Venomancer — Dota 2 7.41f Counters, Synergies & Win Rate
Also known as: Veno, Lesale
Venomancer (Veno) 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, Venomancer's team wins 51.5%; in games of 47+ minutes, 46.4% (−5.1 pp, #106 of 127 by late-game edge; 27% of Venomancer games last 47+ minutes; model estimate). Late & early game heroes →
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Venomancer by rank bracket
Venomancer is strongest in Herald & Guardian games, winning 50.31% (#51 of 126 heroes), but drops to 48.60% (#88) in Divine & Immortal.
| Bracket | Tier Rank | Win Rate | Pick Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | #51 of 126 | 50.31% | 8.16% | 2,614 |
| Crusader & Archon | #67 of 127 | 49.38% | 7.78% | 10,542 |
| Legend & Ancient | #85 of 127 | 48.63% | 6.27% | 10,978 |
| Divine & Immortal | #88 of 127 | 48.60% | 4.27% | 2,222 |
Recent ranked matches split by average match rank — the same data behind the per-rank tier lists each bracket links to.
Venomancer win rate by patch
Venomancer is winning 48.44% of 1,902,090 ranked matches in patch 7.41f, up 0.8pp from 7.41e.
| Patch | Win Rate | Change | Pick Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41f | 48.44% | ▲ +0.8pp | 7.16% | 1,902,090 |
| 7.41e | 47.60% | ▲ +0.6pp | 7.27% | 2,164,038 |
| 7.41d | 47.02% | ▲ +0.2pp | 8.53% | 2,530,369 |
| 7.41c | 46.78% | ▼ -1.2pp | 9.34% | 1,280,462 |
| 7.41b | 48.01% | ▼ -0.1pp | 12.50% | 1,760,343 |
| 7.41a | 48.13% | — | 17.27% | 987,811 |
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.
Venomancer counters & matchups
Venomancer is a damage-over-time support/core whose Venomous Gale, Poison Sting, and Plague Wards apply relentless poison and zone fights. He's strong into immobile, low-sustain heroes his DoT grinds: Gyrocopter, Timbersaw and Mars get poisoned down. Venomancer is countered by illusions and burst that beat his ticking damage: Phantom Lancer drowns his single target in clones, while Spectre, Legion Commander and Slark out-scale or burst him. Draft tip: Venomancer is a strong zone-control and slow support into grouped, low-sustain drafts; he's weaker into illusion comps and high-sustain hard-carries.
Strong against
 Shadow Fiend | 55.26% | 102,410 |
 Tiny | 54.86% | 47,448 |
 Templar Assassin | 54.52% | 42,868 |
 Monkey King | 54.14% | 51,766 |
 Chen | 54.04% | 5,242 |
 Batrider | 53.70% | 12,693 |
 Treant Protector | 53.61% | 26,462 |
 Shadow Demon | 53.21% | 20,648 |
Struggles against
 Phantom Lancer | 42.52% | 114,912 |
 Legion Commander | 43.18% | 155,481 |
 Juggernaut | 44.37% | 191,642 |
 Wraith King | 44.66% | 122,240 |
 Slark | 45.46% | 135,589 |
 Witch Doctor | 45.51% | 155,649 |
 Outworld Destroyer | 45.55% | 106,385 |
 Riki | 45.68% | 63,455 |
Venomancer synergies
Venomancer's wards and poison provide vision, chip damage, and slows that set up the whole team — he softens and zones fights. He pairs best with AoE and snowball cores: Spectre and Wraith King finish whatever his poison chunks, while Meepo bursts the slowed targets. Give Venomancer a follow-up carry and his ward zones plus poison slows keep enemies pinned for the kill.
Best teammates
| Wraith King | 54.52% | 123,346 |
| Legion Commander | 52.83% | 123,341 |
| Outworld Destroyer | 52.39% | 102,087 |
| Riki | 52.38% | 57,452 |
| Phantom Lancer | 52.34% | 106,141 |
 Spectre | 52.30% | 93,180 |
 Nyx Assassin | 52.07% | 62,932 |
 Meepo | 51.84% | 16,694 |
Data updated Nov 10, 2026.