Sven — Dota 2 7.41e Counters, Synergies & Win Rate
Also known as: Rogue Knight
Sven (Rogue Knight) in Dota 2 7.41e: win rate, pick rate, top counters and best teammates, from Batru's ranked-match pipeline.
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Sven by rank bracket
Sven is strongest in Divine & Immortal games, winning 51.51% (#41 of 127 heroes), but drops to 50.04% (#49) in Herald & Guardian.
| Bracket | Tier Rank | Win Rate | Pick Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | #49 of 127 | 50.04% | 8.50% | 9,348 |
| Crusader & Archon | #36 of 127 | 51.07% | 7.09% | 19,013 |
| Legend & Ancient | #33 of 127 | 51.41% | 6.45% | 13,934 |
| Divine & Immortal | #41 of 127 | 51.51% | 6.10% | 4,762 |
Recent ranked matches split by average match rank — the same data behind the per-rank tier lists each bracket links to.
Sven win rate by patch
Sven is winning 51.52% of 13,634 ranked matches in patch 7.41e, up 1.1pp from 7.41d.
| Patch | Win Rate | Change | Pick Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41e | 51.52% | ▲ +1.1pp | 7.83% | 13,634 |
| 7.41d | 50.37% | ▲ +0.6pp | 6.24% | 1,539,882 |
| 7.41c | 49.76% | ▼ -0.0pp | 4.60% | 630,518 |
| 7.41b | 49.79% | ▼ -0.4pp | 4.81% | 677,987 |
| 7.41a | 50.22% | ▲ +0.4pp | 4.74% | 271,232 |
| 7.41 | 49.80% | — | 4.56% | 41,355 |
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.
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, Timbersaw and Chen all fold to a single God's Strength wombo. Sven is countered by heroes that out-scale or survive his burst window: Wraith King respawns and out-tanks, Phoenix and Shadow Shaman lock him down, and Spectre overtakes him late. Draft tip: Sven is a teamfight monster into clumped, low-mobility drafts; pick him when you can fight in the mid game, not into Spectre/WK late-game hard-carries.
Strong against
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
 Beastmaster | 63.64% | 231 |
 Gyrocopter | 62.33% | 223 |
 Lone Druid | 61.59% | 164 |
 Storm Spirit | 60.38% | 419 |
 Puck | 59.85% | 269 |
 Tiny | 58.79% | 364 |
 Centaur Warrunner | 58.72% | 642 |
 Dark Seer | 58.68% | 242 |
Struggles against
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
 Clinkz | 44.38% | 329 |
 Brewmaster | 45.11% | 133 |
 Undying | 45.35% | 807 |
 Troll Warlord | 45.49% | 233 |
 Lycan | 45.77% | 142 |
 Broodmother | 45.93% | 209 |
 Abaddon | 46.28% | 309 |
 Wraith King | 46.35% | 917 |
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 and Naga Siren give him bodies to cleave through, while Dark Seer Vacuums the enemy into one spot for a one-hit team wipe. Dawnbreaker and Spectre 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 |
|---|---|---|
 Pugna | 60.14% | 296 |
 Bane | 59.48% | 269 |
 Night Stalker | 58.24% | 455 |
 Death Prophet | 57.78% | 270 |
| Broodmother | 57.53% | 146 |
 Nyx Assassin | 57.40% | 439 |
 Dazzle | 56.85% | 336 |
 Arc Warden | 56.72% | 238 |
Data updated Aug 9, 2026.