Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Witch Doctor wins the Venomancer vs Witch Doctor matchup: Witch Doctor beats Venomancer in 54.55% of 16,373 ranked matches.
Fighting into a Witch Doctor is a nightmare for a hero like Venomancer. All of Venomancer's damage is slow, applied over time, and he’s not very durable. Witch Doctor's Maledict is the perfect answer to this, turning that slow attrition into a guaranteed kill by amplifying all the little bits of damage he takes while trying to get away. Paralyzing Cask also provides an easy stun, bouncing between Venomancer and any Plague Wards he's placed nearby, setting up an easy kill for his team or his own ultimate.
This dynamic means Venomancer is forced to play from behind all game. He can't safely place wards to control an area because they become liabilities, and he can't posture aggressively because getting caught by Maledict is fatal. In teamfights, Venomancer wants to apply Poison Nova and let the damage tick, but Witch Doctor can often just delete him with Death Ward before the poison has a real impact. Venomancer has no reliable way to cancel that channel himself, making him a prime target.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Venomancer's win rate against Witch Doctor 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 | Venomancer win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | 42.75% | 1,179 |
| Crusader & Archon | 44.14% | 2,705 |
| Legend & Ancient | 46.29% | 1,685 |
| Divine & Immortal | 49.86% | 351 |
Venomancer's win rate against Witch Doctor in each recent balance patch — whether this matchup is trending up or down. Patches without enough matches are omitted.
| Patch | Venomancer win rate | Change | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41e | 45.45% | ▲ +0.6pp | 16,373 |
| 7.41d | 44.88% | ▼ -0.2pp | 200,456 |
| 7.41c | 45.04% | ▼ -1.4pp | 108,127 |
| 7.41b | 46.40% | — | 150,405 |
Move this data into a draft
Venomancer starts on Radiant and Witch Doctor on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Aug 17, 2026.