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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
#47
Win rate
50.48%
Pick rate
4.36%
Matches
1,159,415
Patch 7.41f276,683 matches last 14d▼ -0.1pp vs prior 14d· data through 2026-11-10

Early vs late game: in ranked games that end before 34 minutes, Enigma's team wins 46.9%; in games of 47+ minutes, 52.5% (+5.6 pp, #30 of 127 by late-game edge; 26% of Enigma games last 47+ minutes; model estimate). Late & early game heroes →

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Enigma by rank bracket

Enigma is strongest in Divine & Immortal games, winning 56.29% (#1 of 127 heroes), but drops to 49.34% (#61) in Herald & Guardian.

BracketTier RankWin RatePick RateMatches
Herald & Guardian#61 of 12649.34%4.04%1,295
Crusader & Archon#57 of 12750.18%4.23%5,725
Legend & Ancient#39 of 12751.12%3.92%6,868
Divine & Immortal#1 of 12756.29%5.44%2,832

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 50.48% of 1,159,415 ranked matches in patch 7.41f, down 0.3pp from 7.41e.

PatchWin RateChangePick RateMatches
7.41f50.48%▼ -0.3pp4.36%1,159,415
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

TimbersawTimbersaw
56.29%
29,569
Shadow DemonShadow Demon
56.21%
14,318
TinkerTinker
55.82%
32,519
Shadow FiendShadow Fiend
55.52%
67,184
Treant ProtectorTreant Protector
54.88%
17,215
ChenChen
54.84%
4,136
BatriderBatrider
54.81%
10,229
TinyTiny
54.71%
32,189

Struggles against

Wraith KingWraith King
42.60%
72,851
SpectreSpectre
45.39%
54,865
Legion CommanderLegion Commander
46.29%
83,446
BloodseekerBloodseeker
46.30%
29,217
BristlebackBristleback
46.35%
41,177
RikiRiki
46.48%
36,454
Phantom LancerPhantom Lancer
46.68%
71,733
SniperSniper
46.77%
111,079
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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
56.33%
51,319
Outworld DestroyerOutworld Destroyer
55.30%
57,315
Nyx AssassinNyx Assassin
54.86%
40,474
Vengeful SpiritVengeful Spirit
54.12%
41,749
Dragon KnightDragon Knight
54.02%
49,765
MiranaMirana
53.58%
42,286
Spirit BreakerSpirit Breaker
53.55%
72,152
Phantom LancerPhantom Lancer
53.45%
70,733
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Data updated Nov 10, 2026.