Drow Ranger is picked in 12.5% of Very High matches, 14.5% of High and 15.7% of Normal, but she is one of the weaker heroes of the patch: 44.7% / 45.3% / 46.7%. Frost Arrows slow and add damage, Gust silences and knocks back, Multishot fires volleys of arrows, Glacier raises a hill of ice under her, and Marksmanship gives her accurate, powerful arrows. She starts strong and fades: her team gains more XP in 57.1% of games before minute 15 but only 44.4% at 15–35, and she wins 55.2% of games under 25 minutes, 44.8% at 25–50 and 48.7% past 50.
Countered by MarsDrow Ranger wins the lane: Mars's team gains more XP in only 39.6% of games before minute 15, and he wins only 43% of the 135 games under 25 minutes.
Drow Ranger's damage is all in her attacks, and Mars blocks attacks. Bulwark blocks part of every physical attack from the front and sides, and Arena Of Blood rings the fight with warriors that block enemy attacks and movement, so Drow can't shoot in from outside or run out. Spear of Mars pins her against a tree or wall, and God's Rebuke knocks her back with a critical hit. Mars's team gains more XP in 58% of games between minutes 15 and 35.
Mars's team keeps the lead after minute 35 (53.7% of games). He wins 56.6% of 25–50 minute games (4,213 games) and 54% past 50 (1,149 games). The edge is +6.39 in Very High, +9.78 in High and +6.66 in Normal. Mars wins 56% / 57.4% / 54.4% (Very High / High / Normal) against Drow Ranger, against his usual 47.5% / 47.8% / 47.8%.
Best teammate: MeepoThe pair wins the lane: their team gains more XP in 56.6% of games before minute 15, and they win 78.8% of the 104 games under 25 minutes.
Earthbind roots enemies where Multishot and Frost Arrows can hit them, and Gust silences and knocks back the heroes who dive the Meepos. Poof brings every Meepo to the fight while Drow shoots from behind them. The XP-gain share is 50% between minutes 15 and 35.
The pair wins 52.1% of 25–50 minute games (1,700 games) and 49.3% past 50 (268 games), with an XP-gain share of 57% after minute 35. The advantage is +9.72 in Very High, +8.48 in High and +6.45 in Normal. The pair wins 53.8% / 52.9% / 52.9% (Very High / High / Normal), about what Meepo wins on his own (54.2% / 53.3% / 52.9%): with him, Drow Ranger stops being a weak pick.
Based on 2,111,000 public ranked matches of patch 7.41, played 30 September – 14 October 2026. Advantage is the win-rate difference from what the two heroes' own win rates predict, times two (+6 is about 3 win-rate points), weighted over the skill brackets. The live numbers on the Drow Ranger page update every few hours. More guides: Dota 2 counter guides.
