Nature's Prophet (NP) Counter Picks — 7.41f
Who counters Nature's Prophet (NP) in Dota 2 7.41f? Counter picks and matchups for Nature's Prophet, ranked by win rate from ranked matches.
Nature's Prophet is a global split-pusher whose Teleportation, Sprout, and summoned Treants let him farm the whole map and siege towers from anywhere. His matchups are tight (he's a utility core, not a duelist) — he wins with map pressure and objectives, not head-to-heads, and even his best matchups hover at a coin flip. NP is hard-countered by carries who catch and out-scale him: Spectre — one of his worst matchups in the game — Haunts onto him anywhere, while Wraith King, Dawnbreaker and Legion Commander run him down. Draft tip: Nature's Prophet is a map-control and rat pick that pressures objectives; he falls apart into Spectre and global/catch heroes that punish his squishy split-push.
In Dota 2 7.41f, the heroes that counter Nature's Prophet hardest are Wraith King, Dawnbreaker and Spectre — Nature's Prophet wins only 38.3%, 38.9% and 39.2% of ranked matches against them.
How to counter Nature's Prophet: why these picks work
- Wraith King — Wraith King's reincarnation makes Prophet's pick-off pattern unprofitable — Sprout and treants can't finish a hero who stands back up, and the second kill window never comes cheap.
- Spectre — Haunt is the one global answer to a global split-pusher: every time Nature's Prophet teleports out to push, Spectre can appear on top of him with no escape trees can fix.
- Legion Commander — A blinked Duel deletes a squishy split-pusher through his treant screen, and every won Duel makes the next teleport-in even more suicidal.
- Phantom Assassin — Blink Strike closes the exact distance Sprout is supposed to protect, and Prophet's low armor and health make him her favourite Coup de Grâce target.
Nature's Prophet is strong against
 Shadow Demon | 51.45% | 26,673 |
 Chen | 51.30% | 6,462 |
 Batrider | 50.13% | 16,432 |
 Huskar | 50.05% | 61,667 |
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Best counter picks against Nature's Prophet
 Wraith King | 38.33% | 144,683 |
 Dawnbreaker | 38.90% | 100,194 |
 Spectre | 39.19% | 122,653 |
 Legion Commander | 39.78% | 178,439 |
 Phantom Assassin | 40.23% | 185,935 |
 Vengeful Spirit | 40.47% | 117,716 |
 Phantom Lancer | 40.76% | 141,535 |
 Spirit Breaker | 40.77% | 191,713 |
 Dragon Knight | 40.85% | 134,992 |
 Crystal Maiden | 40.99% | 168,941 |
 Chaos Knight | 41.15% | 58,401 |
 Shadow Shaman | 41.22% | 185,977 |
 Monkey King | 48.19% | 70,260 |
 Elder Titan | 48.32% | 13,888 |
 Timbersaw | 48.63% | 70,554 |
 Doom | 48.89% | 64,076 |
 Beastmaster | 49.20% | 29,657 |
 Shadow Fiend | 49.37% | 139,379 |
 Puck | 49.46% | 36,109 |
 Tiny | 49.65% | 63,494 |
Frequently asked questions
4 Q&A- Who counters Nature's Prophet in Dota 2?
- Wraith King, Dawnbreaker and Spectre are Nature's Prophet's toughest matchups in patch 7.41f: Nature's Prophet's win rate drops to 38.3% against Wraith King, 38.9% against Dawnbreaker and 39.2% against Spectre.
- How to counter Nature's Prophet (NP)?
- Pick or ban the heroes Nature's Prophet struggles against most in patch 7.41f: Wraith King (Nature's Prophet wins only 38.3% against them), Dawnbreaker (38.9%) or Spectre (39.2%). The full matchup table above covers every hero.
- Who is Nature's Prophet strong against?
- Nature's Prophet performs best against Shadow Demon (51.4% win rate), Chen (51.3%) and Batrider (50.1%) in patch 7.41f.
- Is Nature's Prophet good in the current patch?
- Nature's Prophet wins 43.9% of quality-filtered ranked matches in patch 7.41f, with a 9.4% pick rate — ranking #126 of 127 heroes by win rate.
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Data updated Nov 6, 2026.