Spectre — Dota 2 7.41f Counters, Synergies & Win Rate
Also known as: Mercurial
Spectre 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, Spectre's team wins 46.2%; in games of 47+ minutes, 56.0% (+9.8 pp, #12 of 127 by late-game edge; 29% of Spectre games last 47+ minutes; model estimate). Late & early game heroes →
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Spectre by rank bracket
Spectre performs consistently across skill brackets, winning 53.04%–53.26% everywhere from Herald & Guardian to Divine & Immortal.
| Bracket | Tier Rank | Win Rate | Pick Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | #8 of 126 | 53.26% | 9.10% | 2,914 |
| Crusader & Archon | #6 of 127 | 53.12% | 9.75% | 13,211 |
| Legend & Ancient | #11 of 127 | 53.04% | 8.70% | 15,237 |
| Divine & Immortal | #16 of 127 | 53.06% | 7.12% | 3,709 |
Recent ranked matches split by average match rank — the same data behind the per-rank tier lists each bracket links to.
Spectre win rate by patch
Spectre is winning 52.89% of 2,573,246 ranked matches in patch 7.41f, down 1.4pp from 7.41e.
| Patch | Win Rate | Change | Pick Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41f | 52.89% | ▼ -1.4pp | 9.69% | 2,573,246 |
| 7.41e | 54.25% | ▼ -0.2pp | 12.24% | 3,645,416 |
| 7.41d | 54.43% | ▼ -0.7pp | 12.09% | 3,584,774 |
| 7.41c | 55.14% | ▲ +0.7pp | 10.22% | 1,401,995 |
| 7.41b | 54.48% | ▼ -1.7pp | 9.44% | 1,329,519 |
| 7.41a | 56.15% | — | 9.18% | 525,067 |
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.
Spectre counters & matchups
Spectre is the premier late-game carry: Dispersion reflects damage, Spectral Dagger chases, and Haunt lets her teleport to every enemy at once for a global pickoff. She out-scales nearly the entire hero pool — immobile, greedy heroes like Nature's Prophet, Templar Assassin, Mars and Timbersaw simply lose the long game to her. Spectre is countered by the rare heroes who beat her scaling: Meepo ends the game before she comes online, while Undying and Necrophos out-sustain her. Draft tip: Spectre is a top-tier hard-carry into almost any greedy or immobile draft; her only real counters are fast-snowball (Meepo) and break/anti-heal line-ups.
Strong against
 Nature's Prophet | 60.82% | 129,114 |
 Templar Assassin | 60.19% | 66,696 |
 Shadow Fiend | 59.35% | 142,681 |
 Drow Ranger | 59.12% | 226,344 |
 Shadow Demon | 58.40% | 27,241 |
 Puck | 58.15% | 36,536 |
 Batrider | 58.05% | 14,359 |
 Huskar | 57.95% | 59,017 |
Struggles against
 Meepo | 45.56% | 24,385 |
 Wraith King | 46.90% | 173,203 |
 Phantom Lancer | 47.50% | 148,552 |
 Undying | 47.78% | 132,779 |
 Nyx Assassin | 48.45% | 110,491 |
 Dawnbreaker | 48.53% | 107,121 |
 Lifestealer | 48.68% | 204,086 |
 Phoenix | 48.78% | 53,499 |
Spectre synergies
Spectre wins by reaching the late game and turning every enemy pickoff into a 5-man Haunt — she wants front line, forced fights, and lockdown. She pairs best with AoE-engage and durable setup: Phoenix forces the fights her Haunt cashes in, while Wraith King and Axe provide the tanky lockdown to Haunt onto. Give Spectre a fight-forcing front line and her late-game Haunt erases teams from across the map.
Best teammates
 Riki | 56.94% | 53,321 |
| Wraith King | 56.66% | 121,408 |
 Dragon Knight | 56.58% | 141,533 |
 Witch Doctor | 56.48% | 223,617 |
 Outworld Destroyer | 56.47% | 143,710 |
 Legion Commander | 56.22% | 186,325 |
| Dawnbreaker | 55.95% | 111,342 |
 Bloodseeker | 55.74% | 28,913 |
Data updated Nov 10, 2026.