Magnus Counters (7.41f)
Who counters Magnus in Dota 2 7.41f? The heroes Magnus beats and loses to, ranked by win rate from ranked matches.
Magnus is a premier initiator whose Reverse Polarity pulls and stuns an entire team into one spot, with Skewer and Empower for control and damage amp. He's strong into immobile, clumpable heroes: Timbersaw, Tinker and Nature's Prophet get RP'd and deleted. Magnus is countered by BKB-reliant scalers and sustain who survive his combo: Wraith King and Spectre out-tank or out-scale, while Tidehunter and Phoenix bring competing AoE. Draft tip: Magnus is a game-winning teamfight initiator into grouped drafts; his RP is undercut by BKB, spread-out positioning, and tanky hard-carries.
In Dota 2 7.41f, the heroes that counter Magnus hardest are Wraith King, Troll Warlord and Juggernaut — Magnus wins only 42.4%, 44.8% and 45.2% of ranked matches against them.
Magnus is strong against
 Shadow Fiend | 57.10% | 26,741 |
 Chen | 56.93% | 1,024 |
 Shadow Demon | 56.71% | 3,728 |
 Nature's Prophet | 56.25% | 15,222 |
 Batrider | 55.50% | 2,135 |
 Drow Ranger | 55.40% | 14,966 |
 Monkey King | 54.97% | 8,293 |
 Treant Protector | 54.91% | 5,857 |
 Timbersaw | 54.74% | 7,994 |
 Tinker | 54.51% | 8,391 |
 Beastmaster | 54.49% | 4,063 |
 Gyrocopter | 54.31% | 5,135 |
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Magnus struggles against
 Wraith King | 42.43% | 20,074 |
 Troll Warlord | 44.75% | 4,968 |
 Juggernaut | 45.24% | 29,902 |
 Outworld Destroyer | 45.99% | 15,395 |
 Lich | 46.04% | 17,037 |
 Spectre | 46.05% | 17,555 |
 Phoenix | 46.31% | 8,798 |
 Earthshaker | 46.48% | 26,239 |
 Grimstroke | 46.51% | 11,323 |
 Vengeful Spirit | 46.62% | 18,354 |
 Witch Doctor | 46.66% | 23,995 |
 Night Stalker | 46.70% | 13,335 |
Frequently asked questions
- Who counters Magnus in Dota 2?
- Wraith King, Troll Warlord and Juggernaut are Magnus's toughest matchups in patch 7.41f: Magnus's win rate drops to 42.4% against Wraith King, 44.8% against Troll Warlord and 45.2% against Juggernaut.
- How do you counter Magnus?
- Pick or ban the heroes Magnus struggles against most in patch 7.41f: Wraith King (Magnus wins only 42.4% against them), Troll Warlord (44.8%) or Juggernaut (45.2%). The full matchup table above covers every hero.
- Who is Magnus strong against?
- Magnus performs best against Shadow Fiend (57.1% win rate), Chen (56.9%) and Shadow Demon (56.7%) in patch 7.41f.
- Is Magnus good in the current patch?
- Magnus wins 49.4% of quality-filtered ranked matches in patch 7.41f, with a 10.8% pick rate — ranking #72 of 127 heroes by win rate.
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Data updated Sep 22, 2026.