Venomancer — Dota 2 7.41e Counters, Synergies & Win Rate
Also known as: Lesale
Venomancer (Lesale) in Dota 2 7.41e: win rate, pick rate, top counters and best teammates, from Batru's ranked-match pipeline.
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Venomancer by rank bracket
Venomancer is strongest in Crusader & Archon games, winning 48.37% (#79 of 127 heroes), but drops to 47.13% (#100) in Divine & Immortal.
| Bracket | Tier Rank | Win Rate | Pick Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | #82 of 127 | 47.95% | 8.61% | 9,468 |
| Crusader & Archon | #79 of 127 | 48.37% | 8.16% | 21,890 |
| Legend & Ancient | #93 of 127 | 47.45% | 6.91% | 14,916 |
| Divine & Immortal | #100 of 127 | 47.13% | 5.51% | 4,305 |
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 48.54% of 13,042 ranked matches in patch 7.41e, up 1.6pp from 7.41d.
| Patch | Win Rate | Change | Pick Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41e | 48.54% | ▲ +1.6pp | 7.49% | 13,042 |
| 7.41d | 46.99% | ▲ +0.2pp | 8.69% | 2,142,205 |
| 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% | ▲ +0.3pp | 17.27% | 987,811 |
| 7.41 | 47.82% | — | 20.21% | 183,411 |
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
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
 Monkey King | 60.91% | 353 |
 Shadow Demon | 60.00% | 140 |
 Templar Assassin | 58.94% | 246 |
 Gyrocopter | 58.78% | 245 |
 Mars | 58.33% | 276 |
 Lone Druid | 57.47% | 174 |
 Timbersaw | 56.57% | 274 |
 Storm Spirit | 56.11% | 458 |
Struggles against
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
 Legion Commander | 40.59% | 1,015 |
 Arc Warden | 41.29% | 264 |
 Leshrac | 41.29% | 155 |
 Earth Spirit | 41.30% | 322 |
 Bloodseeker | 41.73% | 254 |
 Phoenix | 42.33% | 352 |
 Pudge | 42.36% | 1,912 |
 Void Spirit | 42.75% | 276 |
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
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
 Pugna | 61.38% | 189 |
 Broodmother | 58.00% | 150 |
 Wraith King | 56.98% | 874 |
| Arc Warden | 56.54% | 237 |
 Riki | 55.74% | 357 |
 Nyx Assassin | 54.64% | 291 |
| Pudge | 54.64% | 1,369 |
 Rubick | 54.58% | 731 |
Data updated Aug 9, 2026.