Slark Counters

Best heroes to pick against Slark — and who Slark beats

Across 126 matchups in Divine and Immortal ranked games, the hardest counters to Slark are Leshrac, Grimstroke and Viper. Slark does best against Ember Spirit, Brewmaster and Dazzle. Best teammates: Visage, Kez and Sand King.

All Slark 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	Slark win rate	Games	Counters
Heroes that counter Slark · 66
1	Chen	−9.2	40.3%	72*	Chen counters
2	Leshrac	−6.1	39.7%	663	Leshrac counters
3	Naga Siren	−6.0	43.8%	146*	Naga Siren counters
4	Grimstroke	−5.5	41.7%	1,294	Grimstroke counters
5	Viper	−5.2	44.7%	946	Viper counters
6	Chaos Knight	−5.1	43.8%	365	Chaos Knight counters
7	Ancient Apparition	−5.0	45.7%	893	Ancient Apparition counters
8	Pugna	−4.7	42.7%	618	Pugna counters
9	Disruptor	−4.0	44.6%	1,560	Disruptor counters
10	Beastmaster	−3.9	47.7%	287*	Beastmaster counters
11	Dark Seer	−3.5	45.1%	1,318	Dark Seer counters
12	Visage	−3.5	41.2%	328	Visage counters
13	Outworld Devourer	−3.4	42.5%	2,752	Outworld Devourer counters
14	Bloodseeker	−3.3	45.8%	745	Bloodseeker counters
15	Troll Warlord	−3.3	45.9%	294*	Troll Warlord counters
16	Night Stalker	−3.3	43.7%	1,560	Night Stalker counters
17	Elder Titan	−3.2	41.7%	163*	Elder Titan counters
18	Skywrath Mage	−3.0	47.9%	1,630	Skywrath Mage counters
19	Drow Ranger	−3.0	53.2%	938	Drow Ranger counters
20	Tiny	−2.8	52.7%	1,395	Tiny counters
21	Treant Protector	−2.8	52.2%	406	Treant Protector counters
22	Sand King	−2.7	50.6%	482	Sand King counters
23	Techies	−2.6	35.5%	138*	Techies counters
24	Invoker	−2.6	44.7%	3,411	Invoker counters
25	Snapfire	−2.5	48.1%	2,333	Snapfire counters
26	Enigma	−2.4	41.7%	626	Enigma counters
27	Crystal Maiden	−2.2	47.8%	2,401	Crystal Maiden counters
28	Io	−2.1	46.3%	730	Io counters
29	Magnus	−2.1	48.5%	2,289	Magnus counters
30	Doom	−1.9	47.8%	1,392	Doom counters
31	Mars	−1.9	50.6%	881	Mars counters
32	Death Prophet	−1.7	49.7%	922	Death Prophet counters
33	Kunkka	−1.7	48.5%	794	Kunkka counters
34	Muerta	−1.6	49.4%	482	Muerta counters
35	Legion Commander	−1.5	45.8%	2,490	Legion Commander counters
36	Witch Doctor	−1.5	48.0%	2,312	Witch Doctor counters
37	Riki	−1.3	46.8%	799	Riki counters
38	Void Spirit	−1.3	50.0%	1,127	Void Spirit counters
39	Tinker	−1.2	49.6%	832	Tinker counters
40	Shadow Shaman	−1.2	47.1%	2,616	Shadow Shaman counters
41	Oracle	−1.2	48.4%	1,209	Oracle counters
42	Lion	−1.1	50.2%	4,008	Lion counters
43	Primal Beast	−1.1	48.6%	860	Primal Beast counters
44	Windranger	−1.0	49.7%	3,444	Windranger counters
45	Terrorblade	−1.0	52.6%	1,509	Terrorblade counters
46	Lina	−0.9	51.7%	2,339	Lina counters
47	Juggernaut	−0.9	45.4%	3,738	Juggernaut counters
48	Abaddon	−0.9	48.6%	490	Abaddon counters
49	Shadow Fiend	−0.9	58.1%	1,220	Shadow Fiend counters
50	Dawnbreaker	−0.9	45.8%	2,214	Dawnbreaker counters
51	Meepo	−0.7	41.8%	275*	Meepo counters
52	Dark Willow	−0.7	48.4%	1,706	Dark Willow counters
53	Ring Master	−0.6	50.0%	1,159	Ring Master counters
54	Queen of Pain	−0.6	51.9%	1,723	Queen of Pain counters
55	Largo	−0.6	49.3%	406	Largo counters
56	Zeus	−0.6	51.2%	1,872	Zeus counters
57	Clinkz	−0.5	47.5%	648	Clinkz counters
58	Wraith King	−0.5	46.0%	1,591	Wraith King counters
59	Marci	−0.5	49.4%	1,158	Marci counters
60	Mirana	−0.5	49.0%	2,927	Mirana counters
61	Slardar	−0.4	51.7%	959	Slardar counters
62	Pangolier	−0.4	52.0%	1,068	Pangolier counters
63	Necrophos	−0.3	49.8%	2,618	Necrophos counters
64	Kez	−0.1	55.9%	839	Kez counters
65	Enchantress	−0.0	51.2%	424	Enchantress counters
66	Puck	−0.0	50.6%	751	Puck counters
Slark is favoured against · 60
1	Medusa	+8.6	60.2%	256*	Medusa counters
2	Ember Spirit	+7.4	57.4%	2,221	Ember Spirit counters
3	Brewmaster	+6.3	53.6%	698	Brewmaster counters
4	Dazzle	+6.2	53.4%	963	Dazzle counters
5	Templar Assassin	+5.6	59.3%	765	Templar Assassin counters
6	Bane	+4.8	55.0%	678	Bane counters
7	Broodmother	+4.6	54.9%	255*	Broodmother counters
8	Tidehunter	+4.4	57.3%	3,833	Tidehunter counters
9	Bristleback	+4.2	58.0%	533	Bristleback counters
10	Venomancer	+4.0	56.4%	895	Venomancer counters
11	Storm Spirit	+3.8	56.8%	1,103	Storm Spirit counters
12	Warlock	+3.7	56.0%	796	Warlock counters
13	Sniper	+3.4	55.9%	1,784	Sniper counters
14	Arc Warden	+2.9	48.6%	650	Arc Warden counters
15	Bounty Hunter	+2.7	47.3%	2,256	Bounty Hunter counters
16	Anti-Mage	+2.5	52.1%	2,757	Anti-Mage counters
17	Silencer	+2.5	52.7%	1,518	Silencer counters
18	Phantom Lancer	+2.5	49.9%	1,913	Phantom Lancer counters
19	Earth Spirit	+2.4	50.8%	1,396	Earth Spirit counters
20	Lycan	+2.4	49.3%	270*	Lycan counters
21	Morphling	+2.3	53.1%	755	Morphling counters
22	Centaur Warrunner	+2.3	53.9%	920	Centaur Warrunner counters
23	Faceless Void	+2.2	53.1%	1,351	Faceless Void counters
24	Alchemist	+2.1	55.6%	374	Alchemist counters
25	Lone Druid	+2.1	51.7%	547	Lone Druid counters
26	Weaver	+2.0	52.7%	679	Weaver counters
27	Monkey King	+1.7	54.4%	943	Monkey King counters
28	Phoenix	+1.7	49.2%	1,163	Phoenix counters
29	Ursa	+1.7	50.4%	1,388	Ursa counters
30	Dragon Knight	+1.6	48.1%	3,462	Dragon Knight counters
31	Winter Wyvern	+1.6	49.3%	2,007	Winter Wyvern counters
32	Lifestealer	+1.6	50.0%	3,155	Lifestealer counters
33	Spirit Breaker	+1.6	49.3%	3,276	Spirit Breaker counters
34	Razor	+1.5	51.2%	1,002	Razor counters
35	Keeper of the Light	+1.4	49.9%	733	Keeper of the Light counters
36	Clockwerk	+1.4	52.6%	565	Clockwerk counters
37	Nyx Assassin	+1.3	48.5%	2,525	Nyx Assassin counters
38	Ogre Magi	+1.2	52.1%	2,000	Ogre Magi counters
39	Spectre	+1.1	49.9%	1,423	Spectre counters
40	Batrider	+1.1	51.9%	154*	Batrider counters
41	Tusk	+1.0	51.6%	1,429	Tusk counters
42	Phantom Assassin	+0.8	50.0%	1,145	Phantom Assassin counters
43	Vengeful Spirit	+0.7	48.4%	1,433	Vengeful Spirit counters
44	Shadow Demon	+0.6	54.6%	399	Shadow Demon counters
45	Timbersaw	+0.6	53.5%	1,075	Timbersaw counters
46	Jakiro	+0.6	53.5%	1,083	Jakiro counters
47	Axe	+0.5	51.5%	2,560	Axe counters
48	Gyrocopter	+0.4	53.4%	659	Gyrocopter counters
49	Earthshaker	+0.3	49.6%	2,569	Earthshaker counters
50	Rubick	+0.3	50.7%	4,940	Rubick counters
51	Omniknight	+0.2	46.6%	393	Omniknight counters
52	Pudge	+0.2	50.1%	5,744	Pudge counters
53	Huskar	+0.2	53.6%	586	Huskar counters
54	Hoodwink	+0.1	53.1%	2,275	Hoodwink counters
55	Sven	+0.1	47.6%	2,494	Sven counters
56	Undying	+0.1	51.5%	2,445	Undying counters
57	Nature's Prophet	+0.1	55.4%	1,692	Nature's Prophet counters
58	Underlord	+0.1	53.9%	1,037	Underlord counters
59	Lich	+0.0	47.8%	2,356	Lich counters
60	Luna	+0.0	49.0%	3,079	Luna counters