Grimstroke Counters (7.41f)
Who counters Grimstroke in Dota 2 7.41f? The heroes Grimstroke beats and loses to, ranked by win rate from ranked matches.
Grimstroke is a burst-and-control support whose Soulbind chains two enemies together, Ink Swell sets up stuns, and Phantom's Embrace silences and damages. He's strong into immobile, clumpable heroes: Timbersaw, Mars and Nature's Prophet get bound and bursted. Grimstroke is countered by spread-out scalers and illusions: Spectre out-scales, while Wraith King shrugs off his burst, and Bloodseeker or Meepo bring too much pressure for his single-target lock. Draft tip: Grimstroke is a high-burst lockdown support into grouped, squishy drafts; he's weaker into spread-out and illusion line-ups.
In Dota 2 7.41f, the heroes that counter Grimstroke hardest are Wraith King, Spectre and Vengeful Spirit — Grimstroke wins only 45.2%, 46.3% and 47.3% of ranked matches against them.
Grimstroke is strong against
 Timbersaw | 59.71% | 3,961 |
 Shadow Fiend | 58.67% | 16,516 |
 Storm Spirit | 56.78% | 4,901 |
 Nature's Prophet | 56.71% | 8,467 |
 Chen | 56.70% | 582 |
 Pangolier | 56.26% | 3,146 |
 Tiny | 56.17% | 4,273 |
 Treant Protector | 56.11% | 3,468 |
 Largo | 55.69% | 1,853 |
 Tinker | 55.61% | 4,945 |
 Templar Assassin | 55.53% | 5,480 |
 Primal Beast | 55.49% | 2,557 |
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Grimstroke struggles against
 Wraith King | 45.24% | 11,595 |
 Spectre | 46.25% | 10,458 |
 Vengeful Spirit | 47.25% | 10,656 |
 Arc Warden | 47.36% | 5,061 |
 Legion Commander | 47.64% | 13,408 |
 Night Stalker | 47.75% | 8,098 |
 Chaos Knight | 47.90% | 4,428 |
 Phantom Lancer | 47.91% | 12,268 |
 Meepo | 48.08% | 1,951 |
 Juggernaut | 48.11% | 16,852 |
 Dragon Knight | 48.20% | 6,876 |
 Riki | 48.23% | 4,914 |
Frequently asked questions
- Who counters Grimstroke in Dota 2?
- Wraith King, Spectre and Vengeful Spirit are Grimstroke's toughest matchups in patch 7.41f: Grimstroke's win rate drops to 45.2% against Wraith King, 46.3% against Spectre and 47.3% against Vengeful Spirit.
- How do you counter Grimstroke?
- Pick or ban the heroes Grimstroke struggles against most in patch 7.41f: Wraith King (Grimstroke wins only 45.2% against them), Spectre (46.3%) or Vengeful Spirit (47.3%). The full matchup table above covers every hero.
- Who is Grimstroke strong against?
- Grimstroke performs best against Timbersaw (59.7% win rate), Shadow Fiend (58.7%) and Storm Spirit (56.8%) in patch 7.41f.
- Is Grimstroke good in the current patch?
- Grimstroke wins 51.4% of quality-filtered ranked matches in patch 7.41f, with a 6.4% pick rate — ranking #28 of 127 heroes by win rate.
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Data updated Sep 22, 2026.