Slark Counters (7.41f)
Who counters Slark in Dota 2 7.41f? The heroes Slark beats and loses to, ranked by win rate from ranked matches.
Slark is a slippery carry whose Pounce leashes targets, Dark Pact dispels and damages, Essence Shift steals stats, and Shadow Dance heals and hides him. He snowballs against immobile, low-burst heroes: Timbersaw, Nature's Prophet and Bristleback feed his stat-steal. Slark is countered by silences, vision, and burst that pin him: Grimstroke silences his escapes, Night Stalker hunts him in the dark, and Techies or Riki punish his dives. Draft tip: Slark is a vicious snowball carry into low-control, squishy drafts; he's countered by silence, hard-vision (Night Stalker, dust), and burst lockdown.
In Dota 2 7.41f, the heroes that counter Slark hardest are Outworld Destroyer, Grimstroke and Night Stalker — Slark wins only 44.4%, 44.9% and 45.0% of ranked matches against them.
Slark is strong against
 Bristleback | 57.56% | 14,636 |
 Nature's Prophet | 57.49% | 15,407 |
 Ember Spirit | 57.34% | 15,224 |
 Medusa | 57.25% | 4,943 |
 Batrider | 57.10% | 2,042 |
 Kez | 56.95% | 6,971 |
 Treant Protector | 56.45% | 5,571 |
 Alchemist | 56.19% | 6,177 |
 Venomancer | 56.14% | 13,119 |
 Shadow Fiend | 56.13% | 25,487 |
 Storm Spirit | 56.06% | 9,605 |
 Timbersaw | 55.98% | 8,205 |
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Slark struggles against
 Outworld Destroyer | 44.43% | 16,308 |
 Grimstroke | 44.94% | 8,729 |
 Night Stalker | 45.02% | 11,157 |
 Disruptor | 45.46% | 11,883 |
 Legion Commander | 45.50% | 22,853 |
 Techies | 45.67% | 15,931 |
 Crystal Maiden | 46.42% | 22,010 |
 Dawnbreaker | 46.62% | 13,029 |
 Riki | 46.63% | 10,192 |
 Bloodseeker | 46.83% | 9,922 |
 Wraith King | 47.07% | 21,511 |
 Ancient Apparition | 47.18% | 10,047 |
Frequently asked questions
- Who counters Slark in Dota 2?
- Outworld Destroyer, Grimstroke and Night Stalker are Slark's toughest matchups in patch 7.41f: Slark's win rate drops to 44.4% against Outworld Destroyer, 44.9% against Grimstroke and 45.0% against Night Stalker.
- How do you counter Slark?
- Pick or ban the heroes Slark struggles against most in patch 7.41f: Outworld Destroyer (Slark wins only 44.4% against them), Grimstroke (44.9%) or Night Stalker (45.0%). The full matchup table above covers every hero.
- Who is Slark strong against?
- Slark performs best against Bristleback (57.6% win rate), Nature's Prophet (57.5%) and Ember Spirit (57.3%) in patch 7.41f.
- Is Slark good in the current patch?
- Slark wins 50.7% of quality-filtered ranked matches in patch 7.41f, with a 10.9% pick rate — ranking #44 of 127 heroes by win rate.
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Data updated Sep 22, 2026.