Storm Spirit — Dota 2 7.41 Counters, Synergies & Win Rate
Also known as: SS, Raijin, Thunderkeg
Storm Spirit (SS, Raijin, Thunderkeg) in Dota 2 7.41: win rate, pick rate, the heroes Storm Spirit counters and struggles against, and its best teammates — from recent ranked matches by Batru's AI win-prediction pipeline.
Storm Spirit counters & matchups
Storm Spirit is a hyper-mobile burst mid who snowballs off kills with Ball Lightning. The data confirms his classic weaknesses: he's hardest countered by Riki (40.5% win rate over 22k games) and Meepo (40.7%) — both punish his squishy blink-in playstyle, with Riki's permanent invisibility making Storm's jumps easy to ambush and Meepo's clones boxing him in before he can zip out. Tanky disablers Tidehunter (42.3%) and Wraith King (42.4%) also shut him down: their magic resistance and sustain blunt his burst and he can't kill them solo. Storm instead feasts on immobile, escape-light cores — his best matchups are Timbersaw (54.5%), Nature's Prophet (54.4%) and Mars (54.2%). Draft tip: pick Storm into greedy low-mobility mids; think twice if the enemy already has Riki, Meepo, or a beefy Tide/WK frontline.
Strong against
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
 Timbersaw | 54.51% | 13,536 |
 Nature's Prophet | 54.42% | 32,768 |
 Mars | 54.19% | 34,077 |
 Tinker | 53.80% | 21,717 |
 Shadow Demon | 53.30% | 12,573 |
 Templar Assassin | 52.87% | 24,703 |
 Gyrocopter | 52.47% | 15,334 |
 Monkey King | 51.44% | 38,070 |
Struggles against
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
 Riki | 40.48% | 22,244 |
 Meepo | 40.72% | 14,152 |
 Tidehunter | 42.33% | 53,177 |
 Wraith King | 42.39% | 57,395 |
 Lone Druid | 42.62% | 10,306 |
 Night Stalker | 42.69% | 27,478 |
 Spectre | 42.89% | 37,573 |
 Troll Warlord | 43.22% | 11,648 |
Storm Spirit synergies
Storm Spirit is a self-reliant snowball mid, but he wants partners who set up his Ball Lightning dives and survive the late game with him. He pairs best with second cores and front line: Spectre (52.7%) and Wraith King (51.5%) share the 'win the late game' plan, while Tidehunter (51.4%) provides the AoE lock that turns Storm's zip-in into a team wipe. Dawnbreaker (51.3%) and Techies (51.1%) round out the durable, kill-setup shell Storm wants around his fragile frame.
Best teammates
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Spectre | 52.71% | 36,263 |
| Wraith King | 51.53% | 54,957 |
| Tidehunter | 51.39% | 50,664 |
 Dawnbreaker | 51.29% | 25,009 |
 Techies | 51.09% | 41,485 |
 Phoenix | 50.54% | 25,231 |
 Lifestealer | 50.53% | 61,851 |
 Nyx Assassin | 50.19% | 24,891 |