Kunkka — Dota 2 7.41f Counters, Synergies & Win Rate
Also known as: Admiral
Kunkka 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, Kunkka's team wins 53.0%; in games of 47+ minutes, 48.1% (−4.9 pp, #103 of 127 by late-game edge; 28% of Kunkka games last 47+ minutes; model estimate). Late & early game heroes →
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Kunkka by rank bracket
Kunkka is strongest in Divine & Immortal games, winning 50.59% (#53 of 127 heroes), but drops to 48.48% (#76) in Herald & Guardian.
| Bracket | Tier Rank | Win Rate | Pick Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | #76 of 126 | 48.48% | 4.94% | 1,582 |
| Crusader & Archon | #63 of 127 | 49.75% | 4.93% | 6,678 |
| Legend & Ancient | #56 of 127 | 50.25% | 5.41% | 9,476 |
| Divine & Immortal | #53 of 127 | 50.59% | 4.85% | 2,528 |
Recent ranked matches split by average match rank — the same data behind the per-rank tier lists each bracket links to.
Kunkka win rate by patch
Kunkka is winning 49.50% of 1,255,788 ranked matches in patch 7.41f, down 0.1pp from 7.41e.
| Patch | Win Rate | Change | Pick Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41f | 49.50% | ▼ -0.1pp | 4.73% | 1,255,788 |
| 7.41e | 49.56% | ▲ +0.3pp | 4.47% | 1,329,513 |
| 7.41d | 49.27% | ▼ -0.1pp | 5.09% | 1,508,810 |
| 7.41c | 49.39% | ▲ +0.1pp | 5.30% | 727,143 |
| 7.41b | 49.31% | ▲ +0.2pp | 5.08% | 714,951 |
| 7.41a | 49.12% | — | 4.55% | 260,188 |
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.
Kunkka counters & matchups
Kunkka is a swashbuckling initiator/carry whose Torrent + X Marks the Spot + Tidebringer combo bursts and displaces, with Ghostship for a teamfight save. He's strong into immobile heroes his combo pins: Chen, Gyrocopter and Nature's Prophet eat the full Torrent setup. Kunkka is countered by sustain and scaling that outlast his mid-game spike: Lifestealer, Spectre and Phoenix survive the burst and overtake him. Draft tip: Kunkka shines as a tempo initiator into low-mobility drafts; he falls off as a carry into Spectre/Lifestealer late-game line-ups.
Strong against
 Shadow Fiend | 56.78% | 69,281 |
 Shadow Demon | 56.13% | 14,271 |
 Nature's Prophet | 56.13% | 60,146 |
 Tiny | 55.37% | 33,344 |
 Treant Protector | 54.80% | 17,498 |
 Beastmaster | 54.80% | 15,473 |
 Batrider | 54.61% | 8,945 |
 Chen | 54.34% | 3,618 |
Struggles against
 Lifestealer | 44.99% | 90,896 |
 Juggernaut | 45.08% | 119,943 |
 Wraith King | 45.24% | 80,994 |
 Dragon Knight | 45.79% | 75,153 |
 Outworld Destroyer | 46.43% | 70,318 |
 Lich | 46.56% | 63,899 |
 Phoenix | 46.70% | 29,748 |
 Bloodseeker | 46.78% | 30,221 |
Kunkka synergies
Kunkka's X Marks + Torrent + Ghostship is a self-contained AoE combo, but it gets terrifying with a second source of lock or damage. He pairs best with follow-up carries and AoE: Spectre Haunts onto his Ghostship clump, while Lifestealer and Wraith King clean up everything frozen by Torrent. Meepo and Lone Druid supply the bodies to cash in his displacement. Give Kunkka a team that punishes a clumped, Marked enemy and his initiation wins fights.
Best teammates
| Wraith King | 54.74% | 48,709 |
| Juggernaut | 53.34% | 107,391 |
| Outworld Destroyer | 52.90% | 48,336 |
 Visage | 52.82% | 7,744 |
 Vengeful Spirit | 52.71% | 54,694 |
 Witch Doctor | 52.68% | 94,122 |
 Spectre | 52.67% | 54,578 |
| Lifestealer | 52.62% | 76,933 |
Data updated Nov 10, 2026.