Necrophos — Dota 2 7.41 Counters, Synergies & Win Rate
Also known as: Rotundjere
Necrophos (Rotundjere) in Dota 2 7.41: win rate, pick rate, the heroes Necrophos counters and struggles against, and its best teammates — from recent ranked matches by Batru's AI win-prediction pipeline.
Necrophos counters & matchups
Necrophos is a tanky magic-damage core whose Heartstopper Aura and Death Pulse out-sustain enemies in lane and fights, while Reaper's Scythe executes and increases respawn time. He dominates low-sustain, immobile heroes: Timbersaw (61.3%), Tiny (59.4%) and Lycan (58.9%) get out-healed and out-traded. Necrophos is countered by healing reduction and burst that beats his sustain: Keeper of the Light (47.6%), Grimstroke (47.8%) and Ancient Apparition (47.8%) shut off his regen, while Muerta (48.1%) out-damages him. Draft tip: Necrophos is a brutal lane bully and teamfight tank into sustain-light drafts; he's countered hard by healing-reduction (AA, Grimstroke, Shadow Demon) picks.
Strong against
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
 Timbersaw | 61.27% | 26,876 |
 Tiny | 59.41% | 61,709 |
 Lycan | 58.91% | 9,264 |
 Nature's Prophet | 58.07% | 64,100 |
 Mars | 58.02% | 59,733 |
 Broodmother | 57.80% | 30,127 |
 Templar Assassin | 57.10% | 49,814 |
 Gyrocopter | 57.05% | 29,866 |
Struggles against
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
 Keeper of the Light | 47.62% | 40,733 |
 Grimstroke | 47.79% | 33,890 |
 Ancient Apparition | 47.80% | 54,351 |
 Muerta | 48.08% | 74,202 |
 Leshrac | 48.66% | 38,766 |
 Crystal Maiden | 48.70% | 95,346 |
 Silencer | 48.82% | 93,077 |
 Night Stalker | 48.83% | 58,471 |
Necrophos synergies
Necrophos is a self-sufficient tank-mage who softens the enemy with Heartstopper and executes with Scythe — he wants snowball cores who exploit the kills and a front line he can heal. He pairs best with gankers and pickoff carries: Spectre (58.0%) and Bloodseeker (56.7%) close out the low-HP targets his aura creates, while Riki (56.6%) and Night Stalker (55.9%) hunt whatever his Scythe sets up. Legion Commander (56.4%) duels behind his sustain. Give Necrophos a kill-hungry core and his aura + execute snowballs fights.
Best teammates
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
 Spectre | 58.02% | 72,985 |
 Bloodseeker | 56.72% | 38,391 |
 Riki | 56.64% | 40,700 |
 Legion Commander | 56.39% | 101,557 |
| Night Stalker | 55.90% | 41,926 |
 Dawnbreaker | 55.85% | 37,762 |
 Spirit Breaker | 55.62% | 143,662 |
 Axe | 55.59% | 95,305 |