Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Vengeful Spirit wins the Hoodwink vs Vengeful Spirit matchup: Vengeful Spirit beats Hoodwink in 55.07% of 1,834 ranked matches.
It might seem like Hoodwink can easily kite and poke from the safety of the trees, but Vengeful Spirit’s kit completely disrupts this plan. A point-and-click Magic Missile is far more reliable for locking someone down than Hoodwink’s Bushwhack is. More importantly, Nether Swap yanks Hoodwink out of her safe position and into the middle of a fight, where her low health pool is exposed. Wave of Terror then makes her even easier to burst down with physical damage. Vengeful Spirit doesn't have to play Hoodwink's game of cat and mouse; she can force a confrontation on her own terms, leaving the squirrel with very few options once caught.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Hoodwink's win rate against Vengeful 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 | Hoodwink win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | 44.07% | 683 |
| Crusader & Archon | 41.66% | 1,877 |
| Legend & Ancient | 46.25% | 1,788 |
| Divine & Immortal | 47.34% | 657 |
Hoodwink's win rate against Vengeful Spirit 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 | 44.93% | ▲ +1.2pp | 1,834 |
| 7.41d | 43.72% | ▼ -2.0pp | 168,546 |
| 7.41c | 45.77% | ▼ -0.5pp | 64,196 |
| 7.41b | 46.27% | — | 54,782 |
Move this data into a draft
Hoodwink starts on Radiant and Vengeful Spirit on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Aug 11, 2026.