Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41f win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41f, Witch Doctor wins the Chen vs Witch Doctor matchup: Witch Doctor beats Chen in 57.59% of 3,374 ranked matches.
Thinking you can overwhelm Witch Doctor by swarming him with creeps is a common trap. In practice, grouping up like that is exactly what he wants to see. Chen's army provides a perfect chain of targets for Paralyzing Cask, often stunning the entire group and Chen himself for a painfully long time. This lockdown creates an ideal setup for a full-duration Death Ward, which will tear through the low-health creeps in seconds before turning on their master. What should be Chen's primary strength—his personal army—instead becomes the very tool Witch Doctor uses to dismantle his pushes and win fights before they even begin.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Chen's win rate against Witch Doctor 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 | 45.99% | 137 |
Chen's win rate against Witch Doctor 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 | 42.41% | ▼ -1.5pp | 3,374 |
| 7.41e | 43.94% | ▲ +0.2pp | 9,630 |
| 7.41d | 43.76% | ▼ -3.1pp | 11,669 |
| 7.41c | 46.87% | — | 7,288 |
Move this data into a draft
Chen starts on Radiant and Witch Doctor on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Oct 4, 2026.