Viper Counter Picks — 7.41f
Who counters Viper in Dota 2 7.41f? Counter picks and matchups for Viper, 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 41.5%, 43.8% and 44.3% of ranked matches against them.
Viper is strong against
 Huskar | 58.48% | 79,530 |
 Batrider | 56.30% | 14,093 |
 Chen | 56.02% | 5,741 |
 Tiny | 55.21% | 56,732 |
 Shadow Fiend | 55.20% | 135,155 |
 Templar Assassin | 54.71% | 56,108 |
 Treant Protector | 54.42% | 29,489 |
 Timbersaw | 54.16% | 54,832 |
 Shadow Demon | 53.99% | 23,157 |
 Monkey King | 53.89% | 64,366 |
 Bristleback | 53.75% | 107,874 |
 Nature's Prophet | 53.46% | 109,361 |
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Best counter picks against Viper
 Phantom Lancer | 41.46% | 128,839 |
 Wraith King | 43.77% | 137,811 |
 Arc Warden | 44.33% | 50,474 |
 Chaos Knight | 44.51% | 59,183 |
 Juggernaut | 44.71% | 209,374 |
 Legion Commander | 44.77% | 155,650 |
 Witch Doctor | 44.81% | 162,637 |
 Riki | 45.44% | 76,387 |
 Crystal Maiden | 45.45% | 155,537 |
 Pudge | 45.52% | 287,840 |
 Brewmaster | 46.13% | 20,427 |
 Shadow Shaman | 46.13% | 163,532 |
Frequently asked questions
4 Q&A- 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 41.5% against Phantom Lancer, 43.8% against Wraith King and 44.3% against Arc Warden.
- How to counter Viper?
- Pick or ban the heroes Viper struggles against most in patch 7.41f: Phantom Lancer (Viper wins only 41.5% against them), Wraith King (43.8%) or Arc Warden (44.3%). The full matchup table above covers every hero.
- Who is Viper strong against?
- Viper performs best against Huskar (58.5% win rate), Batrider (56.3%) and Chen (56.0%) in patch 7.41f.
- Is Viper good in the current patch?
- Viper wins 48.9% of quality-filtered ranked matches in patch 7.41f, with a 8.6% pick rate — ranking #79 of 127 heroes by win rate.
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Data updated Nov 6, 2026.