Chen — Dota 2 7.41f Counters, Synergies & Win Rate
Also known as: Holy Knight
Chen 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, Chen's team wins 44.5%; in games of 47+ minutes, 48.3% (+3.8 pp, #40 of 127 by late-game edge; 18% of Chen games last 47+ minutes; model estimate). Late & early game heroes →
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Chen by rank bracket
Chen is strongest in Divine & Immortal games, winning 50.97% (#46 of 127 heroes), but drops to 44.50% (#121) in Crusader & Archon.
| Bracket | Tier Rank | Win Rate | Pick Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crusader & Archon | #121 of 127 | 44.50% | 0.44% | 600 |
| Legend & Ancient | #109 of 127 | 46.49% | 0.42% | 727 |
| Divine & Immortal | #46 of 127 | 50.97% | 0.59% | 308 |
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 45.31% of 143,219 ranked matches in patch 7.41f, up 0.3pp from 7.41e.
| Patch | Win Rate | Change | Pick Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41f | 45.31% | ▲ +0.3pp | 0.54% | 143,219 |
| 7.41e | 44.99% | ▼ -0.3pp | 0.48% | 142,915 |
| 7.41d | 45.26% | ▼ -1.6pp | 0.55% | 161,732 |
| 7.41c | 46.83% | ▼ -0.6pp | 0.71% | 97,718 |
| 7.41b | 47.46% | ▼ -0.0pp | 0.74% | 103,530 |
| 7.41a | 47.50% | — | 0.79% | 45,458 |
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.
Strong against
 Timbersaw | 54.69% | 4,098 |
 Shadow Demon | 54.56% | 2,161 |
 Oracle | 51.26% | 3,147 |
 Tinker | 50.96% | 4,531 |
 Puck | 50.62% | 2,663 |
 Treant Protector | 50.49% | 2,448 |
Struggles against
 Wraith King | 41.15% | 7,822 |
 Phantom Lancer | 41.25% | 8,831 |
 Broodmother | 41.52% | 2,847 |
 Crystal Maiden | 41.63% | 9,260 |
 Legion Commander | 42.05% | 9,854 |
 Troll Warlord | 42.25% | 2,973 |
 Dragon Knight | 42.45% | 7,261 |
 Chaos Knight | 42.46% | 3,749 |
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
| Legion Commander | 50.24% | 8,800 |
Data updated Nov 10, 2026.