Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Slark wins the Slark vs Storm Spirit matchup: Slark beats Storm Spirit in 58.72% of 1,003 ranked matches.
Catching a Storm Spirit is usually the hard part, but Slark makes it look easy. Slark's Pounce is a leash, completely preventing Storm from using Ball Lightning to escape. This is the fundamental problem for Storm Spirit; his primary survival tool is turned off the moment Slark gets the jump on him. To make matters worse, Slark can use Dark Pact to instantly remove the pull from Electric Vortex, denying Storm the setup needed for his team to help or to land his own follow-up damage. It's a matchup where one hero’s basic ability directly counters the other's ultimate.
This dynamic forces Storm Spirit to play an entirely different game. He can’t safely split the map or look for solo pick-offs, because a Slark hunting him is likely to win that duel. Storm has to stay much closer to his team for protection, limiting his own farm and impact. Slark, on the other hand, is happy to seek out these one-on-one encounters, knowing his kit gives him a decisive edge. Storm's only real chance is to get so far ahead early that he can burst Slark from full to zero before Pounce even lands.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Slark's win rate against Storm Spirit 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 | Slark win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | 56.99% | 365 |
| Crusader & Archon | 56.37% | 1,036 |
| Legend & Ancient | 56.95% | 985 |
| Divine & Immortal | 57.42% | 364 |
Slark's win rate against Storm Spirit in each recent balance patch — whether this matchup is trending up or down. Patches without enough matches are omitted.
| Patch | Slark win rate | Change | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41e | 58.72% | ▲ +4.3pp | 1,003 |
| 7.41d | 54.40% | ▼ -0.0pp | 104,199 |
| 7.41c | 54.41% | ▼ -1.6pp | 67,278 |
| 7.41b | 55.98% | — | 67,886 |
Move this data into a draft
Slark starts on Radiant and Storm Spirit on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Aug 11, 2026.