Magnus — Dota 2 7.41f Counters, Synergies & Win Rate
Also known as: Magnataur
Magnus 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, Magnus's team wins 50.7%; in games of 47+ minutes, 48.9% (−1.8 pp, #74 of 127 by late-game edge; 24% of Magnus games last 47+ minutes; model estimate). Late & early game heroes →
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Magnus by rank bracket
Magnus is strongest in Divine & Immortal games, winning 50.11% (#60 of 127 heroes), but drops to 46.83% (#91) in Herald & Guardian.
| Bracket | Tier Rank | Win Rate | Pick Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | #91 of 126 | 46.83% | 4.97% | 1,890 |
| Crusader & Archon | #69 of 127 | 49.28% | 8.68% | 13,884 |
| Legend & Ancient | #67 of 127 | 49.89% | 12.98% | 26,740 |
| Divine & Immortal | #60 of 127 | 50.11% | 13.21% | 8,062 |
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 49.39% of 2,618,569 ranked matches in patch 7.41f, up 0.3pp from 7.41e.
| Patch | Win Rate | Change | Pick Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41f | 49.39% | ▲ +0.3pp | 10.28% | 2,618,569 |
| 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
 Shadow Fiend | 56.36% | 141,758 |
 Nature's Prophet | 55.99% | 124,046 |
 Chen | 55.36% | 6,759 |
 Shadow Demon | 55.11% | 28,375 |
 Drow Ranger | 55.07% | 166,238 |
 Timbersaw | 54.58% | 72,109 |
 Batrider | 54.23% | 16,142 |
 Treant Protector | 54.19% | 35,194 |
Struggles against
 Wraith King | 42.48% | 167,292 |
 Juggernaut | 45.27% | 242,471 |
 Spectre | 45.91% | 127,286 |
 Outworld Destroyer | 46.08% | 151,322 |
 Troll Warlord | 46.28% | 39,437 |
 Grimstroke | 46.57% | 93,899 |
 Lich | 46.63% | 139,349 |
 Spirit Breaker | 46.84% | 228,415 |
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 | 55.02% | 102,632 |
| Juggernaut | 54.71% | 251,227 |
 Dragon Knight | 53.46% | 105,828 |
| Troll Warlord | 53.07% | 36,086 |
| Outworld Destroyer | 52.95% | 121,762 |
 Visage | 52.92% | 16,349 |
 Phoenix | 52.70% | 59,472 |
 Dawnbreaker | 52.53% | 68,265 |
Data updated Nov 7, 2026.