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Winter Wyvern

Winter Wyvern — Dota 2 7.41f Counters, Synergies & Win Rate

Also known as: WW, Auroth

Winter Wyvern (WW) in Dota 2 7.41f: win rate, pick rate, top counters and best teammates, from Batru's ranked-match pipeline.

Winter Wyvern was nerfed in patch 7.41f. The numbers below are measured on 7.41f — see the full 7.41f winners & losers.
Tier rank
#59
Win rate
49.68%
Pick rate
6.15%
Matches
1,565,809
Patch 7.41f370,726 matches last 14d▼ -0.2pp vs prior 14d· data through 2026-11-07

Early vs late game: in ranked games that end before 34 minutes, Winter Wyvern's team wins 52.7%; in games of 47+ minutes, 48.0% (−4.7 pp, #101 of 127 by late-game edge; 25% of Winter Wyvern games last 47+ minutes; model estimate). Late & early game heroes →

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Winter Wyvern by rank bracket

Winter Wyvern is strongest in Divine & Immortal games, winning 52.18% (#22 of 127 heroes), but drops to 48.27% (#73) in Herald & Guardian.

BracketTier RankWin RatePick RateMatches
Herald & Guardian#73 of 12648.27%5.09%1,935
Crusader & Archon#70 of 12749.12%5.21%8,329
Legend & Ancient#54 of 12750.34%5.86%12,065
Divine & Immortal#22 of 12752.18%9.36%5,713

Recent ranked matches split by average match rank — the same data behind the per-rank tier lists each bracket links to.

Winter Wyvern win rate by patch

Winter Wyvern is winning 49.68% of 1,565,809 ranked matches in patch 7.41f, down 0.2pp from 7.41e.

PatchWin RateChangePick RateMatches
7.41f49.68%▼ -0.2pp6.15%1,565,809
7.41e49.89%▲ +0.9pp6.10%1,816,507
7.41d49.03%▼ -0.7pp4.47%1,326,737
7.41c49.71%▼ -0.5pp4.65%638,303
7.41b50.23%▼ -0.3pp4.28%602,272
7.41a50.50%—4.18%238,922

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.

Winter Wyvern counters & matchups

Winter Wyvern is a teamfight support whose Cold Embrace saves an ally with invulnerability and healing, Splinter Blast spreads damage, and Winter's Curse charms enemies into attacking a cursed ally. She's strong into immobile, clumped heroes her Curse turns on each other: Nature's Prophet, Chen and Mars get curse-bursted. Winter Wyvern is countered by spread-out scalers and divers: Spectre out-scales, Necrophos out-sustains, and Riki or Phantom Lancer reach or out-body her. Draft tip: Winter Wyvern is a premier save + AoE-charm support into grouped drafts; she's weaker into spread-out and hard-dive line-ups.

Strong against

Shadow FiendShadow Fiend
56.99%
85,462
Nature's ProphetNature's Prophet
56.27%
71,626
TerrorbladeTerrorblade
56.18%
36,855
TinyTiny
55.74%
40,503
ChenChen
55.03%
4,407
PangolierPangolier
55.02%
24,524
Shadow DemonShadow Demon
54.93%
20,312
Templar AssassinTemplar Assassin
54.72%
40,199

Struggles against

SpectreSpectre
45.63%
81,128
Outworld DestroyerOutworld Destroyer
45.67%
96,032
NecrophosNecrophos
45.78%
122,506
Wraith KingWraith King
45.81%
91,897
PhoenixPhoenix
45.99%
43,813
Anti-MageAnti-Mage
46.29%
124,709
Ancient ApparitionAncient Apparition
46.53%
59,778
Dragon KnightDragon Knight
46.83%
101,385
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Winter Wyvern synergies

Winter Wyvern's Winter's Curse forces a clumped enemy team to attack one cursed target — she wants a tanky curse-target and AoE to punish the chaos. She pairs best with durable and AoE cores: Spectre Haunts into the cursed fight, while Meepo and Phantom Lancer feast on enemies forced to attack a single ally. Cold Embrace also keeps a diving carry alive. Give Winter Wyvern a tanky core and AoE follow-up and one Curse swings the fight.

Best teammates

Wraith KingWraith King
54.34%
89,421
MeepoMeepo
54.30%
16,517
VisageVisage
54.22%
13,834
Phantom LancerPhantom Lancer
54.13%
102,625
Nyx AssassinNyx Assassin
53.98%
52,100
Bounty HunterBounty Hunter
53.95%
45,025
Night StalkerNight Stalker
53.78%
60,591
SpectreSpectre
53.56%
76,527
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Data updated Nov 7, 2026.