Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Sven wins the Slardar vs Sven matchup: Sven beats Slardar in 50.86% of 877 ranked matches.
Running at the enemy team as Sven is a scary proposition when a Slardar is on the other side. Sven relies on Warcry's armor to survive, but Corrosive Haze completely negates that defense, making you feel surprisingly fragile even with God's Strength active. A good Slardar can often use Guardian Sprint to simply kite out your Black King Bar duration. The moment it expires, he can turn with Slithereen Crush and follow-up bashes to lock you down while his team finishes you off. This dynamic makes it hard for Sven to find a good window to commit and forces a much more cautious playstyle.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Slardar'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 | Slardar win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | 53.03% | 445 |
| Crusader & Archon | 51.98% | 933 |
| Legend & Ancient | 50.31% | 652 |
| Divine & Immortal | 42.25% | 187 |
Slardar'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 | Slardar win rate | Change | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41e | 49.14% | ▼ -2.8pp | 877 |
| 7.41d | 51.98% | ▼ -1.9pp | 66,770 |
| 7.41c | 53.93% | ▲ +0.4pp | 29,528 |
| 7.41b | 53.52% | — | 30,744 |
Move this data into a draft
Slardar 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 11, 2026.