Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Zeus wins the Hoodwink vs Zeus matchup: Zeus beats Hoodwink in 52.43% of 20,259 ranked matches.
Playing near trees for safety via Scurry feels like the right move, but it's a trap against Zeus. All of his damage is magical, so the evasion from Scurry does nothing to protect Hoodwink. More importantly, Zeus can easily check treelines for her with a quick Lightning Bolt, removing any element of surprise. The real problem is Thundergod's Wrath; it reveals her entire team, no matter where they are hiding. This completely neutralizes Hoodwink's ability to use the map and terrain for survival, leaving her constantly exposed.
Across the game, this means Hoodwink has nowhere safe to be. She can't reliably set up Sharpshooter ambushes or split-push a lane without risking instant death from a global reveal. In teamfights, she wants to dance in and out of the trees, but one ultimate from Zeus and she's a sitting duck for his teammates. Hoodwink is forced into a defensive posture and may need different items to survive the magical burst, while Zeus doesn't have to change his game plan at all to make her life difficult.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Hoodwink's win rate against Zeus 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 | 48.75% | 1,157 |
| Crusader & Archon | 48.28% | 3,084 |
| Legend & Ancient | 49.34% | 2,872 |
| Divine & Immortal | 51.72% | 1,104 |
Hoodwink's win rate against Zeus 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 | 47.57% | ▲ +1.4pp | 20,259 |
| 7.41d | 46.12% | ▼ -0.6pp | 300,931 |
| 7.41c | 46.70% | ▼ -0.9pp | 143,117 |
| 7.41b | 47.64% | — | 112,305 |
Move this data into a draft
Hoodwink starts on Radiant and Zeus on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Aug 17, 2026.