Night Stalker (NS) Counter Picks — 7.41f
Who counters Night Stalker (NS) in Dota 2 7.41f? Counter picks and matchups for Night Stalker, ranked by win rate from ranked matches.
Night Stalker is a nighttime hunter whose Darkness turns day to night — where his vision, speed, and silence make him terrifying. He utterly dominates immobile heroes he hunts in the dark: Timbersaw, Puck and Tinker get run down with no escape. Night Stalker is countered by illusions and scalers that survive his night windows: Meepo, Naga Siren and Spectre out-body or out-scale, while Wraith King out-tanks. Draft tip: Night Stalker is a brutal early-night ganker into squishy, low-mobility drafts; he's weaker into illusion comps and hard-carries that survive to out-scale him.
In Dota 2 7.41f, the heroes that counter Night Stalker hardest are Wraith King, Meepo and Troll Warlord — Night Stalker wins only 44.4%, 44.9% and 46.0% of ranked matches against them.
Night Stalker is strong against
 Puck | 60.28% | 24,082 |
 Shadow Fiend | 58.34% | 97,334 |
 Nature's Prophet | 58.16% | 77,428 |
 Timbersaw | 57.85% | 45,467 |
 Storm Spirit | 57.70% | 44,941 |
 Shadow Demon | 57.09% | 19,898 |
 Tinker | 56.91% | 48,366 |
 Kez | 56.67% | 37,635 |
 Tiny | 56.67% | 45,064 |
 Pangolier | 56.67% | 33,417 |
 Batrider | 56.60% | 9,693 |
 Drow Ranger | 56.29% | 111,876 |
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Best counter picks against Night Stalker
 Wraith King | 44.42% | 121,900 |
 Meepo | 44.90% | 17,794 |
 Troll Warlord | 45.99% | 30,101 |
 Dawnbreaker | 46.18% | 93,979 |
 Spectre | 46.40% | 92,931 |
 Broodmother | 46.54% | 22,661 |
 Spirit Breaker | 46.99% | 134,761 |
 Bloodseeker | 47.27% | 37,743 |
 Bounty Hunter | 47.38% | 58,332 |
 Visage | 47.57% | 15,740 |
 Phantom Lancer | 47.73% | 115,514 |
 Vengeful Spirit | 47.79% | 86,095 |
Frequently asked questions
4 Q&A- Who counters Night Stalker in Dota 2?
- Wraith King, Meepo and Troll Warlord are Night Stalker's toughest matchups in patch 7.41f: Night Stalker's win rate drops to 44.4% against Wraith King, 44.9% against Meepo and 46.0% against Troll Warlord.
- How to counter Night Stalker (NS)?
- Pick or ban the heroes Night Stalker struggles against most in patch 7.41f: Wraith King (Night Stalker wins only 44.4% against them), Meepo (44.9%) or Troll Warlord (46.0%). The full matchup table above covers every hero.
- Who is Night Stalker strong against?
- Night Stalker performs best against Puck (60.3% win rate), Shadow Fiend (58.3%) and Nature's Prophet (58.2%) in patch 7.41f.
- Is Night Stalker good in the current patch?
- Night Stalker wins 51.7% of quality-filtered ranked matches in patch 7.41f, with a 7.1% pick rate — ranking #24 of 127 heroes by win rate.
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Data updated Nov 6, 2026.