Mars Counters (7.41e)
Who counters Mars in Dota 2 7.41e? The heroes Mars beats and loses to, ranked by win rate from ranked matches.
Mars is an arena-control initiator whose Spear of Mars pins heroes to terrain and Arena of Blood walls off a fight to isolate the enemy carry. He's strong into immobile heroes the Spear can pin: Timbersaw, Gyrocopter and Nature's Prophet get speared and bursted. Mars is hard-countered by carries who out-damage him inside his own Arena: Spectre — one of his worst matchups in the game — Haunts and Dispersions him to death, while Lifestealer, Wraith King and Riki shrug off his control and crush him. Draft tip: Mars walls off squishy back lines, but never pick him into Spectre or a hard-carry that wins the 1v1 inside Arena.
In Dota 2 7.41e, the heroes that counter Mars hardest are Dazzle, Riki and Luna — Mars wins only 35.5%, 37.2% and 37.8% of ranked matches against them.
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Mars is strong against
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
 Templar Assassin | 58.23% | 158 |
 Alchemist | 58.16% | 141 |
 Slark | 54.32% | 370 |
 Bristleback | 53.88% | 245 |
 Marci | 53.75% | 160 |
 Tidehunter | 53.51% | 271 |
 Tiny | 53.37% | 208 |
 Primal Beast | 52.78% | 108 |
 Drow Ranger | 52.75% | 364 |
 Storm Spirit | 51.36% | 257 |
 Centaur Warrunner | 51.21% | 330 |
 Nature's Prophet | 51.09% | 274 |
Mars struggles against
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
 Meepo | 42.56% | 28,816 |
 Chen | 48.90% | 10,410 |
 Shadow Demon | 49.93% | 40,648 |
 Dazzle | 35.53% | 152 |
 Riki | 37.16% | 183 |
 Luna | 37.84% | 399 |
 Wraith King | 38.33% | 407 |
 Chaos Knight | 38.46% | 169 |
 Keeper of the Light | 39.04% | 228 |
 Bloodseeker | 39.06% | 128 |
 Nyx Assassin | 39.18% | 245 |
 Terrorblade | 39.42% | 104 |
 Spectre | 39.61% | 409 |
 Undying | 39.91% | 431 |
 Disruptor | 39.93% | 268 |
Frequently asked questions
- Who counters Mars in Dota 2?
- Dazzle, Riki and Luna are Mars's toughest matchups in patch 7.41e: Mars's win rate drops to 35.5% against Dazzle, 37.2% against Riki and 37.8% against Luna.
- Who is Mars strong against?
- Mars performs best against Templar Assassin (58.2% win rate), Alchemist (58.2%) and Slark (54.3%) in patch 7.41e.
- Is Mars good in the current patch?
- Mars wins 45.6% of quality-filtered ranked matches in patch 7.41e, with a 5.0% pick rate — ranking #109 of 127 heroes by win rate.
Data updated Aug 8, 2026.