Grimstroke — Dota 2 7.41f Counters, Synergies & Win Rate
Also known as: GS
Grimstroke in Dota 2 7.41f: win rate, pick rate, top counters and best teammates, from Batru's ranked-match pipeline.
Early vs late game: in ranked games that end before 34 minutes, Grimstroke's team wins 48.4%; in games of 47+ minutes, 52.4% (+4.0 pp, #38 of 127 by late-game edge; 25% of Grimstroke games last 47+ minutes; model estimate). Late & early game heroes →
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Grimstroke by rank bracket
Grimstroke is strongest in Divine & Immortal games, winning 52.17% (#22 of 127 heroes), but drops to 50.47% (#49) in Herald & Guardian.
| Bracket | Tier Rank | Win Rate | Pick Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | #49 of 126 | 50.47% | 4.32% | 1,383 |
| Crusader & Archon | #37 of 127 | 51.17% | 5.67% | 7,682 |
| Legend & Ancient | #25 of 127 | 51.83% | 7.31% | 12,798 |
| Divine & Immortal | #22 of 127 | 52.17% | 8.55% | 4,451 |
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 51.79% of 1,742,266 ranked matches in patch 7.41f, up 0.2pp from 7.41e.
| Patch | Win Rate | Change | Pick Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41f | 51.79% | ▲ +0.2pp | 6.56% | 1,742,266 |
| 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 | 59.63% | 38,802 |
 Shadow Fiend | 58.50% | 96,390 |
 Pangolier | 58.09% | 27,600 |
 Tiny | 57.09% | 42,405 |
 Slark | 57.01% | 98,629 |
 Storm Spirit | 56.97% | 43,471 |
 Nature's Prophet | 56.64% | 76,810 |
 Treant Protector | 56.41% | 22,896 |
Struggles against
 Wraith King | 45.61% | 109,076 |
 Spectre | 46.38% | 87,688 |
 Visage | 47.42% | 16,989 |
 Meepo | 47.59% | 18,347 |
 Arc Warden | 48.03% | 47,864 |
 Riki | 48.36% | 48,319 |
 Legion Commander | 48.43% | 132,585 |
 Phantom Lancer | 48.72% | 109,347 |
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 | 58.00% | 106,000 |
 Lich | 56.23% | 105,813 |
| Meepo | 55.89% | 16,469 |
| Riki | 55.85% | 44,353 |
 Dragon Knight | 55.50% | 111,065 |
 Pudge | 54.80% | 189,620 |
| Visage | 54.78% | 14,424 |
 Juggernaut | 54.73% | 163,688 |
Data updated Nov 10, 2026.