What counters Alchemist in Dota 2?
Alchemist counter picks and item answers, ranked from real match data for patch 7.41. Here is what actually beats Alchemist — and what to buy when you face one.
Alchemist public win rate: 47.2%.
Best Alchemist counters
Ranked by how much the matchup swings in your favour.
Items to buy against Alchemist
Situational answers to what Alchemist does best.
- Black King Bar
- Pipe of Insight
- Mage Slayer
- Cloak
- Assault Cuirass
- Shiva's Guard
- Crimson Guard
- Solar Crest
- Heaven's Halberd
- Satanic
Items to avoid
- Assault Cuirass
- Butterfly
- Solar Crest
- Kaya and Sange
- Octarine Core
- Refresher Orb