Skywrath Mage (Sky) Counter Picks — 7.41f
Who counters Skywrath Mage (Sky) in Dota 2 7.41f? Counter picks and matchups for Skywrath Mage, 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 Meepo — Skywrath Mage wins only 43.2%, 45.2% and 45.9% of ranked matches against them.
Skywrath Mage is strong against
 Timbersaw | 57.22% | 66,279 |
 Shadow Fiend | 56.65% | 168,747 |
 Terrorblade | 55.52% | 69,888 |
 Nature's Prophet | 55.48% | 141,269 |
 Batrider | 55.35% | 16,692 |
 Shadow Demon | 54.96% | 32,646 |
 Storm Spirit | 54.88% | 76,075 |
 Chen | 54.76% | 7,372 |
 Monkey King | 54.68% | 81,159 |
 Tiny | 54.53% | 77,350 |
 Muerta | 54.45% | 39,195 |
 Treant Protector | 54.37% | 40,131 |
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Best counter picks against Skywrath Mage
 Wraith King | 43.24% | 206,504 |
 Riki | 45.23% | 103,018 |
 Meepo | 45.94% | 31,259 |
 Visage | 46.38% | 25,691 |
 Vengeful Spirit | 46.77% | 153,013 |
 Phantom Lancer | 46.79% | 184,314 |
 Sven | 46.79% | 161,235 |
 Dragon Knight | 46.87% | 181,435 |
 Night Stalker | 46.94% | 119,071 |
 Shadow Shaman | 47.19% | 247,189 |
 Outworld Destroyer | 47.25% | 175,073 |
 Spirit Breaker | 47.39% | 262,679 |
Frequently asked questions
4 Q&A- Who counters Skywrath Mage in Dota 2?
- Wraith King, Riki and Meepo are Skywrath Mage's toughest matchups in patch 7.41f: Skywrath Mage's win rate drops to 43.2% against Wraith King, 45.2% against Riki and 45.9% against Meepo.
- How to counter Skywrath Mage (Sky)?
- Pick or ban the heroes Skywrath Mage struggles against most in patch 7.41f: Wraith King (Skywrath Mage wins only 43.2% against them), Riki (45.2%) or Meepo (45.9%). The full matchup table above covers every hero.
- Who is Skywrath Mage strong against?
- Skywrath Mage performs best against Timbersaw (57.2% win rate), Shadow Fiend (56.6%) and Terrorblade (55.5%) in patch 7.41f.
- Is Skywrath Mage good in the current patch?
- Skywrath Mage wins 50.0% of quality-filtered ranked matches in patch 7.41f, with a 11.9% pick rate — ranking #56 of 127 heroes by win rate.
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Data updated Nov 7, 2026.