Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Night Stalker wins the Night Stalker vs Skywrath Mage matchup: Night Stalker beats Skywrath Mage in 52.56% of 1,642 ranked matches.
Trying to survive the first night against Night Stalker is a nightmare for Skywrath Mage. Night Stalker’s entire game plan revolves around hunting fragile heroes, and Skywrath is a prime target. Once Night Stalker uses Void to close the distance, his Crippling Fear silence is usually enough to secure the kill. A silenced Skywrath can't use his powerful damage spells or escape items like a Force Staff, leaving him completely defenseless against physical attacks. This pattern doesn't stop after the first night; Dark Ascension lets Night Stalker create his own nighttime window to hunt, meaning Skywrath has very few safe moments to play his game.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Night Stalker's win rate against Skywrath Mage 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 | Night Stalker win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | 49.26% | 475 |
| Crusader & Archon | 53.51% | 1,467 |
| Legend & Ancient | 54.06% | 1,515 |
| Divine & Immortal | 52.78% | 593 |
Night Stalker's win rate against Skywrath Mage in each recent balance patch — whether this matchup is trending up or down. Patches without enough matches are omitted.
| Patch | Night Stalker win rate | Change | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41e | 52.56% | ▼ -1.0pp | 1,642 |
| 7.41d | 53.54% | ▼ -0.3pp | 127,398 |
| 7.41c | 53.82% | ▲ +0.1pp | 63,449 |
| 7.41b | 53.74% | — | 63,902 |
Move this data into a draft
Night Stalker starts on Radiant and Skywrath Mage on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Aug 12, 2026.