Magnus — Dota 2 7.41f Counters, Synergies & Win Rate
Also known as: Magnataur, Magnus
Magnus (Magnataur, Magnus) in Dota 2 7.41f: 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 Legend & Ancient games, winning 50.21% (#63 of 127 heroes), but drops to 47.56% (#88) in Herald & Guardian.
| Bracket | Tier Rank | Win Rate | Pick Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | #88 of 127 | 47.56% | 6.41% | 9,255 |
| Crusader & Archon | #73 of 127 | 49.10% | 10.02% | 44,972 |
| Legend & Ancient | #63 of 127 | 50.21% | 13.24% | 61,008 |
| Divine & Immortal | #73 of 127 | 49.48% | 12.86% | 18,581 |
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 49.36% of 365,469 ranked matches in patch 7.41f, up 0.3pp from 7.41e.
| Patch | Win Rate | Change | Pick Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41f | 49.36% | ▲ +0.3pp | 10.81% | 365,469 |
| 7.41e | 49.05% | ▲ +0.1pp | 10.83% | 3,223,526 |
| 7.41d | 48.93% | ▼ -0.2pp | 9.79% | 2,901,477 |
| 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% | — | 9.20% | 526,170 |
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
 Chen | 57.37% | 1,140 |
 Shadow Fiend | 57.13% | 29,840 |
 Shadow Demon | 56.65% | 4,251 |
 Nature's Prophet | 56.03% | 17,158 |
 Drow Ranger | 55.54% | 16,908 |
 Monkey King | 55.06% | 9,426 |
 Batrider | 55.01% | 2,396 |
 Treant Protector | 54.95% | 6,528 |
Struggles against
 Wraith King | 42.18% | 22,839 |
 Troll Warlord | 45.04% | 5,657 |
 Juggernaut | 45.19% | 34,203 |
 Spectre | 45.95% | 19,926 |
 Outworld Destroyer | 45.99% | 17,542 |
 Lich | 46.07% | 19,345 |
 Phoenix | 46.33% | 9,969 |
 Grimstroke | 46.35% | 12,791 |
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
| Wraith King | 55.33% | 14,044 |
| Juggernaut | 54.67% | 35,379 |
| Outworld Destroyer | 53.55% | 14,385 |
 Vengeful Spirit | 53.50% | 17,465 |
| Troll Warlord | 53.42% | 5,036 |
 Dragon Knight | 53.34% | 9,182 |
| Lich | 52.79% | 17,333 |
| Phoenix | 52.68% | 8,585 |
Data updated Sep 23, 2026.