Invoker — Dota 2 7.41 Counters, Synergies & Win Rate
Also known as: KID
Invoker (KID) in Dota 2 7.41: win rate, pick rate, the heroes Invoker counters and struggles against, and its best teammates — from recent ranked matches by Batru's AI win-prediction pipeline.
Invoker counters & matchups
Invoker is a spell-slinging mid whose ten-spell arsenal — Sun Strike, Tornado-EMP, Chaos Meteor, Cataclysm — can nuke from anywhere and control whole fights. He's strong into immobile heroes his combos catch: Timbersaw (56.4%), Tinker (55.2%) and Nature's Prophet (54.4%) get comboed down. Invoker is countered by spell-immunity and divers who punish his squishy frame: Lifestealer (43.2%) Rages through his nukes, while Meepo (44.4%), Riki (44.5%) and Wraith King (44.6%) reach or out-tank him. Draft tip: Invoker is a high-skill teamfight nuker into low-mobility drafts; he's weaker into magic-immune (Lifestealer) and hard-dive line-ups.
Strong against
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
 Timbersaw | 56.41% | 32,546 |
 Tinker | 55.22% | 56,107 |
 Nature's Prophet | 54.45% | 82,880 |
 Mars | 53.91% | 87,098 |
 Monkey King | 53.69% | 92,422 |
 Gyrocopter | 53.68% | 38,452 |
 Muerta | 52.85% | 61,627 |
 Shadow Fiend | 52.80% | 164,999 |
Struggles against
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
 Lifestealer | 43.21% | 168,981 |
 Meepo | 44.43% | 40,564 |
 Riki | 44.55% | 59,277 |
 Wraith King | 44.61% | 144,908 |
 Phantom Lancer | 44.80% | 88,351 |
 Spectre | 45.34% | 93,130 |
 Bloodseeker | 45.84% | 53,632 |
 Visage | 45.84% | 21,113 |
Invoker synergies
Invoker brings massive AoE burst (Chaos Meteor + Cataclysm) plus utility (Tornado setup, Forged Spirits) — he wants enemies clumped and locked for his combos. He pairs best with AoE-lock and durable cores: Spectre (54.5%) and Wraith King (53.8%) hold the fight while Invoker nukes, and Lone Druid (53.2%) farms behind his control. Give Invoker a team that groups the enemy and his Meteor-Deafening Blast combo erases teamfights.
Best teammates
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Spectre | 54.49% | 90,537 |
| Wraith King | 53.81% | 137,400 |
 Lone Druid | 53.18% | 18,771 |
| Phantom Lancer | 52.99% | 86,304 |
 Tidehunter | 52.92% | 153,705 |
| Lifestealer | 52.71% | 155,724 |
 Phoenix | 52.40% | 64,764 |
 Undying | 52.37% | 81,006 |