Sniper Counters (7.41f)
Who counters Sniper in Dota 2 7.41f? The heroes Sniper beats and loses to, 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 43.3%, 45.4% and 45.8% of ranked matches against them.
Why these counters 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Sniper is strong against
 Shadow Fiend | 58.58% | 53,665 |
 Chen | 57.70% | 1,650 |
 Batrider | 57.19% | 3,665 |
 Nature's Prophet | 56.73% | 30,306 |
 Beastmaster | 56.44% | 6,880 |
 Medusa | 56.34% | 8,689 |
 Drow Ranger | 56.14% | 33,439 |
 Tiny | 56.07% | 14,547 |
 Kez | 56.06% | 13,191 |
 Huskar | 55.93% | 15,128 |
 Shadow Demon | 55.87% | 6,714 |
 Gyrocopter | 55.62% | 9,967 |
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Sniper struggles against
 Spectre | 43.26% | 45,074 |
 Phantom Lancer | 45.38% | 35,695 |
 Wraith King | 45.75% | 39,440 |
 Pudge | 46.00% | 77,780 |
 Legion Commander | 46.14% | 44,765 |
 Nyx Assassin | 46.16% | 18,355 |
 Meepo | 46.25% | 6,078 |
 Bounty Hunter | 46.94% | 24,161 |
 Arc Warden | 46.94% | 14,245 |
 Spirit Breaker | 47.07% | 48,106 |
 Axe | 47.16% | 53,021 |
 Vengeful Spirit | 47.26% | 34,044 |
Frequently asked questions
- 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 43.3% against Spectre, 45.4% against Phantom Lancer and 45.8% against Wraith King.
- How do you counter Sniper?
- Pick or ban the heroes Sniper struggles against most in patch 7.41f: Spectre (Sniper wins only 43.3% against them), Phantom Lancer (45.4%) or Wraith King (45.8%). The full matchup table above covers every hero.
- Who is Sniper strong against?
- Sniper performs best against Shadow Fiend (58.6% win rate), Chen (57.7%) and Batrider (57.2%) in patch 7.41f.
- Is Sniper good in the current patch?
- Sniper wins 50.5% of quality-filtered ranked matches in patch 7.41f, with a 20.4% pick rate — ranking #48 of 127 heroes by win rate.
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Data updated Sep 22, 2026.