Invoker Counter Picks — 7.41f
Who counters Invoker in Dota 2 7.41f? Counter picks and matchups for Invoker, ranked by win rate from ranked matches.
Invoker is a spell-slinging mid whose ten-spell arsenal — Sun Strike, Tornado-EMP, Chaos Meteor, Cataclysm — can nuke from anywhere and control whole fights. He's strong into immobile heroes his combos catch: Timbersaw, Tinker and Nature's Prophet get comboed down. Invoker is countered by spell-immunity and divers who punish his squishy frame: Lifestealer Rages through his nukes, while Meepo, Riki and Wraith King reach or out-tank him. Draft tip: Invoker is a high-skill teamfight nuker into low-mobility drafts; he's weaker into magic-immune (Lifestealer) and hard-dive line-ups.
In Dota 2 7.41f, the heroes that counter Invoker hardest are Riki, Wraith King and Phantom Lancer — Invoker wins only 45.1%, 46.1% and 46.2% of ranked matches against them.
How to counter Invoker: why these picks work
- Riki — Smoke Screen's silence inside a fight shuts the entire spellbook, and permanent invisibility means Sun Strike and Cold Snap rarely find their target first.
- Wraith King — Wraith King asks Invoker to spend two full spell rotations for one kill — reincarnation resets the fight right as Invoker's cooldowns run out.
- Phantom Lancer — Late game the illusion swarm devalues Invoker's single-target picks and body-blocks his escapes; there are simply more Lancers than there are Sun Strikes.
- Lifestealer — Rage walks straight through Tornado, Cold Snap and EMP — the entire control layer Invoker's damage depends on — and Feast chews through whatever HP remains.
Invoker is strong against
 Shadow Fiend | 58.03% | 284,063 |
 Shadow Demon | 56.25% | 45,198 |
 Batrider | 56.21% | 23,645 |
 Timbersaw | 55.93% | 107,085 |
 Nature's Prophet | 55.76% | 210,325 |
 Terrorblade | 55.70% | 114,964 |
 Monkey King | 55.45% | 115,099 |
 Treant Protector | 55.19% | 59,380 |
 Tiny | 54.93% | 113,436 |
 Drow Ranger | 54.73% | 298,358 |
 Muerta | 54.54% | 55,257 |
 Medusa | 54.35% | 48,665 |
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Best counter picks against Invoker
 Riki | 45.15% | 132,760 |
 Wraith King | 46.13% | 269,121 |
 Phantom Lancer | 46.18% | 282,616 |
 Outworld Destroyer | 46.79% | 270,140 |
 Lifestealer | 47.03% | 342,195 |
 Meepo | 47.13% | 51,019 |
 Juggernaut | 47.17% | 408,159 |
 Bounty Hunter | 47.18% | 166,657 |
 Legion Commander | 47.26% | 341,860 |
 Visage | 47.26% | 40,419 |
 Broodmother | 47.36% | 64,077 |
 Dragon Knight | 47.57% | 275,295 |
Frequently asked questions
4 Q&A- Who counters Invoker in Dota 2?
- Riki, Wraith King and Phantom Lancer are Invoker's toughest matchups in patch 7.41f: Invoker's win rate drops to 45.1% against Riki, 46.1% against Wraith King and 46.2% against Phantom Lancer.
- How to counter Invoker?
- Pick or ban the heroes Invoker struggles against most in patch 7.41f: Riki (Invoker wins only 45.1% against them), Wraith King (46.1%) or Phantom Lancer (46.2%). The full matchup table above covers every hero.
- Who is Invoker strong against?
- Invoker performs best against Shadow Fiend (58.0% win rate), Shadow Demon (56.3%) and Batrider (56.2%) in patch 7.41f.
- Is Invoker good in the current patch?
- Invoker wins 50.4% of quality-filtered ranked matches in patch 7.41f, with a 17.8% pick rate — ranking #49 of 127 heroes by win rate.
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Data updated Nov 6, 2026.