Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41f win rate from ranked matches.
Favored
Slark 57.65%
Chen42.35%
Slark57.65%
Over 2,439 ranked matches (7.41f).
In Dota 2 7.41f, Slark wins the Chen vs Slark matchup: Slark beats Chen in 57.65% of 2,439 ranked matches.
How this matchup plays
Picking Chen into a potential Slark is asking for a difficult game. Slark sees Chen's army not as a threat, but as a source of permanent agility from Essence Shift. During teamfights, he can kill a few creeps and become incredibly strong very quickly. Furthermore, Slark has no trouble finding and killing Chen himself. He can Pounce onto the backline, and Chen has no personal escape to survive the assault. Even the slow from Penitence is easily removed by Dark Pact, leaving Chen with few ways to control the slippery hero. Hand of God does little to save a target from a Slark who has already built up a huge damage advantage.
Chen vs Slark across patches
Chen'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
Chen win rate
Change
Matches
7.41f
42.35%
▼ -1.0pp
2,439
7.41e
43.38%
▼ -0.9pp
6,266
7.41d
44.31%
▲ +1.6pp
7,443
7.41c
42.74%
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4,696
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