Alchemist counters and build in Dota 2

Slark (+5.3%), Dark Seer (+4.2%), and Phantom Assassin (+4.1%) are the strongest against Alchemist — they have the biggest advantage over it at this rank.

Alchemist does best against Medusa (+6.7%), Pugna (+5.5%), and Wraith King (+4.5%).

The best partners for Alchemist are Kez (+5.9%), Mars (+5.7%), and Undying (+5.1%): together they win more often than expected from each one’s win rate.

“Position 1: Safe Lane”: players usually start with Quelling Blade, Tango, Gauntlets of Strength ×2, and Iron Branch ×2, pick Phase Boots for boots, then build Radiance (15 min) and Blink Dagger (17 min).

Most often players take: at level 10 — “+150 Unstable Concoction Radius” (100%), at level 15 — “Greevil's Greed provides +3 Damage per stack” (84%), at level 20 — “-0.1s Chemical Rage Base Attack Time” (81%), and at level 25 — “+50 Chemical Rage Movement Speed” (57%).

Alchemist is played most often as “Position 1: Safe Lane” — 41% of its matches. Less often: Position 2: Mid Lane (22%), Position 3: Off Lane (14%), Position 4: Support (12%), and Position 5: Hard Support (12%).