Windranger — Dota 2 7.41f Counters, Synergies & Win Rate
Also known as: WR, Lyralei
Windranger (WR) 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, Windranger's team wins 52.2%; in games of 47+ minutes, 47.1% (−5.1 pp, #107 of 127 by late-game edge; 26% of Windranger games last 47+ minutes; model estimate). Late & early game heroes →
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Windranger by rank bracket
Windranger performs consistently across skill brackets, winning 48.61%–49.38% everywhere from Herald & Guardian to Divine & Immortal.
| Bracket | Tier Rank | Win Rate | Pick Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | #72 of 126 | 48.75% | 17.38% | 5,567 |
| Crusader & Archon | #77 of 127 | 48.61% | 16.37% | 22,181 |
| Legend & Ancient | #82 of 127 | 48.74% | 17.42% | 30,515 |
| Divine & Immortal | #73 of 127 | 49.38% | 19.78% | 10,303 |
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 48.86% of 4,512,865 ranked matches in patch 7.41f, up 0.2pp from 7.41e.
| Patch | Win Rate | Change | Pick Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41f | 48.86% | ▲ +0.2pp | 16.99% | 4,512,865 |
| 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
 Shadow Fiend | 56.85% | 252,947 |
 Huskar | 55.88% | 109,860 |
 Batrider | 55.78% | 26,809 |
 Chen | 54.92% | 11,259 |
 Monkey King | 54.79% | 123,953 |
 Kez | 54.77% | 91,559 |
 Nature's Prophet | 54.32% | 223,577 |
 Tiny | 54.12% | 118,633 |
Struggles against
 Wraith King | 42.94% | 286,513 |
 Phantom Lancer | 44.88% | 270,717 |
 Spectre | 44.97% | 222,121 |
 Outworld Destroyer | 45.05% | 269,254 |
 Legion Commander | 45.37% | 340,968 |
 Riki | 45.53% | 144,210 |
 Dragon Knight | 45.56% | 279,883 |
 Spirit Breaker | 45.68% | 397,803 |
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 | 54.41% | 265,394 |
 Meepo | 53.18% | 34,002 |
 Bounty Hunter | 52.12% | 130,594 |
| Phantom Lancer | 51.80% | 227,092 |
| Riki | 51.79% | 117,306 |
| Spectre | 51.78% | 189,855 |
| Outworld Destroyer | 51.77% | 195,290 |
 Nyx Assassin | 51.73% | 165,451 |
Data updated Nov 10, 2026.