Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Troll Warlord wins the Hoodwink vs Troll Warlord matchup: Troll Warlord beats Hoodwink in 53.82% of 3,904 ranked matches.
Picking Hoodwink into a Troll Warlord can feel a bit risky. Your job is often to control and burst a key target, but Troll is built to handle that. Even if you land a perfect Bushwhack, he can keep attacking while rooted. Once he activates Battle Trance, the lifesteal is often enough to sustain through your damage combo, especially after he buys a Black King Bar. This makes it difficult for you to lock him down and finish him off without significant help from your team.
Early in the lane, Hoodwink can use her range to harass, but this advantage tends to fade as Troll Warlord gets his core items. Your goal as the Hoodwink is to play around his cooldowns, kiting him when his ultimate or BKB is active. For Troll, the plan is simpler: he farms his items and can then often run straight at you, not fearing your full combo as much as other carries might. The matchup tilts his way because his game plan is more direct.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Hoodwink's win rate against Troll Warlord 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 | Hoodwink win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | 48.60% | 358 |
| Crusader & Archon | 48.61% | 574 |
| Legend & Ancient | 49.59% | 367 |
| Divine & Immortal | 48.25% | 114 |
Hoodwink's win rate against Troll Warlord in each recent balance patch — whether this matchup is trending up or down. Patches without enough matches are omitted.
| Patch | Hoodwink win rate | Change | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41e | 46.18% | ▼ -1.4pp | 3,904 |
| 7.41d | 47.62% | ▲ +0.1pp | 43,348 |
| 7.41c | 47.48% | ▼ -1.6pp | 22,837 |
| 7.41b | 49.09% | — | 19,804 |
Move this data into a draft
Hoodwink starts on Radiant and Troll Warlord on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Aug 17, 2026.