Necrophos (Necro) Counter Picks — 7.41f
Who counters Necrophos (Necro) in Dota 2 7.41f? Counter picks and matchups for Necrophos, ranked by win rate from ranked matches.
Necrophos is a tanky magic-damage core whose Heartstopper Aura and Death Pulse out-sustain enemies in lane and fights, while Reaper's Scythe executes and increases respawn time. He dominates low-sustain, immobile heroes: Timbersaw, Tiny and Lycan get out-healed and out-traded. Necrophos is countered by healing reduction and burst that beats his sustain: Keeper of the Light, Grimstroke and Ancient Apparition shut off his regen, while Muerta out-damages him. Draft tip: Necrophos is a brutal lane bully and teamfight tank into sustain-light drafts; he's countered hard by healing-reduction (AA, Grimstroke, Shadow Demon) picks.
In Dota 2 7.41f, the heroes that counter Necrophos hardest are Ancient Apparition, Grimstroke and Leshrac — Necrophos wins only 45.0%, 46.2% and 46.7% of ranked matches against them.
Necrophos is strong against
 Tiny | 59.09% | 98,830 |
 Huskar | 58.75% | 99,092 |
 Timbersaw | 58.27% | 99,361 |
 Treant Protector | 57.87% | 52,789 |
 Kez | 57.71% | 74,810 |
 Nature's Prophet | 56.98% | 183,501 |
 Monkey King | 56.75% | 103,438 |
 Shadow Fiend | 56.59% | 220,478 |
 Batrider | 56.38% | 21,795 |
 Chen | 56.23% | 9,317 |
 Beastmaster | 56.13% | 39,714 |
 Templar Assassin | 55.81% | 92,163 |
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Best counter picks against Necrophos
 Ancient Apparition | 45.01% | 131,539 |
 Grimstroke | 46.19% | 111,076 |
 Leshrac | 46.71% | 48,591 |
 Lich | 46.91% | 190,816 |
 Arc Warden | 47.24% | 87,146 |
 Pugna | 47.26% | 86,266 |
 Skywrath Mage | 47.32% | 210,499 |
 Outworld Destroyer | 47.49% | 229,485 |
 Visage | 47.50% | 31,085 |
 Pudge | 47.73% | 543,574 |
 Crystal Maiden | 47.77% | 268,062 |
 Nyx Assassin | 47.81% | 173,425 |
Frequently asked questions
4 Q&A- Who counters Necrophos in Dota 2?
- Ancient Apparition, Grimstroke and Leshrac are Necrophos's toughest matchups in patch 7.41f: Necrophos's win rate drops to 45.0% against Ancient Apparition, 46.2% against Grimstroke and 46.7% against Leshrac.
- How to counter Necrophos (Necro)?
- Pick or ban the heroes Necrophos struggles against most in patch 7.41f: Ancient Apparition (Necrophos wins only 45.0% against them), Grimstroke (46.2%) or Leshrac (46.7%). The full matchup table above covers every hero.
- Who is Necrophos strong against?
- Necrophos performs best against Tiny (59.1% win rate), Huskar (58.8%) and Timbersaw (58.3%) in patch 7.41f.
- Is Necrophos good in the current patch?
- Necrophos wins 51.2% of quality-filtered ranked matches in patch 7.41f, with a 15.0% pick rate — ranking #32 of 127 heroes by win rate.
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Data updated Nov 7, 2026.