Chen Counters (7.41f)
Who counters Chen in Dota 2 7.41f? The heroes Chen beats and loses to, ranked by win rate from ranked matches.
Chen is an early-game push commander who dominates lanes with captured neutral creeps and saves allies globally with Hand of God. He's strong into greedy, low-tempo heroes he out-pushes before they come online: Elder Titan, Brewmaster and Timbersaw all lose to his early creep aggression. Chen is countered by illusion/summon clear and divers: Phantom Lancer out-bodies his creeps, while Crystal Maiden, Earth Spirit and Dawnbreaker punish his fragile frame. Draft tip: Chen is a powerful early-push enabler into slow, greedy drafts; he falls off hard if his early tempo doesn't translate into a won game.
In Dota 2 7.41f, the heroes that counter Chen hardest are Phantom Lancer, Wraith King and Crystal Maiden — Chen wins only 37.2%, 37.6% and 38.7% of ranked matches against them.
Chen is strong against
 Timbersaw | 53.09% | 518 |
 Tinker | 52.30% | 587 |
 Monkey King | 51.62% | 494 |
 Mars | 50.69% | 434 |
 Shadow Demon | 50.52% | 291 |
 Oracle | 50.26% | 386 |
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Chen struggles against
 Phantom Lancer | 37.22% | 1,201 |
 Wraith King | 37.64% | 991 |
 Crystal Maiden | 38.69% | 1,114 |
 Legion Commander | 39.49% | 1,251 |
 Lycan | 39.81% | 216 |
 Ogre Magi | 39.99% | 1,383 |
 Spirit Breaker | 40.41% | 1,428 |
 Marci | 40.44% | 544 |
 Broodmother | 40.83% | 387 |
 Bounty Hunter | 40.94% | 828 |
 Witch Doctor | 40.98% | 1,259 |
 Earthshaker | 41.25% | 1,605 |
 Puck | 49.10% | 391 |
 Huskar | 49.19% | 553 |
 Keeper of the Light | 49.20% | 746 |
 Storm Spirit | 49.22% | 577 |
 Beastmaster | 49.31% | 363 |
 Treant Protector | 49.37% | 399 |
Frequently asked questions
- Who counters Chen in Dota 2?
- Phantom Lancer, Wraith King and Crystal Maiden are Chen's toughest matchups in patch 7.41f: Chen's win rate drops to 37.2% against Phantom Lancer, 37.6% against Wraith King and 38.7% against Crystal Maiden.
- How do you counter Chen?
- Pick or ban the heroes Chen struggles against most in patch 7.41f: Phantom Lancer (Chen wins only 37.2% against them), Wraith King (37.6%) or Crystal Maiden (38.7%). The full matchup table above covers every hero.
- Who is Chen strong against?
- Chen performs best against Timbersaw (53.1% win rate), Tinker (52.3%) and Monkey King (51.6%) in patch 7.41f.
- Is Chen good in the current patch?
- Chen wins 44.1% of quality-filtered ranked matches in patch 7.41f, with a 0.6% pick rate — ranking #125 of 127 heroes by win rate.
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Data updated Sep 22, 2026.