Pangolier Counters (7.41f)
Who counters Pangolier in Dota 2 7.41f? The heroes Pangolier beats and loses to, ranked by win rate from ranked matches.
Pangolier is a mobile fighter whose Swashbuckle dashes and damages, Shield Crash grants survivability, and Rolling Thunder ball-rolls through a whole team for AoE stun. He's strong into immobile heroes his roll catches: Nature's Prophet, Mars and Timbersaw get rolled up. Pangolier is countered by mobile carries and burst that beat his roll: Bloodseeker chases him through it, while Meepo, Riki and Huskar out-tempo or burst him. Draft tip: Pangolier is a strong AoE-stun initiator/core into squishy, clumpable drafts; he's weaker into mobile burst and chase-heavy line-ups.
In Dota 2 7.41f, the heroes that counter Pangolier hardest are Bloodseeker, Dragon Knight and Riki — Pangolier wins only 40.6%, 41.2% and 41.6% of ranked matches against them.
Why these counters work
- Bloodseeker — Rupture is the hard stop for Rolling Thunder — the game's longest-distance ability becomes a health tax, and a ruptured Pangolier can't even Swashbuckle out safely.
- Riki — Smoke Screen's silence grounds the entire acrobatic kit: no roll, no Swashbuckle, no Shield Crash jump — just a small hero standing in a cloud, missing his attacks.
- Meepo — Rolling Thunder can bowl through the pack, but it can't kill any single Meepo — and the survivors net him on exit and poof him down before the cooldown returns.
Pangolier is strong against
 Nature's Prophet | 54.18% | 4,891 |
 Medusa | 52.33% | 1,611 |
 Shadow Fiend | 52.00% | 8,567 |
 Tiny | 51.90% | 2,528 |
 Chen | 51.61% | 372 |
 Tinker | 51.47% | 2,619 |
 Beastmaster | 51.31% | 1,452 |
 Visage | 51.16% | 1,079 |
 Shadow Demon | 51.07% | 1,449 |
 Treant Protector | 51.00% | 1,749 |
 Batrider | 50.87% | 802 |
 Keeper of the Light | 50.74% | 3,317 |
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Pangolier struggles against
 Bloodseeker | 40.58% | 2,873 |
 Dragon Knight | 41.24% | 3,659 |
 Riki | 41.57% | 2,875 |
 Meepo | 42.38% | 1,116 |
 Spirit Breaker | 42.74% | 7,862 |
 Legion Commander | 43.20% | 6,843 |
 Vengeful Spirit | 43.23% | 5,503 |
 Juggernaut | 43.36% | 9,046 |
 Wraith King | 43.62% | 5,874 |
 Clinkz | 43.62% | 2,462 |
 Bounty Hunter | 43.73% | 4,299 |
 Grimstroke | 43.74% | 3,146 |
Frequently asked questions
- Who counters Pangolier in Dota 2?
- Bloodseeker, Dragon Knight and Riki are Pangolier's toughest matchups in patch 7.41f: Pangolier's win rate drops to 40.6% against Bloodseeker, 41.2% against Dragon Knight and 41.6% against Riki.
- How do you counter Pangolier?
- Pick or ban the heroes Pangolier struggles against most in patch 7.41f: Bloodseeker (Pangolier wins only 40.6% against them), Dragon Knight (41.2%) or Riki (41.6%). The full matchup table above covers every hero.
- Who is Pangolier strong against?
- Pangolier performs best against Nature's Prophet (54.2% win rate), Medusa (52.3%) and Shadow Fiend (52.0%) in patch 7.41f.
- Is Pangolier good in the current patch?
- Pangolier wins 46.8% of quality-filtered ranked matches in patch 7.41f, with a 3.4% pick rate — ranking #109 of 127 heroes by win rate.
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Data updated Sep 22, 2026.