Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41f win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41f, Sniper wins the Queen of Pain vs Sniper matchup: Sniper beats Queen of Pain in 52.55% of 92,768 ranked matches.
Laning against Sniper can be a real problem for Queen of Pain. His superior attack range lets him control the lane, making it difficult for her to get last hits or find a good angle for Shadow Strike. While QoP has Blink to close distance, walking up to the wave often means taking a lot of free hits. Shrapnel further zones her out, forcing her to use Blink defensively or accept falling behind. This early farm and experience disadvantage can significantly slow down Queen of Pain's crucial first items and level timings.
As the game progresses, the dynamic shifts to execution. Queen of Pain has the burst damage with Sonic Wave to kill Sniper if she can get a clean jump on him. The challenge is that a well-positioned Sniper is usually surrounded by his team and has excellent vision control. If Queen of Pain initiates and fails to get the kill, or gets disabled immediately after blinking, she often dies with nothing to show for it. Sniper's plan is much simpler: stay back and shoot. The high risk of QoP's initiation is what can tip the scales.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Queen of Pain's win rate against Sniper 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 | 43.33% | 967 |
| Crusader & Archon | 44.85% | 3,298 |
| Legend & Ancient | 46.02% | 2,801 |
| Divine & Immortal | 50.68% | 444 |
Queen of Pain's win rate against Sniper 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41f | 47.45% | ▲ +0.3pp | 92,768 |
| 7.41e | 47.12% | ▲ +0.8pp | 316,532 |
| 7.41d | 46.30% | ▲ +1.2pp | 387,323 |
| 7.41c | 45.11% | — | 222,324 |
Move this data into a draft
Queen of Pain starts on Radiant and Sniper on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Oct 5, 2026.