Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Necrophos wins the Chen vs Necrophos matchup: Necrophos beats Chen in 59.86% of 147 ranked matches.
Trying to push a tower with creeps against a Necrophos is a losing proposition for Chen. The entire army is constantly weakened by Heartstopper Aura, and a single Death Pulse can finish them off while healing Necrophos in the process. This makes it incredibly difficult for Chen to apply his signature early-game pressure. As the game progresses, the problem gets worse. A well-timed Reaper's Scythe will execute a hero before Hand of God's heal can save them, negating one of Chen's most important contributions in a teamfight. The heroes don't even work well together, as Necrophos is too slow to join Chen's aggressive timings.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Chen's win rate against Necrophos 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 | Chen win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Crusader & Archon | 35.37% | 147 |
Chen's win rate against Necrophos 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41e | 40.14% | ▼ -2.3pp | 147 |
| 7.41d | 42.44% | ▼ -1.4pp | 11,756 |
| 7.41c | 43.82% | ▼ -0.2pp | 6,897 |
| 7.41b | 44.05% | — | 6,482 |
Move this data into a draft
Chen starts on Radiant and Necrophos on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Aug 12, 2026.