Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Silencer wins the Lina vs Silencer matchup: Silencer beats Lina in 51.44% of 27,622 ranked matches.
Picking a burst-damage mage like Lina into a Silencer requires a clear plan for his disruption. Silencer’s kit is built to punish heroes who rely on casting spells in quick succession. Arcane Curse makes her full combo hurt herself, while Last Word threatens to interrupt it entirely. The biggest issue is Global Silence, which is a direct answer to her pick-off potential. It can save an ally caught by Light Strike Array from anywhere on the map, denying the follow-up Laguna Blade and turning Lina’s gank attempt into a dangerous overextension.
This dynamic forces Lina to play around the Global Silence cooldown. She either needs to wait for it to be used elsewhere, or she's pressured into buying an early Black King Bar to guarantee her spells land. This can slow down her damage progression and limit her impact. For his part, Silencer doesn't shut her down completely, but he forces her to be predictable. If Lina can find Silencer first or her team can bait out his ultimate, she's free to execute her game plan as usual. The matchup hinges on that ultimate and Lina’s ability to itemize against it.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Lina's win rate against Silencer 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 | Lina win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | 49.87% | 1,504 |
| Crusader & Archon | 50.37% | 4,284 |
| Legend & Ancient | 50.89% | 3,576 |
| Divine & Immortal | 50.68% | 1,111 |
Lina's win rate against Silencer in each recent balance patch — whether this matchup is trending up or down. Patches without enough matches are omitted.
| Patch | Lina win rate | Change | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41e | 48.56% | ▲ +0.1pp | 27,622 |
| 7.41d | 48.47% | ▲ +0.7pp | 269,984 |
| 7.41c | 47.74% | ▲ +0.7pp | 111,679 |
| 7.41b | 47.02% | — | 106,520 |
Move this data into a draft
Lina starts on Radiant and Silencer on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Aug 17, 2026.