Enchantress is a ranged hero who can heal allies, control neutral creeps, and deal heavy attack damage. Impetus hits harder the farther away its target is, while Untouchable slows the attacks of anyone who tries to get close. This article covers Enchantress counterpicks for each role, items to buy against her, and ways to take away her advantages.

Hero Overview

Enchantress is strong in lane: a neutral creep helps her pressure opponents and attack buildings. Nature’s Attendants heals her and her allies, while Impetus deals additional damage at range. Untouchable reduces enemy attack speed, so ordinary physical damage won’t always help take her down quickly.

The hero is vulnerable to burst damage, magical damage, and Break, which disables passive abilities. She depends on her positioning and doesn’t like opponents closing the distance. AoE control and damage help the team prevent her from freely healing allies and attacking.

Best Heroes Against Enchantress

Enchantress usually plays position 4 — support — or position 5 — hard support. Heroes that ignore attack slows, deal damage from range, or can disable Untouchable are effective against her.

Carry

  • Ursa attacks quickly with Overpower, partially compensating for Untouchable’s slow, and can quickly take down Enchantress at close range.
  • Windranger deals fast attacks with Focus Fire and can reach Enchantress with Windrun.

Mid

  • Viper pressures Enchantress in lane and uses Nethertoxin to disable her passive abilities in a selected area.
  • Hoodwink deals heavy damage with Sharpshooter, and the ability’s Break effect disables Untouchable for its duration.

Offlaner

  • Doom can consume a creep controlled by Enchantress with Devour and can prevent her from casting abilities with his ultimate.
  • Primal Beast closes the gap quickly and holds Enchantress in place with Pulverize, preventing her from freely attacking from a distance.

Support

  • Shadow Demon with Aghanim’s Shard can cast Demonic Purge on an ally and remove the attack slow from Untouchable for the ability’s duration.
  • Nyx Assassin can reach Enchantress quickly and stun her with Impale before she has a chance to get away.

Hard Support

  • Witch Doctor deals heavy damage with Maledict, while Death Ward ignores the attack slow from Untouchable.
  • Lich can slow Enchantress and help the team withstand her attacks with Frost Shield.

What to Buy Against Enchantress

  • Silver Edge applies Break and temporarily disables Untouchable.
  • Spirit Vessel reduces healing from Nature’s Attendants and helps take the hero down faster.
  • Hand of Midas lets you instantly destroy a controlled neutral creep, reducing her pressure in lane.
  • Black King Bar protects against many of Enchantress’s magical abilities and disables.
  • Scythe of Vyse provides control and prevents Enchantress from healing allies or retreating.
  • Hurricane Pike helps you close in on Enchantress or push her away from an ally.

How to Play Against Enchantress at Different Stages

Laning

Don’t stand far away from Enchantress while she has Impetus: its bonus damage depends on distance. Keep an eye on neutral creeps and block important jungle camps if she is actively looking for them. Don’t take a prolonged trade with regular attacks if Untouchable has already been leveled up.

Mid Game

Enchantress can quickly move to another lane and help take down a building alongside a controlled creep. Call out her movements and don’t leave towers undefended. In a fight, apply control or Break first, then focus your damage on her.

Late Game

Don’t ignore Enchantress if she has acquired several items: Impetus can quickly drain a hero’s health. Keep an initiation tool and control ready, and coordinate your team’s support so she can’t attack with impunity. If you manage to apply Break, use that opportunity to focus her.