Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Witch Doctor wins the Nature's Prophet vs Witch Doctor matchup: Witch Doctor beats Nature's Prophet in 58.16% of 1,783 ranked matches.
You'd think a hero who can teleport anywhere could easily hunt down a support, but it’s often the other way around here. Nature's Prophet relies on his Treants and Sprout to function, and both abilities create big problems for him against Witch Doctor. Paralyzing Cask loves to bounce between a hero and summoned units, meaning Treants often guarantee a long stun on Prophet himself. Trapping Witch Doctor with Sprout is also a huge mistake, as it creates a perfect cage for him to turn the fight with his own spells.
This dynamic gets worse across the game. Nature's Prophet wants to split the map and pressure towers, but Witch Doctor is one of the best heroes at defending. A single Death Ward can clear an entire wave of creeps and Treants from a safe distance, stopping the push cold. If Prophet teleports in aggressively, he's a prime target for Maledict and Cask, and he can't easily escape. Nature's Prophet has to play cautiously, while Witch Doctor can play forward knowing he directly counters the enemy's main strategy.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Nature's Prophet's win rate against Witch Doctor 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 | Nature's Prophet win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | 41.94% | 1,142 |
| Crusader & Archon | 39.16% | 2,339 |
| Legend & Ancient | 43.68% | 1,447 |
| Divine & Immortal | 47.37% | 380 |
Nature's Prophet's win rate against Witch Doctor in each recent balance patch — whether this matchup is trending up or down. Patches without enough matches are omitted.
| Patch | Nature's Prophet win rate | Change | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41e | 41.84% | ▼ -0.2pp | 1,783 |
| 7.41d | 41.99% | ▼ -0.9pp | 198,491 |
| 7.41c | 42.92% | ▼ -0.4pp | 98,556 |
| 7.41b | 43.29% | — | 93,140 |
Move this data into a draft
Nature's Prophet starts on Radiant and Witch Doctor on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Aug 11, 2026.