Sven — Dota 2 7.41f Counters, Synergies & Win Rate
Also known as: Rogue Knight
Sven (Rogue Knight) in Dota 2 7.41f: 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 Legend & Ancient games, winning 51.54% (#36 of 127 heroes), but drops to 49.67% (#54) in Herald & Guardian.
| Bracket | Tier Rank | Win Rate | Pick Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | #54 of 127 | 49.67% | 9.04% | 13,052 |
| Crusader & Archon | #38 of 127 | 51.25% | 8.34% | 37,437 |
| Legend & Ancient | #36 of 127 | 51.54% | 8.04% | 37,062 |
| Divine & Immortal | #38 of 127 | 51.48% | 8.73% | 12,621 |
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 51.48% of 312,677 ranked matches in patch 7.41f, up 0.4pp from 7.41e.
| Patch | Win Rate | Change | Pick Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41f | 51.48% | ▲ +0.4pp | 9.25% | 312,677 |
| 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
 Shadow Fiend | 57.94% | 25,093 |
 Chen | 57.73% | 1,029 |
 Puck | 57.18% | 5,187 |
 Kez | 57.03% | 6,668 |
 Nature's Prophet | 57.02% | 14,764 |
 Tiny | 56.93% | 7,321 |
 Beastmaster | 56.74% | 3,870 |
 Shadow Demon | 56.60% | 3,809 |
Struggles against
 Troll Warlord | 45.61% | 5,920 |
 Wraith King | 45.68% | 19,706 |
 Phoenix | 46.73% | 6,730 |
 Lifestealer | 46.78% | 25,704 |
 Vengeful Spirit | 46.94% | 16,551 |
 Shadow Shaman | 47.56% | 21,048 |
 Outworld Destroyer | 47.94% | 15,771 |
 Witch Doctor | 48.33% | 22,216 |
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 | 57.01% | 13,403 |
 Bounty Hunter | 56.34% | 13,343 |
| Outworld Destroyer | 55.96% | 15,258 |
 Night Stalker | 55.50% | 10,676 |
 Riki | 54.93% | 6,627 |
 Legion Commander | 54.59% | 18,268 |
 Spirit Breaker | 54.59% | 23,081 |
 Dragon Knight | 54.58% | 10,091 |
Data updated Sep 23, 2026.