Sven — Dota 2 7.41 Counters, Synergies & Win Rate
Also known as: Rogue Knight
Sven (Rogue Knight) in Dota 2 7.41: win rate, pick rate, the heroes Sven counters and struggles against, and its best teammates — from recent ranked matches by Batru's AI win-prediction pipeline.
Sven counters & matchups
Sven is a snowballing strength carry whose Storm Hammer stun, God's Strength damage steroid, and cleave can one-shot a clustered enemy team. He thrives into immobile heroes who can't dodge his stun-and-cleave: Elder Titan (57.3%), Timbersaw (56.5%) and Chen (55.6%) all fold to a single God's Strength wombo. Sven is countered by heroes that out-scale or survive his burst window: Wraith King (44.5%) respawns and out-tanks, Phoenix (45.2%) and Shadow Shaman (45.8%) lock him down, and Spectre (45.5%) overtakes him late. Draft tip: Sven is a teamfight monster into clumped, low-mobility drafts; pick him when you can fight by 20 minutes, not into Spectre/WK 40-minute hard-carries.
Strong against
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
 Elder Titan | 57.28% | 5,065 |
 Timbersaw | 56.52% | 10,523 |
 Tinker | 56.01% | 12,098 |
 Chen | 55.62% | 2,492 |
 Nature's Prophet | 55.52% | 23,316 |
 Largo | 55.48% | 8,317 |
 Tiny | 55.26% | 22,893 |
 Mars | 54.96% | 21,664 |
Struggles against
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
 Wraith King | 44.50% | 37,279 |
 Phoenix | 45.16% | 15,214 |
 Lifestealer | 45.44% | 39,455 |
 Spectre | 45.50% | 25,132 |
 Shadow Shaman | 45.81% | 43,518 |
 Necrophos | 46.25% | 37,381 |
 Bristleback | 46.48% | 27,748 |
 Troll Warlord | 46.54% | 12,576 |
Sven synergies
Sven's cleave + God's Strength wants the enemy grouped and a way to reach them. He pairs best with summon/illusion damage amp and front-line lock: Chen (54.9%) and Naga Siren (54.2%) give him bodies to cleave through, while Dark Seer (54.1%) Vacuums the enemy into one spot for a one-hit team wipe. Dawnbreaker (54.1%) and Spectre (54.1%) provide the durable front line he charges behind. Give Sven a clump-and-amp setup and his cleave deletes whole teams in a Storm Hammer.
Best teammates
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Chen | 54.89% | 2,656 |
 Naga Siren | 54.25% | 4,638 |
 Dawnbreaker | 54.10% | 16,762 |
 Dark Seer | 54.10% | 6,139 |
| Spectre | 54.07% | 8,374 |
| Wraith King | 53.99% | 21,642 |
| Necrophos | 53.52% | 35,606 |
 Oracle | 52.75% | 9,773 |