Huskar Counters & Build

Viper 774 matches

−5.2%

WhyViper wins the lane heavily against Huskar to establish an early advantage, largely because Corrosive Skin provides magic resistance against Burning Spear while Poison Attack counters Huskar's resilience by shredding his magic resistance. Later on, Viper Strike disables Huskar's Berserker's Blood passive to strip away his bonus health regeneration, attack speed, and magic resistance. Additionally, Predator deals bonus physical damage scaling with missing health, directly punishing Huskar for fighting at low life totals.

Windranger 1,243 matches

−2.4%

WhyWhile the laning phase is roughly even, Windranger excels against Huskar in later fights because Windrun provides evasion from all physical attacks, preventing him from landing regular attacks to stack Burning Spear. Furthermore, Focus Fire allows her to unleash rapid physical attack speed while moving, enabling her to kite and burst Huskar down despite his magic resistance from Berserker's Blood.

Phantom Lancer 693 matches

−2.2%

WhyPhantom Lancer slightly loses the lane against Huskar's heavy Burning Spear harass, but the advantage likely shifts in his favor later in the game. Huskar's single-target reliance on Life Break and stacking attacks struggles to cope with the sheer volume of illusions generated by Juxtapose and Doppelganger. Additionally, Doppelganger allows Phantom Lancer to dispel slowing debuffs and reposition, while Phantom Rush provides bonus evasion against Huskar's physical assaults.

Necrophos 1,274 matches

−2.1%

WhyAlthough the lane is roughly even, Necrophos gains an overwhelming advantage in later fights because Huskar constantly lowers his own HP to trigger Berserker's Blood. This self-damage makes Huskar extremely vulnerable to Reaper's Scythe, which deals lethal damage based on missing health. Furthermore, Ghost Shroud protects Necrophos from Huskar's Burning Spear right-clicks while Rapid Decay cuts through Huskar's crucial health regeneration.

Anti-Mage 670 matches

+3.5%

WhyHuskar dominates the lane early, stacking ranged Burning Spears while completely nullifying Anti-Mage's core kit due to Blood Magic, which leaves Huskar without a mana pool to trigger Mana Break, Persecutor, or Mana Void damage. Additionally, Inner Fire provides a silence and knockback that prevents Anti-Mage from easily using Blink to trade or disengage, likely allowing Huskar to snowball his early advantage.

Lifestealer 1,044 matches

+2.8%

WhyHuskar secures an early advantage by leveraging his ranged Burning Spear stacks to relentlessly harass the melee Lifestealer in lane. Life Break pierces Debuff Immunity with its slow and cuts through Lifestealer's high health pool from Feast, while Inner Fire provides a direct disengage and silence if Lifestealer attempts to close the distance.

Queen of Pain 734 matches

+2.2%

WhyHuskar heavily wins the lane early because Queen of Pain's magical poke and Shadow Strike damage feed directly into Berserker's Blood, granting him high magic resistance, attack speed, and health regeneration. He can relentlessly trade with stacking Burning Spear attacks, while Inner Fire provides a knockback and silence to disrupt her close-range spellcasting and mobility.