Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Necrophos wins the Necrophos vs Storm Spirit matchup: Necrophos beats Storm Spirit in 57.22% of 15,034 ranked matches.
Jumping on Necrophos seems like a good idea for a Storm Spirit, but the exchange almost always goes badly. Storm is built to zip in and burst a target with magic damage. The problem is that Necrophos thrives in exactly that scenario. Heartstopper Aura constantly wears Storm down during his combo, and a timely Ghost Shroud can let Necrophos survive the initial burst. While the shroud increases his magic damage taken, it also amplifies the healing from Death Pulse, allowing him to outlast Storm's mana pool and turn the fight around.
This dynamic gives Necrophos control of the map. Storm Spirit wants to create pressure with solo pickoffs, but he can’t really threaten Necrophos, who often becomes an unkillable front-liner. Once Storm has committed and is low on health and mana, he’s a prime target for Reaper's Scythe, which he has no way to dodge. Storm's best approach is to avoid Necrophos entirely and go for his teammates, but that's difficult when Necrophos is pushing towers and daring the enemy team to start a fight he knows he can win.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Necrophos's win rate against Storm 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 | Necrophos win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | 62.91% | 825 |
| Crusader & Archon | 61.48% | 2,129 |
| Legend & Ancient | 59.23% | 1,825 |
| Divine & Immortal | 61.05% | 783 |
Necrophos's win rate against Storm Spirit in each recent balance patch — whether this matchup is trending up or down. Patches without enough matches are omitted.
| Patch | Necrophos win rate | Change | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41e | 57.22% | ▲ +0.9pp | 15,034 |
| 7.41d | 56.33% | ▲ +1.0pp | 190,660 |
| 7.41c | 55.30% | ▼ -0.8pp | 90,380 |
| 7.41b | 56.12% | — | 67,263 |
Move this data into a draft
Necrophos starts on Radiant and Storm Spirit on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Aug 17, 2026.