Warlock — Dota 2 7.41 Counters, Synergies & Win Rate
Also known as: WL, Demnok Lannik
Warlock (WL, Demnok Lannik) in Dota 2 7.41: win rate, pick rate, the heroes Warlock counters and struggles against, and its best teammates — from recent ranked matches by Batru's AI win-prediction pipeline.
Warlock counters & matchups
Warlock is a teamfight support whose Fatal Bonds links enemies to share damage, Upheaval is a ramping AoE slow, and Chaotic Offering summons a massive Golem that stuns and tanks. He's strong into clumped, immobile heroes his Bonds and Golem punish: Tinker (57.4%), Timbersaw (57.2%) and Mars (56.1%) get bonded and crushed. Warlock is countered by spread-out heroes and burst that beat his slow setup: Tidehunter (44.4%) brings competing AoE, while Phoenix (46.1%), Spectre (46.5%) and Dawnbreaker (46.5%) out-fight his clumped value. Draft tip: Warlock is a premier AoE-teamfight support into grouped drafts; he's weaker into spread-out and burst-heavy line-ups.
Strong against
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
 Tinker | 57.44% | 22,487 |
 Timbersaw | 57.21% | 15,087 |
 Mars | 56.07% | 37,733 |
 Terrorblade | 55.99% | 15,453 |
 Nature's Prophet | 55.76% | 37,929 |
 Templar Assassin | 54.63% | 32,071 |
 Beastmaster | 54.52% | 37,169 |
 Tiny | 54.35% | 35,618 |
Struggles against
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
 Tidehunter | 44.42% | 66,783 |
 Phoenix | 46.05% | 36,290 |
 Spectre | 46.48% | 47,226 |
 Dawnbreaker | 46.50% | 33,254 |
 Night Stalker | 46.58% | 38,847 |
 Lifestealer | 46.65% | 77,062 |
 Slark | 46.81% | 79,693 |
 Legion Commander | 46.89% | 89,192 |
Warlock synergies
Warlock's Fatal Bonds multiplies all damage dealt to a clumped enemy team, and his Golem provides a stun and a second front line — he's an AoE-fight amplifier. He pairs best with AoE and cleave cores: Spectre (56.0%) Haunts into his Bonded team for a wipe, while Riki (55.6%) and Wraith King (55.0%) shred the linked enemies. Give Warlock an AoE follow-up and Fatal Bonds + Golem turn one teamfight into a 5-man delete.
Best teammates
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Spectre | 55.95% | 51,961 |
 Riki | 55.56% | 26,699 |
 Wraith King | 54.97% | 72,760 |
 Meepo | 54.04% | 16,330 |
| Legion Commander | 53.27% | 82,938 |
 Axe | 53.26% | 80,986 |
| Tidehunter | 53.20% | 66,009 |
| Night Stalker | 53.00% | 37,156 |