Queen of Pain — Dota 2 7.41 Counters, Synergies & Win Rate
Also known as: QOP, Akasha
Queen of Pain (QOP, Akasha) in Dota 2 7.41: win rate, pick rate, the heroes Queen of Pain counters and struggles against, and its best teammates — from recent ranked matches by Batru's AI win-prediction pipeline.
Queen of Pain counters & matchups
Queen of Pain is a mobile burst mid whose Blink, Scream of Pain, and Sonic Wave delete squishy heroes in a flash. She's strong into immobile, low-escape heroes: Timbersaw (58.5%), Mars (56.5%) and Shadow Demon (55.1%) can't dodge her blink-burst. QoP is countered by heroes that punish her fragile frame or out-scale: Riki (44.0%) ambushes her, Legion Commander (44.8%) duels her, and Spectre (44.7%) / Medusa (44.9%) out-scale. Draft tip: Queen of Pain is a strong tempo-burst mid into squishy drafts; she's weaker into hard-dive (Riki), duel (LC), and late-game carries that survive her burst window.
Strong against
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
 Timbersaw | 58.50% | 24,175 |
 Mars | 56.45% | 63,551 |
 Shadow Demon | 55.06% | 23,245 |
 Nature's Prophet | 54.90% | 59,945 |
 Gyrocopter | 54.64% | 29,685 |
 Monkey King | 54.53% | 73,541 |
 Tiny | 54.20% | 62,046 |
 Tinker | 54.07% | 33,335 |
Struggles against
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
 Riki | 43.96% | 42,329 |
 Spectre | 44.67% | 74,184 |
 Legion Commander | 44.76% | 130,133 |
 Medusa | 44.92% | 36,460 |
 Wraith King | 45.13% | 112,182 |
 Night Stalker | 45.31% | 59,948 |
 Bloodseeker | 45.48% | 39,769 |
 Ember Spirit | 45.75% | 67,974 |
Queen of Pain synergies
Queen of Pain provides mobile burst and Sonic Wave AoE — she wants enemies clumped and locked so her nukes land on multiple targets. She pairs best with AoE lock and durable cores: Spectre (54.8%) and Wraith King (53.6%) hold the line while she bursts, and Lifestealer (52.6%) dives alongside her. Give QoP a team that groups the enemy and her Scream + Sonic Wave shreds clustered fights.
Best teammates
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Spectre | 54.77% | 72,661 |
| Wraith King | 53.63% | 109,526 |
 Lifestealer | 52.61% | 119,357 |
 Alchemist | 52.44% | 104,717 |
| Night Stalker | 52.38% | 57,918 |
 Tidehunter | 52.28% | 105,325 |
 Nyx Assassin | 52.16% | 46,512 |
| Legion Commander | 52.10% | 118,464 |