Slardar — Dota 2 7.41 Counters, Synergies & Win Rate
Also known as: Slithereen Guard
Slardar (Slithereen Guard) in Dota 2 7.41: win rate, pick rate, the heroes Slardar counters and struggles against, and its best teammates — from recent ranked matches by Batru's AI win-prediction pipeline.
Slardar counters & matchups
Slardar is a tanky initiator whose Slithereen Crush + Corrosive Haze armor reduction make a single target take massive physical damage, and whose Blink-stun starts fights. He's strong into immobile, armor-reliant heroes: Timbersaw (57.9%), Nature's Prophet (57.2%) and Templar Assassin (56.4%) get caught and shredded. Slardar is countered by illusions and high-HP heroes a single stun can't handle: Phantom Lancer (45.8%), Tidehunter (46.2%) and Wraith King (46.3%) out-body or out-tank him. Draft tip: Slardar is an excellent initiator + armor-shredder into squishy carry drafts; he's weaker into illusion comps and durable five-man teams.
Strong against
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
 Timbersaw | 57.89% | 18,152 |
 Nature's Prophet | 57.18% | 38,156 |
 Tinker | 56.65% | 21,354 |
 Templar Assassin | 56.39% | 30,835 |
 Tiny | 56.27% | 40,573 |
 Mars | 55.88% | 41,848 |
 Ursa | 55.87% | 37,906 |
 Gyrocopter | 55.81% | 20,011 |
Struggles against
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
 Phantom Lancer | 45.83% | 40,587 |
 Tidehunter | 46.19% | 73,423 |
 Wraith King | 46.33% | 72,567 |
 Phoenix | 46.67% | 33,689 |
 Shadow Shaman | 47.02% | 78,641 |
 Troll Warlord | 47.20% | 16,655 |
 Spectre | 47.48% | 47,586 |
 Naga Siren | 47.54% | 13,060 |
Slardar synergies
Slardar's Corrosive Haze turns one hero into paper for the whole team's physical damage, and his Blink-Crush starts the fight. He pairs best with physical carries who exploit negative armor: Dawnbreaker (58.0%) and Bristleback (54.9%) feast on the armor reduction, while Wraith King (56.0%) and Spectre (55.6%) right-click down the exposed target. Dark Seer (55.0%) clumps the enemy for his Crush. Give Slardar a physical-damage carry and his armor shred makes them hit like a truck.
Best teammates
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
 Dawnbreaker | 58.04% | 11,098 |
| Wraith King | 55.95% | 39,116 |
| Spectre | 55.61% | 43,139 |
 Dark Seer | 55.04% | 5,547 |
 Bristleback | 54.88% | 14,547 |
 Lifestealer | 54.56% | 67,696 |
 Riki | 54.52% | 25,219 |
| Naga Siren | 54.43% | 11,627 |