Broodmother — Dota 2 7.41 Counters, Synergies & Win Rate
Also known as: BM, Arachnia
Broodmother (BM, Arachnia) in Dota 2 7.41: win rate, pick rate, the heroes Broodmother counters and struggles against, and its best teammates — from recent ranked matches by Batru's AI win-prediction pipeline.
Broodmother counters & matchups
Broodmother is a snowball lane bully whose Spiderlings swarm and Spin Web grants her a near-untouchable home turf to push from. She dominates single-target, low-clear heroes: Arc Warden (58.2%), Nature's Prophet (57.6%) and Puck (56.7%) can't deal with her spider army. Broodmother is hard-countered by AoE clear and disable: Earthshaker (41.4%) and Axe (43.4%) erase her spiderlings, while Necrophos (42.2%) and Spirit Breaker (42.7%) out-sustain or run her down. Draft tip: Broodmother is a vicious early-push pick into low-AoE drafts; she's shut down by Earthshaker, Axe, and any team that clears her spiders.
Strong against
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
 Arc Warden | 58.24% | 15,061 |
 Nature's Prophet | 57.61% | 18,990 |
 Puck | 56.71% | 10,244 |
 Timbersaw | 54.44% | 7,090 |
 Templar Assassin | 54.35% | 16,867 |
 Weaver | 54.34% | 21,717 |
 Tinker | 53.98% | 14,228 |
 Ursa | 53.87% | 19,465 |
Struggles against
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
 Earthshaker | 41.42% | 40,539 |
 Necrophos | 42.20% | 30,127 |
 Spirit Breaker | 42.74% | 34,627 |
 Axe | 43.35% | 30,150 |
 Meepo | 43.58% | 10,301 |
 Tidehunter | 43.88% | 21,985 |
 Crystal Maiden | 44.21% | 25,073 |
 Naga Siren | 44.77% | 10,528 |
Broodmother synergies
Broodmother snowballs an early lane lead into a fast push — she wants partners who amplify her objective pressure and protect her spiders. She pairs best with push and AoE-lock cores: Wraith King (53.7%) and Techies (53.3%) reinforce her siege, while Dawnbreaker (53.2%) and Tidehunter (53.2%) provide the teamfight presence to back up her split push. Give Broodmother a team that snowballs her early map control and her spiders take towers before the enemy stabilizes.
Best teammates
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
 Wraith King | 53.71% | 24,212 |
 Techies | 53.34% | 27,614 |
 Dawnbreaker | 53.25% | 12,311 |
| Tidehunter | 53.24% | 17,826 |
 Legion Commander | 52.98% | 31,998 |
 Phoenix | 52.97% | 13,711 |
 Underlord | 52.91% | 6,702 |
| Axe | 52.83% | 29,326 |