Viper Counters

Best heroes to pick against Viper — and who Viper beats

Across 124 matchups in Divine and Immortal ranked games, the hardest counters to Viper are Phantom Lancer, Windranger and Storm Spirit. Viper does best against Dragon Knight, Silencer and Slark. Best teammates: Earth Spirit, Anti-Mage and Nyx Assassin.

All Viper 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	Viper win rate	Games	Counters
Heroes that counter Viper · 60
1	Elder Titan	−15.9	29.1%	55*	Elder Titan counters
2	Meepo	−10.7	31.9%	69*	Meepo counters
3	Broodmother	−9.2	41.2%	68*	Broodmother counters
4	Riki	−7.7	40.5%	222*	Riki counters
5	Enigma	−7.3	36.9%	214*	Enigma counters
6	Phantom Lancer	−6.7	40.8%	611	Phantom Lancer counters
7	Naga Siren	−5.7	44.2%	52*	Naga Siren counters
8	Windranger	−5.5	45.3%	1,299	Windranger counters
9	Clinkz	−5.3	42.8%	243*	Clinkz counters
10	Storm Spirit	−5.2	47.9%	311	Storm Spirit counters
11	Alchemist	−5.2	48.4%	95*	Alchemist counters
12	Lycan	−5.1	41.9%	74*	Lycan counters
13	Venomancer	−4.7	47.8%	207*	Venomancer counters
14	Death Prophet	−4.6	46.9%	337	Death Prophet counters
15	Terrorblade	−4.3	49.4%	447	Terrorblade counters
16	Drow Ranger	−4.1	52.2%	320	Drow Ranger counters
17	Legion Commander	−4.0	43.4%	781	Legion Commander counters
18	Arc Warden	−3.8	42.0%	205*	Arc Warden counters
19	Magnus	−3.5	47.2%	598	Magnus counters
20	Juggernaut	−3.5	42.9%	998	Juggernaut counters
21	Enchantress	−3.4	47.9%	165*	Enchantress counters
22	Morphling	−3.3	47.6%	246*	Morphling counters
23	Weaver	−3.0	47.8%	230*	Weaver counters
24	Earth Spirit	−2.9	45.6%	355	Earth Spirit counters
25	Rubick	−2.9	47.6%	1,536	Rubick counters
26	Keeper of the Light	−2.6	46.0%	239*	Keeper of the Light counters
27	Tinker	−2.6	48.3%	238*	Tinker counters
28	Jakiro	−2.5	50.5%	323	Jakiro counters
29	Sniper	−2.5	50.1%	773	Sniper counters
30	Bounty Hunter	−2.3	42.4%	595	Bounty Hunter counters
31	Visage	−2.1	42.7%	96*	Visage counters
32	Invoker	−2.1	45.3%	1,096	Invoker counters
33	Dark Seer	−1.9	46.8%	417	Dark Seer counters
34	Skywrath Mage	−1.9	49.1%	603	Skywrath Mage counters
35	Dark Willow	−1.8	47.4%	521	Dark Willow counters
36	Ancient Apparition	−1.6	49.2%	415	Ancient Apparition counters
37	Crystal Maiden	−1.5	48.6%	677	Crystal Maiden counters
38	Chaos Knight	−1.5	47.5%	120*	Chaos Knight counters
39	Sand King	−1.3	52.1%	121*	Sand King counters
40	Pudge	−1.2	48.8%	1,533	Pudge counters
41	Witch Doctor	−1.1	48.5%	681	Witch Doctor counters
42	Slardar	−1.1	51.1%	282*	Slardar counters
43	Shadow Demon	−1.1	53.0%	132*	Shadow Demon counters
44	Hoodwink	−1.1	52.0%	727	Hoodwink counters
45	Ogre Magi	−1.0	50.1%	603	Ogre Magi counters
46	Centaur Warrunner	−1.0	50.7%	268*	Centaur Warrunner counters
47	Undying	−1.0	50.5%	728	Undying counters
48	Techies	−0.7	37.5%	56*	Techies counters
49	Pugna	−0.6	46.9%	241*	Pugna counters
50	Medusa	−0.5	51.2%	84*	Medusa counters
51	Luna	−0.5	48.6%	875	Luna counters
52	Lich	−0.5	47.4%	704	Lich counters
53	Outworld Devourer	−0.4	45.5%	1,036	Outworld Devourer counters
54	Ring Master	−0.4	50.3%	362	Ring Master counters
55	Nyx Assassin	−0.4	46.9%	934	Nyx Assassin counters
56	Phoenix	−0.4	47.2%	377	Phoenix counters
57	Spectre	−0.4	48.5%	468	Spectre counters
58	Io	−0.2	48.3%	269*	Io counters
59	Shadow Fiend	−0.2	58.9%	382	Shadow Fiend counters
60	Dawnbreaker	−0.1	46.7%	644	Dawnbreaker counters
Viper is favoured against · 64
1	Bloodseeker	+13.6	62.8%	86*	Bloodseeker counters
2	Bristleback	+8.3	62.2%	180*	Bristleback counters
3	Dragon Knight	+7.5	54.1%	1,053	Dragon Knight counters
4	Silencer	+6.5	56.8%	493	Silencer counters
5	Largo	+5.3	55.3%	114*	Largo counters
6	Slark	+4.9	55.0%	895	Slark counters
7	Huskar	+4.7	58.2%	376	Huskar counters
8	Void Spirit	+4.6	56.0%	275*	Void Spirit counters
9	Templar Assassin	+3.8	57.6%	264*	Templar Assassin counters
10	Bane	+3.7	54.0%	161*	Bane counters
11	Anti-Mage	+3.4	53.1%	659	Anti-Mage counters
12	Ember Spirit	+3.3	53.4%	513	Ember Spirit counters
13	Primal Beast	+3.2	53.0%	264*	Primal Beast counters
14	Clockwerk	+3.2	54.5%	191*	Clockwerk counters
15	Tusk	+2.7	53.4%	371	Tusk counters
16	Faceless Void	+2.7	53.7%	328	Faceless Void counters
17	Underlord	+2.7	56.6%	304	Underlord counters
18	Omniknight	+2.7	49.1%	114*	Omniknight counters
19	Timbersaw	+2.5	55.5%	355	Timbersaw counters
20	Disruptor	+2.5	51.2%	695	Disruptor counters
21	Spirit Breaker	+2.5	50.3%	939	Spirit Breaker counters
22	Tidehunter	+2.4	55.4%	1,057	Tidehunter counters
23	Grimstroke	+2.4	49.7%	491	Grimstroke counters
24	Queen of Pain	+2.4	55.0%	556	Queen of Pain counters
25	Shadow Shaman	+2.4	50.7%	775	Shadow Shaman counters
26	Necrophos	+2.3	52.5%	946	Necrophos counters
27	Tiny	+2.2	57.8%	408	Tiny counters
28	Zeus	+2.1	54.0%	681	Zeus counters
29	Phantom Assassin	+2.1	51.4%	364	Phantom Assassin counters
30	Marci	+2.0	52.0%	344	Marci counters
31	Ursa	+1.9	50.7%	414	Ursa counters
32	Lifestealer	+1.8	50.3%	845	Lifestealer counters
33	Lone Druid	+1.8	51.5%	171*	Lone Druid counters
34	Warlock	+1.8	54.2%	216*	Warlock counters
35	Doom	+1.7	51.5%	452	Doom counters
36	Wraith King	+1.6	48.2%	485	Wraith King counters
37	Muerta	+1.6	52.7%	131*	Muerta counters
38	Night Stalker	+1.6	48.6%	576	Night Stalker counters
39	Treant Protector	+1.5	56.6%	122*	Treant Protector counters
40	Snapfire	+1.4	52.1%	704	Snapfire counters
41	Brewmaster	+1.2	48.6%	220*	Brewmaster counters
42	Lina	+1.2	53.9%	966	Lina counters
43	Abaddon	+1.1	50.7%	136*	Abaddon counters
44	Kez	+1.1	57.2%	283*	Kez counters
45	Sven	+1.0	48.6%	761	Sven counters
46	Beastmaster	+1.0	52.7%	110*	Beastmaster counters
47	Gyrocopter	+1.0	54.1%	233*	Gyrocopter counters
48	Axe	+0.9	52.0%	862	Axe counters
49	Mars	+0.9	53.5%	260*	Mars counters
50	Puck	+0.9	51.6%	217*	Puck counters
51	Vengeful Spirit	+0.8	48.6%	430	Vengeful Spirit counters
52	Kunkka	+0.8	51.0%	245*	Kunkka counters
53	Troll Warlord	+0.7	50.0%	76*	Troll Warlord counters
54	Nature's Prophet	+0.7	56.1%	569	Nature's Prophet counters
55	Oracle	+0.7	50.3%	328	Oracle counters
56	Pangolier	+0.5	53.0%	319	Pangolier counters
57	Lion	+0.3	51.7%	1,300	Lion counters
58	Mirana	+0.3	49.8%	827	Mirana counters
59	Razor	+0.2	50.0%	410	Razor counters
60	Earthshaker	+0.2	49.5%	834	Earthshaker counters
61	Leshrac	+0.1	46.0%	161*	Leshrac counters
62	Monkey King	+0.1	52.9%	310	Monkey King counters
63	Dazzle	+0.0	47.3%	260*	Dazzle counters
64	Winter Wyvern	+0.0	47.8%	552	Winter Wyvern counters