Arc Warden (Arc) Counter Picks — 7.41f
Who counters Arc Warden (Arc) in Dota 2 7.41f? Counter picks and matchups for Arc Warden, ranked by win rate from ranked matches.
Arc Warden is a split-push carry whose Tempest Double clones him for double the items, while Spark Wraith and Flux poke from safety. He out-farms and out-pokes immobile, low-pressure heroes: Tinker, Nature's Prophet and Timbersaw can't catch his clone. Arc is hard-countered by early summon-push and clone-swarm: Broodmother and Lycan end the game before he scales, while Meepo and Spectre out-tempo him. Draft tip: Arc Warden is a late-game split-push monster into slow drafts; he's run over by early-push (Brood, Lycan) and snowball line-ups.
In Dota 2 7.41f, the heroes that counter Arc Warden hardest are Meepo, Broodmother and Phantom Lancer — Arc Warden wins only 41.2%, 42.6% and 45.6% of ranked matches against them.
How to counter Arc Warden: why these picks work
- Meepo — Meepo out-rats the rat: poofs clear waves and jungle faster than Tempest Double sieges, and a netted Arc Warden dies before the Double can trade back.
- Broodmother — Webs give Broodmother permanent vision and speed in the lanes Arc Warden wants to pressure, and her spiderling flood walks straight through Flux and Spark Wraith poke.
- Phantom Lancer — Flux only deals full damage to isolated targets — Phantom Lancer is never isolated. His illusion swarm turns Arc Warden's core damage tool off almost permanently.
- Legion Commander — Duel doesn't care which Arc Warden is real for long: blink onto the true body between clone rotations and the fight math collapses on the spot.
Arc Warden is strong against
 Doom | 57.91% | 30,567 |
 Shadow Fiend | 57.62% | 85,528 |
 Nature's Prophet | 57.36% | 55,629 |
 Templar Assassin | 56.81% | 37,141 |
 Shadow Demon | 56.22% | 14,053 |
 Treant Protector | 56.11% | 18,123 |
 Huskar | 56.09% | 33,024 |
 Timbersaw | 55.97% | 30,933 |
 Storm Spirit | 55.79% | 35,547 |
 Tinker | 55.78% | 43,430 |
 Viper | 55.67% | 50,474 |
 Terrorblade | 55.51% | 38,595 |
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Best counter picks against Arc Warden
 Meepo | 41.19% | 18,963 |
 Broodmother | 42.65% | 26,891 |
 Phantom Lancer | 45.61% | 85,918 |
 Wraith King | 45.79% | 72,012 |
 Lycan | 46.57% | 11,470 |
 Riki | 46.73% | 34,277 |
 Legion Commander | 46.96% | 90,557 |
 Bloodseeker | 47.34% | 28,983 |
 Spirit Breaker | 47.52% | 95,935 |
 Abaddon | 47.53% | 21,535 |
 Visage | 47.60% | 13,984 |
 Chaos Knight | 48.00% | 28,705 |
Frequently asked questions
4 Q&A- Who counters Arc Warden in Dota 2?
- Meepo, Broodmother and Phantom Lancer are Arc Warden's toughest matchups in patch 7.41f: Arc Warden's win rate drops to 41.2% against Meepo, 42.6% against Broodmother and 45.6% against Phantom Lancer.
- How to counter Arc Warden (Arc)?
- Pick or ban the heroes Arc Warden struggles against most in patch 7.41f: Meepo (Arc Warden wins only 41.2% against them), Broodmother (42.6%) or Phantom Lancer (45.6%). The full matchup table above covers every hero.
- Who is Arc Warden strong against?
- Arc Warden performs best against Doom (57.9% win rate), Shadow Fiend (57.6%) and Nature's Prophet (57.4%) in patch 7.41f.
- Is Arc Warden good in the current patch?
- Arc Warden wins 51.3% of quality-filtered ranked matches in patch 7.41f, with a 4.9% pick rate — ranking #30 of 127 heroes by win rate.
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Data updated Nov 6, 2026.