Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41f win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41f, Spirit Breaker wins the Sniper vs Spirit Breaker matchup: Spirit Breaker beats Sniper in 53.16% of 140,506 ranked matches.
Running at Sniper from anywhere on the map with Charge of Darkness defines this matchup. Spirit Breaker can close the massive distance Sniper relies on, stunning him on arrival and setting up an easy kill. This forces Sniper to play reactively from the start. His main recourse is itemization—things like a Force Staff or Hurricane Pike—and hoping his team can intercept the charge. Even with these tools, the constant threat from Spirit Breaker makes it difficult for Sniper to find safe farm or position aggressively in teamfights. The pressure is always on, limiting Sniper's impact until he gets several defensive items online.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Sniper's win rate against Spirit Breaker 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 | Sniper win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | 48.27% | 1,846 |
| Crusader & Archon | 48.06% | 5,320 |
| Legend & Ancient | 45.86% | 3,984 |
| Divine & Immortal | 42.44% | 582 |
Sniper's win rate against Spirit Breaker in each recent balance patch — whether this matchup is trending up or down. Patches without enough matches are omitted.
| Patch | Sniper win rate | Change | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41f | 46.84% | ▼ -0.4pp | 140,506 |
| 7.41e | 47.25% | ▼ -0.1pp | 438,210 |
| 7.41d | 47.32% | ▼ -1.5pp | 472,005 |
| 7.41c | 48.80% | — | 230,131 |
Move this data into a draft
Sniper starts on Radiant and Spirit Breaker on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Oct 4, 2026.