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Enigma — Dota 2 7.41f Counters, Synergies & Win Rate

Enigma in Dota 2 7.41f: win rate, pick rate, top counters and best teammates, from Batru's ranked-match pipeline.

Enigma was nerfed in patch 7.41f. The numbers below are measured on 7.41f — see the full 7.41f winners & losers.
Tier rank
#54
Win rate
50.15%
Pick rate
4.26%
Matches
143,971
Patch 7.41f308,380 matches last 14d▼ -0.6pp vs prior 14d· data through 2026-09-23

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Enigma by rank bracket

Enigma is strongest in Divine & Immortal games, winning 56.45% (#3 of 127 heroes), but drops to 47.67% (#85) in Herald & Guardian.

BracketTier RankWin RatePick RateMatches
Herald & Guardian#85 of 12747.67%4.40%6,350
Crusader & Archon#83 of 12748.32%4.07%18,275
Legend & Ancient#52 of 12750.79%3.73%17,180
Divine & Immortal#3 of 12756.45%4.94%7,139

Recent ranked matches split by average match rank — the same data behind the per-rank tier lists each bracket links to.

Enigma win rate by patch

Enigma is winning 50.15% of 143,971 ranked matches in patch 7.41f, down 0.6pp from 7.41e.

PatchWin RateChangePick RateMatches
7.41f50.15%▼ -0.6pp4.26%143,971
7.41e50.77%▲ +1.1pp4.14%1,232,321
7.41d49.71%▲ +0.4pp3.87%1,146,679
7.41c49.32%▼ -0.1pp3.42%469,281
7.41b49.47%▲ +0.6pp3.36%473,432
7.41a48.88%3.18%181,776

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.

Enigma counters & matchups

Enigma is a teamfight-defining initiator whose Black Hole — a channeled AoE disable — wins fights outright, backed by Eidolon push and Midnight Pulse damage. He's strong into clumped, immobile heroes: Tinker, Timbersaw and Mars get swallowed by a Blink-Black Hole. Enigma is countered by scalers and BKB/break that survive his ult: Spectre out-scales and ignores the channel timing, Wraith King out-tanks, and Bristleback shrugs off Midnight Pulse. Draft tip: Enigma is a game-ending pick into grouped, BKB-light drafts; he's far weaker into spread-out, magic-immune, or break-heavy teams.

Strong against

Shadow FiendShadow Fiend
56.20%
12,048
TinkerTinker
56.14%
3,885
ChenChen
55.63%
622
Shadow DemonShadow Demon
55.52%
1,857
TinyTiny
55.43%
3,574
TimbersawTimbersaw
54.98%
3,281
DoomDoom
54.53%
3,910
KezKez
54.49%
3,661

Struggles against

Wraith KingWraith King
42.62%
8,862
SpectreSpectre
44.56%
7,521
Legion CommanderLegion Commander
44.79%
9,817
Phantom LancerPhantom Lancer
45.42%
8,978
BristlebackBristleback
45.50%
5,237
RubickRubick
46.10%
12,422
Naga SirenNaga Siren
46.12%
1,841
Phantom AssassinPhantom Assassin
46.53%
10,200
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Enigma synergies

Enigma's Black Hole is the ultimate AoE setup — he wants every nuker and cleave carry stacked behind it. He pairs best with follow-up AoE damage: Wraith King and Spectre crash into the Hole for a 5-man wipe, while Lifestealer and Phoenix cleave and burn everything trapped. Tidehunter stacks Ravage with Black Hole for an unbreakable lock. Give Enigma any AoE follow-up and one good Black Hole simply ends the game.

Best teammates

Wraith KingWraith King
56.66%
6,574
Vengeful SpiritVengeful Spirit
55.35%
5,642
PhoenixPhoenix
54.96%
2,882
Outworld DestroyerOutworld Destroyer
54.46%
5,797
SpectreSpectre
54.00%
6,913
MiranaMirana
53.93%
5,667
Spirit BreakerSpirit Breaker
53.69%
8,598
LifestealerLifestealer
53.56%
10,179
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Data updated Sep 23, 2026.