Viper Counters (7.41e)
Who counters Viper in Dota 2 7.41e? 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 7.41e, the heroes that counter Viper hardest are Arc Warden, Broodmother and Pudge — Viper wins only 39.9%, 42.1% and 44.1% of ranked matches against them.
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Viper is strong against
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
 Puck | 62.19% | 201 |
 Largo | 61.90% | 105 |
 Timbersaw | 61.89% | 265 |
 Huskar | 61.49% | 296 |
 Ember Spirit | 60.73% | 275 |
 Faceless Void | 59.92% | 509 |
 Gyrocopter | 59.63% | 161 |
 Monkey King | 59.53% | 299 |
 Bristleback | 59.24% | 579 |
 Doom | 59.11% | 269 |
 Lone Druid | 58.87% | 124 |
 Ursa | 58.68% | 288 |
 Chen | 53.42% | 13,726 |
 Batrider | 53.23% | 51,078 |
 Elder Titan | 52.65% | 23,829 |
Viper struggles against
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
 Arc Warden | 39.89% | 183 |
 Broodmother | 42.11% | 133 |
 Pudge | 44.07% | 1,382 |
 Chaos Knight | 44.10% | 288 |
 Phantom Lancer | 44.85% | 582 |
 Techies | 45.25% | 453 |
 Sniper | 45.65% | 1,045 |
 Witch Doctor | 45.98% | 759 |
 Legion Commander | 46.18% | 667 |
 Dawnbreaker | 46.35% | 438 |
 Morphling | 46.48% | 213 |
 Shadow Shaman | 46.64% | 759 |
Frequently asked questions
- Who counters Viper in Dota 2?
- Arc Warden, Broodmother and Pudge are Viper's toughest matchups in patch 7.41e: Viper's win rate drops to 39.9% against Arc Warden, 42.1% against Broodmother and 44.1% against Pudge.
- Who is Viper strong against?
- Viper performs best against Puck (62.2% win rate), Largo (61.9%) and Timbersaw (61.9%) in patch 7.41e.
- Is Viper good in the current patch?
- Viper wins 51.3% of quality-filtered ranked matches in patch 7.41e, with a 7.3% pick rate — ranking #41 of 127 heroes by win rate.
Data updated Aug 8, 2026.