Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Slark wins the Alchemist vs Slark matchup: Slark beats Alchemist in 59.10% of 621 ranked matches.
Forcing Alchemist to fight before he's ready is the core of this matchup. Slark is an aggressive hero who comes online early and loves to hunt. He can easily invade the jungle to find Alchemist farming his stacks. Pounce gives Slark the lockdown to start a fight, and Dark Pact is a perfect answer to Unstable Concoction, purging the stun and letting him stick on target. Alchemist relies on that stun to create space or escape, and without it, he's very vulnerable to being picked off repeatedly.
As the game develops, Slark's constant pressure forces the Alchemist to play defensively, hugging towers and his supports. This directly slows down Greevil's Greed, delaying the item timings that make Alchemist so strong. Even if Alchemist gets his Chemical Rage active, Slark can often outlast him by draining his stats with Essence Shift. The Slark player's goal is to keep the tempo high, forcing skirmishes and taking objectives while the Alchemist is still trying to catch up on farm and can't contribute effectively.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Alchemist's win rate against Slark 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 | 46.27% | 335 |
| Crusader & Archon | 43.40% | 841 |
| Legend & Ancient | 42.84% | 705 |
| Divine & Immortal | 39.15% | 189 |
Alchemist's win rate against Slark 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41e | 40.90% | ▼ -4.4pp | 621 |
| 7.41d | 45.34% | ▲ +0.2pp | 77,953 |
| 7.41c | 45.13% | ▼ -2.8pp | 72,573 |
| 7.41b | 47.92% | — | 150,602 |
Move this data into a draft
Alchemist starts on Radiant and Slark on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Aug 11, 2026.