Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41f win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41f, Sven wins the Slardar vs Sven matchup: Sven beats Slardar in 50.08% of 31,887 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 | 53.07% | 358 |
| Crusader & Archon | 51.76% | 1,082 |
| Legend & Ancient | 51.12% | 980 |
| Divine & Immortal | 49.83% | 299 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41f | 49.92% | ▼ -1.6pp | 31,887 |
| 7.41e | 51.53% | ▼ -0.5pp | 102,396 |
| 7.41d | 52.04% | ▼ -1.9pp | 76,116 |
| 7.41c | 53.93% | — | 29,528 |
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 Oct 4, 2026.