Earth Spirit — Dota 2 7.41e Counters, Synergies & Win Rate
Also known as: ES, Kaolin, Earth
Earth Spirit (ES, Kaolin, Earth) in Dota 2 7.41e: 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 52.28% (#25 of 127 heroes), but drops to 44.76% (#111) in Herald & Guardian.
| Bracket | Tier Rank | Win Rate | Pick Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | #111 of 127 | 44.76% | 2.61% | 2,871 |
| Crusader & Archon | #78 of 127 | 48.38% | 3.97% | 10,658 |
| Legend & Ancient | #53 of 127 | 50.68% | 6.10% | 13,170 |
| Divine & Immortal | #25 of 127 | 52.28% | 9.34% | 7,289 |
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 49.77% of 10,078 ranked matches in patch 7.41e, down 0.8pp from 7.41d.
| Patch | Win Rate | Change | Pick Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41e | 49.77% | ▼ -0.8pp | 5.79% | 10,078 |
| 7.41d | 50.56% | ▼ -0.2pp | 3.98% | 982,889 |
| 7.41c | 50.79% | ▲ +0.7pp | 3.37% | 462,477 |
| 7.41b | 50.08% | ▼ -0.1pp | 3.13% | 440,421 |
| 7.41a | 50.14% | ▼ -0.8pp | 3.14% | 179,689 |
| 7.41 | 50.93% | — | 3.24% | 29,392 |
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
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
 Largo | 60.17% | 118 |
 Nature's Prophet | 59.59% | 386 |
 Storm Spirit | 58.88% | 394 |
 Venomancer | 58.70% | 322 |
 Enchantress | 58.65% | 133 |
 Timbersaw | 58.64% | 295 |
 Tiny | 57.84% | 287 |
 Puck | 57.21% | 229 |
Struggles against
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
 Troll Warlord | 34.31% | 137 |
 Lycan | 35.92% | 103 |
 Wraith King | 37.56% | 591 |
 Death Prophet | 39.23% | 209 |
 Leshrac | 41.30% | 138 |
 Bounty Hunter | 41.54% | 272 |
 Io | 41.86% | 344 |
 Clinkz | 41.99% | 231 |
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
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
 Viper | 59.18% | 245 |
| Bounty Hunter | 57.84% | 204 |
 Sniper | 56.56% | 610 |
 Undying | 56.40% | 555 |
| Wraith King | 56.32% | 522 |
| Lycan | 56.00% | 100 |
| Largo | 55.96% | 109 |
 Enigma | 55.91% | 186 |
Data updated Aug 9, 2026.