Kez Counter Picks — 7.41f
Who counters Kez in Dota 2 7.41f? Counter picks and matchups for Kez, ranked by win rate from ranked matches.
Kez is a mobile dual-stance carry who swaps between ranged Sai harassment and melee Katana burst, darting in and out with high mobility. He's strong into immobile, low-escape heroes he can dance around: Nature's Prophet, Mars and Shadow Demon can't pin his stance-dashing. Kez is countered by tanks and lockdown that catch him mid-combo: Wraith King out-tanks, Necrophos out-sustains, and Troll Warlord or Tidehunter lock him down or out-trade. Draft tip: Kez is a slippery skirmish carry into squishy, low-control drafts; he's weaker into hard-lockdown and tanky hard-carries that survive his burst windows.
In Dota 2 7.41f, the heroes that counter Kez hardest are Wraith King, Legion Commander and Vengeful Spirit — Kez wins only 40.0%, 41.1% and 41.3% of ranked matches against them.
Kez is strong against
 Nature's Prophet | 53.18% | 50,035 |
 Chen | 52.37% | 3,288 |
 Timbersaw | 51.70% | 27,541 |
 Shadow Demon | 51.65% | 12,187 |
 Batrider | 51.52% | 7,619 |
 Shadow Fiend | 51.49% | 66,040 |
 Treant Protector | 51.14% | 15,883 |
 Tiny | 51.12% | 28,226 |
 Beastmaster | 50.77% | 14,755 |
 Puck | 50.48% | 16,783 |
 Storm Spirit | 50.31% | 30,956 |
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Best counter picks against Kez
 Wraith King | 39.99% | 63,413 |
 Legion Commander | 41.10% | 75,266 |
 Vengeful Spirit | 41.34% | 50,936 |
 Outworld Destroyer | 41.59% | 59,441 |
 Troll Warlord | 41.79% | 18,172 |
 Dragon Knight | 41.85% | 62,356 |
 Shadow Shaman | 41.99% | 74,183 |
 Necrophos | 42.28% | 73,664 |
 Riki | 42.43% | 31,530 |
 Juggernaut | 42.44% | 96,661 |
 Nyx Assassin | 42.96% | 44,500 |
 Witch Doctor | 43.10% | 80,989 |
 Tinker | 49.75% | 31,390 |
Frequently asked questions
4 Q&A- Who counters Kez in Dota 2?
- Wraith King, Legion Commander and Vengeful Spirit are Kez's toughest matchups in patch 7.41f: Kez's win rate drops to 40.0% against Wraith King, 41.1% against Legion Commander and 41.3% against Vengeful Spirit.
- How to counter Kez?
- Pick or ban the heroes Kez struggles against most in patch 7.41f: Wraith King (Kez wins only 40.0% against them), Legion Commander (41.1%) or Vengeful Spirit (41.3%). The full matchup table above covers every hero.
- Who is Kez strong against?
- Kez performs best against Nature's Prophet (53.2% win rate), Chen (52.4%) and Timbersaw (51.7%) in patch 7.41f.
- Is Kez good in the current patch?
- Kez wins 45.6% of quality-filtered ranked matches in patch 7.41f, with a 4.2% pick rate — ranking #119 of 127 heroes by win rate.
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Data updated Nov 6, 2026.