Earth Spirit — Dota 2 7.41f Counters, Synergies & Win Rate
Also known as: ES, Kaolin, Earth
Earth Spirit (ES, Kaolin, Earth) in Dota 2 7.41f: win rate, pick rate, top counters and best teammates, from Batru's ranked-match pipeline.
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Earth Spirit by rank bracket
Earth Spirit is strongest in Divine & Immortal games, winning 51.94% (#30 of 127 heroes), but drops to 45.67% (#106) in Herald & Guardian.
| Bracket | Tier Rank | Win Rate | Pick Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | #106 of 127 | 45.67% | 4.01% | 5,798 |
| Crusader & Archon | #89 of 127 | 47.72% | 5.96% | 26,756 |
| Legend & Ancient | #69 of 127 | 49.59% | 8.13% | 37,450 |
| Divine & Immortal | #30 of 127 | 51.94% | 11.51% | 16,628 |
Recent ranked matches split by average match rank — the same data behind the per-rank tier lists each bracket links to.
Earth Spirit win rate by patch
Earth Spirit is winning 48.83% of 172,673 ranked matches in patch 7.41f, down 0.3pp from 7.41e.
| Patch | Win Rate | Change | Pick Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41f | 48.83% | ▼ -0.3pp | 5.11% | 172,673 |
| 7.41e | 49.12% | ▼ -1.3pp | 7.33% | 2,181,895 |
| 7.41d | 50.46% | ▼ -0.3pp | 4.13% | 1,223,384 |
| 7.41c | 50.79% | ▲ +0.7pp | 3.37% | 462,477 |
| 7.41b | 50.08% | ▼ -0.1pp | 3.13% | 440,421 |
| 7.41a | 50.14% | — | 3.14% | 179,689 |
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.
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, Mars and Nature's Prophet get rolled up and locked. Earth Spirit is countered by tanks and scalers his control can't finish: Wraith King, Lifestealer and Tidehunter survive his combo, while Meepo 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
 Shadow Fiend | 56.15% | 15,011 |
 Nature's Prophet | 56.11% | 7,836 |
 Shadow Demon | 55.86% | 2,023 |
 Treant Protector | 55.15% | 3,028 |
 Beastmaster | 54.71% | 2,175 |
 Drow Ranger | 54.52% | 7,845 |
 Hoodwink | 53.65% | 10,879 |
 Puck | 53.51% | 2,876 |
Struggles against
 Wraith King | 42.29% | 10,183 |
 Troll Warlord | 43.01% | 2,811 |
 Meepo | 44.16% | 1,798 |
 Juggernaut | 44.45% | 15,922 |
 Legion Commander | 44.50% | 11,740 |
 Bloodseeker | 45.05% | 3,414 |
 Outworld Destroyer | 45.21% | 9,101 |
 Lifestealer | 45.24% | 15,456 |
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 crashes onto his Magnetize'd targets, while Wraith King and Tidehunter lock down everything he rolls up. Give Earth Spirit a team that punishes his ganks and his early roams snowball the map.
Best teammates
| Wraith King | 54.05% | 8,632 |
 Dragon Knight | 53.47% | 4,806 |
 Visage | 52.84% | 1,427 |
 Dazzle | 52.66% | 3,517 |
 Brewmaster | 52.36% | 1,400 |
 Lich | 52.36% | 7,579 |
 Dawnbreaker | 52.33% | 7,183 |
 Vengeful Spirit | 52.03% | 7,842 |
Data updated Sep 23, 2026.