Magnus — Dota 2 hero

Magnus

UniversalMeleeInitiatorDisablerNukerEscape

Magnus Pro Match Statistics

50%Win Rate
4.1%Pick Rate
6.1%Ban Rate
+21.5% Trend

How to Counter Magnus in Dota 2

The best counters to Magnus in professional Dota 2 matches are Rubick (36.4% win rate across 11 games), Shadow Shaman (45.5% win rate across 11 games), Dragon Knight (45.5% win rate across 11 games). As an initiator, Magnus can be countered by heroes who disrupt engagements, interrupt key abilities, or punish committed positioning. Picking Rubick into Magnus provides the strongest statistical counter advantage in the current pro meta. Shadow Shaman is another reliable counter pick with a 45.5% win rate over 11 professional games. Conversely, Magnus performs best against Phoenix (63.6% win rate), so avoid picking Phoenix into Magnus when possible.

Heroes Magnus Is Worst Against

All heroes Magnus is worst against — full Dota 2 counter matchup data

Rubick counters Magnus — 36.4% win rate in 11 professional Dota 2 matchesRubick11 games36.4%36.4%Shadow Shaman counters Magnus — 45.5% win rate in 11 professional Dota 2 matchesShadow Shaman11 games45.5%45.5%Dragon Knight counters Magnus — 45.5% win rate in 11 professional Dota 2 matchesDragon Knight11 games45.5%45.5%Shadow Fiend counters Magnus — 47.1% win rate in 17 professional Dota 2 matchesShadow Fiend17 games47.1%47.1%Skywrath Mage counters Magnus — 50% win rate in 10 professional Dota 2 matchesSkywrath Mage10 games50%50%Snapfire counters Magnus — 50% win rate in 12 professional Dota 2 matchesSnapfire12 games50%50%Templar Assassin counters Magnus — 53.3% win rate in 15 professional Dota 2 matchesTemplar Assassin15 games53.3%53.3%Pudge counters Magnus — 54.5% win rate in 11 professional Dota 2 matchesPudge11 games54.5%54.5%Axe counters Magnus — 54.5% win rate in 11 professional Dota 2 matchesAxe11 games54.5%54.5%Disruptor counters Magnus — 60% win rate in 10 professional Dota 2 matchesDisruptor10 games60%60%Mars counters Magnus — 61.5% win rate in 13 professional Dota 2 matchesMars13 games61.5%61.5%Phoenix counters Magnus — 63.6% win rate in 11 professional Dota 2 matchesPhoenix11 games63.6%63.6%

Magnus counter data: 12 hero matchups analyzed across 143 professional Dota 2 games. Win rates reflect how Magnus performs against each opponent in recent competitive matches.

Heroes Magnus Is Best Against

All heroes Magnus is best against — complete Dota 2 favorable matchup list

Magnus dominates Phoenix — 63.6% win rate across 11 pro Dota 2 gamesPhoenix11 games63.6%63.6%Magnus dominates Mars — 61.5% win rate across 13 pro Dota 2 gamesMars13 games61.5%61.5%Magnus dominates Disruptor — 60% win rate across 10 pro Dota 2 gamesDisruptor10 games60%60%Magnus dominates Axe — 54.5% win rate across 11 pro Dota 2 gamesAxe11 games54.5%54.5%Magnus dominates Pudge — 54.5% win rate across 11 pro Dota 2 gamesPudge11 games54.5%54.5%Magnus dominates Templar Assassin — 53.3% win rate across 15 pro Dota 2 gamesTemplar Assassin15 games53.3%53.3%Magnus dominates Snapfire — 50% win rate across 12 pro Dota 2 gamesSnapfire12 games50%50%Magnus dominates Skywrath Mage — 50% win rate across 10 pro Dota 2 gamesSkywrath Mage10 games50%50%Magnus dominates Shadow Fiend — 47.1% win rate across 17 pro Dota 2 gamesShadow Fiend17 games47.1%47.1%Magnus dominates Dragon Knight — 45.5% win rate across 11 pro Dota 2 gamesDragon Knight11 games45.5%45.5%Magnus dominates Shadow Shaman — 45.5% win rate across 11 pro Dota 2 gamesShadow Shaman11 games45.5%45.5%Magnus dominates Rubick — 36.4% win rate across 11 pro Dota 2 gamesRubick11 games36.4%36.4%

Magnus favorable matchups: 12 heroes Magnus dominates, tracked from 143 professional games. Higher win rate indicates a stronger advantage for Magnus.