Witch Doctor Counters (7.41f)
Who counters Witch Doctor in Dota 2 7.41f? The heroes Witch Doctor beats and loses to, ranked by win rate from ranked matches.
Witch Doctor is a high-damage support whose Maledict ticks for huge burst on wounded heroes and whose Death Ward melts a clustered team. He's strong into immobile, squishy heroes his combo deletes: Timbersaw, Tinker and Gyrocopter die to Maledict + Ward. Witch Doctor is countered by tanks and mobile divers that survive or interrupt him: Wraith King and Medusa out-tank the burst, while Riki and Night Stalker reach his fragile body. Draft tip: WD is a premium burst support into squishy, low-mobility drafts; protect his channel into dive comps or it gets cut short.
In Dota 2 7.41f, the heroes that counter Witch Doctor hardest are Wraith King, Visage and Outworld Destroyer — Witch Doctor wins only 45.4%, 47.7% and 47.9% of ranked matches against them.
Witch Doctor is strong against
 Shadow Fiend | 60.38% | 36,959 |
 Batrider | 59.41% | 2,422 |
 Timbersaw | 59.14% | 8,747 |
 Chen | 59.02% | 1,259 |
 Nature's Prophet | 57.99% | 20,862 |
 Treant Protector | 57.85% | 8,296 |
 Kez | 57.74% | 9,465 |
 Huskar | 57.52% | 8,879 |
 Tiny | 57.39% | 9,448 |
 Tinker | 56.97% | 10,767 |
 Monkey King | 56.90% | 10,740 |
 Shadow Demon | 56.84% | 4,803 |
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Witch Doctor struggles against
 Wraith King | 45.42% | 29,031 |
 Visage | 47.69% | 3,653 |
 Outworld Destroyer | 47.88% | 20,555 |
 Phantom Lancer | 48.06% | 27,649 |
 Broodmother | 48.21% | 5,051 |
 Riki | 48.37% | 13,098 |
 Vengeful Spirit | 49.10% | 25,321 |
 Legion Commander | 49.11% | 32,968 |
 Juggernaut | 49.25% | 39,834 |
 Nyx Assassin | 49.33% | 13,040 |
 Lich | 49.57% | 25,146 |
 Night Stalker | 49.58% | 17,465 |
Frequently asked questions
- Who counters Witch Doctor in Dota 2?
- Wraith King, Visage and Outworld Destroyer are Witch Doctor's toughest matchups in patch 7.41f: Witch Doctor's win rate drops to 45.4% against Wraith King, 47.7% against Visage and 47.9% against Outworld Destroyer.
- How do you counter Witch Doctor?
- Pick or ban the heroes Witch Doctor struggles against most in patch 7.41f: Wraith King (Witch Doctor wins only 45.4% against them), Visage (47.7%) or Outworld Destroyer (47.9%). The full matchup table above covers every hero.
- Who is Witch Doctor strong against?
- Witch Doctor performs best against Shadow Fiend (60.4% win rate), Batrider (59.4%) and Timbersaw (59.1%) in patch 7.41f.
- Is Witch Doctor good in the current patch?
- Witch Doctor wins 52.4% of quality-filtered ranked matches in patch 7.41f, with a 14.8% pick rate — ranking #12 of 127 heroes by win rate.
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Data updated Sep 22, 2026.