Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Grimstroke wins the Drow Ranger vs Grimstroke matchup: Grimstroke beats Drow Ranger in 54.10% of 12,622 ranked matches.
Catching Drow Ranger with Soulbind punishes her for standing near any ally, turning a single-target stun into a fight-losing problem. Phantom's Embrace also creates a dilemma, forcing Drow to stop attacking her main target to deal with the phantom, buying valuable time for Grimstroke's team. Drow Ranger's own Gust, however, is a direct counter to this plan. The instant silence can stop Grimstroke from getting his spells off, and the knockback creates the exact kind of space she needs to kite and survive. It becomes a standoff between initiation and disengage.
The outcome of a fight often depends entirely on positioning and who acts first. A patient Grimstroke will wait for Drow to get clumped up with a teammate before committing his ultimate. A good Drow player will do the opposite, staying far back to maintain her Marksmanship bonus and keeping her finger on Gust to use defensively. If Grimstroke lands his combo, Drow is in serious trouble. If Drow silences him or simply stays out of his effective range, Grimstroke struggles to have a major impact on stopping her damage.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Drow Ranger's win rate against Grimstroke 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 | Drow Ranger win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | 48.38% | 587 |
| Crusader & Archon | 49.89% | 1,744 |
| Legend & Ancient | 48.88% | 1,696 |
| Divine & Immortal | 44.34% | 521 |
Drow Ranger's win rate against Grimstroke in each recent balance patch — whether this matchup is trending up or down. Patches without enough matches are omitted.
| Patch | Drow Ranger win rate | Change | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41e | 45.90% | ▼ -4.9pp | 12,622 |
| 7.41d | 50.79% | ▲ +0.8pp | 158,342 |
| 7.41c | 50.01% | ▲ +0.2pp | 58,337 |
| 7.41b | 49.86% | — | 42,664 |
Move this data into a draft
Drow Ranger starts on Radiant and Grimstroke on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Aug 17, 2026.