Chen — Dota 2 7.41e Counters, Synergies & Win Rate
Also known as: Holy Knight
Chen (Holy Knight) in Dota 2 7.41e: win rate, pick rate, top counters and best teammates, from Batru's ranked-match pipeline.
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Chen by rank bracket
Chen is strongest in Divine & Immortal games, winning 48.68% (#84 of 127 heroes), but drops to 39.16% (#127) in Herald & Guardian.
| Bracket | Tier Rank | Win Rate | Pick Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | #127 of 127 | 39.16% | 0.63% | 692 |
| Crusader & Archon | #126 of 127 | 41.89% | 0.53% | 1,418 |
| Legend & Ancient | #123 of 127 | 43.30% | 0.46% | 993 |
| Divine & Immortal | #84 of 127 | 48.68% | 0.63% | 493 |
Recent ranked matches split by average match rank — the same data behind the per-rank tier lists each bracket links to.
Chen win rate by patch
Chen is winning 43.52% of 1,034 ranked matches in patch 7.41e, down 1.8pp from 7.41d.
| Patch | Win Rate | Change | Pick Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41e | 43.52% | ▼ -1.8pp | 0.59% | 1,034 |
| 7.41d | 45.34% | ▼ -1.5pp | 0.55% | 135,520 |
| 7.41c | 46.83% | ▼ -0.6pp | 0.71% | 97,718 |
| 7.41b | 47.46% | ▼ -0.0pp | 0.74% | 103,530 |
| 7.41a | 47.50% | ▲ +1.8pp | 0.79% | 45,458 |
| 7.41 | 45.74% | — | 0.87% | 7,904 |
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.
Chen counters & matchups
Chen is an early-game push commander who dominates lanes with captured neutral creeps and saves allies globally with Hand of God. He's strong into greedy, low-tempo heroes he out-pushes before they come online: Elder Titan, Brewmaster and Timbersaw all lose to his early creep aggression. Chen is countered by illusion/summon clear and divers: Phantom Lancer out-bodies his creeps, while Crystal Maiden, Earth Spirit and Dawnbreaker punish his fragile frame. Draft tip: Chen is a powerful early-push enabler into slow, greedy drafts; he falls off hard if his early tempo doesn't translate into a won game.
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Struggles against
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Chen synergies
Chen converts neutral creeps into an early-game army and keeps his team alive with a global heal — he's the ultimate push-strategy enabler. His best partners are summon/push cores: Lycan and Shadow Demon turn his creep aggression into a tower-taking snowball, while Pugna and Clockwerk add the nether/pickoff pressure to end early. Give Chen a fast-push carry and the game is often over early.
Best teammates
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All Chen synergies →Data updated Aug 9, 2026.