Magnus — Dota 2 hero

Magnus

UniversalMeleeInitiatorDisablerNukerEscape

Magnus Pro Match Statistics

45.2%Win Rate
2.1%Pick Rate
6%Ban Rate
-5.2% Trend

How to Counter Magnus in Dota 2

The best counters to Magnus in professional Dota 2 matches are Rubick (30% win rate across 10 games), Pudge (30% win rate across 10 games), Templar Assassin (30% win rate across 10 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. Pudge is another reliable counter pick with a 30% win rate over 10 professional games. Conversely, Magnus performs best against Windranger (75% win rate), so avoid picking Windranger into Magnus when possible.

Heroes Magnus Is Worst Against

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

Rubick counters Magnus — 30% win rate in 10 professional Dota 2 matchesRubick10 games30%30%Pudge counters Magnus — 30% win rate in 10 professional Dota 2 matchesPudge10 games30%30%Templar Assassin counters Magnus — 30% win rate in 10 professional Dota 2 matchesTemplar Assassin10 games30%30%Ring Master counters Magnus — 36.4% win rate in 11 professional Dota 2 matchesRing Master11 games36.4%36.4%Lion counters Magnus — 40% win rate in 10 professional Dota 2 matchesLion10 games40%40%Mars counters Magnus — 50% win rate in 10 professional Dota 2 matchesMars10 games50%50%Shadow Fiend counters Magnus — 63.6% win rate in 11 professional Dota 2 matchesShadow Fiend11 games63.6%63.6%Windranger counters Magnus — 75% win rate in 12 professional Dota 2 matchesWindranger12 games75%75%

Magnus counter data: 8 hero matchups analyzed across 84 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 Windranger — 75% win rate across 12 pro Dota 2 gamesWindranger12 games75%75%Magnus dominates Shadow Fiend — 63.6% win rate across 11 pro Dota 2 gamesShadow Fiend11 games63.6%63.6%Magnus dominates Mars — 50% win rate across 10 pro Dota 2 gamesMars10 games50%50%Magnus dominates Lion — 40% win rate across 10 pro Dota 2 gamesLion10 games40%40%Magnus dominates Ring Master — 36.4% win rate across 11 pro Dota 2 gamesRing Master11 games36.4%36.4%Magnus dominates Templar Assassin — 30% win rate across 10 pro Dota 2 gamesTemplar Assassin10 games30%30%Magnus dominates Pudge — 30% win rate across 10 pro Dota 2 gamesPudge10 games30%30%Magnus dominates Rubick — 30% win rate across 10 pro Dota 2 gamesRubick10 games30%30%

Magnus favorable matchups: 8 heroes Magnus dominates, tracked from 84 professional games. Higher win rate indicates a stronger advantage for Magnus.