Mars — Dota 2 7.41 Counters, Synergies & Win Rate
Also known as: Mars
Mars (Mars) in Dota 2 7.41: win rate, pick rate, the heroes Mars counters and struggles against, and its best teammates — from recent ranked matches by Batru's AI win-prediction pipeline.
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 (52.0%), Gyrocopter (51.6%) and Nature's Prophet (51.6%) get speared and bursted. Mars is hard-countered by carries who out-damage him inside his own Arena: Spectre (37.5% — one of the lowest matchups in the game) Haunts and Dispersions him to death, while Lifestealer (39.0%), Wraith King (39.7%) and Riki (39.9%) 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
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
 Timbersaw | 51.98% | 16,101 |
 Gyrocopter | 51.63% | 18,859 |
 Nature's Prophet | 51.63% | 32,859 |
 Tinker | 50.12% | 19,601 |
Struggles against
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
 Spectre | 37.53% | 38,516 |
 Lifestealer | 38.98% | 71,220 |
 Wraith King | 39.66% | 60,528 |
 Riki | 39.85% | 23,304 |
 Phantom Lancer | 40.19% | 34,432 |
 Meepo | 40.66% | 15,130 |
 Phoenix | 41.07% | 32,405 |
 Bloodseeker | 41.11% | 22,053 |
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 numbers are modest (selfish front-liner) but he pairs best with cleave and AoE cores: Meepo (50.0%) and Lone Druid (49.9%) clean up everything walled in, while Wraith King (49.6%) and Spectre (49.6%) out-trade inside the Arena. Give Mars a carry that punishes the 5v3 his wall creates and his initiation wins fights.
Best teammates
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Meepo | 50.01% | 13,604 |