
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 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.
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| 61.27% | 26,876 | |
| 59.41% | 61,709 | |
| 58.91% | 9,264 | |
| 58.07% | 64,100 | |
| 58.02% | 59,733 | |
| 57.80% | 30,127 | |
| 57.10% | 49,814 | |
| 57.05% | 29,866 |
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| 47.62% | 40,733 | |
| 47.79% | 33,890 | |
| 47.80% | 54,351 | |
| 48.08% | 74,202 | |
| 48.66% | 38,766 | |
| 48.70% | 95,346 | |
| 48.82% | 93,077 | |
| 48.83% | 58,471 |
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.
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| 58.02% | 72,985 | |
| 56.72% | 38,391 | |
| 56.64% | 40,700 | |
| 56.39% | 101,557 | |
| 55.90% | 41,926 | |
| 55.85% | 37,762 | |
| 55.62% | 143,662 | |
| 55.59% | 95,305 |