Troll Warlord — Dota 2 7.41f Counters, Synergies & Win Rate
Also known as: Troll, Jahrakal
Troll Warlord (Troll) 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, Troll Warlord's team wins 51.2%; in games of 47+ minutes, 51.0% (−0.2 pp, #59 of 127 by late-game edge; 23% of Troll Warlord games last 47+ minutes; model estimate). Late & early game heroes →
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Troll Warlord by rank bracket
Troll Warlord is strongest in Crusader & Archon games, winning 52.29% (#17 of 127 heroes), but drops to 50.72% (#48) in Divine & Immortal.
| Bracket | Tier Rank | Win Rate | Pick Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | #23 of 126 | 51.91% | 5.56% | 1,780 |
| Crusader & Archon | #17 of 127 | 52.29% | 3.47% | 4,706 |
| Legend & Ancient | #35 of 127 | 51.30% | 2.40% | 4,203 |
| Divine & Immortal | #48 of 127 | 50.72% | 1.86% | 970 |
Recent ranked matches split by average match rank — the same data behind the per-rank tier lists each bracket links to.
Troll Warlord win rate by patch
Troll Warlord is winning 52.16% of 889,895 ranked matches in patch 7.41f, up 0.3pp from 7.41e.
| Patch | Win Rate | Change | Pick Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41f | 52.16% | ▲ +0.3pp | 3.35% | 889,895 |
| 7.41e | 51.83% | ▲ +0.8pp | 3.03% | 901,391 |
| 7.41d | 50.99% | ▼ -0.3pp | 3.10% | 918,502 |
| 7.41c | 51.28% | ▲ +0.7pp | 3.24% | 444,164 |
| 7.41b | 50.58% | ▼ -0.6pp | 3.07% | 432,665 |
| 7.41a | 51.23% | — | 3.00% | 171,734 |
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.
Troll Warlord counters & matchups
Troll Warlord is a fast-fighting carry who swaps between ranged and melee, blinds with Whirling Axes, and grants the team huge attack speed with Battle Trance. He's strong into immobile heroes he kites and shreds: Timbersaw, Storm Spirit and Templar Assassin lose the right-click war. Troll is countered by lockdown and scalers that beat his all-in: Axe Calls him out of Battle Trance, Tidehunter Ravages him, and Spectre or Wraith King out-scale or out-tank. Draft tip: Troll Warlord is a strong mid-game right-click carry into squishy drafts; he's countered by hard-lockdown (Axe, Tide) and late-scaling tanks.
Strong against
 Timbersaw | 58.63% | 23,064 |
 Shadow Fiend | 58.34% | 53,283 |
 Kez | 58.21% | 19,318 |
 Storm Spirit | 58.01% | 25,302 |
 Shadow Demon | 57.88% | 11,073 |
 Chen | 57.75% | 2,973 |
 Huskar | 57.75% | 30,760 |
 Templar Assassin | 57.18% | 24,867 |
Struggles against
 Wraith King | 46.17% | 55,526 |
 Outworld Destroyer | 47.26% | 45,145 |
 Slark | 48.38% | 56,482 |
 Shadow Shaman | 48.43% | 60,377 |
 Axe | 48.56% | 66,128 |
 Ogre Magi | 48.73% | 70,967 |
 Crystal Maiden | 48.91% | 59,112 |
 Razor | 49.01% | 33,318 |
Troll Warlord synergies
Troll Warlord's Battle Trance buffs the whole team's attack speed during a fight — he's a right-click force multiplier who wants a durable front line to fight behind. He pairs best with tanky and AoE cores: Spectre and Wraith King hold the line while Troll shreds, and Tidehunter locks the enemy for his Battle Trance burst. Give Troll a front line and lockdown and his attack-speed steroid wins extended fights.
Best teammates
| Wraith King | 57.66% | 41,090 |
 Nyx Assassin | 55.78% | 34,001 |
 Legion Commander | 55.41% | 53,884 |
| Outworld Destroyer | 55.07% | 40,078 |
 Dragon Knight | 54.91% | 40,422 |
 Vengeful Spirit | 54.88% | 37,258 |
 Lich | 54.79% | 41,169 |
 Pudge | 54.78% | 104,177 |
Data updated Nov 10, 2026.