Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Wraith King wins the Wraith King vs Slark matchup: Wraith King beats Slark in 52.81% of 18,700 ranked matches.
Picking a slippery carry like Slark means you're looking for heroes to isolate and wear down with Essence Shift. Wraith King makes this plan awkward. Trying to kill him is often a trap; his Reincarnation buys his team a huge amount of time to react and punish. This extended fight is the opposite of what Slark wants. While he's stuck hitting the king, he's not building stacks on fragile supports or escaping. Wraith King's stun is also a reliable way to pin Slark down, forcing out Dark Pact.
This dynamic forces the Slark player to make a tough choice in fights: either ignore Wraith King or risk getting baited. Usually, he has to maneuver around WK to reach the backline. This lets Wraith King play a straightforward game of bodyguard, using his presence and stun to screen for his allies. If Slark ever commits too deep for a kill, WK is often the hero waiting to punish him. The matchup forces Slark into a more difficult playstyle, which gives Wraith King's team a consistent, if small, advantage.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Wraith King'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 | Wraith King win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | 54.15% | 1,073 |
| Crusader & Archon | 55.22% | 3,298 |
| Legend & Ancient | 53.09% | 2,524 |
| Divine & Immortal | 51.27% | 552 |
Wraith King'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 | Wraith King win rate | Change | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41e | 52.81% | ▼ -0.7pp | 18,700 |
| 7.41d | 53.50% | ▲ +1.4pp | 210,562 |
| 7.41c | 52.09% | ▲ +0.8pp | 103,598 |
| 7.41b | 51.27% | — | 129,001 |
Move this data into a draft
Wraith King 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.