictable. If Weaver is quick, he will disjoint it with Shukuchi and proceed to chase Wraith King down.
- Shukuchi does have a fade time. They cannot disjoint it if you use it right next to them. They will be stunned and take damage; however they will still become invisible if they used Shukuchi before the stun hits.
- Weaver can easily harass Wraith King out of his lane thanks to his high base damage and Geminate Attack.
- Weaver can burn Wraith King's mana quickly with his Mana Break
talent or Diffusal Blade, until Wraith King purchases Aghanim's Shard to remove Reincarnation's manacost.
Others[]
- Meepo has a better advantage in farm with Divided We Stand, as well as having a higher attack speed due to his tendency to build items that give attributes. In addition, Wraithfire Blast stuns only one target, and choosing to engage one Meepo will most certainly mean engaging them all.
- Heroes with summons and illusions such as Broodmother and Naga Siren, are ill-suited for Wraith King to fight, as he has no source of waveclear.
- Heroes with area dispel can kill multiple skeletons at once: Brewmaster, Oracle.
Items[]
- Diffusal Blade can burn Wraith King's mana quickly, preventing him from Reincarnating, until Wraith King picks up Aghanim's Shard.
- Manta Style and Illusionist's Cape are a problem to Wraith King due to his single-target abilities and lack of mobility.
- Book of the Dead summons can burn Wraith King's mana as well, preventing him from Reincarnating.
- Scythe of Vyse disables Wraith King for a good 3 seconds for him to get focus fired when defending.
- Spirit Vessel reduces the effectiveness of his self sustaining lifesteal making it harder for him to tank area damage.
- Eye of Skadi keeps him distant when acquired by a ranged capable hero and reduces his lifesteal abilities.
- Battle Fury and Mjollnir deal area damage to wipe out skeletons.
- Heaven's Halberd allows the user to dodge and disarm Wraith King's physical attacks when he commits to a chase.
- Ghost Scepter defends against Wraith King's physical attacks but not entirely safe from magical damage Wraithfire Blasts. It must be used as a counter attack instead of last resort.
- Lotus Orb reflects Wraithfire Blast back to Wraith King.
- Shiva's Guard reduces Wraith King's lifesteal capabilities while also slowing him down.
Good against...[]
- Rupture is meaningless while Reincarnation is off cooldown.
- Vampiric Spirit and Mortal Strike prevent Bloodseeker from achieving Thirst bonuses.
- Even if he is Doomed, Wraith King can tear down Doom with physical attacks, and can still reincarnate as long as it is off-cooldown.
- Wraith King makes a poor Duel target, as he can be already quite hard to bring down once, and then you have to worry about his second life.
- However, even if Legion Commander does win the duel when Reincarnation is off cooldown, she still receives the permanent victory damage bonus because taking down Wraith King's first life still counts as a "kill".
- Reaper's Scythe can't kill Wraith King while Reincarnation is off cooldown
- In the laning stage Vampiric Spirit can out-heal the slow DoT from Heartstopper Aura.
- Wraith King abilities are mostly passive making Spell Steal meaningless.
- This can also mean that Rubick's Spell Steal used on Wraith King guarantees him a stun spell.
- Rubick's lack of mobility & low health pool is easily tear down by Wraith King physical attacks.
- Wraith King is not afraid to walk into mines, whenever he goes with his Reincarnation ready.
- Wraithfire Blast cancels Death Ward in decent range.
- Death Ward is meaningless while Reincarnation is off cooldown.
- Vampiric Aura can out-heal the DoT from Maledict.
Others[]
- Heroes who overextend themselves will be easy targets for Wraith King to kill after he comes back to life with Reincarnation.
Works well with...[]
- Bloodrage significantly increases the damage of Wraith King's attacks (Especially with Mortal Strike crits). Since Wraith King is really tanky and can afford death thanks to his ultimate; this spell works really well with him.
- The combination of Wraithfire Blast and Fireblast can be used to disable a target for a really long duration if not stacked, allowing Wraith King to trade well during the laning phase.
- Bloodlust gives Wraith King much-needed attack speed to output more damage.
Others[]
- Heroes with auras that buff attack speed and attack damage can increase the damage output of many skeletons as well as of Wraith King: Beastmaster, Vengeful Spirit.
Items[]
- Assault Cuirass also provides attack speed for skeletons, and his crit will deal even more damage thanks to armor reduction.
