Skywrath Mage Counters (7.41f)
Who counters Skywrath Mage in Dota 2 7.41f? The heroes Skywrath Mage beats and loses to, ranked by win rate from ranked matches.
Skywrath Mage is a glass-cannon nuker whose Ancient Seal amplifies magic damage, Concussive Shot and Arcane Bolt poke, and Mystic Flare deletes a single hero. He shreds immobile, low-magic-resist heroes: Timbersaw, Tinker and Nature's Prophet get nuked down. Skywrath is countered by tanks and divers that reach his paper-thin frame: Wraith King, Spectre and Tidehunter out-tank or out-scale, while Meepo bursts him. Draft tip: Skywrath Mage is a brutal burst-and-amp support into squishy drafts; he's weaker into tanky hard-carries and hard-dive comps that punish his fragility.
In Dota 2 7.41f, the heroes that counter Skywrath Mage hardest are Wraith King, Riki and Night Stalker — Skywrath Mage wins only 43.0%, 45.6% and 46.6% of ranked matches against them.
Skywrath Mage is strong against
 Shadow Fiend | 57.59% | 29,374 |
 Chen | 56.83% | 1,017 |
 Timbersaw | 56.46% | 7,182 |
 Nature's Prophet | 55.75% | 16,401 |
 Batrider | 55.52% | 2,174 |
 Gyrocopter | 55.16% | 5,422 |
 Treant Protector | 55.03% | 6,268 |
 Muerta | 54.96% | 4,838 |
 Storm Spirit | 54.88% | 9,127 |
 Monkey King | 54.86% | 9,154 |
 Clockwerk | 54.60% | 7,137 |
 Terrorblade | 54.51% | 8,443 |
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Skywrath Mage struggles against
 Wraith King | 43.03% | 23,506 |
 Riki | 45.64% | 11,557 |
 Night Stalker | 46.56% | 14,458 |
 Vengeful Spirit | 46.61% | 19,846 |
 Outworld Destroyer | 46.77% | 16,899 |
 Bounty Hunter | 47.21% | 14,285 |
 Chaos Knight | 47.31% | 9,371 |
 Meepo | 47.36% | 3,528 |
 Phantom Lancer | 47.47% | 21,385 |
 Shadow Shaman | 47.48% | 27,504 |
 Oracle | 47.52% | 6,197 |
 Visage | 47.59% | 3,318 |
Frequently asked questions
- Who counters Skywrath Mage in Dota 2?
- Wraith King, Riki and Night Stalker are Skywrath Mage's toughest matchups in patch 7.41f: Skywrath Mage's win rate drops to 43.0% against Wraith King, 45.6% against Riki and 46.6% against Night Stalker.
- How do you counter Skywrath Mage?
- Pick or ban the heroes Skywrath Mage struggles against most in patch 7.41f: Wraith King (Skywrath Mage wins only 43.0% against them), Riki (45.6%) or Night Stalker (46.6%). The full matchup table above covers every hero.
- Who is Skywrath Mage strong against?
- Skywrath Mage performs best against Shadow Fiend (57.6% win rate), Chen (56.8%) and Timbersaw (56.5%) in patch 7.41f.
- Is Skywrath Mage good in the current patch?
- Skywrath Mage wins 50.4% of quality-filtered ranked matches in patch 7.41f, with a 11.8% pick rate — ranking #50 of 127 heroes by win rate.
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Data updated Sep 22, 2026.