Sven Counters (7.41e)
Who counters Sven in Dota 2 7.41e? The heroes Sven beats and loses to, ranked by win rate from ranked matches.
Sven is a snowballing strength carry whose Storm Hammer stun, God's Strength damage steroid, and cleave can one-shot a clustered enemy team. He thrives into immobile heroes who can't dodge his stun-and-cleave: Elder Titan, Timbersaw and Chen all fold to a single God's Strength wombo. Sven is countered by heroes that out-scale or survive his burst window: Wraith King respawns and out-tanks, Phoenix and Shadow Shaman lock him down, and Spectre overtakes him late. Draft tip: Sven is a teamfight monster into clumped, low-mobility drafts; pick him when you can fight in the mid game, not into Spectre/WK late-game hard-carries.
In Dota 2 7.41e, the heroes that counter Sven hardest are Broodmother, Lycan and Clinkz — Sven wins only 43.0%, 43.1% and 43.2% of ranked matches against them.
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Sven is strong against
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
 Puck | 61.46% | 205 |
 Lone Druid | 61.42% | 127 |
 Medusa | 61.36% | 176 |
 Dark Seer | 60.50% | 200 |
 Gyrocopter | 60.12% | 163 |
 Storm Spirit | 59.88% | 324 |
 Alchemist | 59.73% | 226 |
 Beastmaster | 59.46% | 185 |
 Sand King | 59.23% | 233 |
 Tidehunter | 58.56% | 514 |
 Centaur Warrunner | 58.53% | 504 |
 Omniknight | 58.21% | 134 |
 Chen | 55.84% | 9,627 |
 Elder Titan | 54.62% | 20,367 |
Sven struggles against
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
 Broodmother | 43.02% | 179 |
 Lycan | 43.10% | 116 |
 Clinkz | 43.20% | 250 |
 Brewmaster | 43.40% | 106 |
 Terrorblade | 43.56% | 163 |
 Undying | 44.91% | 619 |
 Wraith King | 45.54% | 672 |
 Abaddon | 45.87% | 242 |
 Nyx Assassin | 46.30% | 365 |
 Dazzle | 46.46% | 254 |
 Spirit Breaker | 46.58% | 818 |
 Warlock | 47.01% | 334 |
Frequently asked questions
- Who counters Sven in Dota 2?
- Broodmother, Lycan and Clinkz are Sven's toughest matchups in patch 7.41e: Sven's win rate drops to 43.0% against Broodmother, 43.1% against Lycan and 43.2% against Clinkz.
- Who is Sven strong against?
- Sven performs best against Puck (61.5% win rate), Lone Druid (61.4%) and Medusa (61.4%) in patch 7.41e.
- Is Sven good in the current patch?
- Sven wins 51.6% of quality-filtered ranked matches in patch 7.41e, with a 7.7% pick rate — ranking #37 of 127 heroes by win rate.
Data updated Aug 8, 2026.