Night Stalker is much more popular in higher brackets: 9.4% of Very High matches, 7.8% of High and 5.8% of Normal. He wins 52.7% / 52.4% / 50.4%. Void slows and damages a target and mini-stuns it at night, Crippling Fear silences nearby enemies, Midnight Feast heals him as he attacks, Hunter in the Night speeds him up at night, and Dark Ascension turns day into night and gives him flight. His team gains more XP in 54.3% of games before minute 15 and 56% up to minute 35, then 46.5%, and he wins 53.6% of games under 25 minutes, 52.2% at 25–50 and 49.2% past 50.
Countered by BroodmotherBroodmother doesn't win on XP: her team gains more XP in only 37.1% of games before minute 15. She wins anyway when the game is short: 83.2% of the 161 games under 25 minutes.
Night Stalker hunts lone heroes at night, and Broodmother is rarely alone: her spiderlings surround her and push every lane. Spin Web lets her move freely across the map, Insatiable Hunger gives her and her spiderlings lifesteal, and Incapacitating Bite slows the heroes she hits and makes them miss. Crippling Fear silences heroes, but Broodmother's damage comes from attacks. The XP-gain share is 45.2% between minutes 15 and 35.
This is the second-strongest counter in these guides: +15.4 in Very High, +16.34 in High and +7.56 in Normal. Broodmother wins 53.7% / 54.6% / 54.2% (Very High / High / Normal) against Night Stalker, against her usual 48.7% / 48.8% / 50.9%. She wins 51.2% of 25–50 minute games (1,439 games) and 51.7% past 50 (180 games). She is a rare pick, so this comes from 1,780 games.
Best teammate: Winter WyvernThe pair starts ahead: their team gains more XP in 55.8% of games before minute 15. Splinter Blast slows a target for Void.
This pair takes over the midgame: their team gains more XP in 62.1% of games between minutes 15 and 35. Winter's Curse freezes an enemy and makes his allies attack him, which holds a whole group for Night Stalker to dive with Crippling Fear. Cold Embrace saves Night Stalker when he is caught, and Arctic Burn lets Wyvern follow his ganks over terrain.
The pair should finish before the late game: they win 62.3% of games under 25 minutes (130 games) and 55.9% at 25–50 (4,325 games), but only 44.7% past 50 (861 games). Their XP-gain share is 52.6% after minute 35. The advantage is +6.09 in Very High, +4.03 in High and +3.19 in Normal. The pair wins 56.8% / 54.2% / 50.6% (Very High / High / Normal), with Winter Wyvern normally at 51% / 49.8% / 48.6%.
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 Night Stalker page update every few hours. More guides: Dota 2 counter guides.
