Sniper Counter Picks — 7.41f
Who counters Sniper in Dota 2 7.41f? Counter picks and matchups for Sniper, ranked by win rate from ranked matches.
Sniper is a pure-range carry/nuker who out-ranges everything with Take Aim and snipes from the backline, finishing with the global Assassinate. He's strong into immobile heroes who can't close on him: Tinker, Gyrocopter and Timbersaw get kited to death. Sniper is hard-countered by gap-closers and invisibility that reach his fragile, escape-less frame: Spectre Haunts on top of him, Meepo blinks in, and Axe Calls him out of position. Draft tip: Sniper is devastating behind a strong front line into low-mobility drafts; he's a liability into any dive comp (Spectre, Riki, Storm, Spirit Breaker) without heavy peel.
In Dota 2 7.41f, the heroes that counter Sniper hardest are Spectre, Phantom Lancer and Wraith King — Sniper wins only 42.9%, 45.0% and 45.6% of ranked matches against them.
How to counter Sniper: why these picks work
- Spectre — Haunt exists to answer heroes who win from the backline: wherever Sniper stands, Spectre spawns behind him, and he has no disengage once she's there.
- Phantom Lancer — The illusion wave crosses Sniper's range advantage for free — he can't headshot the real Lancer out of a crowd, and anything that reaches him kills him.
- Nyx Assassin — Vendetta walks through Sniper's entire range advantage unseen; one Impale from fog and the fight is over before the first Shrapnel lands.
- Legion Commander — Blink plus Duel is a scripted delete for an isolated backline hero, and Sniper's positioning requirement means he is usually the most isolated target on the map.
Sniper is strong against
 Shadow Fiend | 57.72% | 304,080 |
 Batrider | 57.16% | 28,656 |
 Shadow Demon | 57.05% | 52,193 |
 Tiny | 56.48% | 130,434 |
 Beastmaster | 56.41% | 53,543 |
 Chen | 56.22% | 12,532 |
 Nature's Prophet | 56.20% | 250,902 |
 Medusa | 56.13% | 67,213 |
 Kez | 56.10% | 99,972 |
 Puck | 55.96% | 69,649 |
 Drow Ranger | 55.80% | 370,513 |
 Huskar | 55.76% | 129,740 |
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Best counter picks against Sniper
 Spectre | 42.93% | 346,365 |
 Phantom Lancer | 45.03% | 297,459 |
 Wraith King | 45.59% | 331,854 |
 Meepo | 45.78% | 51,287 |
 Nyx Assassin | 45.96% | 208,133 |
 Pudge | 46.06% | 652,697 |
 Legion Commander | 46.12% | 396,324 |
 Arc Warden | 46.21% | 120,656 |
 Spirit Breaker | 46.81% | 407,435 |
 Mirana | 47.06% | 282,699 |
 Axe | 47.12% | 428,947 |
 Phantom Assassin | 47.34% | 441,200 |
Frequently asked questions
4 Q&A- Who counters Sniper in Dota 2?
- Spectre, Phantom Lancer and Wraith King are Sniper's toughest matchups in patch 7.41f: Sniper's win rate drops to 42.9% against Spectre, 45.0% against Phantom Lancer and 45.6% against Wraith King.
- How to counter Sniper?
- Pick or ban the heroes Sniper struggles against most in patch 7.41f: Spectre (Sniper wins only 42.9% against them), Phantom Lancer (45.0%) or Wraith King (45.6%). The full matchup table above covers every hero.
- Who is Sniper strong against?
- Sniper performs best against Shadow Fiend (57.7% win rate), Batrider (57.2%) and Shadow Demon (57.0%) in patch 7.41f.
- Is Sniper good in the current patch?
- Sniper wins 50.2% of quality-filtered ranked matches in patch 7.41f, with a 20.1% pick rate — ranking #52 of 127 heroes by win rate.
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Data updated Nov 6, 2026.