Visage — Dota 2 7.41f Counters, Synergies & Win Rate
Also known as: Visage, Necrolic
Visage (Visage, Necrolic) in Dota 2 7.41f: win rate, pick rate, top counters and best teammates, from Batru's ranked-match pipeline.
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Visage by rank bracket
Visage is strongest in Divine & Immortal games, winning 56.89% (#2 of 127 heroes), but drops to 50.51% (#43) in Herald & Guardian.
| Bracket | Tier Rank | Win Rate | Pick Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | #43 of 127 | 50.51% | 1.63% | 2,356 |
| Crusader & Archon | #4 of 127 | 53.33% | 1.48% | 6,628 |
| Legend & Ancient | #2 of 127 | 54.89% | 1.42% | 6,551 |
| Divine & Immortal | #2 of 127 | 56.89% | 2.02% | 2,918 |
Recent ranked matches split by average match rank — the same data behind the per-rank tier lists each bracket links to.
Visage win rate by patch
Visage is winning 51.61% of 62,217 ranked matches in patch 7.41f, down 0.6pp from 7.41e.
| Patch | Win Rate | Change | Pick Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41f | 51.61% | ▼ -0.6pp | 1.84% | 62,217 |
| 7.41e | 52.26% | ▲ +0.7pp | 1.46% | 433,954 |
| 7.41d | 51.55% | ▲ +0.0pp | 1.57% | 465,064 |
| 7.41c | 51.53% | ▲ +0.2pp | 1.84% | 252,871 |
| 7.41b | 51.35% | ▲ +0.3pp | 1.92% | 269,870 |
| 7.41a | 51.01% | — | 1.80% | 103,132 |
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.
Visage counters & matchups
Visage is a pressure core whose Familiars (stone gargoyles) provide burst, stun, and split-push, while Grave Chill and Gravekeeper's Cloak make him hard to burst. He's strong into immobile heroes his Familiars harass and pick off: Tinker, Nature's Prophet and Timbersaw get out-pressured. Visage is countered by AoE that clears his birds and divers who reach him: Riki ambushes him, Phantom Lancer and Naga Siren out-body him, and Spectre out-scales. Draft tip: Visage is a strong micro-intensive pickoff + push core into squishy drafts; he's weaker into AoE-clear and hard-dive line-ups that erase his Familiars.
Strong against
 Shadow Fiend | 59.91% | 5,351 |
 Tinker | 57.47% | 1,841 |
 Timbersaw | 56.96% | 1,594 |
 Chen | 56.84% | 329 |
 Lone Druid | 56.57% | 1,301 |
 Doom | 56.37% | 1,586 |
 Nature's Prophet | 56.29% | 2,940 |
 Templar Assassin | 56.29% | 1,876 |
Struggles against
 Wraith King | 44.54% | 3,572 |
 Brewmaster | 46.00% | 750 |
 Phantom Lancer | 46.60% | 4,279 |
 Phoenix | 47.01% | 1,742 |
 Meepo | 47.26% | 859 |
 Vengeful Spirit | 47.49% | 3,173 |
 Marci | 47.77% | 1,660 |
 Chaos Knight | 47.82% | 1,581 |
Visage synergies
Visage's Familiars deliver burst and a multi-target stun, and his presence pressures the map — he wants follow-up that punishes his pickoffs. He pairs best with snowball and AoE cores: Wraith King and Phoenix capitalize on the targets his birds lock, while Vengeful Spirit amps the physical damage of his Familiars and team. Give Visage a follow-up carry and his bird-stun pickoffs plus split push grind the enemy down.
Best teammates
| Wraith King | 57.51% | 2,843 |
 Luna | 56.49% | 3,650 |
| Vengeful Spirit | 56.36% | 2,704 |
 Dawnbreaker | 55.93% | 1,915 |
| Phoenix | 55.73% | 1,344 |
 Lich | 55.67% | 2,520 |
 Spirit Breaker | 55.59% | 4,046 |
 Pudge | 55.38% | 6,622 |
Data updated Sep 23, 2026.