Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Skywrath Mage wins the Chen vs Skywrath Mage matchup: Skywrath Mage beats Chen in 53.08% of 812 ranked matches.
Slowing down Chen’s push timings is the main goal here, and Skywrath Mage makes that straightforward. His spammable spells, like Arcane Bolt, can clear out persuaded creeps from a safe distance, which denies Chen map pressure and a key source of his farm. This often forces Chen into a more reactive role, using Hand of God to save a core from Skywrath's burst instead of enabling aggression. On the other hand, Chen's army is a constant threat. A single lockdown creep finding Skywrath out of position can be a death sentence. The matchup really depends on whether Skywrath can starve Chen of his resources faster than Chen’s team can find an opening.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Chen's win rate against Skywrath Mage 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 | 38.84% | 121 |
Chen's win rate against Skywrath Mage 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 | 46.92% | ▲ +0.9pp | 812 |
| 7.41d | 46.05% | ▼ -2.2pp | 9,087 |
| 7.41c | 48.24% | ▼ -1.4pp | 5,411 |
| 7.41b | 49.63% | — | 6,011 |
Move this data into a draft
Chen starts on Radiant and Skywrath Mage on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Aug 17, 2026.