Techies — Dota 2 7.41e Counters, Synergies & Win Rate
Also known as: Squee, Spleen, Spoon
Techies (Squee, Spleen, Spoon) in Dota 2 7.41e: win rate, pick rate, top counters and best teammates, from Batru's ranked-match pipeline.
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Techies by rank bracket
Techies is strongest in Herald & Guardian games, winning 52.22% (#19 of 127 heroes), but drops to 50.82% (#49) in Divine & Immortal.
| Bracket | Tier Rank | Win Rate | Pick Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | #19 of 127 | 52.22% | 9.98% | 10,981 |
| Crusader & Archon | #31 of 127 | 51.57% | 8.99% | 24,131 |
| Legend & Ancient | #41 of 127 | 51.10% | 8.25% | 17,807 |
| Divine & Immortal | #49 of 127 | 50.82% | 7.88% | 6,153 |
Recent ranked matches split by average match rank — the same data behind the per-rank tier lists each bracket links to.
Techies win rate by patch
Techies is winning 51.79% of 15,232 ranked matches in patch 7.41e, up 1.0pp from 7.41d.
| Patch | Win Rate | Change | Pick Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41e | 51.79% | ▲ +1.0pp | 8.74% | 15,232 |
| 7.41d | 50.78% | ▼ -0.6pp | 9.99% | 2,464,624 |
| 7.41c | 51.34% | ▼ -1.1pp | 11.50% | 1,577,437 |
| 7.41b | 52.43% | ▲ +0.2pp | 11.44% | 1,611,646 |
| 7.41a | 52.24% | ▼ -1.8pp | 11.06% | 632,306 |
| 7.41 | 54.03% | — | 12.11% | 109,952 |
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.
Techies counters & matchups
Techies is a zone-control nuker whose Proximity Mines, Sticky Bomb, and Blast Off punish positioning and deny whole areas of the map. He's strong into immobile, low-mobility heroes who can't avoid his mines: Timbersaw, Nature's Prophet and Monkey King get blown up. Techies is countered by tanks, sustain, and detection: Spectre out-scales, Lifestealer Rages through mines, and Wraith King out-tanks. Draft tip: Techies is a strong area-denial and pickoff pick into squishy, low-mobility drafts; he's weaker into tanky hard-carries, sustain, and gem/detection line-ups.
Strong against
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
 Storm Spirit | 62.76% | 521 |
 Monkey King | 62.59% | 401 |
 Batrider | 61.54% | 104 |
 Alchemist | 61.34% | 344 |
 Beastmaster | 60.73% | 275 |
 Troll Warlord | 60.34% | 232 |
 Pangolier | 60.09% | 228 |
 Nature's Prophet | 60.06% | 651 |
Struggles against
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
 Wraith King | 43.14% | 999 |
 Largo | 43.40% | 159 |
 Nyx Assassin | 43.69% | 547 |
 Lifestealer | 46.22% | 1,071 |
 Dazzle | 47.06% | 459 |
 Phoenix | 47.14% | 454 |
 Undying | 47.26% | 1,060 |
 Pugna | 47.31% | 334 |
Techies synergies
Techies controls space and chunks enemies with mines — he wants a carry to snowball off the kills and zones he creates. He pairs best with hard-carries and push: Spectre and Wraith King feast on the targets his mines soften, while Lone Druid sieges behind his area denial. Give Techies a scaling core and his mine zones plus pickoffs strangle the enemy's map movement.
Best teammates
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
 Broodmother | 64.94% | 251 |
 Lycan | 61.65% | 133 |
| Wraith King | 59.76% | 902 |
 Enchantress | 59.69% | 129 |
 Keeper of the Light | 59.50% | 479 |
 Visage | 59.23% | 130 |
 Razor | 58.61% | 389 |
 Chaos Knight | 57.39% | 352 |
Data updated Aug 9, 2026.