Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41f win rate from ranked matches.
Favored
Lone Druid 52.90%
Chen47.10%
Lone Druid52.90%
Over 1,138 ranked matches (7.41f).
In Dota 2 7.41f, Lone Druid wins the Chen vs Lone Druid matchup: Lone Druid beats Chen in 52.90% of 1,138 ranked matches.
How this matchup plays
Trying to pressure a lane with converted creeps runs into a serious wall against Lone Druid. The Spirit Bear is simply too strong for Chen’s army to handle at any point in the game. It can methodically clear out the entire zoo and then turn its attention to Chen or his towers. This completely neutralizes Chen's main strategy of creating early map control through his units. Instead of dictating the pace, he's forced into a defensive posture. Lone Druid can safely accelerate his farm, take objectives, and become a major problem much faster, while Hand of God does little to stop a building from falling to the Bear's sustained siege.
Chen vs Lone Druid across patches
Chen's win rate against Lone Druid 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
47.10%
▲ +0.1pp
1,138
7.41e
47.02%
▼ -1.1pp
3,169
7.41d
48.14%
▲ +1.6pp
2,395
7.41c
46.55%
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2,245
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