Ringmaster — Dota 2 7.41 Counters, Synergies & Win Rate

Also known as: RM, Marionetto, Cogliostro

Ringmaster (RM, Marionetto, Cogliostro) in Dota 2 7.41: win rate, pick rate, the heroes Ringmaster counters and struggles against, and its best teammates — from recent ranked matches by Batru's AI win-prediction pipeline.

Ringmaster counters & matchups

By the matchup data, Ringmaster performs best into immobile, low-pressure heroes — Mars (54.6%), Timbersaw (54.6%), Nature's Prophet (53.9%) and Gyrocopter (53.3%) all struggle against his control toolkit. He's countered hardest by carries who out-scale or pick him off: Spectre (42.2%) overtakes him late, while Bloodseeker (42.5%) and Riki (45.3%) hunt his fragile frame and Wraith King (43.9%) out-tanks. Draft tip: Ringmaster is a control support that shines into grouped, squishy drafts; he's weaker into hard-carry scalers and pickoff heroes that punish his positioning.

Strong against

Hero	Win Rate	Matches
Mars	54.62%	16,747
Timbersaw	54.59%	6,624
Nature's Prophet	53.95%	13,904
Gyrocopter	53.28%	7,633
Tinker	53.20%	9,454
Tiny	52.57%	15,344
Monkey King	52.47%	17,980
Templar Assassin	52.34%	13,132

Struggles against

Hero	Win Rate	Matches
Spectre	42.23%	17,647
Bloodseeker	42.53%	9,729
Wraith King	43.91%	26,607
Riki	45.33%	10,910
Lifestealer	45.51%	29,029
Phantom Lancer	45.65%	16,297
Keeper of the Light	45.66%	11,322
Tidehunter	45.73%	26,676

Ringmaster synergies

Ringmaster's lockdown and zone-control kit wants follow-up that punishes a held enemy. His best statistical pairings are snowball and farm cores: Spectre (54.5%) cashes in the targets he controls, while Meepo (54.1%) bursts a locked hero and Lone Druid (52.9%) pushes behind his utility. Give Ringmaster a kill-hungry core and his control sets up the pickoffs.

Best teammates

Hero	Win Rate	Matches
Spectre	54.46%	17,942
Meepo	54.13%	6,956
Lone Druid	52.89%	5,061
Wraith King	52.89%	26,256
Phoenix	52.45%	11,733
Phantom Lancer	52.44%	16,211
Lifestealer	52.16%	30,492
Tidehunter	51.82%	27,130