Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Slardar wins the Skywrath Mage vs Slardar matchup: Slardar beats Skywrath Mage in 50.41% of 13,411 ranked matches.
Picking a fragile caster like Skywrath Mage means you always have to be concerned with heroes who can close distance. Slardar is a classic example of this problem. His Guardian Sprint lets him quickly get on top of you, and a good Slithereen Crush is often enough to cancel Mystic Flare before it can do its job. The physical damage amp from Corrosive Haze also makes Skywrath a much softer target than usual for Slardar's teammates who join the fight.
This dynamic forces the Skywrath player to build more defensively than they might want to. A Slardar with a Blink Dagger can be a constant threat, making an early Force Staff or Glimmer Cape feel necessary. The matchup becomes a game of vision and initiation. If Skywrath sees Slardar coming, he can often use Ancient Seal to control him and kite away. If Slardar gets the jump from fog of war, he can typically take Skywrath out of the fight before he can unload his spells.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Skywrath Mage'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 | Skywrath Mage win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | 48.14% | 858 |
| Crusader & Archon | 50.17% | 2,081 |
| Legend & Ancient | 51.95% | 1,486 |
| Divine & Immortal | 50.83% | 482 |
Skywrath Mage'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 | Skywrath Mage win rate | Change | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41e | 49.59% | ▲ +0.6pp | 13,411 |
| 7.41d | 49.00% | ▲ +1.2pp | 157,090 |
| 7.41c | 47.78% | ▲ +0.6pp | 82,870 |
| 7.41b | 47.16% | — | 80,145 |
Move this data into a draft
Skywrath Mage 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.