Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Lich wins the Lich vs Troll Warlord matchup: Lich beats Troll Warlord in 53.27% of 443 ranked matches.
Finding a support who can consistently peel for a core against Troll Warlord is key. Lich is a solid option for this job because his kit is fundamentally annoying for Troll to play against. Frost Shield reduces a significant amount of physical damage and slows Troll's attack speed, making it much harder for him to build Fervor stacks and burst a target down. The slows from Frost Blast also help your team kite him effectively. Even during Battle Trance, where Troll Warlord is locked in, Chain Frost can bounce easily and control the area. It's not a lockdown counter, and Troll will eventually build a BKB, but Lich makes his entire game plan more difficult to execute.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Lich'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 | Lich win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | 54.33% | 254 |
| Crusader & Archon | 49.89% | 445 |
| Legend & Ancient | 50.67% | 298 |
Lich'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 | Lich win rate | Change | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41e | 53.27% | ▲ +1.3pp | 443 |
| 7.41d | 51.92% | ▲ +1.0pp | 39,525 |
| 7.41c | 50.90% | ▼ -0.7pp | 21,640 |
| 7.41b | 51.60% | — | 20,643 |
Move this data into a draft
Lich 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 11, 2026.