Windranger — Dota 2 7.41 Counters, Synergies & Win Rate
Also known as: WR, Lyralei
Windranger (WR, Lyralei) in Dota 2 7.41: win rate, pick rate, the heroes Windranger counters and struggles against, and its best teammates — from recent ranked matches by Batru's AI win-prediction pipeline.
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 (55.5%), Gyrocopter (53.3%) and Chen (52.8%) get locked and bursted. Windranger is countered by tanks and scalers a single Shackle can't finish: Spectre (40.5%), Wraith King (41.7%) and Axe (41.9%) out-tank/scale, while Tidehunter (43.2%) 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
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
 Timbersaw | 55.52% | 21,400 |
 Gyrocopter | 53.27% | 28,912 |
 Chen | 52.82% | 4,917 |
 Tinker | 52.44% | 29,734 |
 Nature's Prophet | 52.34% | 58,728 |
 Templar Assassin | 52.19% | 41,360 |
 Monkey King | 52.13% | 58,432 |
 Lycan | 51.92% | 9,856 |
Struggles against
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
 Spectre | 40.54% | 63,615 |
 Wraith King | 41.68% | 94,401 |
 Axe | 41.88% | 113,060 |
 Tidehunter | 43.18% | 82,846 |
 Phantom Lancer | 43.39% | 54,394 |
 Techies | 43.47% | 79,471 |
 Legion Commander | 43.81% | 118,576 |
 Bloodseeker | 43.84% | 42,691 |
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 (53.3%) and Wraith King (52.5%) finish whoever she Shackles, while Tidehunter (51.1%) 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
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Spectre | 53.31% | 56,736 |
| Wraith King | 52.49% | 86,646 |
| Tidehunter | 51.11% | 76,060 |
 Lone Druid | 50.76% | 13,468 |
 Meepo | 50.58% | 17,294 |
 Dawnbreaker | 50.54% | 37,407 |
 Riki | 50.28% | 34,872 |
| Bloodseeker | 50.26% | 32,868 |