Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41f win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41f, Storm Spirit wins the Drow Ranger vs Storm Spirit matchup: Storm Spirit beats Drow Ranger in 51.28% of 24,823 ranked matches.
Jumping a lone Drow Ranger seems simple for an elusive hero, but it's a huge risk. Drow's Gust provides an instant, long-duration silence that completely neutralizes Storm Spirit. If he gets caught in it, he can't use Ball Lightning to escape or continue his attack, leaving him a sitting duck for her high physical damage. The entire fight hinges on whether Storm can initiate from out of vision or bait out the Gust before committing fully, or if Drow can react in time to disable him mid-flight.
This standoff defines the matchup all game. Storm Spirit will often rush an Orchid Malevolence to silence Drow first, guaranteeing a kill if he can find her. Drow Ranger responds by building items like Force Staff or Black King Bar to survive his initial burst and create enough space to turn the fight. It all comes down to vision control and who gets the drop on the other. A prepared Drow wins the duel, while a surprised Drow loses it.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Drow Ranger's win rate against Storm Spirit 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 | 50.39% | 387 |
| Crusader & Archon | 54.76% | 913 |
| Legend & Ancient | 51.82% | 851 |
| Divine & Immortal | 48.18% | 220 |
Drow Ranger's win rate against Storm Spirit 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 | 48.72% | ▼ -0.3pp | 24,823 |
| 7.41e | 49.02% | ▼ -3.7pp | 122,972 |
| 7.41d | 52.72% | ▲ +1.3pp | 182,688 |
| 7.41c | 51.44% | — | 79,519 |
Move this data into a draft
Drow Ranger starts on Radiant and Storm Spirit on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Oct 4, 2026.