Earthshaker is picked in about 15.5% of matches in every bracket (15.9% / 15.7% / 15.4%) and wins 51% / 50.4% / 50%. Fissure stuns a line and blocks the path, Enchant Totem empowers his next hit, Aftershock stuns around him whenever he casts, and Echo Slam deals more damage the more enemies are close together. He starts behind: his team gains more XP in only 44% of games before minute 15, but 50.7% and 51% later. He wins 52.1% of games under 25 minutes, 50.8% at 25–50 and 48.8% past 50.
Countered by Night StalkerNight Stalker wins the early game: his team gains more XP in 61.2% of games before minute 15. Void slows and damages Earthshaker, and at night it also mini-stuns.
Earthshaker needs to cast at the right moment, and Crippling Fear silences every enemy near Night Stalker. A silenced Earthshaker can't Echo Slam or Fissure. Dark Ascension turns the day to night and gives Night Stalker flight, so he moves over Fissure's ridge instead of around it, and Hunter in the Night speeds up his attacks and movement at night. His team still gains more XP in 57.5% of games between minutes 15 and 35.
Night Stalker's edge fades late: his XP-gain share drops to 47.9% after minute 35. He wins 60.4% of games under 25 minutes (255 games), 54.6% at 25–50 (10,081 games) and 52.3% past 50 (2,352 games). The edge is +7.06 in Very High, +6.59 in High and +4.37 in Normal. Night Stalker wins 55.3% / 55.3% / 52.5% (Very High / High / Normal) against Earthshaker, against his usual 52.7% / 52.4% / 50.4%.
Best teammate: OmniknightThe pair starts behind: their team gains more XP in 46.9% of games before minute 15. Hammer of Purity slows and adds pure damage while Earthshaker waits for levels.
Earthshaker has to jump into the middle of the enemy team to land Echo Slam, and Omniknight keeps him alive there. Guardian Angel makes allies near Omniknight immune to physical damage, Purification heals Earthshaker and damages everyone around him, and Degen Aura slows enemies trying to walk away from Fissure. The XP-gain share evens out at 51% between minutes 15 and 35.
The pair wins 58.6% of the 70 games under 25 minutes, 54.5% at 25–50 (2,028 games) and 49.8% past 50 (446 games), with an XP-gain share of 50.5% after minute 35. The pairing works in Very High (+7.83) and High (+5.57), but barely in Normal (+0.99). The pair wins 57.9% / 54.8% / 50.5% (Very High / High / Normal), with Omniknight normally at 53% / 51.5% / 50%.
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 Earthshaker page update every few hours. More guides: Dota 2 counter guides.
