Earth Spirit — Dota 2 7.41 Counters, Synergies & Win Rate
Also known as: ES, Kaolin, Earth
Earth Spirit (ES, Kaolin, Earth) in Dota 2 7.41: win rate, pick rate, the heroes Earth Spirit counters and struggles against, and its best teammates — from recent ranked matches by Batru's AI win-prediction pipeline.
Earth Spirit counters & matchups
Earth Spirit is a high-skill roamer whose Stone Remnants let him roll, silence, and stun from unexpected angles, controlling fights with Magnetize. He's strong into immobile heroes he can pin: Chen (57.8%), Mars (57.3%) and Nature's Prophet (57.0%) get rolled up and locked. Earth Spirit is countered by tanks and scalers his control can't finish: Wraith King (45.1%), Lifestealer (45.2%) and Tidehunter (45.3%) survive his combo, while Meepo (45.8%) out-tempos. Draft tip: Earth Spirit is a dynamic ganker/initiator into squishy drafts; he's weaker into tanky teams that out-last his Magnetize burst.
Strong against
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
 Chen | 57.80% | 1,839 |
 Mars | 57.28% | 15,713 |
 Nature's Prophet | 57.01% | 13,451 |
 Timbersaw | 56.77% | 7,282 |
 Tinker | 56.31% | 9,657 |
 Shadow Demon | 55.49% | 6,037 |
 Gyrocopter | 54.36% | 6,900 |
 Puck | 53.68% | 10,066 |
Struggles against
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
 Wraith King | 45.14% | 24,908 |
 Lifestealer | 45.17% | 28,784 |
 Tidehunter | 45.32% | 24,566 |
 Meepo | 45.84% | 7,459 |
 Spectre | 46.50% | 16,012 |
 Troll Warlord | 46.58% | 5,371 |
 Bloodseeker | 46.69% | 9,454 |
 Legion Commander | 46.74% | 31,068 |
Earth Spirit synergies
Earth Spirit's Boulder Smash and Geomagnetic Grip can fling allies into the fight and his Magnetize tags multiple enemies for AoE damage — he's a chaotic initiation hub. He pairs best with follow-up and tanky cores: Spectre (56.2%) crashes onto his Magnetize'd targets, while Wraith King (54.9%) and Tidehunter (54.0%) lock down everything he rolls up. Give Earth Spirit a team that punishes his ganks and his early roams snowball the map.
Best teammates
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Spectre | 56.20% | 15,778 |
| Wraith King | 54.90% | 21,567 |
| Tidehunter | 54.01% | 19,495 |
 Dawnbreaker | 53.94% | 11,594 |
| Lifestealer | 53.77% | 26,938 |
 Lone Druid | 53.75% | 4,629 |
| Bloodseeker | 53.10% | 8,374 |
 Vengeful Spirit | 53.03% | 11,108 |