Timbersaw — Dota 2 7.41 Counters, Synergies & Win Rate

Also known as: Rizzrack, Shredder, Timbersaw

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

Timbersaw counters & matchups

Timbersaw is a melee-shredding offlaner whose Reactive Armor stacks make him unkillable in extended fights, with Whirling Death and Timber Chain for magic burst and mobility. In patch 7.41, though, Timbersaw is one of the most countered heroes in the game — he wins essentially no matchup outright (his best is a coin-flip into Nature's Prophet at 50.2%). He's hammered by silences, anti-armor, and pure damage: Night Stalker (he loses 38.0%), Spectre (38.1%), Necrophos (38.7%) and Silencer (39.0%) all dismantle his Reactive Armor stacks. Draft tip: Timbersaw is a weak pick this patch — only consider him into greedy melee line-ups, and never into silence, break, or pure-damage heroes.

Strong against

Hero	Win Rate	Matches
Nature's Prophet	50.18%	17,474

Struggles against

Hero	Win Rate	Matches
Night Stalker	38.02%	14,352
Spectre	38.12%	16,108
Necrophos	38.73%	26,876
Silencer	38.98%	18,385
Pugna	39.01%	8,368
Crystal Maiden	39.48%	21,177
Lifestealer	39.58%	28,322
Bloodseeker	39.91%	10,319

Timbersaw synergies

Timbersaw is a self-sufficient durable nuker, but in this patch he needs partners who cover his many weaknesses and provide the carry threat he lacks. His best pairings are scaling cores who win the games his tankiness prolongs: Wraith King (48.8%), Spectre (47.5%) and Troll Warlord (47.4%) provide the late-game punch. Given how countered he is right now, Timbersaw is best as a tempo/zoning piece next to a strong hard-carry rather than a win condition himself.

Best teammates

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