Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Ogre Magi wins the Ogre Magi vs Slardar matchup: Ogre Magi beats Slardar in 52.48% of 17,875 ranked matches.
Laning against Ogre Magi can feel like a stalemate. Slardar wants to run at a target and apply pressure with his stun and physical damage, but Ignite's constant slow makes it difficult to connect. Even if Slardar does get on top of someone, Ogre is naturally tanky and can turn the trade around with a Fireblast. On the other hand, Ogre Magi isn't a hero who can effectively zone Slardar out completely. Once Slardar commits, Corrosive Haze melts away Ogre's high base armor, making him surprisingly vulnerable to right clicks if caught out. Neither hero has a clear, reliable way to dominate the other.
This dynamic continues into the mid and late game. Slardar's goal is to blink in, find a key target with Corrosive Haze, and burst them down with his team. Ogre Magi is excellent at disrupting this plan, peeling for his allies with his targeted spells. The success of a gank often comes down to whether Slardar can get his Crush off before Ogre can react with a stun of his own. The outcome isn't about one hero countering the other; it’s about which one gets to execute their simple, effective game plan first in any given fight.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Ogre Magi's win rate against Slardar 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 | Ogre Magi win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | 54.69% | 1,355 |
| Crusader & Archon | 53.72% | 3,157 |
| Legend & Ancient | 54.56% | 2,104 |
| Divine & Immortal | 52.37% | 443 |
Ogre Magi's win rate against Slardar in each recent balance patch — whether this matchup is trending up or down. Patches without enough matches are omitted.
| Patch | Ogre Magi win rate | Change | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41e | 52.48% | ▲ +0.3pp | 17,875 |
| 7.41d | 52.20% | ▲ +1.6pp | 208,830 |
| 7.41c | 50.55% | ▼ -0.5pp | 103,704 |
| 7.41b | 51.05% | — | 105,549 |
Move this data into a draft
Ogre Magi starts on Radiant and Slardar on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Aug 17, 2026.