Grimstroke — Dota 2 7.41f Counters, Synergies & Win Rate
Also known as: GS
Grimstroke (GS) in Dota 2 7.41f: win rate, pick rate, top counters and best teammates, from Batru's ranked-match pipeline.
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Grimstroke by rank bracket
Grimstroke performs consistently across skill brackets, winning 50.68%–51.25% everywhere from Herald & Guardian to Divine & Immortal.
| Bracket | Tier Rank | Win Rate | Pick Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | #39 of 127 | 50.68% | 4.35% | 6,284 |
| Crusader & Archon | #40 of 127 | 51.21% | 5.35% | 24,022 |
| Legend & Ancient | #45 of 127 | 50.99% | 6.30% | 29,050 |
| Divine & Immortal | #42 of 127 | 51.25% | 6.77% | 9,789 |
Recent ranked matches split by average match rank — the same data behind the per-rank tier lists each bracket links to.
Grimstroke win rate by patch
Grimstroke is winning 51.41% of 214,740 ranked matches in patch 7.41f, down 0.1pp from 7.41e.
| Patch | Win Rate | Change | Pick Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41f | 51.41% | ▼ -0.1pp | 6.35% | 214,740 |
| 7.41e | 51.55% | ▲ +0.1pp | 5.91% | 1,759,672 |
| 7.41d | 51.43% | ▼ -0.3pp | 6.21% | 1,840,097 |
| 7.41c | 51.70% | ▲ +0.2pp | 5.67% | 777,675 |
| 7.41b | 51.54% | ▼ -0.2pp | 5.14% | 724,316 |
| 7.41a | 51.77% | — | 4.23% | 242,177 |
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.
Grimstroke counters & matchups
Grimstroke is a burst-and-control support whose Soulbind chains two enemies together, Ink Swell sets up stuns, and Phantom's Embrace silences and damages. He's strong into immobile, clumpable heroes: Timbersaw, Mars and Nature's Prophet get bound and bursted. Grimstroke is countered by spread-out scalers and illusions: Spectre out-scales, while Wraith King shrugs off his burst, and Bloodseeker or Meepo bring too much pressure for his single-target lock. Draft tip: Grimstroke is a high-burst lockdown support into grouped, squishy drafts; he's weaker into spread-out and illusion line-ups.
Strong against
 Timbersaw | 59.45% | 4,498 |
 Shadow Fiend | 58.67% | 18,410 |
 Storm Spirit | 56.86% | 5,610 |
 Nature's Prophet | 56.75% | 9,527 |
 Tiny | 56.44% | 4,798 |
 Chen | 56.30% | 659 |
 Treant Protector | 56.15% | 3,895 |
 Pangolier | 55.79% | 3,542 |
Struggles against
 Wraith King | 45.05% | 13,247 |
 Spectre | 46.23% | 11,811 |
 Legion Commander | 47.33% | 15,221 |
 Arc Warden | 47.53% | 5,708 |
 Vengeful Spirit | 47.59% | 12,075 |
 Meepo | 47.79% | 2,214 |
 Chaos Knight | 47.85% | 5,020 |
 Night Stalker | 48.00% | 9,241 |
Grimstroke synergies
Grimstroke's Soulbind doubles up control — whatever happens to one bound hero happens to the other — making him a teamfight multiplier. He pairs best with AoE and burst cores: Wraith King and Tidehunter lock the bound pair for a double-kill, while Meepo Poofs onto the chained enemies. Give Grimstroke an AoE follow-up and one Soulbind turns a 1-for-1 into a 2-for-0.
Best teammates
| Wraith King | 57.83% | 12,771 |
 Lich | 55.99% | 12,628 |
 Riki | 55.53% | 5,131 |
 Pudge | 55.10% | 23,427 |
 Nyx Assassin | 55.05% | 4,443 |
| Meepo | 55.04% | 1,944 |
| Legion Commander | 54.90% | 15,086 |
 Juggernaut | 54.90% | 20,524 |
Data updated Sep 23, 2026.