Lich Counters

Best heroes to pick against Lich — and who Lich beats

Across 126 matchups in Divine and Immortal ranked games, the hardest counters to Lich are Puck, Morphling and Dark Willow. Lich does best against Lone Druid, Necrophos and Faceless Void. Best teammates: Faceless Void, Zeus and Weaver.

All Lich 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	Lich win rate	Games	Counters
Heroes that counter Lich · 66
1	Batrider	−10.3	42.7%	103*	Batrider counters
2	Techies	−7.3	33.0%	103*	Techies counters
3	Bristleback	−4.5	51.5%	266*	Bristleback counters
4	Elder Titan	−4.1	43.0%	114*	Elder Titan counters
5	Puck	−3.9	48.9%	487	Puck counters
6	Shadow Demon	−3.9	52.3%	256*	Shadow Demon counters
7	Morphling	−3.6	49.4%	553	Morphling counters
8	Sand King	−3.5	52.0%	281*	Sand King counters
9	Dark Willow	−3.4	47.9%	1,213	Dark Willow counters
10	Largo	−3.2	48.9%	272*	Largo counters
11	Death Prophet	−3.2	50.4%	686	Death Prophet counters
12	Leshrac	−3.1	44.9%	379	Leshrac counters
13	Warlock	−3.0	51.6%	525	Warlock counters
14	Bane	−2.8	49.6%	363	Bane counters
15	Riki	−2.6	47.7%	516	Riki counters
16	Broodmother	−2.6	50.0%	182*	Broodmother counters
17	Dazzle	−2.5	46.9%	606	Dazzle counters
18	Enchantress	−2.4	51.1%	266*	Enchantress counters
19	Slardar	−2.2	52.1%	541	Slardar counters
20	Weaver	−2.2	50.8%	451	Weaver counters
21	Keeper of the Light	−2.1	48.7%	561	Keeper of the Light counters
22	Zeus	−1.9	52.1%	1,309	Zeus counters
23	Ring Master	−1.9	51.0%	861	Ring Master counters
24	Phantom Lancer	−1.9	47.8%	1,367	Phantom Lancer counters
25	Tiny	−1.8	55.9%	825	Tiny counters
26	Wraith King	−1.8	46.9%	1,010	Wraith King counters
27	Chaos Knight	−1.8	49.3%	229*	Chaos Knight counters
28	Treant Protector	−1.7	55.5%	245*	Treant Protector counters
29	Oracle	−1.7	50.1%	837	Oracle counters
30	Arc Warden	−1.7	46.3%	445	Arc Warden counters
31	Dark Seer	−1.6	49.3%	914	Dark Seer counters
32	Muerta	−1.5	51.8%	255*	Muerta counters
33	Shadow Shaman	−1.4	49.1%	1,793	Shadow Shaman counters
34	Centaur Warrunner	−1.3	52.5%	569	Centaur Warrunner counters
35	Gyrocopter	−1.3	54.0%	415	Gyrocopter counters
36	Magnus	−1.2	51.6%	1,400	Magnus counters
37	Winter Wyvern	−1.1	48.8%	1,227	Winter Wyvern counters
38	Skywrath Mage	−1.1	52.0%	1,233	Skywrath Mage counters
39	Alchemist	−1.1	54.6%	218*	Alchemist counters
40	Pangolier	−0.9	53.7%	691	Pangolier counters
41	Clinkz	−0.8	49.4%	411	Clinkz counters
42	Dragon Knight	−0.8	47.9%	2,080	Dragon Knight counters
43	Juggernaut	−0.7	47.8%	2,095	Juggernaut counters
44	Timbersaw	−0.7	54.4%	583	Timbersaw counters
45	Sniper	−0.7	54.0%	1,163	Sniper counters
46	Spectre	−0.6	50.4%	900	Spectre counters
47	Razor	−0.6	51.3%	704	Razor counters
48	Rubick	−0.6	52.0%	3,422	Rubick counters
49	Kez	−0.6	57.7%	586	Kez counters
50	Ancient Apparition	−0.5	52.4%	829	Ancient Apparition counters
51	Ember Spirit	−0.5	51.8%	1,236	Ember Spirit counters
52	Viper	−0.4	51.7%	619	Viper counters
53	Pudge	−0.4	51.7%	3,783	Pudge counters
54	Mirana	−0.4	51.3%	1,898	Mirana counters
55	Nature's Prophet	−0.4	57.2%	1,029	Nature's Prophet counters
56	Grimstroke	−0.4	49.1%	997	Grimstroke counters
57	Monkey King	−0.3	54.6%	560	Monkey King counters
58	Dawnbreaker	−0.3	48.6%	1,503	Dawnbreaker counters
59	Huskar	−0.3	55.4%	419	Huskar counters
60	Windranger	−0.3	52.7%	2,347	Windranger counters
61	Crystal Maiden	−0.2	52.0%	1,618	Crystal Maiden counters
62	Vengeful Spirit	−0.2	49.7%	906	Vengeful Spirit counters
63	Lina	−0.2	54.7%	1,615	Lina counters
64	Silencer	−0.2	52.3%	1,010	Silencer counters
65	Tinker	−0.2	52.9%	561	Tinker counters
66	Phoenix	−0.1	49.6%	855	Phoenix counters
Lich is favoured against · 60
1	Abaddon	+10.6	62.3%	284*	Abaddon counters
2	Lycan	+5.1	54.3%	197*	Lycan counters
3	Troll Warlord	+4.8	56.3%	192*	Troll Warlord counters
4	Lone Druid	+4.6	56.5%	352	Lone Druid counters
5	Necrophos	+4.3	56.6%	1,524	Necrophos counters
6	Naga Siren	+4.0	56.0%	84*	Naga Siren counters
7	Bloodseeker	+3.5	54.8%	188*	Bloodseeker counters
8	Faceless Void	+3.3	56.5%	630	Faceless Void counters
9	Void Spirit	+3.0	56.5%	676	Void Spirit counters
10	Phantom Assassin	+2.8	54.3%	753	Phantom Assassin counters
11	Kunkka	+2.8	55.2%	460	Kunkka counters
12	Ursa	+2.5	53.5%	805	Ursa counters
13	Clockwerk	+2.3	55.8%	398	Clockwerk counters
14	Disruptor	+2.3	53.1%	1,419	Disruptor counters
15	Storm Spirit	+2.3	57.5%	774	Storm Spirit counters
16	Omniknight	+2.2	50.8%	256*	Omniknight counters
17	Jakiro	+2.1	57.2%	661	Jakiro counters
18	Doom	+2.0	53.9%	961	Doom counters
19	Sven	+1.9	51.6%	1,590	Sven counters
20	Templar Assassin	+1.7	57.6%	495	Templar Assassin counters
21	Medusa	+1.7	55.5%	173*	Medusa counters
22	Venomancer	+1.6	56.3%	485	Venomancer counters
23	Outworld Devourer	+1.6	49.7%	1,930	Outworld Devourer counters
24	Drow Ranger	+1.5	59.9%	589	Drow Ranger counters
25	Primal Beast	+1.5	53.4%	566	Primal Beast counters
26	Visage	+1.5	48.4%	246*	Visage counters
27	Earth Spirit	+1.4	52.0%	827	Earth Spirit counters
28	Undying	+1.3	54.9%	1,670	Undying counters
29	Witch Doctor	+1.2	52.9%	1,644	Witch Doctor counters
30	Meepo	+1.1	45.9%	135*	Meepo counters
31	Nyx Assassin	+1.1	50.6%	1,659	Nyx Assassin counters
32	Enigma	+1.1	47.5%	539	Enigma counters
33	Chen	+1.1	52.8%	53*	Chen counters
34	Shadow Fiend	+1.1	62.3%	801	Shadow Fiend counters
35	Bounty Hunter	+1.1	47.9%	1,236	Bounty Hunter counters
36	Legion Commander	+1.1	50.6%	1,656	Legion Commander counters
37	Queen of Pain	+0.9	55.7%	1,060	Queen of Pain counters
38	Lion	+0.9	54.5%	2,854	Lion counters
39	Tidehunter	+0.9	56.0%	1,935	Tidehunter counters
40	Tusk	+0.9	53.7%	911	Tusk counters
41	Marci	+0.8	52.9%	753	Marci counters
42	Luna	+0.8	52.0%	1,822	Luna counters
43	Earthshaker	+0.7	52.2%	1,750	Earthshaker counters
44	Brewmaster	+0.7	50.2%	544	Brewmaster counters
45	Ogre Magi	+0.7	53.9%	1,238	Ogre Magi counters
46	Spirit Breaker	+0.6	50.6%	2,064	Spirit Breaker counters
47	Underlord	+0.6	56.7%	594	Underlord counters
48	Slark	+0.6	52.8%	1,986	Slark counters
49	Hoodwink	+0.4	55.6%	1,654	Hoodwink counters
50	Axe	+0.3	53.5%	1,629	Axe counters
51	Pugna	+0.2	49.9%	447	Pugna counters
52	Beastmaster	+0.2	54.1%	209*	Beastmaster counters
53	Night Stalker	+0.2	49.4%	1,240	Night Stalker counters
54	Lifestealer	+0.2	50.8%	1,938	Lifestealer counters
55	Io	+0.1	50.8%	595	Io counters
56	Mars	+0.1	54.8%	535	Mars counters
57	Anti-Mage	+0.1	51.9%	1,822	Anti-Mage counters
58	Invoker	+0.1	49.6%	2,479	Invoker counters
59	Terrorblade	+0.0	55.9%	873	Terrorblade counters
60	Snapfire	+0.0	52.9%	1,424	Snapfire counters