Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Slark wins the Ember Spirit vs Slark matchup: Slark beats Ember Spirit in 56.06% of 1,138 ranked matches.
Controlling the map becomes incredibly difficult for an Ember Spirit. Slark is built to hunt down mobile heroes, and Ember is a prime target. A successful Pounce completely negates Ember's Fire Remnant escape, locking him in place for Slark to build Essence Shift stacks. Even if Ember Spirit manages to land Searing Chains, Slark can purge the root with Dark Pact and continue the assault. Without the ability to reliably escape or hold Slark down, Ember finds himself unable to split-push or join fights safely. This allows Slark to dictate the pace of the game, forcing his opponent into a defensive and reactive role.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Ember Spirit's win rate against Slark 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 | Ember Spirit win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | 39.38% | 292 |
| Crusader & Archon | 41.10% | 1,017 |
| Legend & Ancient | 44.94% | 1,175 |
| Divine & Immortal | 43.78% | 539 |
Ember Spirit's win rate against Slark in each recent balance patch — whether this matchup is trending up or down. Patches without enough matches are omitted.
| Patch | Ember Spirit win rate | Change | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41e | 43.94% | ▲ +0.3pp | 1,138 |
| 7.41d | 43.64% | ▼ -0.0pp | 93,854 |
| 7.41c | 43.69% | ▲ +0.1pp | 60,651 |
| 7.41b | 43.58% | — | 76,290 |
Move this data into a draft
Ember Spirit starts on Radiant and Slark on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Aug 11, 2026.