Necrophos Counters (7.41f)
Who counters Necrophos in Dota 2 7.41f? The heroes Necrophos beats and loses to, 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, Lich and Leshrac — Necrophos wins only 44.7%, 46.3% and 46.3% of ranked matches against them.
Necrophos is strong against
 Tiny | 59.19% | 10,558 |
 Kez | 58.43% | 9,658 |
 Huskar | 58.09% | 11,148 |
 Treant Protector | 57.89% | 8,370 |
 Timbersaw | 57.78% | 10,636 |
 Beastmaster | 57.46% | 5,002 |
 Nature's Prophet | 57.26% | 21,638 |
 Shadow Fiend | 57.02% | 37,972 |
 Chen | 56.80% | 1,250 |
 Monkey King | 56.65% | 11,413 |
 Clockwerk | 55.69% | 9,542 |
 Batrider | 55.54% | 2,751 |
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Necrophos struggles against
 Ancient Apparition | 44.66% | 14,258 |
 Lich | 46.27% | 22,041 |
 Leshrac | 46.34% | 5,356 |
 Arc Warden | 46.55% | 10,261 |
 Grimstroke | 46.79% | 12,732 |
 Skywrath Mage | 46.92% | 24,613 |
 Pudge | 47.21% | 62,941 |
 Outworld Destroyer | 47.24% | 23,043 |
 Crystal Maiden | 47.27% | 29,912 |
 Pugna | 47.86% | 9,589 |
 Muerta | 47.88% | 13,696 |
 Nyx Assassin | 47.90% | 14,339 |
Frequently asked questions
- Who counters Necrophos in Dota 2?
- Ancient Apparition, Lich and Leshrac are Necrophos's toughest matchups in patch 7.41f: Necrophos's win rate drops to 44.7% against Ancient Apparition, 46.3% against Lich and 46.3% against Leshrac.
- How do you counter Necrophos?
- Pick or ban the heroes Necrophos struggles against most in patch 7.41f: Ancient Apparition (Necrophos wins only 44.7% against them), Lich (46.3%) or Leshrac (46.3%). The full matchup table above covers every hero.
- Who is Necrophos strong against?
- Necrophos performs best against Tiny (59.2% win rate), Kez (58.4%) and Huskar (58.1%) in patch 7.41f.
- Is Necrophos good in the current patch?
- Necrophos wins 51.1% of quality-filtered ranked matches in patch 7.41f, with a 15.0% pick rate — ranking #35 of 127 heroes by win rate.
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Data updated Sep 22, 2026.