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Drow Ranger vs Spectre

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

Favored
Spectre 60.25%
Drow Ranger39.75%
Spectre60.25%
Over 2,760 ranked matches (7.41e).

In Dota 2 7.41e, Spectre wins the Drow Ranger vs Spectre matchup: Spectre beats Drow Ranger in 60.25% of 2,760 ranked matches.

How this matchup plays

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.

Drow Ranger vs Spectre by rank

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.

RankDrow Ranger win rateMatches
Herald & Guardian41.56%1,381
Crusader & Archon43.64%3,536
Legend & Ancient44.19%2,917
Divine & Immortal44.83%986

Drow Ranger vs Spectre across patches

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.

PatchDrow Ranger win rateChangeMatches
7.41e 39.75%▼ -4.1pp2,760
7.41d 43.85%▲ +1.1pp330,641
7.41c 42.71%▲ +0.7pp127,034
7.41b 42.04%91,422

Move this data into a draft

Put Drow Ranger against Spectre

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.

Radiant4 open
Drow Ranger
Dire4 open
Spectre
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Frequently asked questions

Does Drow Ranger counter Spectre?
Drow Ranger wins 39.75% of ranked matches against Spectre in Dota 2 7.41e (2,760 matches) — the matchup favors Spectre.
Does Spectre counter Drow Ranger?
Spectre wins 60.25% of ranked matches against Drow Ranger in Dota 2 7.41e (2,760 matches) — the matchup favors Spectre.
How many matches back the Drow Ranger vs Spectre win rate?
2,760 quality-filtered ranked matches from patch 7.41e, refreshed as new matches are ingested daily.

Data updated Aug 11, 2026.