Viper Counters (7.41f)
Who counters Viper in Dota 2 7.41f? The heroes Viper beats and loses to, ranked by win rate from ranked matches.
Viper is an anti-carry lane bully whose Poison Attack slows movement and attack speed, Corrosive Skin tanks magic, and Viper Strike cripples a target. He hard-counters attack-reliant and sustain heroes: Huskar loses to the attack-speed and heal reduction, while Gyrocopter, Timbersaw and Templar Assassin get out-traded. Viper is countered by illusions and scalers his single Strike can't handle: Phantom Lancer and Naga Siren out-body him, while Spectre and Wraith King out-scale or out-tank. Draft tip: Viper is a brutal anti-carry/anti-Huskar lane and pickoff core into physical drafts; he's weaker into illusion comps and late-scaling hard-carries.
In Dota 2 7.41f, the heroes that counter Viper hardest are Phantom Lancer, Wraith King and Arc Warden — Viper wins only 42.1%, 44.1% and 44.1% of ranked matches against them.
Viper is strong against
 Huskar | 58.49% | 8,871 |
 Chen | 57.62% | 755 |
 Shadow Fiend | 55.83% | 22,450 |
 Tiny | 55.60% | 6,205 |
 Batrider | 55.32% | 1,833 |
 Treant Protector | 54.76% | 4,478 |
 Largo | 54.40% | 2,237 |
 Timbersaw | 54.31% | 5,844 |
 Kez | 54.25% | 5,530 |
 Shadow Demon | 53.97% | 2,837 |
 Templar Assassin | 53.70% | 6,933 |
 Bristleback | 53.64% | 13,331 |
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Viper struggles against
 Phantom Lancer | 42.10% | 15,090 |
 Wraith King | 44.09% | 15,846 |
 Arc Warden | 44.13% | 5,930 |
 Chaos Knight | 44.50% | 7,441 |
 Juggernaut | 44.56% | 24,499 |
 Legion Commander | 45.05% | 16,931 |
 Witch Doctor | 45.10% | 17,799 |
 Crystal Maiden | 45.18% | 17,631 |
 Shadow Shaman | 45.25% | 18,394 |
 Riki | 45.33% | 8,841 |
 Pudge | 45.45% | 33,316 |
 Vengeful Spirit | 45.82% | 13,582 |
Frequently asked questions
- Who counters Viper in Dota 2?
- Phantom Lancer, Wraith King and Arc Warden are Viper's toughest matchups in patch 7.41f: Viper's win rate drops to 42.1% against Phantom Lancer, 44.1% against Wraith King and 44.1% against Arc Warden.
- How do you counter Viper?
- Pick or ban the heroes Viper struggles against most in patch 7.41f: Phantom Lancer (Viper wins only 42.1% against them), Wraith King (44.1%) or Arc Warden (44.1%). The full matchup table above covers every hero.
- Who is Viper strong against?
- Viper performs best against Huskar (58.5% win rate), Chen (57.6%) and Shadow Fiend (55.8%) in patch 7.41f.
- Is Viper good in the current patch?
- Viper wins 49.0% of quality-filtered ranked matches in patch 7.41f, with a 8.5% pick rate — ranking #77 of 127 heroes by win rate.
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Data updated Sep 22, 2026.