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Slark vs Tidehunter

Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.

Favored
Slark 56.83%
Slark56.83%
Tidehunter43.17%
Over 1,654 ranked matches (7.41e).

In Dota 2 7.41e, Slark wins the Slark vs Tidehunter matchup: Slark beats Tidehunter in 56.83% of 1,654 ranked matches.

How this matchup plays

Controlling the map is more manageable for Slark because he can keep his farm rate high even when Tidehunter is active. A big part of Tidehunter's game is crippling physical damage with Gush and Anchor Smash, reducing a carry's impact and letting his team kite. Slark, however, can consistently purge these debuffs with Dark Pact. This allows him to stay on his target and continue building Essence Shift stacks when other carries would be forced to back off. This core interaction makes it harder for Tidehunter to protect his own backline, giving Slark the space he needs to operate in fights.

Slark vs Tidehunter by rank

How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Slark's win rate against Tidehunter 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.

RankSlark win rateMatches
Herald & Guardian54.50%567
Crusader & Archon54.82%1,713
Legend & Ancient58.29%1,628
Divine & Immortal56.26%519

Slark vs Tidehunter across patches

Slark's win rate against Tidehunter in each recent balance patch — whether this matchup is trending up or down. Patches without enough matches are omitted.

PatchSlark win rateChangeMatches
7.41e 56.83%▲ +3.8pp1,654
7.41d 53.03%▲ +0.5pp148,428
7.41c 52.50%▲ +0.6pp107,526
7.41b 51.93%153,893

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Put Slark against Tidehunter

Slark starts on Radiant and Tidehunter on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.

Radiant4 open
Slark
Dire4 open
Tidehunter
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Frequently asked questions

Does Slark counter Tidehunter?
Slark wins 56.83% of ranked matches against Tidehunter in Dota 2 7.41e (1,654 matches) — the matchup favors Slark.
Does Tidehunter counter Slark?
Tidehunter wins 43.17% of ranked matches against Slark in Dota 2 7.41e (1,654 matches) — the matchup favors Slark.
How many matches back the Slark vs Tidehunter win rate?
1,654 quality-filtered ranked matches from patch 7.41e, refreshed as new matches are ingested daily.

Data updated Aug 11, 2026.