Pangolier (Pango) Counter Picks — 7.41f
Who counters Pangolier (Pango) in Dota 2 7.41f? Counter picks and matchups for Pangolier, 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 Meepo — Pangolier wins only 40.4%, 41.2% and 41.4% of ranked matches against them.
How to counter Pangolier: why these picks 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Pangolier is strong against
 Nature's Prophet | 53.76% | 40,145 |
 Shadow Demon | 53.26% | 10,352 |
 Chen | 51.43% | 2,687 |
 Shadow Fiend | 51.35% | 46,549 |
 Batrider | 51.13% | 6,231 |
 Tiny | 50.98% | 22,771 |
 Kez | 50.82% | 18,966 |
 Beastmaster | 50.66% | 11,112 |
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Best counter picks against Pangolier
 Bloodseeker | 40.38% | 23,260 |
 Dragon Knight | 41.23% | 51,415 |
 Meepo | 41.40% | 8,586 |
 Riki | 41.57% | 24,548 |
 Grimstroke | 42.01% | 26,415 |
 Vengeful Spirit | 42.71% | 39,832 |
 Juggernaut | 42.80% | 74,765 |
 Spirit Breaker | 42.90% | 66,434 |
 Phantom Lancer | 43.22% | 50,113 |
 Clinkz | 43.24% | 20,480 |
 Legion Commander | 43.26% | 61,641 |
 Night Stalker | 43.32% | 33,913 |
 Keeper of the Light | 49.25% | 21,713 |
 Storm Spirit | 49.37% | 24,596 |
 Treant Protector | 49.52% | 10,899 |
 Tinker | 49.66% | 22,304 |
Frequently asked questions
4 Q&A- Who counters Pangolier in Dota 2?
- Bloodseeker, Dragon Knight and Meepo are Pangolier's toughest matchups in patch 7.41f: Pangolier's win rate drops to 40.4% against Bloodseeker, 41.2% against Dragon Knight and 41.4% against Meepo.
- How to counter Pangolier (Pango)?
- Pick or ban the heroes Pangolier struggles against most in patch 7.41f: Bloodseeker (Pangolier wins only 40.4% against them), Dragon Knight (41.2%) or Meepo (41.4%). The full matchup table above covers every hero.
- Who is Pangolier strong against?
- Pangolier performs best against Nature's Prophet (53.8% win rate), Shadow Demon (53.3%) and Chen (51.4%) in patch 7.41f.
- Is Pangolier good in the current patch?
- Pangolier wins 46.3% of quality-filtered ranked matches in patch 7.41f, with a 3.3% pick rate — ranking #113 of 127 heroes by win rate.
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Data updated Nov 7, 2026.