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Winter Wyvern

How to counter Winter Wyvern in Dota 2

Best counters to Winter Wyvern: Pudge, Zeus, Night Stalker. Through BKB: Cold Embrace, Winter's Curse.

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Best counters to Winter Wyvern

win rate vs this hero in public matches

Worst picks vs Winter Wyvern

Winter Wyvern spells: BKB and dispel

what BKB blocks and what can be dispelled
Arctic BurnBlocked by BKBCannot be DispelledMagicalCD 26 / 24 / 22 / 20

Winter Wyvern soars upon an arctic wind, granting her unobstructed movement and allowing her to exhale a blistering chill into each attack. While soaring, her attacks travel further and faster, and slow enemies with a magical freeze that strips them of 4% of their current health each second.

Splinter BlastBlocked by BKBBasic DispelMagicalCD 6

Launches a ball of brittle ice toward a unit. The ice shatters on impact, leaving the primary target completely unaffected, while hurling damaging splinters into nearby enemies in a 500 base radius. Enemies struck by these splinters are slowed by 28%.

Cold EmbracePierces BKBCannot be DispelledCD 24 / 21 / 18 / 15

Encases an ally in an icy cocoon, freezing them solid while healing a base amount as well as a percentage of their maximum health each second. The cocoon blocks all physical damage.

Eldwurm's EddaPassive / BuffInstant EffectCD —

Winter's CursePierces BKBInstant EffectCD 100 / 90 / 80

Winter Wyvern dispells then freezes an enemy in place while striking those nearby with a maddening curse which causes them to attack their frozen ally with increased attack speed. The frozen ally and those cursed to attack their ally are immune to all damage from their enemies with the exception of damage from Winter Wyvern or her controlled units.

Items against Winter Wyvern

4 counter items with buy timings and conditions: when to buy and which of Winter Wyvern’s spells each one shuts down. Tailored to your hero and role.

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What Winter Wyvern builds

popular purchases by stage
Early game
Boots of SpeedNull TalismanPower Treads
Mid game
Blink DaggerPower TreadsArcane BootsEssence DistillerForce Staff
Late game
Force StaffGlimmer CapeBlink DaggerAeon DiskAether Lens

When Winter Wyvern 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 Winter Wyvern?

By public match stats, Pudge, Zeus, Night Stalker do best against Winter Wyvern.

Do Winter Wyvern's spells pierce BKB?

Through BKB: Cold Embrace, Winter's Curse. BKB blocks the rest.

Which heroes struggle against Winter Wyvern?

Underlord, Alchemist, Dawnbreaker struggle the most against Winter Wyvern.

Which of Winter Wyvern's effects can be dispelled?

Dispellable: Splinter Blast.

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