Slark Counter Picks — 7.41f
Who counters Slark in Dota 2 7.41f? Counter picks and matchups for Slark, 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 Grimstroke, Outworld Destroyer and Night Stalker — Slark wins only 43.0%, 44.0% and 45.0% of ranked matches against them.
Slark is strong against
 Batrider | 58.26% | 18,425 |
 Chen | 57.35% | 7,410 |
 Ember Spirit | 57.35% | 130,740 |
 Bristleback | 57.35% | 130,674 |
 Nature's Prophet | 56.62% | 156,026 |
 Templar Assassin | 56.24% | 74,699 |
 Kez | 56.03% | 65,720 |
 Treant Protector | 55.98% | 42,162 |
 Medusa | 55.91% | 46,025 |
 Shadow Demon | 55.83% | 34,403 |
 Timbersaw | 55.81% | 89,335 |
 Shadow Fiend | 55.79% | 166,305 |
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Best counter picks against Slark
 Grimstroke | 43.02% | 92,434 |
 Outworld Destroyer | 43.96% | 190,264 |
 Night Stalker | 45.03% | 107,278 |
 Disruptor | 45.23% | 121,046 |
 Techies | 45.24% | 178,452 |
 Legion Commander | 45.68% | 244,893 |
 Riki | 45.74% | 106,173 |
 Dawnbreaker | 46.11% | 132,995 |
 Bloodseeker | 46.64% | 99,925 |
 Ancient Apparition | 46.69% | 108,527 |
 Leshrac | 46.71% | 41,642 |
 Crystal Maiden | 46.95% | 231,317 |
Frequently asked questions
4 Q&A- Who counters Slark in Dota 2?
- Grimstroke, Outworld Destroyer and Night Stalker are Slark's toughest matchups in patch 7.41f: Slark's win rate drops to 43.0% against Grimstroke, 44.0% against Outworld Destroyer and 45.0% against Night Stalker.
- How to counter Slark?
- Pick or ban the heroes Slark struggles against most in patch 7.41f: Grimstroke (Slark wins only 43.0% against them), Outworld Destroyer (44.0%) or Night Stalker (45.0%). The full matchup table above covers every hero.
- Who is Slark strong against?
- Slark performs best against Batrider (58.3% win rate), Chen (57.4%) and Ember Spirit (57.4%) in patch 7.41f.
- Is Slark good in the current patch?
- Slark wins 50.3% of quality-filtered ranked matches in patch 7.41f, with a 12.9% pick rate — ranking #51 of 127 heroes by win rate.
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Data updated Nov 6, 2026.