Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Vengeful Spirit wins the Vengeful Spirit vs Io matchup: Vengeful Spirit beats Io in 51.58% of 1,171 ranked matches.
Controlling the map against an Io often comes down to disrupting his partner's farm from the very beginning. Vengeful Spirit excels at this, creating kill threats in lane with her stun and armor reduction that can starve Io’s carry. This pressure continues into the mid-game, where a well-timed Nether Swap is a direct answer to Relocate ganks. Venge can instantly pull Io's tethered partner out of position, severing the link and turning the engagement around. The constant threat of being swapped forces Io to be far less aggressive with his global presence, giving Vengeful Spirit's team more room to breathe and farm.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Vengeful Spirit's win rate against Io 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 | Vengeful Spirit win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | 52.16% | 347 |
| Crusader & Archon | 52.43% | 988 |
| Legend & Ancient | 51.97% | 937 |
| Divine & Immortal | 51.96% | 331 |
Vengeful Spirit's win rate against Io in each recent balance patch — whether this matchup is trending up or down. Patches without enough matches are omitted.
| Patch | Vengeful Spirit win rate | Change | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41e | 51.58% | ▼ -3.0pp | 1,171 |
| 7.41d | 54.54% | ▲ +1.6pp | 62,262 |
| 7.41c | 52.92% | ▲ +0.7pp | 18,266 |
| 7.41b | 52.19% | — | 19,145 |
Move this data into a draft
Vengeful Spirit starts on Radiant and Io on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Aug 11, 2026.