Queen of Pain — Dota 2 7.41f Counters, Synergies & Win Rate
Also known as: QoP, Akasha
Queen of Pain (QoP) in Dota 2 7.41f: win rate, pick rate, top counters and best teammates, from Batru's ranked-match pipeline.
Early vs late game: in ranked games that end before 34 minutes, Queen of Pain's team wins 44.2%; in games of 47+ minutes, 49.6% (+5.4 pp, #32 of 127 by late-game edge; 27% of Queen of Pain games last 47+ minutes; model estimate). Late & early game heroes →
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Queen of Pain by rank bracket
Queen of Pain performs consistently across skill brackets, winning 46.31%–47.20% everywhere from Herald & Guardian to Divine & Immortal.
| Bracket | Tier Rank | Win Rate | Pick Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | #98 of 126 | 46.32% | 7.83% | 2,975 |
| Crusader & Archon | #95 of 127 | 47.20% | 8.22% | 13,148 |
| Legend & Ancient | #104 of 127 | 46.87% | 8.85% | 18,230 |
| Divine & Immortal | #113 of 127 | 46.31% | 8.37% | 5,113 |
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 47.56% of 2,231,556 ranked matches in patch 7.41f, up 0.4pp from 7.41e.
| Patch | Win Rate | Change | Pick Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41f | 47.56% | ▲ +0.4pp | 8.76% | 2,231,556 |
| 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
 Shadow Demon | 54.84% | 24,006 |
 Batrider | 54.71% | 13,600 |
 Timbersaw | 54.43% | 54,176 |
 Shadow Fiend | 53.90% | 122,978 |
 Nature's Prophet | 53.81% | 108,530 |
 Tiny | 53.73% | 56,679 |
 Monkey King | 53.52% | 61,465 |
 Beastmaster | 52.77% | 23,306 |
Struggles against
 Wraith King | 42.46% | 145,941 |
 Outworld Destroyer | 42.81% | 134,545 |
 Riki | 42.87% | 70,735 |
 Legion Commander | 43.06% | 165,561 |
 Witch Doctor | 43.80% | 172,807 |
 Nyx Assassin | 43.98% | 103,422 |
 Night Stalker | 44.11% | 76,586 |
 Phantom Lancer | 44.72% | 130,203 |
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 | 53.02% | 143,644 |
| Legion Commander | 51.16% | 153,848 |
| Nyx Assassin | 51.06% | 80,973 |
 Spectre | 51.06% | 108,634 |
 Bounty Hunter | 50.98% | 74,120 |
 Juggernaut | 50.84% | 214,426 |
| Phantom Lancer | 50.69% | 124,559 |
| Riki | 50.14% | 50,154 |
Data updated Nov 7, 2026.