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Lone Druid

Lone Druid — Dota 2 7.41f Counters, Synergies & Win Rate

Also known as: LD, Bear, Sylla

Lone Druid (LD, Bear, Sylla) in Dota 2 7.41f: win rate, pick rate, top counters and best teammates, from Batru's ranked-match pipeline.

Lone Druid was nerfed in patch 7.41f. The numbers below are measured on 7.41f — see the full 7.41f winners & losers.
Tier rank
#97
Win rate
47.86%
Pick rate
3.61%
Matches
121,959
Patch 7.41f253,657 matches last 14d▲ +0.1pp vs prior 14d· data through 2026-09-23

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Lone Druid by rank bracket

Lone Druid is strongest in Divine & Immortal games, winning 45.46% (#112 of 127 heroes), but drops to 43.83% (#119) in Crusader & Archon.

BracketTier RankWin RatePick RateMatches
Herald & Guardian#108 of 12745.45%4.04%5,829
Crusader & Archon#119 of 12743.83%4.17%18,739
Legend & Ancient#123 of 12743.93%3.94%18,170
Divine & Immortal#112 of 12745.46%4.32%6,238

Recent ranked matches split by average match rank — the same data behind the per-rank tier lists each bracket links to.

Lone Druid win rate by patch

Lone Druid is winning 47.86% of 121,959 ranked matches in patch 7.41f, up 0.3pp from 7.41e.

PatchWin RateChangePick RateMatches
7.41f47.86%▲ +0.3pp3.61%121,959
7.41e47.60%▼ -1.3pp3.76%1,118,969
7.41d48.90%▼ -0.8pp2.35%697,974
7.41c49.70%▼ -3.0pp3.77%516,937
7.41b52.70%▲ +0.5pp5.94%835,814
7.41a52.25%2.11%120,936

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.

Lone Druid counters & matchups

Lone Druid is a two-unit push carry whose Spirit Bear farms and fights as a second hero, snowballing an early item lead into a fast tower siege. He dominates single-target, low-clear heroes: Timbersaw, Puck and Doom can't deal with bear + druid pressure. Lone Druid is countered by AoE and split-pressure answers: Underlord zones him, while Techies, Winter Wyvern and Spectre punish his push or out-scale. Draft tip: Lone Druid is a vicious early-push carry into low-AoE drafts; close the game on his timing before late-game scalers stabilize.

Strong against

ChenChen
55.49%
483
PuckPuck
54.36%
2,055
Shadow FiendShadow Fiend
54.21%
11,044
TimbersawTimbersaw
54.03%
3,039
Storm SpiritStorm Spirit
53.72%
3,611
TinyTiny
52.16%
2,776
Treant ProtectorTreant Protector
52.02%
2,228
MedusaMedusa
52.01%
1,765

Struggles against

VisageVisage
43.43%
1,301
Wraith KingWraith King
43.46%
6,986
Outworld DestroyerOutworld Destroyer
43.68%
5,689
DawnbreakerDawnbreaker
44.06%
5,254
Witch DoctorWitch Doctor
44.19%
8,479
SlardarSlardar
44.34%
4,738
Spirit BreakerSpirit Breaker
44.57%
9,924
LichLich
44.65%
5,758
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Lone Druid synergies

Lone Druid wants to push fast with his bear and needs the bear protected — he loves shields, mana, and tower-siege partners. He pairs best with babysit and push: Lich shields the bear and slows defenders, while Techies and Wraith King reinforce his siege. Give Lone Druid a protect-the-bear support and his two-unit push takes towers before the enemy can group.

Best teammates

Wraith KingWraith King
52.20%
5,387
LichLich
51.78%
5,618
Legion CommanderLegion Commander
51.74%
7,345
Crystal MaidenCrystal Maiden
51.43%
7,607
MeepoMeepo
51.18%
1,188
Nyx AssassinNyx Assassin
51.11%
3,483
TechiesTechies
51.09%
8,203
Chaos KnightChaos Knight
51.08%
2,457
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Data updated Sep 23, 2026.