Windranger — Dota 2 7.41f Counters, Synergies & Win Rate
Also known as: WR, Lyralei
Windranger (WR, Lyralei) in Dota 2 7.41f: win rate, pick rate, top counters and best teammates, from Batru's ranked-match pipeline.
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Windranger by rank bracket
Windranger is strongest in Divine & Immortal games, winning 50.50% (#58 of 127 heroes), but drops to 48.88% (#79) in Crusader & Archon.
| Bracket | Tier Rank | Win Rate | Pick Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | #53 of 127 | 49.66% | 15.54% | 21,310 |
| Crusader & Archon | #79 of 127 | 48.88% | 15.51% | 66,388 |
| Legend & Ancient | #67 of 127 | 49.70% | 16.55% | 73,007 |
| Divine & Immortal | #58 of 127 | 50.50% | 18.00% | 24,815 |
Recent ranked matches split by average match rank — the same data behind the per-rank tier lists each bracket links to.
Windranger win rate by patch
Windranger is winning 49.14% of 636,254 ranked matches in patch 7.41f, up 0.4pp from 7.41e.
| Patch | Win Rate | Change | Pick Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41f | 49.14% | ▲ +0.4pp | 16.93% | 636,254 |
| 7.41e | 48.71% | ▲ +0.5pp | 16.03% | 4,771,713 |
| 7.41d | 48.23% | ▲ +0.1pp | 14.36% | 4,256,166 |
| 7.41c | 48.16% | ▲ +0.1pp | 13.44% | 1,843,228 |
| 7.41b | 48.03% | ▲ +1.0pp | 12.01% | 1,691,187 |
| 7.41a | 47.00% | — | 11.57% | 661,657 |
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.
Windranger counters & matchups
Windranger is a versatile pickoff core whose Shackleshot roots a hero against a target, Powershot nukes from range, and Focus Fire unloads massive attack speed on a single hero or tower. She's strong into immobile heroes her Shackle pins: Timbersaw, Gyrocopter and Chen get locked and bursted. Windranger is countered by tanks and scalers a single Shackle can't finish: Spectre, Wraith King and Axe out-tank or out-scale, while Tidehunter out-fights. Draft tip: Windranger is a strong pickoff and tower-melt core/support into squishy drafts; she's weaker into tanky hard-carries and AoE-teamfight line-ups.
Strong against
 Batrider | 57.38% | 4,054 |
 Shadow Fiend | 57.07% | 52,485 |
 Kez | 55.54% | 14,070 |
 Huskar | 55.38% | 14,680 |
 Monkey King | 55.36% | 16,532 |
 Nature's Prophet | 54.80% | 31,707 |
 Beastmaster | 54.48% | 7,552 |
 Tiny | 54.31% | 15,059 |
Struggles against
 Wraith King | 42.85% | 39,961 |
 Phantom Lancer | 44.67% | 38,727 |
 Outworld Destroyer | 45.11% | 32,740 |
 Vengeful Spirit | 45.39% | 35,742 |
 Legion Commander | 45.48% | 45,052 |
 Spectre | 45.58% | 35,003 |
 Riki | 45.80% | 19,803 |
 Shadow Shaman | 45.96% | 46,871 |
Windranger synergies
Windranger's Shackleshot is a reliable lockdown and her Focus Fire melts a key target or tower — she's a pickoff and siege threat. She pairs best with burst and durable cores: Spectre and Wraith King finish whoever she Shackles, while Tidehunter locks the enemy for her Focus Fire. Give Windranger a follow-up carry and her Shackle-into-Focus-Fire removes a hero or tower on demand.
Best teammates
| Wraith King | 55.10% | 36,645 |
 Bounty Hunter | 53.21% | 20,996 |
 Meepo | 53.10% | 4,674 |
 Nyx Assassin | 52.62% | 16,975 |
| Vengeful Spirit | 52.52% | 27,816 |
| Legion Commander | 52.13% | 39,035 |
| Phantom Lancer | 52.11% | 32,602 |
| Outworld Destroyer | 52.09% | 24,018 |
Data updated Sep 24, 2026.