Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Nyx Assassin wins the Nyx Assassin vs Winter Wyvern matchup: Nyx Assassin beats Winter Wyvern in 54.88% of 379 ranked matches.
Playing against a Nyx Assassin is a constant threat for Winter Wyvern. Vendetta allows him to scout and find her on the map, and his burst combo of Impale and Mana Burn can be enough to kill her before she can get a spell off. Mana Burn is especially punishing against her high-intelligence design. The real problem, though, is Spiked Carapace. A reflexive Winter's Curse or Splinter Blast aimed at Nyx can backfire completely, stunning Wyvern or her entire team and losing the fight on the spot.
Throughout the game, this forces the Winter Wyvern player to operate from a defensive posture. She must invest more in vision and positioning items, staying close to allies rather than making her own plays. Nyx Assassin's main objective becomes finding and eliminating Wyvern before a teamfight starts, removing her crucial save and ultimate from the board. While Wyvern can still have a massive impact if she survives the initial jump, Nyx dictates the terms of engagement and forces her to play reactively.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Nyx Assassin's win rate against Winter Wyvern 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 | Nyx Assassin win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | 59.39% | 165 |
| Crusader & Archon | 56.20% | 379 |
| Legend & Ancient | 54.40% | 364 |
| Divine & Immortal | 50.32% | 155 |
Nyx Assassin's win rate against Winter Wyvern in each recent balance patch — whether this matchup is trending up or down. Patches without enough matches are omitted.
| Patch | Nyx Assassin win rate | Change | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41e | 54.88% | ▲ +1.5pp | 379 |
| 7.41d | 53.40% | ▲ +0.8pp | 41,263 |
| 7.41c | 52.56% | ▲ +0.6pp | 20,388 |
| 7.41b | 52.00% | — | 18,184 |
Move this data into a draft
Nyx Assassin starts on Radiant and Winter Wyvern on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Aug 11, 2026.