
Counter Guide
How to Counter Night Stalker
Melee · STR · Carry, Initiator, Durable, Disabler, Nuker
Counter Items
Best Heroes Against Night Stalker
#1

Shadow Shaman
Support
Laning
0-15 min
62.1%
Mid Game
15-30 min
62.1%
Late Game
30+ min
62.1%
+13.1%
advantage
#2

Beastmaster
Initiator
Laning
0-15 min
56.7%
Mid Game
15-30 min
56.7%
Late Game
30+ min
56.7%
+7.7%
advantage
#3

Pudge
Disabler
Laning
0-15 min
54.7%
Mid Game
15-30 min
54.7%
Late Game
30+ min
54.7%
+5.7%
advantage
#4

Slardar
Carry
Laning
0-15 min
54.6%
Mid Game
15-30 min
54.6%
Late Game
30+ min
54.6%
+5.6%
advantage
#5

Queen of Pain
Carry
Laning
0-15 min
54.1%
Mid Game
15-30 min
54.1%
Late Game
30+ min
54.1%
+5.1%
advantage
#6

Tusk
Initiator
Laning
0-15 min
54.1%
Mid Game
15-30 min
54.1%
Late Game
30+ min
54.1%
+5.1%
advantage
#7

Ancient Apparition
Support
Laning
0-15 min
53.9%
Mid Game
15-30 min
53.9%
Late Game
30+ min
53.9%
+4.9%
advantage
#8

Warlock
Support
Laning
0-15 min
53.1%
Mid Game
15-30 min
53.1%
Late Game
30+ min
53.1%
+4.1%
advantage
#9

Terrorblade
Carry
Laning
0-15 min
52.6%
Mid Game
15-30 min
52.6%
Late Game
30+ min
52.6%
+3.6%
advantage
#10

Leshrac
Carry
Laning
0-15 min
52.3%
Mid Game
15-30 min
52.3%
Late Game
30+ min
52.3%
+3.3%
advantage
How to Counter Night Stalker in Dota 2
Night Stalker is a STR melee hero commonly played as a Carry and Initiator. This guide shows you the best counter picks based on real match data from thousands of games.
Counter picks are broken down by game phase — laning (0-15 min), mid game (15-30 min), and late game (30+ min) — so you can choose the right hero depending on your team’s strategy and timing.
Win rates are updated daily from public match data across all rank brackets.

