Matchups

Patch7.41fStats14 Oct 2026

Chaos Knight Counters

Best heroes to pick against Chaos Knight — and who Chaos Knight beats

Across 113 matchups in Divine and Immortal ranked games, the hardest counters to Chaos Knight are Tidehunter, Dragon Knight and Necrophos. Chaos Knight does best against Lina, Juggernaut and Pudge. Best teammates: Lina, Mirana and Lich.

Best counters to Chaos Knight

Tidehunter−6.4

Dragon Knight−6.1

Necrophos−2.8

Undying−2.5

Hoodwink−2.5

Lifestealer−2.3

Mirana−2.0

Axe−1.1

Magnus−1.0

Windranger−1.0

Chaos Knight is strong against

Lina+5.3

Juggernaut+4.6

Pudge+4.5

Legion Commander+4.4

Slark+2.7

Outworld Devourer+1.3

Invoker+1.0

Lion+0.7

Earthshaker+0.4

Luna+0.4

Best allies for Chaos Knight

Lina+2.8

Mirana+1.9

Lich+0.8

Invoker+0.8

Earthshaker+0.5

Witch Doctor+0.4

Windranger+0.4

Shadow Shaman+0.3

Rubick−0.0

Pudge−0.5

All Chaos Knight 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	Chaos Knight win rate	Games	Counters
Heroes that counter Chaos Knight · 60
1	Alchemist	−10.4	44.2%	52*	Alchemist counters
2	Primal Beast	−9.8	41.0%	100*	Primal Beast counters
3	Phoenix	−9.5	39.1%	133*	Phoenix counters
4	Shadow Fiend	−9.1	51.0%	157*	Shadow Fiend counters
5	Kez	−8.3	48.9%	94*	Kez counters
6	Tiny	−7.2	49.4%	172*	Tiny counters
7	Venomancer	−6.8	46.8%	94*	Venomancer counters
8	Winter Wyvern	−6.5	42.3%	156*	Winter Wyvern counters
9	Tidehunter	−6.4	47.6%	372	Tidehunter counters
10	Phantom Assassin	−6.4	44.0%	159*	Phantom Assassin counters
11	Dragon Knight	−6.1	41.5%	371	Dragon Knight counters
12	Phantom Lancer	−5.8	42.7%	262*	Phantom Lancer counters
13	Io	−5.3	44.2%	86*	Io counters
14	Clockwerk	−5.3	47.1%	70*	Clockwerk counters
15	Enigma	−5.3	40.0%	80*	Enigma counters
16	Brewmaster	−5.2	43.2%	88*	Brewmaster counters
17	Bristleback	−4.9	50.0%	64*	Bristleback counters
18	Muerta	−4.9	47.3%	55*	Muerta counters
19	Jakiro	−4.0	50.0%	136*	Jakiro counters
20	Abaddon	−4.0	46.6%	58*	Abaddon counters
21	Disruptor	−3.9	45.8%	297*	Disruptor counters
22	Nature's Prophet	−3.7	52.8%	212*	Nature's Prophet counters
23	Leshrac	−3.5	43.4%	83*	Leshrac counters
24	Morphling	−3.1	48.8%	80*	Morphling counters
25	Dark Seer	−3.0	46.8%	158*	Dark Seer counters
26	Ogre Magi	−2.9	49.2%	260*	Ogre Magi counters
27	Necrophos	−2.8	48.4%	322	Necrophos counters
28	Kunkka	−2.8	48.5%	101*	Kunkka counters
29	Undying	−2.5	50.0%	326	Undying counters
30	Hoodwink	−2.5	51.6%	304	Hoodwink counters
31	Ancient Apparition	−2.4	49.4%	170*	Ancient Apparition counters
32	Lifestealer	−2.3	47.2%	354	Lifestealer counters
33	Sand King	−2.3	52.1%	71*	Sand King counters
34	Earth Spirit	−2.3	47.2%	159*	Earth Spirit counters
35	Doom	−2.1	48.7%	193*	Doom counters
36	Dawnbreaker	−2.1	45.7%	289*	Dawnbreaker counters
37	Mirana	−2.0	48.6%	327	Mirana counters
38	Gyrocopter	−2.0	52.2%	92*	Gyrocopter counters
39	Terrorblade	−1.6	53.1%	194*	Terrorblade counters
40	Lich	−1.6	47.3%	258*	Lich counters
41	Visage	−1.4	44.4%	54*	Visage counters
42	Vengeful Spirit	−1.4	47.4%	196*	Vengeful Spirit counters
43	Spectre	−1.2	48.7%	158*	Spectre counters
44	Warlock	−1.2	52.3%	86*	Warlock counters
45	Axe	−1.1	51.0%	351	Axe counters
46	Magnus	−1.0	50.7%	302	Magnus counters
47	Wraith King	−1.0	46.6%	206*	Wraith King counters
48	Windranger	−1.0	50.9%	464	Windranger counters
49	Sven	−0.9	47.7%	419	Sven counters
50	Centaur Warrunner	−0.6	52.1%	117*	Centaur Warrunner counters
51	Rubick	−0.6	50.9%	609	Rubick counters
52	Keeper of the Light	−0.5	49.1%	106*	Keeper of the Light counters
53	Riki	−0.5	48.7%	76*	Riki counters
54	Dark Willow	−0.5	49.7%	191*	Dark Willow counters
55	Shadow Shaman	−0.5	48.9%	352	Shadow Shaman counters
56	Zeus	−0.4	52.5%	276*	Zeus counters
57	Timbersaw	−0.3	53.7%	162*	Timbersaw counters
58	Spirit Breaker	−0.3	48.6%	414	Spirit Breaker counters
59	Monkey King	−0.2	53.6%	138*	Monkey King counters
60	Ember Spirit	−0.1	51.1%	237*	Ember Spirit counters
Chaos Knight is favoured against · 53
1	Underlord	+14.6	69.6%	102*	Underlord counters
2	Faceless Void	+12.4	64.5%	152*	Faceless Void counters
3	Shadow Demon	+10.1	65.2%	69*	Shadow Demon counters
4	Viper	+8.8	59.8%	122*	Viper counters
5	Arc Warden	+7.4	54.3%	94*	Arc Warden counters
6	Mars	+7.1	60.7%	140*	Mars counters
7	Lone Druid	+7.0	57.8%	64*	Lone Druid counters
8	Drow Ranger	+6.7	64.0%	114*	Drow Ranger counters
9	Queen of Pain	+6.4	60.1%	213*	Queen of Pain counters
10	Death Prophet	+6.1	58.6%	140*	Death Prophet counters
11	Oracle	+6.0	56.7%	164*	Oracle counters
12	Night Stalker	+5.8	53.9%	271*	Night Stalker counters
13	Lina	+5.3	59.1%	330	Lina counters
14	Clinkz	+5.1	54.2%	83*	Clinkz counters
15	Marci	+5.0	56.0%	159*	Marci counters
16	Huskar	+4.6	59.2%	71*	Huskar counters
17	Juggernaut	+4.6	52.0%	440	Juggernaut counters
18	Pudge	+4.5	55.5%	715	Pudge counters
19	Legion Commander	+4.4	52.8%	375	Legion Commander counters
20	Bane	+3.7	55.0%	80*	Bane counters
21	Enchantress	+3.6	56.0%	50*	Enchantress counters
22	Tinker	+3.4	55.3%	114*	Tinker counters
23	Grimstroke	+3.1	51.4%	185*	Grimstroke counters
24	Nyx Assassin	+3.0	51.4%	296*	Nyx Assassin counters
25	Skywrath Mage	+2.9	54.9%	286*	Skywrath Mage counters
26	Slark	+2.7	53.8%	364	Slark counters
27	Slardar	+2.6	55.8%	120*	Slardar counters
28	Witch Doctor	+2.6	53.2%	282*	Witch Doctor counters
29	Sniper	+2.0	55.6%	234*	Sniper counters
30	Weaver	+1.9	53.8%	91*	Weaver counters
31	Silencer	+1.9	53.2%	216*	Silencer counters
32	Void Spirit	+1.7	54.1%	122*	Void Spirit counters
33	Razor	+1.7	52.5%	141*	Razor counters
34	Outworld Devourer	+1.3	48.3%	315	Outworld Devourer counters
35	Treant Protector	+1.3	57.4%	54*	Treant Protector counters
36	Bounty Hunter	+1.3	47.0%	249*	Bounty Hunter counters
37	Invoker	+1.0	49.4%	480	Invoker counters
38	Pugna	+0.8	49.4%	89*	Pugna counters
39	Lion	+0.7	53.2%	602	Lion counters
40	Pangolier	+0.7	54.2%	144*	Pangolier counters
41	Puck	+0.7	52.4%	84*	Puck counters
42	Crystal Maiden	+0.6	51.7%	288*	Crystal Maiden counters
43	Omniknight	+0.5	48.0%	50*	Omniknight counters
44	Anti-Mage	+0.5	51.2%	295*	Anti-Mage counters
45	Ursa	+0.4	50.3%	147*	Ursa counters
46	Ring Master	+0.4	52.2%	159*	Ring Master counters
47	Earthshaker	+0.4	50.8%	390	Earthshaker counters
48	Luna	+0.4	50.5%	364	Luna counters
49	Dazzle	+0.3	48.6%	105*	Dazzle counters
50	Tusk	+0.2	51.9%	183*	Tusk counters
51	Snapfire	+0.1	51.9%	295*	Snapfire counters
52	Storm Spirit	+0.1	54.2%	107*	Storm Spirit counters
53	Templar Assassin	+0.0	54.8%	84*	Templar Assassin counters

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