Matchups

Patch7.41fStats14 Oct 2026

Alchemist Counters

Best heroes to pick against Alchemist — and who Alchemist beats

Across 105 matchups in Divine and Immortal ranked games, the hardest counters to Alchemist are Pudge, Juggernaut and Slark. Alchemist does best against Lion, Rubick and Windranger. Best teammates: Rubick, Pudge and Lion.

Best counters to Alchemist

Pudge−1.2

Juggernaut−0.7

Slark−0.5

Alchemist is strong against

Lion+2.8

Rubick+2.7

Windranger+1.9

Spirit Breaker+1.6

Invoker+1.3

Lifestealer+0.4

Best allies for Alchemist

Rubick+2.4

Pudge+1.5

Lion+1.1

Invoker−2.4

All Alchemist matchups

Advantage is the STRATZ matchup score: how many win-rate points the matchup adds (+) or takes away (−) from this hero compared with what both heroes’ overall strength would predict. Negative = that opponent counters this hero.

#	Opponent	Advantage	Alchemist win rate	Games	Counters
Heroes that counter Alchemist · 53
1	Mars	−10.5	38.5%	104*	Mars counters
2	Faceless Void	−8.0	39.5%	114*	Faceless Void counters
3	Slardar	−7.5	41.1%	112*	Slardar counters
4	Dazzle	−7.3	36.4%	66*	Dazzle counters
5	Timbersaw	−7.3	42.1%	140*	Timbersaw counters
6	Bounty Hunter	−7.2	33.9%	180*	Bounty Hunter counters
7	Dark Willow	−7.2	38.4%	159*	Dark Willow counters
8	Underlord	−6.7	43.7%	103*	Underlord counters
9	Primal Beast	−6.4	39.8%	83*	Primal Beast counters
10	Keeper of the Light	−5.9	39.2%	74*	Keeper of the Light counters
11	Winter Wyvern	−5.5	38.7%	142*	Winter Wyvern counters
12	Leshrac	−5.5	36.8%	57*	Leshrac counters
13	Io	−5.2	39.8%	88*	Io counters
14	Phantom Lancer	−5.1	38.9%	211*	Phantom Lancer counters
15	Queen of Pain	−4.9	44.2%	154*	Queen of Pain counters
16	Oracle	−4.6	41.5%	106*	Oracle counters
17	Pugna	−4.3	39.7%	73*	Pugna counters
18	Jakiro	−3.7	45.7%	129*	Jakiro counters
19	Axe	−3.7	43.8%	288*	Axe counters
20	Spectre	−3.5	41.8%	122*	Spectre counters
21	Tusk	−3.5	43.6%	163*	Tusk counters
22	Centaur Warrunner	−3.3	44.8%	87*	Centaur Warrunner counters
23	Anti-Mage	−3.2	42.9%	252*	Anti-Mage counters
24	Necrophos	−3.1	43.5%	271*	Necrophos counters
25	Dawnbreaker	−2.6	40.6%	244*	Dawnbreaker counters
26	Arc Warden	−2.6	39.7%	58*	Arc Warden counters
27	Phoenix	−2.5	41.5%	135*	Phoenix counters
28	Sniper	−2.4	46.6%	176*	Sniper counters
29	Death Prophet	−2.4	45.5%	101*	Death Prophet counters
30	Pangolier	−2.4	46.5%	101*	Pangolier counters
31	Marci	−2.3	44.1%	111*	Marci counters
32	Magnus	−2.2	44.9%	234*	Magnus counters
33	Puck	−1.9	45.2%	62*	Puck counters
34	Riki	−1.9	42.7%	82*	Riki counters
35	Sven	−1.9	42.1%	254*	Sven counters
36	Storm Spirit	−1.8	47.7%	111*	Storm Spirit counters
37	Razor	−1.8	44.4%	117*	Razor counters
38	Phantom Assassin	−1.8	44.0%	109*	Phantom Assassin counters
39	Enigma	−1.6	39.1%	69*	Enigma counters
40	Night Stalker	−1.5	42.0%	169*	Night Stalker counters
41	Pudge	−1.2	45.2%	485	Pudge counters
42	Skywrath Mage	−1.2	46.2%	197*	Skywrath Mage counters
43	Lina	−1.2	48.0%	252*	Lina counters
44	Witch Doctor	−1.1	44.9%	247*	Witch Doctor counters
45	Ember Spirit	−0.9	45.7%	184*	Ember Spirit counters
46	Terrorblade	−0.8	49.4%	162*	Terrorblade counters
47	Juggernaut	−0.7	42.1%	330	Juggernaut counters
48	Nature's Prophet	−0.7	51.2%	160*	Nature's Prophet counters
49	Tiny	−0.6	51.4%	144*	Tiny counters
50	Slark	−0.5	46.0%	341	Slark counters
51	Vengeful Spirit	−0.3	43.9%	148*	Vengeful Spirit counters
52	Hoodwink	−0.3	49.2%	242*	Hoodwink counters
53	Dark Seer	−0.1	45.1%	122*	Dark Seer counters
Alchemist is favoured against · 52
1	Doom	+15.1	61.3%	150*	Doom counters
2	Sand King	+14.4	64.2%	53*	Sand King counters
3	Brewmaster	+10.9	54.7%	53*	Brewmaster counters
4	Chaos Knight	+10.0	55.4%	56*	Chaos Knight counters
5	Venomancer	+8.1	57.1%	70*	Venomancer counters
6	Wraith King	+8.1	51.1%	178*	Wraith King counters
7	Kez	+7.4	60.0%	95*	Kez counters
8	Morphling	+6.8	54.1%	74*	Morphling counters
9	Shadow Fiend	+6.4	61.9%	126*	Shadow Fiend counters
10	Weaver	+5.8	53.1%	64*	Weaver counters
11	Gyrocopter	+5.6	55.2%	67*	Gyrocopter counters
12	Earth Spirit	+5.1	50.0%	112*	Earth Spirit counters
13	Crystal Maiden	+4.3	50.8%	244*	Crystal Maiden counters
14	Templar Assassin	+4.2	54.4%	90*	Templar Assassin counters
15	Huskar	+4.1	54.1%	74*	Huskar counters
16	Lone Druid	+3.8	50.0%	52*	Lone Druid counters
17	Drow Ranger	+3.8	56.5%	85*	Drow Ranger counters
18	Warlock	+3.7	52.6%	97*	Warlock counters
19	Monkey King	+3.3	52.5%	122*	Monkey King counters
20	Zeus	+3.3	51.6%	221*	Zeus counters
21	Ursa	+3.1	48.4%	155*	Ursa counters
22	Legion Commander	+2.9	46.7%	261*	Legion Commander counters
23	Lion	+2.8	50.7%	495	Lion counters
24	Rubick	+2.7	49.6%	538	Rubick counters
25	Undying	+2.7	50.6%	249*	Undying counters
26	Tinker	+2.6	50.0%	104*	Tinker counters
27	Silencer	+1.9	48.7%	152*	Silencer counters
28	Windranger	+1.9	49.2%	386	Windranger counters
29	Luna	+1.8	47.3%	283*	Luna counters
30	Bane	+1.7	48.4%	62*	Bane counters
31	Spirit Breaker	+1.6	45.9%	351	Spirit Breaker counters
32	Mirana	+1.4	47.4%	270*	Mirana counters
33	Shadow Shaman	+1.4	46.2%	299*	Shadow Shaman counters
34	Lich	+1.3	45.6%	252*	Lich counters
35	Invoker	+1.3	45.1%	421	Invoker counters
36	Disruptor	+1.2	46.3%	216*	Disruptor counters
37	Outworld Devourer	+1.1	43.5%	262*	Outworld Devourer counters
38	Ancient Apparition	+1.1	48.3%	118*	Ancient Apparition counters
39	Grimstroke	+1.0	44.8%	145*	Grimstroke counters
40	Tidehunter	+1.0	50.4%	272*	Tidehunter counters
41	Void Spirit	+0.9	48.7%	117*	Void Spirit counters
42	Earthshaker	+0.8	46.6%	292*	Earthshaker counters
43	Kunkka	+0.7	47.4%	97*	Kunkka counters
44	Clinkz	+0.7	45.2%	62*	Clinkz counters
45	Lifestealer	+0.4	45.3%	307	Lifestealer counters
46	Ogre Magi	+0.3	47.8%	224*	Ogre Magi counters
47	Nyx Assassin	+0.2	44.0%	243*	Nyx Assassin counters
48	Snapfire	+0.2	47.4%	253*	Snapfire counters
49	Dragon Knight	+0.2	43.2%	294*	Dragon Knight counters
50	Clockwerk	+0.1	47.9%	73*	Clockwerk counters
51	Ring Master	+0.1	47.3%	131*	Ring Master counters
52	Viper	+0.1	46.5%	101*	Viper counters

* Fewer than 300 games — shown for completeness, not used in the top lists above.