Roam tank whose vines taunt entire enemy groups into a forced fight
Belerick is a durability-first roam tank whose damage all scales with Magic Power despite his defense-heavy build. Ancient Seed lays down vines that taunt on a delayed second hit, and Wrath of Dryad taunts every enemy nearby at once, turning his low personal damage into a tool for forcing fights his team wins instead.
His kit is straightforward, but timing Ancient Seed's delayed taunt against a moving target takes some reads.
Max Ancient Seed first for the CC and damage chain, level Nature's Strike second for sustain, taking the ultimate at 4, 8 and 12.
For every 50 damage inflicted upon Belerick, he has a 25% chance to shoot the nearest enemy unit, dealing Magic Damage equal to 55 (+5 × Hero Level) plus 1.8% of his Max HP (scales with level). In each 0.4 seconds, this attack can be triggered once only. His HP obtained from Equipment and Emblems is increased by 30%.
Always active — no cooldown
Belerick releases vines in a designated direction, dealing 200 (+50% Total Magic Power) Magic Damage to enemies on the path and slow them down by 25%. Meanwhile, he leaves Ancient Seed on the path, and after 1 second, these seeds will deal 200 (+50% Total Magic Power) Magic Damage to enemies on the path and taunt them for 1.2 seconds. To minions, 80% extra damage will be dealt.
Belerick increases his Movement Speed by 80% and strengthens his next Basic Attack. (The Movement Speed gain will decay in 2 seconds.)This enhanced Basic Attack deals 300 (+60% Total Magic Power) Magic Damage and slows the target by 60% for 1.4 seconds. Belerick also regenerates HP equal to 240 plus 10% of his lost HP.
Belerick conjures spreading vines around him, dealing 100 (+30% Total Magic Power) Magic Damage to enemies in the area 4 times and taunting them for 1.5 seconds.
Signature combo
Core items in buy order, with the emblem, talents and battle spell that go with them.
6,990g total
Default pick against a mixed-damage enemy team.
Battle spell
Flicker120s CDThe 'Flicker combo' — blinking in right as a hook or stun lands, or blinking out the instant an enemy ultimate is cast — is the single most common high-elo outplay moment in the game.
Swap in when needed
Antique Cuirass — Against skill-combo-heavy physical fighters or assassins.
Dominance Ice — Against an attack-speed-reliant marksman carrying the enemy team: 40 Physical Defense, and Lifebane on the lifesteal they auto back with.
Athena's Shield — Against a single burst magic diver threatening the backline.
Immortality — Insurance for extended fights where he's the primary engage.
6,310g total
When solo-laning against another tank or fighter and needing to win extended HP trades.
Battle spell
Aegis75s CDBecause the shield is flat and doesn't scale with items, its relative value drops in the late game — it's strongest as a laning-phase and early-mid-game defensive tool.
Swap in when needed
Brute Force Breastplate — Against a jungler applying early ganking pressure.
Queen's Wings — Demonize fires exactly when a full combo has dropped him below 40%, right as he taunts that combo onto himself.
Radiant Armor — Against sustained magic DPS in longer fights.
The heroes that make this matchup hard, and the mechanic that does it.
X.BorgFighterHardX.Borg's Firaga Armor absorbs incoming damage outright, so Deadly Thorns' counter-damage barely touches him while Fire Missiles burns Belerick down regardless of how tanky his build is.
BrodyMarksmanHardBrody's stacked-damage execute burst punishes Belerick before his HP-scaling durability comes fully online in the early game.
DiggieSupportHardDiggie's Time Journey clears Wrath of Dryad's taunt off his whole team the instant it lands, and Reverse Time yanks Belerick back out of the group he just engaged.
LesleyMarksman · AssassinSoftLesley's Camouflage and long range let her poke Belerick down without ever standing close enough to trigger Deadly Thorns or step into Ancient Seed's threat range.
XavierMageSoftXavier's ranged burst and shield-piercing damage punish Belerick's low personal damage before he can ever close the distance.
NataliaAssassinSoftNatalia's stealth lets her bypass Belerick entirely and pick off his backline, since he has no reveal skill or reliable single-target lockdown.
CiciFighterSoftCici's mobility and self-sustain let her disengage before Ancient Seed's delayed vine taunt can ever land.
EstesSupportSoftEstes's constant team healing outsustains Belerick's own regen-based trading, and he lacks the damage to burst through it alone.
ClintMarksmanSoftClint's range and Trapping Recoil's 1.2-second immobilize let him kite Belerick's telegraphed Ancient Seed without ever getting taunted.
YveMageSoftYve's ranged zoning AoE chips Belerick down from outside Ancient Seed's threat range, denying him a fair trade.Heroes whose own counter list names Belerick — the same matchup, read from the other side.
SaberAssassinHardDeadly Thorns fires back off the damage Saber pours into him, punishing every basic attack in the Charge-into-Triple Sweep combo.
BadangFighterSoftBelerick's Ancient Seed taunt and tanky sustain absorb Badang's combo without dying, and his thorns punish every Basic Attack Badang lands for Chivalry Fist stacks.
HanabiMarksmanSoftBelerick's Deadly Thorns passive fires back at whoever damages him for a slice of his Max HP, and Hanabi's petal bounces trigger it over and over.
JohnsonTank · SupportSoftDeadly Thorns spikes damage back at anyone who hits him and Wrath of Dryad taunts everyone nearby into keeping on hitting him, so trading pokes with Impact Wrench is a losing fight for a low-damage tank.
KimmyMarksman · MageSoftBelerick's Deadly Thorns fires back at whoever damages him, punishing Kimmy for relying on repeated basic attacks to build her damage.
MelissaMarksmanSoftBelerick's thorn damage punishes Melissa for sustained Basic Attacks through Eyes on You!'s link, and his tankiness shrugs off her early-game damage.Duo partners whose kit completes this one.
NataliaAssassinNatalia can safely stealth-assassinate a target Belerick has taunted into standing still with Wrath of Dryad.
ZilongFighter · AssassinZilong's scaling combo finishes off targets Belerick's Ancient Seed and ultimate have already grouped and taunted.
AldousFighterAldous stacks damage safely behind Belerick's frontline taunt, then all-ins once Wrath of Dryad locks enemies in place.SaberAssassinSaber's Ultimate lock combos cleanly onto a target Belerick has already taunted, guaranteeing the kill window.
SunFighterSun's clone-based teamfight damage benefits directly from Wrath of Dryad forcing enemies to stay clustered together.
MashaFighter · TankMasha's Thunderclap lunges onto a target Belerick has already slowed and taunted with Ancient Seed, and her max-HP-scaling attacks finish it off.
ChouFighterChou can kick a fleeing enemy straight back into Belerick's Ancient Seed or Wrath of Dryad zone for a guaranteed taunt.
SilvannaFighterSilvanna's ultimate pulls enemies toward her sword, and landing it on a taunted target keeps them from ever escaping.
ArlottFighter · AssassinArlott's dash combos punish targets locked down by Belerick's taunt chain before they can retaliate.
PaquitoFighter · AssassinPaquito's all-in combo is far safer once Belerick's taunt has already drawn enemy attention and CC away from him.Lead with Ancient Seed on a target you expect to stand still, like one mid-cast, so the delayed taunt actually connects
Use Nature's Strike to close distance in lane trades — the enhanced basic attack plus its HP regen wins extended fights
Save Wrath of Dryad until the enemy backline is already clustered, since it taunts everyone nearby, not just one target
Walk into basic attacks on purpose against attack-speed marksmen — every 50 damage taken procs Deadly Thorns' counter-damage
Belerick is one of the more beginner-friendly tanks — his kit is straightforward taunt-and-sustain with no combos to execute, though timing Ancient Seed's delayed hit takes some practice.
Tough Boots into Cursed Helmet, Oracle and Guardian Helmet covers the standard roam-tank build, shifting into Antique Cuirass or Athena's Shield depending on whether the enemy carries deal physical or magic damage.
X.Borg, Brody and Diggie counter Belerick hardest — X.Borg's Firaga Armor soaks his counter-damage, Brody bursts him before he scales, and Diggie's Time Journey clears his taunt off the whole enemy team.
All of Belerick's damage — Deadly Thorns, Ancient Seed, Nature's Strike and Wrath of Dryad — scales with Magic Power, so defense items that also grant magic power double as his damage source.
