Does Death Prophet counter Spectre?

Death Prophet wins 46.90% of ranked matches against Spectre in Dota 2 7.41e (725 matches) — the matchup favors Spectre.

Does Spectre counter Death Prophet?

Spectre wins 53.10% of ranked matches against Death Prophet in Dota 2 7.41e (725 matches) — the matchup favors Spectre.

How many matches back the Death Prophet vs Spectre win rate?

725 quality-filtered ranked matches from patch 7.41e, refreshed as new matches are ingested daily.

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Death Prophet vs Spectre

Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.

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Spectre 53.10%

Death Prophet46.90%

Spectre53.10%

Over 725 ranked matches (7.41e).

In Dota 2 7.41e, Spectre wins the Death Prophet vs Spectre matchup: Spectre beats Death Prophet in 53.10% of 725 ranked matches.

How this matchup plays

Blowing Exorcism on Spectre seems like the obvious move, but it's a trap. All those small ghost hits get partially reflected by Dispersion, spreading damage across Death Prophet and her entire team. Instead of bursting a target, you end up taking huge amounts of return damage yourself, especially if you're close. Spectre is naturally durable enough to live through the full duration, turning Death Prophet's biggest teamfight ability into a massive liability for her own side.

Death Prophet can pressure Spectre in the early lane, but the matchup completely flips once Spectre gets her core items. The moment DP wants to group and push a tower with her ultimate, Spectre can use Haunt to appear directly on top of her. Death Prophet is then faced with a terrible choice: either stand and let her own ultimate kill her, or run and lose the fight. Kiting is difficult against Spectral Dagger, so DP’s only hope is for her team to lock Spectre down and burst her instantly, which is rarely easy to coordinate.

Death Prophet vs Spectre by rank

How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Death Prophet's win rate against Spectre 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	Death Prophet win rate	Matches
Herald & Guardian	46.96%	345
Crusader & Archon	47.47%	771
Legend & Ancient	43.87%	563
Divine & Immortal	50.25%	199

Death Prophet vs Spectre across patches

Death Prophet's win rate against Spectre in each recent balance patch — whether this matchup is trending up or down. Patches without enough matches are omitted.

Patch	Death Prophet win rate	Change	Matches
7.41e	46.90%	▲ +5.3pp	725
7.41d	41.56%	▲ +0.7pp	68,278
7.41c	40.83%	▼ -1.5pp	33,917
7.41b	42.28%	—	32,831

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Put Death Prophet against Spectre

Death Prophet starts on Radiant and Spectre on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.

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Dire4 open

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Frequently asked questions

Does Death Prophet counter Spectre?: Death Prophet wins 46.90% of ranked matches against Spectre in Dota 2 7.41e (725 matches) — the matchup favors Spectre.
Does Spectre counter Death Prophet?: Spectre wins 53.10% of ranked matches against Death Prophet in Dota 2 7.41e (725 matches) — the matchup favors Spectre.
How many matches back the Death Prophet vs Spectre win rate?: 725 quality-filtered ranked matches from patch 7.41e, refreshed as new matches are ingested daily.

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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.