Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Arc Warden wins the Arc Warden vs Slark matchup: Arc Warden beats Slark in 50.59% of 3,991 ranked matches.
Trying to control Slark with Flux is a common mistake. His Dark Pact instantly removes the debuff, letting him ignore Arc Warden’s main non-ultimate lockdown spell. This freedom allows Slark to close the gap reliably, and once he’s on top of you with Pounce, there's little Arc Warden can do to get away from the leash. Slark is happy to build up Essence Shift stacks on either the main hero or the Tempest Double, so even using the ultimate defensively can backfire. This interaction gives him a clear edge in a straight-up fight.
The matchup becomes about timings and positioning. Slark wants to find pickoffs on Arc Warden and snowball before key items come out. Arc Warden’s best defense is a well-placed Magnetic Field, which forces Slark to either buy an MKB or avoid fighting inside it completely. A good Arc player will use the Tempest Double to farm safely and split-push, starving Slark of gank opportunities. If Arc Warden can survive the mid-game and get a disable like a Scythe of Vyse, he can often turn the fight around, which keeps this matchup from being too one-sided.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Arc Warden'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 | Arc Warden win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | 44.67% | 291 |
| Crusader & Archon | 51.42% | 704 |
| Legend & Ancient | 49.59% | 490 |
| Divine & Immortal | 48.34% | 151 |
Arc Warden'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 | Arc Warden win rate | Change | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41e | 50.59% | ▲ +1.2pp | 3,991 |
| 7.41d | 49.42% | ▲ +0.1pp | 46,950 |
| 7.41c | 49.28% | ▲ +2.2pp | 21,608 |
| 7.41b | 47.06% | — | 28,422 |
Move this data into a draft
Arc Warden 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 17, 2026.