Chen

Chen synergizes with heroes who can capitalize on his creep control and healing abilities. Enchantress provides complementary creep control and healing, while Broodmother benefits from Chen's ability to control vision and provide additional disables. Lich and Crystal Maiden work well with Chen's teamfight healing approach, creating sustain-heavy compositions. Beastmaster offers additional control through Primal Roar, stacking disables. Centaur Warrunner provides AoE disables that complement Chen's creep stuns perfectly. The key is heroes who need additional control or benefit from sustained fights where Chen's healing and creep army create significant advantages.

Chen struggles against heroes who can neutralize creep control or exploit his vulnerabilities. Doom completely removes Chen's utility with Devour, while Winter Wyvern's Winter's Curse renders creep armies uncontrollable. Axe and Brewmaster excel at clearing creep stacks with Counter Helix and Thunder Clap. Enigma and Faceless Void can isolate Chen from his army with Black Hole and Chronosphere. Nyx Assassin and Bounty Hunter excel at picking off Chen who often positions too aggressively. Pudge can hook Chen away from his creeps, while Timbersaw cuts through creep waves and Chen himself. Heroes with area damage, strong disables, or anti-creep abilities pose serious threats to Chen's game plan.

Chen dominates heroes who rely on positioning, are vulnerable to sustained damage, or struggle with multiple units. Illusion heroes like Phantom Lancer suffer from Chen's creep auras and stuns clearing illusions efficiently. Channeling heroes such as Witch Doctor and Crystal Maiden become easy targets with coordinated creep disables. Slow heroes like Medusa and Anti-Mage struggle to escape sticky situations created by creep slows and stuns. Squishy supports without mobility are prime targets for coordinated creep ganks. Heroes reliant on sustained fights like Bristleback and Spectre struggle against Chen's healing and creep pressure. The combination of damage amplification, multiple disables, and team sustain makes Chen a nightmare for heroes who cannot position quickly or survive prolonged engagements.