Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Sven wins the Queen of Pain vs Sven matchup: Sven beats Queen of Pain in 54.66% of 10,429 ranked matches.
Trying to burst down a carry like Sven feels like it should be Queen of Pain's specialty, but it often falls flat. Sven naturally builds high health, and his core items almost always include a Black King Bar. This single item negates most of Queen of Pain's damage output for its duration. Even if she gets the jump, Sven can frequently survive the initial burst, stun her with Storm Hammer, and turn the fight around with God's Strength active. Her mobility is her main saving grace, but a single positioning mistake can be fatal against his lockdown and damage.
The matchup hinges on timing. Queen of Pain can have a strong impact early, ganking Sven's lane and creating pressure before he comes online. However, once Sven has his BKB, he can force fights and shrug off her attempts to control him. A good Queen of Pain player has to adapt. Instead of being the primary initiator, she must learn to poke from a distance, bait out the BKB, and use her Blink defensively to kite him until his immunity wears off. Sven dictates the engagement, giving him a small but consistent advantage in teamfights.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Queen of Pain's win rate against Sven 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 | 45.53% | 615 |
| Crusader & Archon | 43.75% | 1,495 |
| Legend & Ancient | 44.62% | 1,246 |
| Divine & Immortal | 42.92% | 438 |
Queen of Pain's win rate against Sven 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 | 45.34% | ▼ -0.9pp | 10,429 |
| 7.41d | 46.26% | ▼ -1.1pp | 100,960 |
| 7.41c | 47.33% | ▼ -3.1pp | 39,141 |
| 7.41b | 50.48% | — | 45,514 |
Move this data into a draft
Queen of Pain starts on Radiant and Sven on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Aug 17, 2026.