Broodmother — Dota 2 7.41f Counters, Synergies & Win Rate
Also known as: Brood, BM, Arachnia
Broodmother (Brood) in Dota 2 7.41f: win rate, pick rate, top counters and best teammates, from Batru's ranked-match pipeline.
Early vs late game: in ranked games that end before 34 minutes, Broodmother's team wins 57.0%; in games of 47+ minutes, 45.4% (−11.6 pp, #127 of 127 by late-game edge; 17% of Broodmother games last 47+ minutes; model estimate). Late & early game heroes →
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Broodmother by rank bracket
Broodmother is strongest in Crusader & Archon games, winning 51.56% (#29 of 127 heroes), but drops to 49.62% (#70) in Divine & Immortal.
| Bracket | Tier Rank | Win Rate | Pick Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | #38 of 126 | 51.11% | 3.51% | 1,125 |
| Crusader & Archon | #29 of 127 | 51.56% | 2.58% | 3,489 |
| Legend & Ancient | #29 of 127 | 51.56% | 1.71% | 2,989 |
| Divine & Immortal | #70 of 127 | 49.62% | 1.50% | 782 |
Recent ranked matches split by average match rank — the same data behind the per-rank tier lists each bracket links to.
Broodmother win rate by patch
Broodmother is winning 50.33% of 677,313 ranked matches in patch 7.41f, up 0.4pp from 7.41e.
| Patch | Win Rate | Change | Pick Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41f | 50.33% | ▲ +0.4pp | 2.55% | 677,313 |
| 7.41e | 49.91% | ▲ +0.5pp | 2.06% | 614,835 |
| 7.41d | 49.37% | ▼ -0.2pp | 2.53% | 751,336 |
| 7.41c | 49.61% | ▲ +0.4pp | 2.71% | 370,964 |
| 7.41b | 49.21% | ▲ +0.1pp | 3.47% | 488,352 |
| 7.41a | 49.14% | — | 3.59% | 205,076 |
Win rate and pick rate per patch window over all quality-filtered ranked matches; the newest patch accumulates matches for days after release — its row shows the current sample size.
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, Nature's Prophet and Puck can't deal with her spider army. Broodmother is hard-countered by AoE clear and disable: Earthshaker and Axe erase her spiderlings, while Necrophos and Spirit Breaker 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
 Shadow Demon | 59.82% | 9,244 |
 Chen | 58.48% | 2,847 |
 Puck | 58.04% | 10,885 |
 Arc Warden | 57.49% | 28,726 |
 Nature's Prophet | 56.98% | 33,933 |
 Huskar | 56.11% | 21,737 |
 Timbersaw | 56.05% | 18,294 |
 Doom | 55.45% | 16,396 |
Struggles against
 Earthshaker | 40.97% | 61,404 |
 Spirit Breaker | 43.77% | 51,104 |
 Necrophos | 44.57% | 45,541 |
 Meepo | 44.92% | 11,377 |
 Crystal Maiden | 45.41% | 42,960 |
 Dragon Knight | 45.52% | 33,456 |
 Sand King | 45.89% | 16,946 |
 Axe | 46.16% | 46,710 |
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 and Techies reinforce her siege, while Dawnbreaker and Tidehunter 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
 Wraith King | 54.64% | 32,345 |
 Legion Commander | 54.15% | 40,100 |
 Lich | 53.73% | 28,274 |
 Witch Doctor | 53.64% | 45,143 |
 Luna | 53.14% | 39,863 |
| Spirit Breaker | 53.08% | 51,018 |
 Techies | 53.02% | 51,024 |
 Dawnbreaker | 53.01% | 22,425 |
Data updated Nov 10, 2026.