Crystal Maiden — Dota 2 7.41 Counters, Synergies & Win Rate
Also known as: CM, Rylai, Wolf
Crystal Maiden (CM, Rylai, Wolf) in Dota 2 7.41: win rate, pick rate, the heroes Crystal Maiden counters and struggles against, and its best teammates — from recent ranked matches by Batru's AI win-prediction pipeline.
Crystal Maiden counters & matchups
Crystal Maiden is a high-value support: global mana via Arcane Aura, long roots with Frostbite, and a game-ending Freezing Field — all on a fragile, slow body. She trades best against immobile heroes who can't punish her low armor: Timbersaw (60.5%), Nature's Prophet (59.1%) and Chen (57.9%) all sit still for her roots and ult. Her weaknesses are divers and sustain heroes who reach her squishy frame: Dawnbreaker (she wins just 47.1%), Phoenix (48.1%) and Tidehunter (48.5%) blow past Frostbite. Draft tip: CM is a fantastic value pick into low-mobility line-ups; shore her up with a save/escape if the enemy has hard divers like Spirit Breaker or Storm.
Strong against
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
 Timbersaw | 60.52% | 21,177 |
 Nature's Prophet | 59.05% | 54,843 |
 Chen | 57.94% | 5,117 |
 Lycan | 57.73% | 7,492 |
 Templar Assassin | 57.43% | 42,306 |
 Gyrocopter | 57.35% | 26,013 |
 Tinker | 57.03% | 30,297 |
 Shadow Demon | 56.99% | 18,800 |
Struggles against
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
 Dawnbreaker | 47.13% | 45,013 |
 Phoenix | 48.10% | 47,401 |
 Tidehunter | 48.49% | 89,586 |
 Lifestealer | 48.59% | 104,119 |
 Spectre | 48.79% | 65,194 |
 Rubick | 48.85% | 149,167 |
 Legion Commander | 49.10% | 121,841 |
 Techies | 49.11% | 79,685 |
Crystal Maiden synergies
Crystal Maiden is the ultimate carry-enabler — her Arcane Aura solves the entire team's mana, and Frostbite hands a free 3 seconds of free hits. She posts huge numbers next to mana-hungry, kill-greedy cores: Spectre (57.7%), Wraith King (57.0%) and Bloodseeker (56.1%) all snowball off the roots + mana she provides. Dawnbreaker (56.0%) and Meepo (56.0%) appreciate the same lockdown-plus-sustain package. Pair CM with a carry that converts her crowd control into kills and she's S-tier value.
Best teammates
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Spectre | 57.68% | 65,362 |
 Wraith King | 57.01% | 97,274 |
 Bloodseeker | 56.12% | 36,482 |
| Dawnbreaker | 56.04% | 42,622 |
 Meepo | 56.01% | 21,588 |
| Legion Commander | 55.87% | 114,110 |
 Riki | 55.61% | 37,415 |
| Lifestealer | 55.28% | 99,373 |