Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Slark wins the Queen of Pain vs Slark matchup: Slark beats Queen of Pain in 54.03% of 15,823 ranked matches.
Controlling the map becomes extremely difficult when Slark is on the other team, because he fundamentally breaks Queen of Pain's tools. Her main way to lock down a target, Shadow Strike, is instantly removed by his Dark Pact. This means she can't secure kills on him, and worse, he can easily turn on her. If Slark initiates, his Pounce leash prevents her from using Blink to escape, leaving her trapped. Even if Queen of Pain lands her full magical burst, Slark is slippery enough to survive it, slip away, and quickly regenerate his health before coming back to finish the job.
This dynamic forces Queen of Pain to play much more passively than she wants to. She can't risk farming exposed lanes or rotating for ganks because Slark can hunt her so effectively. Slark loves finding isolated heroes to build his Essence Shift stacks, and Queen of Pain is an ideal target. Her team often has to group up much earlier than they'd like, giving up farm and map control. Ultimately, Slark dictates the tempo of the engagements, leaving QoP reacting to his aggression instead of setting her own pace.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Queen of Pain's win rate against Slark 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 | Queen of Pain win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | 41.32% | 743 |
| Crusader & Archon | 44.91% | 2,369 |
| Legend & Ancient | 44.94% | 2,212 |
| Divine & Immortal | 46.33% | 682 |
Queen of Pain's win rate against Slark in each recent balance patch — whether this matchup is trending up or down. Patches without enough matches are omitted.
| Patch | Queen of Pain win rate | Change | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41e | 45.97% | ▲ +0.2pp | 15,823 |
| 7.41d | 45.78% | ▲ +0.3pp | 191,109 |
| 7.41c | 45.50% | ▼ -1.9pp | 132,190 |
| 7.41b | 47.40% | — | 173,366 |
Move this data into a draft
Queen of Pain starts on Radiant and Slark on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Aug 17, 2026.