Sven — Dota 2 7.41f Counters, Synergies & Win Rate
Also known as: Rogue Knight
Sven 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, Sven's team wins 53.9%; in games of 47+ minutes, 47.9% (−6.1 pp, #112 of 127 by late-game edge; 23% of Sven games last 47+ minutes; model estimate). Late & early game heroes →
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Sven by rank bracket
Sven is strongest in Divine & Immortal games, winning 52.14% (#24 of 127 heroes), but drops to 49.95% (#54) in Herald & Guardian.
| Bracket | Tier Rank | Win Rate | Pick Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | #54 of 126 | 49.95% | 9.53% | 3,053 |
| Crusader & Archon | #26 of 127 | 51.58% | 9.47% | 12,824 |
| Legend & Ancient | #22 of 127 | 52.09% | 9.92% | 17,381 |
| Divine & Immortal | #24 of 127 | 52.14% | 12.31% | 6,414 |
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 51.72% of 2,756,531 ranked matches in patch 7.41f, up 0.6pp from 7.41e.
| Patch | Win Rate | Change | Pick Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41f | 51.72% | ▲ +0.6pp | 10.38% | 2,756,531 |
| 7.41e | 51.09% | ▲ +0.7pp | 8.35% | 2,486,168 |
| 7.41d | 50.36% | ▲ +0.6pp | 6.36% | 1,884,315 |
| 7.41c | 49.76% | ▼ -0.0pp | 4.60% | 630,518 |
| 7.41b | 49.79% | ▼ -0.4pp | 4.81% | 677,987 |
| 7.41a | 50.22% | — | 4.74% | 271,232 |
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
 Tiny | 58.00% | 70,737 |
 Shadow Fiend | 57.85% | 148,211 |
 Shadow Demon | 57.52% | 30,340 |
 Nature's Prophet | 57.47% | 128,806 |
 Puck | 56.93% | 42,401 |
 Beastmaster | 56.61% | 32,509 |
 Chen | 56.36% | 7,867 |
 Kez | 56.34% | 55,587 |
Struggles against
 Wraith King | 45.66% | 176,607 |
 Troll Warlord | 46.31% | 50,666 |
 Dragon Knight | 47.40% | 169,254 |
 Phoenix | 47.74% | 58,038 |
 Vengeful Spirit | 47.79% | 131,562 |
 Shadow Shaman | 47.89% | 192,955 |
 Lifestealer | 47.90% | 205,575 |
 Outworld Destroyer | 47.97% | 162,402 |
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
| Wraith King | 56.79% | 120,396 |
| Outworld Destroyer | 56.10% | 158,666 |
 Bounty Hunter | 55.76% | 104,108 |
 Riki | 55.63% | 59,838 |
 Nyx Assassin | 55.63% | 121,610 |
| Dragon Knight | 55.33% | 149,403 |
 Night Stalker | 55.04% | 92,945 |
 Spirit Breaker | 54.77% | 215,012 |
Data updated Nov 10, 2026.