Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Sniper wins the Chen vs Sniper matchup: Sniper beats Chen in 57.83% of 1,136 ranked matches.
Sending a big creep army to overwhelm Sniper seems like a good plan, but it rarely works out that way. Sniper is exceptionally good at dismantling that kind of aggression from a safe distance. He can drop Shrapnel to slow and damage the entire group of creeps, then simply stand back and right-click them down before they can ever reach him. Even if Chen manages to get Penitence on Sniper, the slow from Headshot and the sheer distance Sniper maintains makes it difficult for the army to connect. Chen is left with a depleted force that can’t pressure towers or win fights, undercutting his entire game plan before it even gets started.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Chen's win rate against Sniper 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | 31.09% | 119 |
| Crusader & Archon | 37.96% | 216 |
| Legend & Ancient | 44.44% | 117 |
Chen's win rate against Sniper 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 | 42.17% | ▼ -2.4pp | 1,136 |
| 7.41d | 44.52% | ▼ -0.4pp | 15,284 |
| 7.41c | 44.91% | ▼ -2.3pp | 8,736 |
| 7.41b | 47.25% | — | 8,798 |
Move this data into a draft
Chen starts on Radiant and Sniper on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Aug 17, 2026.