Warlock Counters

Best heroes to pick against Warlock — and who Warlock beats

Across 120 matchups in Divine and Immortal ranked games, the hardest counters to Warlock are Undying, Slark and Outworld Devourer. Warlock does best against Phantom Lancer, Juggernaut and Lich. Best teammates: Spectre, Spirit Breaker and Sven.

All Warlock 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	Warlock win rate	Games	Counters
Heroes that counter Warlock · 59
1	Shadow Demon	−8.5	43.1%	72*	Shadow Demon counters
2	Bristleback	−7.6	43.9%	82*	Bristleback counters
3	Sand King	−6.1	44.9%	107*	Sand King counters
4	Faceless Void	−5.9	42.7%	211*	Faceless Void counters
5	Undying	−5.7	43.3%	545	Undying counters
6	Largo	−5.4	42.2%	83*	Largo counters
7	Oracle	−5.2	42.0%	264*	Oracle counters
8	Slark	−5.1	42.6%	662	Slark counters
9	Jakiro	−4.1	46.4%	237*	Jakiro counters
10	Bane	−4.0	43.8%	105*	Bane counters
11	Outworld Devourer	−3.9	39.6%	551	Outworld Devourer counters
12	Nature's Prophet	−3.9	49.1%	338	Nature's Prophet counters
13	Visage	−3.8	38.6%	83*	Visage counters
14	Clinkz	−3.4	42.3%	149*	Clinkz counters
15	Tidehunter	−3.2	47.3%	603	Tidehunter counters
16	Sven	−3.1	42.0%	550	Sven counters
17	Nyx Assassin	−3.1	41.8%	488	Nyx Assassin counters
18	Timbersaw	−3.0	47.5%	204*	Timbersaw counters
19	Lifestealer	−3.0	43.1%	575	Lifestealer counters
20	Abaddon	−2.8	44.3%	97*	Abaddon counters
21	Earth Spirit	−2.7	43.3%	245*	Earth Spirit counters
22	Alchemist	−2.7	48.4%	91*	Alchemist counters
23	Underlord	−2.5	49.0%	192*	Underlord counters
24	Arc Warden	−2.1	41.3%	143*	Arc Warden counters
25	Muerta	−2.0	46.7%	75*	Muerta counters
26	Doom	−2.0	45.4%	291*	Doom counters
27	Grimstroke	−1.9	43.0%	372	Grimstroke counters
28	Bounty Hunter	−1.9	40.4%	403	Bounty Hunter counters
29	Crystal Maiden	−1.9	45.8%	443	Crystal Maiden counters
30	Spirit Breaker	−1.8	43.6%	651	Spirit Breaker counters
31	Snapfire	−1.6	46.7%	471	Snapfire counters
32	Disruptor	−1.5	44.7%	430	Disruptor counters
33	Centaur Warrunner	−1.5	47.8%	178*	Centaur Warrunner counters
34	Monkey King	−1.4	48.9%	182*	Monkey King counters
35	Troll Warlord	−1.3	45.5%	77*	Troll Warlord counters
36	Night Stalker	−1.2	43.4%	373	Night Stalker counters
37	Witch Doctor	−1.1	46.0%	507	Witch Doctor counters
38	Slardar	−1.1	48.6%	212*	Slardar counters
39	Venomancer	−1.1	49.0%	147*	Venomancer counters
40	Gyrocopter	−1.1	49.6%	137*	Gyrocopter counters
41	Queen of Pain	−1.1	49.1%	387	Queen of Pain counters
42	Terrorblade	−1.0	50.3%	300	Terrorblade counters
43	Pudge	−1.0	46.6%	1,209	Pudge counters
44	Invoker	−1.0	44.0%	807	Invoker counters
45	Phoenix	−0.9	44.2%	303	Phoenix counters
46	Dark Willow	−0.9	45.8%	354	Dark Willow counters
47	Spectre	−0.6	45.8%	288*	Spectre counters
48	Sniper	−0.6	49.5%	396	Sniper counters
49	Lycan	−0.6	44.0%	84*	Lycan counters
50	Lina	−0.5	49.8%	504	Lina counters
51	Weaver	−0.4	48.0%	148*	Weaver counters
52	Razor	−0.3	47.0%	185*	Razor counters
53	Viper	−0.3	47.3%	186*	Viper counters
54	Anti-Mage	−0.2	47.0%	557	Anti-Mage counters
55	Tusk	−0.2	48.0%	300	Tusk counters
56	Windranger	−0.2	48.2%	730	Windranger counters
57	Ogre Magi	−0.1	48.6%	348	Ogre Magi counters
58	Storm Spirit	−0.1	50.6%	251*	Storm Spirit counters
59	Medusa	−0.1	49.2%	59*	Medusa counters
Warlock is favoured against · 61
1	Bloodseeker	+16.1	62.9%	62*	Bloodseeker counters
2	Templar Assassin	+9.2	60.5%	177*	Templar Assassin counters
3	Meepo	+8.0	48.2%	56*	Meepo counters
4	Mars	+7.6	57.7%	189*	Mars counters
5	Void Spirit	+6.3	55.2%	221*	Void Spirit counters
6	Death Prophet	+5.9	54.9%	226*	Death Prophet counters
7	Kez	+5.7	59.4%	187*	Kez counters
8	Ring Master	+5.5	53.8%	262*	Ring Master counters
9	Marci	+5.4	52.9%	272*	Marci counters
10	Phantom Lancer	+5.1	50.2%	400	Phantom Lancer counters
11	Omniknight	+5.0	49.0%	96*	Omniknight counters
12	Vengeful Spirit	+4.7	50.0%	274*	Vengeful Spirit counters
13	Enchantress	+4.4	53.3%	90*	Enchantress counters
14	Puck	+4.3	52.6%	137*	Puck counters
15	Io	+4.2	50.3%	177*	Io counters
16	Silencer	+3.3	51.2%	289*	Silencer counters
17	Primal Beast	+3.3	50.6%	176*	Primal Beast counters
18	Juggernaut	+3.2	47.2%	634	Juggernaut counters
19	Lone Druid	+3.2	50.5%	109*	Lone Druid counters
20	Leshrac	+3.2	46.6%	103*	Leshrac counters
21	Morphling	+3.2	51.6%	186*	Morphling counters
22	Phantom Assassin	+3.1	50.0%	270*	Phantom Assassin counters
23	Lich	+3.0	48.4%	514	Lich counters
24	Dark Seer	+2.7	49.0%	304	Dark Seer counters
25	Ember Spirit	+2.7	50.4%	379	Ember Spirit counters
26	Keeper of the Light	+2.5	48.7%	158*	Keeper of the Light counters
27	Dawnbreaker	+2.5	46.8%	524	Dawnbreaker counters
28	Drow Ranger	+2.4	56.2%	185*	Drow Ranger counters
29	Riki	+2.3	48.1%	133*	Riki counters
30	Treant Protector	+2.2	54.8%	84*	Treant Protector counters
31	Rubick	+2.0	50.0%	1,069	Rubick counters
32	Tiny	+1.7	54.9%	275*	Tiny counters
33	Dragon Knight	+1.7	45.8%	651	Dragon Knight counters
34	Beastmaster	+1.5	50.8%	59*	Beastmaster counters
35	Axe	+1.5	50.1%	505	Axe counters
36	Zeus	+1.5	50.9%	424	Zeus counters
37	Necrophos	+1.4	49.2%	591	Necrophos counters
38	Lion	+1.4	50.4%	951	Lion counters
39	Huskar	+1.4	52.5%	141*	Huskar counters
40	Wraith King	+1.4	45.5%	264*	Wraith King counters
41	Winter Wyvern	+1.3	46.6%	373	Winter Wyvern counters
42	Hoodwink	+1.1	51.7%	497	Hoodwink counters
43	Enigma	+1.0	42.8%	138*	Enigma counters
44	Skywrath Mage	+1.0	49.5%	376	Skywrath Mage counters
45	Chaos Knight	+0.9	47.4%	78*	Chaos Knight counters
46	Dazzle	+0.9	45.7%	210*	Dazzle counters
47	Pugna	+0.8	45.9%	146*	Pugna counters
48	Clockwerk	+0.7	49.6%	129*	Clockwerk counters
49	Pangolier	+0.7	50.7%	217*	Pangolier counters
50	Kunkka	+0.6	48.4%	157*	Kunkka counters
51	Legion Commander	+0.5	45.5%	629	Legion Commander counters
52	Shadow Fiend	+0.5	57.1%	266*	Shadow Fiend counters
53	Ancient Apparition	+0.5	48.8%	299*	Ancient Apparition counters
54	Brewmaster	+0.4	45.4%	152*	Brewmaster counters
55	Mirana	+0.4	47.5%	579	Mirana counters
56	Earthshaker	+0.4	47.3%	605	Earthshaker counters
57	Magnus	+0.3	48.6%	451	Magnus counters
58	Shadow Shaman	+0.3	46.2%	585	Shadow Shaman counters
59	Tinker	+0.1	48.6%	210*	Tinker counters
60	Luna	+0.1	46.7%	657	Luna counters
61	Ursa	+0.0	46.4%	321	Ursa counters