Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41f win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41f, Alchemist wins the Alchemist vs Drow Ranger matchup: Alchemist beats Drow Ranger in 50.54% of 15,652 ranked matches.
Choosing to pick Alchemist into a Drow Ranger means you're betting on your ability to close the distance. Drow naturally controls the fight with Frost Arrows, slowing you down while she chips away at your health from a safe range. If you do get close, a well-timed Gust can shove you back and prevent you from landing Unstable Concoction. Her Marksmanship also ignores a portion of your armor, which can be a problem later on even with Chemical Rage active. Alchemist’s game plan is simple: survive the slows and get on top of her. Drow’s is even simpler: don’t let him.
The whole matchup revolves around Alchemist’s item timings. Before he gets a mobility tool like a Blink Dagger, Drow Ranger has free rein to dictate the engagement. Once he can initiate instantly, the fight becomes much more even. An Alchemist who blinks in with a charged stun can delete Drow before she can react. The counter-play for Drow involves smart positioning, vision control, and defensive items like a Hurricane Pike to create space. Success usually comes down to which hero gets the jump on the other, making fights feel very decisive one way or the other.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Alchemist's win rate against Drow Ranger in recent ranked matches, split by average match rank. Ranks with too few recent matches are omitted. These rows use the last 30 days of quality-filtered ranked matches, all patches in that span combined — a wider window than the patch-scoped count above, so the per-rank match totals can exceed it.
| Rank | Alchemist win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | 48.46% | 260 |
| Crusader & Archon | 49.07% | 589 |
| Legend & Ancient | 47.45% | 451 |
Alchemist's win rate against Drow Ranger in each recent balance patch — whether this matchup is trending up or down. Patches without enough matches are omitted.
| Patch | Alchemist win rate | Change | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41f | 50.54% | ▲ +0.2pp | 15,652 |
| 7.41e | 50.36% | ▲ +4.0pp | 67,157 |
| 7.41d | 46.41% | ▼ -1.0pp | 120,770 |
| 7.41c | 47.44% | — | 73,474 |
Move this data into a draft
Alchemist starts on Radiant and Drow Ranger on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Oct 4, 2026.