Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41f win rate from ranked matches.
Favored
Dark Willow 54.13%
Chen45.87%
Dark Willow54.13%
Over 1,707 ranked matches (7.41f).
In Dota 2 7.41f, Dark Willow wins the Chen vs Dark Willow matchup: Dark Willow beats Chen in 54.13% of 1,707 ranked matches.
How this matchup plays
Thinking Chen's army can run down a fragile support is a common mistake. The reality is that Dark Willow’s area-of-effect control is unusually well-suited to dealing with a swarm of units. Bramble Maze clogs up paths for his creeps and chips them down, making it difficult for Chen to organize a gank or a push. Cursed Crown will punish the entire group if they try to clump up on a target. In a big teamfight, a well-placed Terrorize scatters his whole army and leaves him exposed. It’s not a complete shutdown, but Dark Willow consistently has the tools to undermine his core strategy, giving her a noticeable edge.
Chen vs Dark Willow across patches
Chen's win rate against Dark Willow in each recent balance patch — whether this matchup is trending up or down. Patches without enough matches are omitted.
Patch
Chen win rate
Change
Matches
7.41f
45.87%
▼ -1.1pp
1,707
7.41e
47.01%
▼ -0.6pp
4,531
7.41d
47.56%
▼ -1.5pp
4,178
7.41c
49.02%
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2,701
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