Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Necrophos wins the Necrophos vs Warlock matchup: Necrophos beats Warlock in 52.14% of 1,826 ranked matches.
Controlling the game's pace is often easier for Necrophos because he can build an early farm advantage over Warlock. In lane, Warlock's damage-over-time from Fatal Bonds and Shadow Word struggles to stick because Necrophos can consistently heal it off with Death Pulse. This allows Necrophos to secure his core items and start applying pressure sooner. Later on, even a big Chaotic Offering isn't a death sentence, as Ghost Shroud lets Necrophos negate the Golem's physical damage. He can then use Reaper's Scythe to pick off a key hero caught in the chaos, turning Warlock's own setup into an opportunity for a decisive kill.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Necrophos's win rate against Warlock 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 | 52.28% | 790 |
| Crusader & Archon | 52.00% | 2,102 |
| Legend & Ancient | 53.59% | 1,478 |
| Divine & Immortal | 52.55% | 411 |
Necrophos's win rate against Warlock 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 | 52.14% | ▼ -1.0pp | 1,826 |
| 7.41d | 53.16% | ▲ +0.4pp | 165,415 |
| 7.41c | 52.74% | ▲ +0.1pp | 81,913 |
| 7.41b | 52.65% | — | 81,430 |
Move this data into a draft
Necrophos starts on Radiant and Warlock on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Aug 12, 2026.