Windranger Counters & Build

Centaur Warrunner 5,770 matches

−2.8%

WhyCentaur Warrunner clearly loses the lane against Windranger, but his advantage arrives later in the game. Windranger's rapid Focus Fire attacks severely punish her by triggering Centaur's Retaliate on every strike, reflecting massive damage back to her based on his strength. Furthermore, Stampede enables Centaur to close the distance at max speed, allowing him to burst her with magical Double Edge damage that ignores the physical evasion of Windrun.

Axe 7,920 matches

−2.4%

WhyAxe clearly loses the laning stage against Windranger's ranged pressure, but his advantage takes over later in the game. Windranger's massive attack speed during Focus Fire rapidly triggers Axe's Counter Helix, dealing pure damage that ignores the physical evasion of Windrun. Berserker's Call completely controls her movement, quickly bringing her health into Culling Blade kill range.

Queen of Pain 5,181 matches

−2.1%

WhyWhile the laning stage between them is roughly even, Queen of Pain gains the advantage later because her magic nukes, including Scream Of Pain and Sonic Wave, completely bypass Windrun's physical attack evasion. Furthermore, Blink allows Queen of Pain to disjoint incoming Shackleshot projectiles and escape Focus Fire, while Scream Of Pain consistently hits Windranger even when she is invisible.

Bane 1,243 matches

−2.1%

WhyWhile the laning stage between them is roughly even, Bane counters Windranger by neutralizing her single-target physical output and mobility later in the game. Enfeeble directly cripples Windranger by lowering her total attack damage during Focus Fire as well as reducing her cast range. Furthermore, Bane's Nightmare and Fiend's Grip provide sustained lockdown that ignores Windrun's physical attack evasion, completely locking her down.

Puck 1,616 matches

−1.7%

WhyAlthough Puck loses the lane to Windranger, the matchup swings later in the game where Puck's kit heavily disrupts her. Puck can completely negate Focus Fire and disjoint Shackleshot using Phase Shift and Ethereal Jaunt, triggering Puckish to regain health and mana. Additionally, Dream Coil's leash and Waning Rift's silence lock down Windranger and prevent her from utilizing Windrun for mobility.

Huskar 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.

Viper 2,963 matches

+2.0%

WhyWindrun grants Windranger complete evasion from physical attacks, neutralizing Viper's basic attacks and the bonus physical damage from Predator. Additionally, Easy Breezy ensures her movement speed cannot drop below 240 against Viper's heavy slows, while the massive attack speed bonus from Focus Fire easily counters the attack speed reductions from Corrosive Skin and Nethertoxin.

Snapfire 6,697 matches

+1.9%

WhyWindranger secures an early lane advantage because Windrun's physical evasion negates Snapfire's right-clicks and Lil' Shredder attacks. Additionally, Windranger's high mobility from Windrun and Easy Breezy allows her to easily slip inside the 600 minimum launch range of Mortimer Kisses. This leaves the stationary Snapfire vulnerable to being locked down by Shackleshot and eliminated on the move with Focus Fire.

Medusa 987 matches

+1.7%

WhyWindranger establishes an early lane advantage and heavily counters Medusa's physical damage output using Windrun for complete physical attack evasion. Furthermore, Focus Fire allows Windranger to run and attack simultaneously, making it easy to turn away to avoid Stone Gaze while rapidly burning through Medusa's Mana Shield.

Marci 1,377 matches

+1.5%

WhyWindranger establishes an early advantage in lane by abusing her range against the melee Marci. Marci relies heavily on physical burst from Unleash and Bodyguard, which is completely neutralized by the physical evasion and bonus movement speed of Windrun. Additionally, Windranger can lock down Marci from safe distance using Shackleshot and eliminate her with Focus Fire.