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Treant Protector

How to counter Treant Protector in Dota 2

Best counters to Treant Protector: Huskar, Enchantress, Earth Spirit. Through BKB: Living Armor, Overgrowth.

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Best counters to Treant Protector

win rate vs this hero in public matches

Worst picks vs Treant Protector

Treant Protector spells: BKB and dispel

what BKB blocks and what can be dispelled
Nature's GraspBlocked by BKBInstant EffectMagicalCD 20 / 19 / 18 / 17

Creates vines towards the target location. Vines slow down and deal damage to enemies that walk through. Does 35% less damage to creeps.

Leech SeedBlocked by BKBBasic DispelMagicalCD 15 / 12 / 9 / 6

Treant's attack plants a life-sapping seed in an enemy unit. That unit takes additional magic damage, is rooted and disarmed for a short duration, and emits 2 healing pulses to up to 5 nearby allies of Treant Protector based on the damage dealt by the attack.

Living ArmorPierces BKBBasic DispelCD 24 / 21 / 18 / 15

Infuses the target hero or structure with a protective coating which heals the target and blocks damage from player-controlled sources. Each time this spell blocks damage, the block amount is decreased. If the damage block is decreased to 0, the buff is removed early.

Eyes In The ForestPassive / BuffInstant EffectCD —

Treant Protector enchants a tree, which grants him unobstructed vision in that location. The eyes last for 360 seconds and are invisible, but are destroyed if their host tree is destroyed or if they are attacked directly.

Nature's GuisePassive / BuffInstant EffectCD 36

Grants bonus movement speed when near trees. Treant Protector additionally has Tree Walking if he has not taken damage for 2.75 seconds. While Tree Walking, Nature's Guise can be activated to grant Treant invisibility until he attacks or is no longer near a tree.

OvergrowthPierces BKBBasic DispelMagicalCD 110 / 100 / 90

Summons an overgrowth of vines and branches around Treant that deal damage to afflicted enemies and prevent them from moving, blinking, going invisible, or attacking.

Items against Treant Protector

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What Treant Protector builds

popular purchases by stage
Early game
Boots of SpeedUrn of ShadowsArcane BootsTranquil BootsChainmail
Mid game
Blink DaggerArcane BootsEssence DistillerPaviseSolar Crest
Late game
Blink DaggerAghanim's ScepterForce StaffEul's Scepter of DivinitySolar Crest

When Treant Protector is strongest

Laning (0–12m)
3/5
Mid Game (12–28m)
3/5
Late Game (28m+)
3/5
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FAQ

Who counters Treant Protector?

By public match stats, Huskar, Enchantress, Earth Spirit do best against Treant Protector.

Do Treant Protector's spells pierce BKB?

Through BKB: Living Armor, Overgrowth. BKB blocks the rest.

Which heroes struggle against Treant Protector?

Invoker, Gyrocopter, Monkey King struggle the most against Treant Protector.

Which of Treant Protector's effects can be dispelled?

Dispellable: Leech Seed, Living Armor, Overgrowth.

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