Mars — Dota 2 7.41f Counters, Synergies & Win Rate
Also known as: Mars
Mars (Mars) in Dota 2 7.41f: win rate, pick rate, top counters and best teammates, from Batru's ranked-match pipeline.
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Mars by rank bracket
Mars is strongest in Legend & Ancient games, winning 46.95% (#98 of 127 heroes), but drops to 45.92% (#103) in Herald & Guardian.
| Bracket | Tier Rank | Win Rate | Pick Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | #103 of 127 | 45.92% | 2.81% | 4,066 |
| Crusader & Archon | #101 of 127 | 46.47% | 3.55% | 15,926 |
| Legend & Ancient | #98 of 127 | 46.95% | 4.82% | 22,223 |
| Divine & Immortal | #104 of 127 | 46.60% | 5.63% | 8,133 |
Recent ranked matches split by average match rank — the same data behind the per-rank tier lists each bracket links to.
Mars win rate by patch
Mars is winning 47.71% of 156,862 ranked matches in patch 7.41f, up 0.6pp from 7.41e.
| Patch | Win Rate | Change | Pick Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41f | 47.71% | ▲ +0.6pp | 4.64% | 156,862 |
| 7.41e | 47.13% | ▲ +0.5pp | 4.32% | 1,285,225 |
| 7.41d | 46.62% | ▲ +1.0pp | 5.21% | 1,546,071 |
| 7.41c | 45.60% | ▲ +0.7pp | 6.78% | 930,137 |
| 7.41b | 44.94% | ▲ +0.3pp | 7.09% | 998,769 |
| 7.41a | 44.69% | — | 7.82% | 446,978 |
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.
Mars counters & matchups
Mars is an arena-control initiator whose Spear of Mars pins heroes to terrain and Arena of Blood walls off a fight to isolate the enemy carry. He's strong into immobile heroes the Spear can pin: Timbersaw, Gyrocopter and Nature's Prophet get speared and bursted. Mars is hard-countered by carries who out-damage him inside his own Arena: Spectre — one of his worst matchups in the game — Haunts and Dispersions him to death, while Lifestealer, Wraith King and Riki shrug off his control and crush him. Draft tip: Mars walls off squishy back lines, but never pick him into Spectre or a hard-carry that wins the 1v1 inside Arena.
Strong against
 Shadow Fiend | 56.73% | 12,448 |
 Drow Ranger | 54.59% | 7,285 |
 Nature's Prophet | 54.11% | 7,350 |
 Batrider | 52.94% | 1,105 |
 Shadow Demon | 52.53% | 1,938 |
 Tiny | 52.50% | 3,853 |
 Enchantress | 52.31% | 2,292 |
 Timbersaw | 52.10% | 3,841 |
Struggles against
 Wraith King | 41.58% | 9,188 |
 Phantom Lancer | 42.56% | 9,548 |
 Lifestealer | 43.03% | 13,031 |
 Lich | 43.39% | 7,900 |
 Riki | 43.55% | 4,400 |
 Nyx Assassin | 43.96% | 5,155 |
 Phoenix | 43.98% | 4,011 |
 Spectre | 44.22% | 7,936 |
Mars synergies
Mars's Arena of Blood traps the enemy in a kill box — he wants a carry who can win the isolated fight inside it. His synergy ceiling is modest (selfish front-liner) but he pairs best with cleave and AoE cores: Meepo and Lone Druid clean up everything walled in, while Wraith King and Spectre out-trade inside the Arena. Give Mars a carry that punishes the man-advantage his wall creates and his initiation wins fights.
Best teammates
| Wraith King | 54.14% | 4,001 |
 Outworld Destroyer | 52.60% | 7,049 |
 Dawnbreaker | 51.95% | 1,619 |
 Troll Warlord | 51.80% | 2,332 |
| Nyx Assassin | 51.59% | 4,412 |
| Lifestealer | 51.37% | 11,357 |
 Juggernaut | 51.35% | 13,506 |
| Phoenix | 51.30% | 4,014 |
Data updated Sep 23, 2026.