Gyrocopter — Dota 2 7.41f Counters, Synergies & Win Rate
Also known as: Aurel
Gyrocopter (Aurel) in Dota 2 7.41f: win rate, pick rate, top counters and best teammates, from Batru's ranked-match pipeline.
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Gyrocopter by rank bracket
Gyrocopter is strongest in Legend & Ancient games, winning 46.21% (#104 of 127 heroes), but drops to 44.32% (#118) in Herald & Guardian.
| Bracket | Tier Rank | Win Rate | Pick Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | #118 of 127 | 44.32% | 2.66% | 3,838 |
| Crusader & Archon | #109 of 127 | 45.42% | 2.67% | 11,974 |
| Legend & Ancient | #104 of 127 | 46.21% | 2.83% | 13,059 |
| Divine & Immortal | #114 of 127 | 45.34% | 2.51% | 3,624 |
Recent ranked matches split by average match rank — the same data behind the per-rank tier lists each bracket links to.
Gyrocopter win rate by patch
Gyrocopter is winning 46.00% of 108,527 ranked matches in patch 7.41f, up 0.5pp from 7.41e.
| Patch | Win Rate | Change | Pick Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41f | 46.00% | ▲ +0.5pp | 3.21% | 108,527 |
| 7.41e | 45.47% | ▲ +2.6pp | 2.85% | 847,546 |
| 7.41d | 42.84% | ▼ -1.5pp | 3.22% | 953,495 |
| 7.41c | 44.29% | ▼ -0.1pp | 3.13% | 428,955 |
| 7.41b | 44.35% | ▼ -1.3pp | 3.55% | 499,944 |
| 7.41a | 45.64% | — | 3.97% | 226,981 |
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.
Gyrocopter counters & matchups
Gyrocopter is an AoE carry whose Flak Cannon hits everything around him, with Rocket Barrage and Call Down for burst. He shreds summon armies and clumped fighters: Chen's creep flock, Beastmaster's units and Timbersaw all melt to Flak. Gyro is hard-countered by tanks and scalers who out-last his mid-game: Spectre out-scales and reflects, Wraith King out-tanks, and Tidehunter or Lifestealer survive his AoE. Draft tip: Gyrocopter is a devastating teamfight carry into clumped drafts; he's weaker into spread-out, tanky hard-carries (Spectre, WK) that out-scale his Flak window.
Strong against
 Chen | 56.47% | 363 |
 Shadow Fiend | 53.52% | 8,048 |
 Batrider | 53.16% | 965 |
 Kez | 52.62% | 2,313 |
 Shadow Demon | 52.08% | 1,421 |
 Timbersaw | 51.90% | 2,547 |
 Tiny | 51.38% | 2,871 |
 Beastmaster | 51.31% | 1,608 |
Struggles against
 Wraith King | 41.26% | 6,587 |
 Phantom Lancer | 41.29% | 6,341 |
 Meepo | 41.61% | 1,079 |
 Spectre | 42.01% | 5,444 |
 Lifestealer | 42.57% | 8,124 |
 Legion Commander | 42.70% | 7,243 |
 Juggernaut | 42.89% | 10,211 |
 Chaos Knight | 42.90% | 2,993 |
Gyrocopter synergies
Gyrocopter's Flak Cannon punishes grouped enemies — he wants AoE setup that clumps and locks them in his radius. He pairs best with durable front-liners who hold the fight inside his Flak radius: Spectre and Wraith King anchor extended brawls while Gyro shreds from behind, and Juggernaut or Lifestealer dive the backline he's mowing down. Give Gyro a front line that keeps the fight clumped and standing, and his Flak + Call Down erases teamfights.
Best teammates
| Wraith King | 52.97% | 5,726 |
| Phantom Lancer | 51.65% | 4,157 |
| Spectre | 50.60% | 4,144 |
Data updated Sep 23, 2026.