Magnus — Dota 2 7.41e Counters, Synergies & Win Rate
Also known as: Magnataur, Magnus
Magnus (Magnataur, Magnus) in Dota 2 7.41e: win rate, pick rate, top counters and best teammates, from Batru's ranked-match pipeline.
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Magnus by rank bracket
Magnus is strongest in Divine & Immortal games, winning 50.11% (#62 of 127 heroes), but drops to 47.14% (#90) in Herald & Guardian.
| Bracket | Tier Rank | Win Rate | Pick Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | #90 of 127 | 47.14% | 6.12% | 6,731 |
| Crusader & Archon | #80 of 127 | 48.32% | 10.42% | 27,951 |
| Legend & Ancient | #65 of 127 | 49.99% | 13.90% | 30,012 |
| Divine & Immortal | #62 of 127 | 50.11% | 13.97% | 10,906 |
Recent ranked matches split by average match rank — the same data behind the per-rank tier lists each bracket links to.
Magnus win rate by patch
Magnus is winning 49.09% of 20,222 ranked matches in patch 7.41e, flat vs 7.41d.
| Patch | Win Rate | Change | Pick Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41e | 49.09% | ▲ +0.0pp | 11.61% | 20,222 |
| 7.41d | 49.05% | ▼ -0.1pp | 9.57% | 2,361,452 |
| 7.41c | 49.17% | ▲ +0.4pp | 10.05% | 1,377,642 |
| 7.41b | 48.74% | ▲ +0.4pp | 9.64% | 1,357,986 |
| 7.41a | 48.34% | 0.0pp | 9.20% | 526,170 |
| 7.41 | 48.34% | — | 9.36% | 84,924 |
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.
Magnus counters & matchups
Magnus is a premier initiator whose Reverse Polarity pulls and stuns an entire team into one spot, with Skewer and Empower for control and damage amp. He's strong into immobile, clumpable heroes: Timbersaw, Tinker and Nature's Prophet get RP'd and deleted. Magnus is countered by BKB-reliant scalers and sustain who survive his combo: Wraith King and Spectre out-tank or out-scale, while Tidehunter and Phoenix bring competing AoE. Draft tip: Magnus is a game-winning teamfight initiator into grouped drafts; his RP is undercut by BKB, spread-out positioning, and tanky hard-carries.
Strong against
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
 Timbersaw | 63.66% | 421 |
 Tinker | 59.48% | 538 |
 Shadow Demon | 59.29% | 226 |
 Monkey King | 59.05% | 525 |
 Beastmaster | 58.43% | 332 |
 Largo | 57.50% | 200 |
 Gyrocopter | 57.14% | 322 |
 Storm Spirit | 56.97% | 667 |
Struggles against
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
 Visage | 40.34% | 176 |
 Broodmother | 42.66% | 286 |
 Night Stalker | 42.93% | 820 |
 Enigma | 43.36% | 452 |
 Winter Wyvern | 43.39% | 454 |
 Troll Warlord | 43.61% | 305 |
 Wraith King | 43.75% | 1,319 |
 Elder Titan | 43.81% | 105 |
Magnus synergies
Magnus's Reverse Polarity is the ultimate AoE setup — a whole team stunned and clumped — and Empower amplifies a cleave carry's damage. He pairs best with cleave and AoE-burst cores: Wraith King and Necrophos erase everything RP'd, while Phoenix Supernovas onto the clump. An Empower'd Sven or Lifestealer behind RP is lethal. Give Magnus a cleave carry and one Reverse Polarity wins the game outright.
Best teammates
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
 Dawnbreaker | 58.20% | 579 |
 Dragon Knight | 56.41% | 234 |
| Broodmother | 55.61% | 205 |
 Legion Commander | 55.60% | 768 |
| Wraith King | 55.16% | 794 |
 Juggernaut | 54.77% | 1,678 |
 Techies | 54.39% | 1,219 |
 Undying | 54.26% | 1,045 |
Data updated Aug 9, 2026.