Queen of Pain — Dota 2 7.41f Counters, Synergies & Win Rate
Also known as: QOP, Akasha
Queen of Pain (QOP, Akasha) in Dota 2 7.41f: win rate, pick rate, top counters and best teammates, from Batru's ranked-match pipeline.
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Queen of Pain by rank bracket
Queen of Pain performs consistently across skill brackets, winning 45.94%–46.51% everywhere from Herald & Guardian to Divine & Immortal.
| Bracket | Tier Rank | Win Rate | Pick Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | #97 of 127 | 46.51% | 7.67% | 11,077 |
| Crusader & Archon | #102 of 127 | 46.36% | 8.77% | 39,384 |
| Legend & Ancient | #107 of 127 | 46.13% | 9.34% | 43,059 |
| Divine & Immortal | #110 of 127 | 45.94% | 8.51% | 12,293 |
Recent ranked matches split by average match rank — the same data behind the per-rank tier lists each bracket links to.
Queen of Pain win rate by patch
Queen of Pain is winning 47.77% of 305,922 ranked matches in patch 7.41f, up 0.6pp from 7.41e.
| Patch | Win Rate | Change | Pick Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41f | 47.77% | ▲ +0.6pp | 9.05% | 305,922 |
| 7.41e | 47.18% | ▲ +0.8pp | 9.49% | 2,827,020 |
| 7.41d | 46.39% | ▲ +0.0pp | 11.21% | 3,322,532 |
| 7.41c | 46.35% | ▼ -2.8pp | 13.91% | 1,908,033 |
| 7.41b | 49.18% | ▼ -0.1pp | 15.55% | 2,189,756 |
| 7.41a | 49.23% | — | 12.90% | 737,624 |
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.
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, Mars and Shadow Demon can't dodge her blink-burst. QoP is countered by heroes that punish her fragile frame or out-scale: Riki ambushes her, Legion Commander duels her, and Spectre or Medusa 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
 Chen | 54.84% | 837 |
 Batrider | 54.79% | 2,006 |
 Timbersaw | 54.63% | 6,822 |
 Shadow Demon | 54.17% | 3,522 |
 Tiny | 54.06% | 7,077 |
 Nature's Prophet | 53.92% | 14,866 |
 Shadow Fiend | 53.78% | 24,887 |
 Gyrocopter | 53.56% | 5,142 |
Struggles against
 Legion Commander | 42.80% | 21,173 |
 Wraith King | 42.85% | 19,647 |
 Outworld Destroyer | 43.12% | 16,336 |
 Riki | 43.66% | 9,315 |
 Witch Doctor | 43.97% | 21,932 |
 Phantom Lancer | 44.29% | 17,754 |
 Nyx Assassin | 44.42% | 10,014 |
 Bloodseeker | 44.45% | 6,599 |
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 and Wraith King hold the line while she bursts, and Lifestealer dives alongside her. Give QoP a team that groups the enemy and her Scream + Sonic Wave shreds clustered fights.
Best teammates
| Wraith King | 53.78% | 19,249 |
 Bounty Hunter | 51.59% | 11,354 |
| Phantom Lancer | 51.47% | 17,126 |
| Nyx Assassin | 51.43% | 7,943 |
| Legion Commander | 51.22% | 19,823 |
 Spectre | 50.90% | 16,379 |
 Juggernaut | 50.87% | 29,751 |
 Night Stalker | 50.77% | 10,625 |
Data updated Sep 23, 2026.