Io Counters (7.41f)
Who counters Io in Dota 2 7.41f? The heroes Io beats and loses to, ranked by win rate from ranked matches.
Io the Wisp is a carry-enabling support whose Tether shares regen and speed, Spirits provide damage and control, Overcharge amps attack speed, and Relocate teleports the duo anywhere for a gank or escape. It's strong alongside lanes it can snowball, winning best into immobile heroes its ganks catch like Timbersaw, Nature's Prophet and Chen. Io is countered by sustain-cancel and pickoff: Underlord and Crystal Maiden out-tempo it, while Riki and Dawnbreaker punish its fragile core. Draft tip: Io is a snowball carry-enabler into kill-lane drafts; it's weaker into early aggression that beats it before its carry comes online.
In Dota 2 7.41f, the heroes that counter Io hardest are Troll Warlord, Legion Commander and Vengeful Spirit — Io wins only 43.3%, 43.8% and 44.7% of ranked matches against them.
Io is strong against
 Shadow Fiend | 55.25% | 12,278 |
 Shadow Demon | 55.07% | 1,567 |
 Nature's Prophet | 55.02% | 6,007 |
 Timbersaw | 54.98% | 3,161 |
 Tiny | 54.18% | 2,907 |
 Batrider | 53.82% | 1,009 |
 Beastmaster | 53.27% | 1,990 |
 Chen | 53.00% | 566 |
 Puck | 52.94% | 2,061 |
 Storm Spirit | 52.90% | 3,743 |
 Doom | 52.73% | 3,499 |
 Tinker | 52.72% | 4,283 |
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Io struggles against
 Troll Warlord | 43.32% | 2,209 |
 Legion Commander | 43.82% | 8,687 |
 Vengeful Spirit | 44.68% | 6,645 |
 Lich | 44.77% | 6,393 |
 Wraith King | 45.05% | 6,915 |
 Ancient Apparition | 45.12% | 4,501 |
 Witch Doctor | 45.22% | 9,504 |
 Crystal Maiden | 45.37% | 7,998 |
 Spirit Breaker | 45.68% | 10,208 |
 Marci | 45.71% | 3,404 |
 Phantom Assassin | 45.77% | 9,260 |
 Outworld Destroyer | 45.96% | 5,363 |
Frequently asked questions
- Who counters Io in Dota 2?
- Troll Warlord, Legion Commander and Vengeful Spirit are Io's toughest matchups in patch 7.41f: Io's win rate drops to 43.3% against Troll Warlord, 43.8% against Legion Commander and 44.7% against Vengeful Spirit.
- How do you counter Io?
- Pick or ban the heroes Io struggles against most in patch 7.41f: Troll Warlord (Io wins only 43.3% against them), Legion Commander (43.8%) or Vengeful Spirit (44.7%). The full matchup table above covers every hero.
- Who is Io strong against?
- Io performs best against Shadow Fiend (55.3% win rate), Shadow Demon (55.1%) and Nature's Prophet (55.0%) in patch 7.41f.
- Is Io good in the current patch?
- Io wins 48.8% of quality-filtered ranked matches in patch 7.41f, with a 4.3% pick rate — ranking #85 of 127 heroes by win rate.
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Data updated Sep 22, 2026.