Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41f win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41f, Spectre wins the Drow Ranger vs Spectre matchup: Spectre beats Drow Ranger in 59.00% of 52,538 ranked matches.
Thinking you can kite Spectre as Drow Ranger is a common mistake. She doesn't need to run at you from the front. Spectre's Haunt allows her to appear directly on top of Drow, completely ignoring any tanks or supports trying to screen for her. Once Spectre is in melee range, Drow's high physical damage is turned against her by Dispersion, and she can't easily escape the follow-up. Spectre is designed to close gaps and isolate targets, which is the exact opposite of how Drow wants to fight. Even with Frost Arrows, the initial jump from Haunt is usually enough to decide the outcome.
To win, Drow Ranger has to end the game before Spectre gets her core items. Drow's whole strategy revolves around grouping with her team and taking objectives early, leveraging her powerful mid-game timing. Spectre, on the other hand, is happy to farm and wait for her moment. Once Spectre is online, Drow is forced into buying survival items instead of damage, slowing down her own progression. The constant global threat of Haunt forces Drow's team to play reactively, which is a losing position against a hero who can initiate a fight anywhere.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Drow Ranger'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 | Drow Ranger win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | 40.32% | 806 |
| Crusader & Archon | 39.88% | 2,347 |
| Legend & Ancient | 38.82% | 1,932 |
| Divine & Immortal | 42.01% | 407 |
Drow Ranger'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 | Drow Ranger win rate | Change | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41f | 41.00% | ▲ +1.4pp | 52,538 |
| 7.41e | 39.60% | ▼ -4.3pp | 279,298 |
| 7.41d | 43.87% | ▲ +1.2pp | 374,955 |
| 7.41c | 42.71% | — | 127,034 |
Move this data into a draft
Drow Ranger starts on Radiant and Spectre on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Oct 4, 2026.