Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Legion Commander wins the Legion Commander vs Slark matchup: Legion Commander beats Slark in 57.31% of 2,249 ranked matches.
Getting caught by Legion Commander is a nightmare for Slark. Your whole game plan revolves around being slippery, building up Essence Shift stacks, and disengaging with Shadow Dance or Pounce. Duel takes all of that away, locking you in a fight you can't escape from. Dark Pact won't purge it, and you're often too fragile to survive the duration without your escape tools. On the flip side, Legion Commander's Press the Attack is a strong dispel that can free an ally from your Pounce leash, turning a gank you thought was clean into a total disaster.
This dynamic defines the matchup from the moment Duel is available. Slark wants to hunt isolated supports, but LC is always a threat who can turn the fight and claim a damage bonus. As Slark, you’re forced to play with extreme caution, constantly tracking where Legion Commander is and avoiding her unless your team can burst her down before she gets Duel off. For the LC player, it's simple: find Slark, press the Duel button, and watch your damage grow. A Blade Mail pickup on LC makes this even more one-sided.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Legion Commander'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 | Legion Commander win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | 54.05% | 1,025 |
| Crusader & Archon | 56.14% | 2,973 |
| Legend & Ancient | 56.48% | 2,160 |
| Divine & Immortal | 57.94% | 573 |
Legion Commander'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 | Legion Commander win rate | Change | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41e | 57.31% | ▲ +2.9pp | 2,249 |
| 7.41d | 54.44% | ▼ -0.0pp | 216,481 |
| 7.41c | 54.46% | ▲ +0.9pp | 133,923 |
| 7.41b | 53.59% | — | 159,678 |
Move this data into a draft
Legion Commander 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.