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Sniper vs Spectre

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

Favored
Spectre 56.55%
Sniper43.45%
Spectre56.55%
Over 4,479 ranked matches (7.41e).

In Dota 2 7.41e, Spectre wins the Sniper vs Spectre matchup: Spectre beats Sniper in 56.55% of 4,479 ranked matches.

How this matchup plays

Closing the distance is the key to killing Sniper, and Spectre's Haunt is the ultimate gap-closer. It allows Spectre to jump on Sniper from anywhere on the map, completely ignoring the safe positioning that is Sniper's only real defense. Once an illusion is on him, Spectre can instantly swap places and start attacking. Since Sniper often positions far behind his team, he becomes an isolated target for Desolate, which dramatically increases Spectre's damage. Even if Sniper fights back, Dispersion reflects a significant portion of his own physical damage back at him, making it difficult for him to win a straight-up fight before he gets melted.

This dynamic shapes the entire game. Before Spectre has her ultimate, Sniper can feel confident farming and applying pressure from a distance. Once Haunt is available, Sniper can never feel safe. Farming a side lane, sieging a tower, or even standing in the back of a teamfight becomes a massive risk. Spectre's goal is to simply farm until she has a few core items, then use Haunt to repeatedly eliminate Sniper whenever he shows himself. This forces Sniper's team onto the back foot, unable to use their primary damage source to control the map or take objectives.

Sniper vs Spectre by rank

How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Sniper's win rate against Spectre 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.

RankSniper win rateMatches
Herald & Guardian43.32%2,112
Crusader & Archon42.86%5,740
Legend & Ancient42.13%3,629
Divine & Immortal39.07%796

Sniper vs Spectre across patches

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

PatchSniper win rateChangeMatches
7.41e 43.45%▲ +2.7pp4,479
7.41d 40.75%▼ -0.6pp422,598
7.41c 41.35%▲ +0.7pp197,781
7.41b 40.63%175,427

Move this data into a draft

Put Sniper against Spectre

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

Radiant4 open
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Dire4 open
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Frequently asked questions

Does Sniper counter Spectre?
Sniper wins 43.45% of ranked matches against Spectre in Dota 2 7.41e (4,479 matches) — the matchup favors Spectre.
Does Spectre counter Sniper?
Spectre wins 56.55% of ranked matches against Sniper in Dota 2 7.41e (4,479 matches) — the matchup favors Spectre.
How many matches back the Sniper vs Spectre win rate?
4,479 quality-filtered ranked matches from patch 7.41e, refreshed as new matches are ingested daily.

Data updated Aug 11, 2026.