Ranged hero. Roles: Core, Nuker. Lanes: Mid Lane.
Zeus wins 50.1% of public ranked matches in patch 7.41, the 51st highest win rate of 127 heroes: 49.6% in Very High, 50.4% in High and 50.2% in Normal skill games. It is picked in 11.9% of matches, and over the last 10 days its win rate has stayed about the same.
Zeus does best in long games (over 50 minutes), winning 53.9% of them, against 44.3% in short games (under 25 minutes). Zeus is strongest against Elder Titan, Sand King and Muerta, and struggles against Chen, Meepo and Storm Spirit. The best teammates for Zeus are Clinkz, Storm Spirit and Riki.
From public ranked All Pick matches of the current patch. Updated 1 November 2026. Compare with every other hero in the Dota 2 meta table, or pick against a full enemy draft in the Counter & Synergy Picker.
Advantage (Adv) - The difference between the actual winrate of the heroes and the expected winrate from their base winrates.
Example: Let's take two heroes, Superman, with a general winrate of 53%, and Lex Luthor, with a general winrate of 47%. When they meet on the battlefield they each have a statistical winrate of 50%.
In this case it's obvious that, even if they have the same winrate when they battle, there is some sort of innate statistical advantage that Lex Luthor (average winrate 47% but 50% against Superman) has over Superman (average winrate 53% but 50% against Lex Luthor). There are many theories about why this happens, but the most common one is related to Kryptonite.
Winrate (WR) - The winrate between the two heroes.
Weighted over the skill brackets (Very High 35%, High 45%, Normal 20%). Advantage: how much better the matchup goes than the two heroes' own win rates predict, doubled (+6 is about 3 win rate points). Win rate: Zeus's win rate against or together with the hero.
| Hero | Advantage | Win rate against |
|---|---|---|
| Elder Titan | +11.21 | 51.9% |
| Sand King | +9.94 | 53.1% |
| Muerta | +6.59 | 52.7% |
| Drow Ranger | +5.46 | 53.5% |
| Riki | +5.31 | 50.1% |
| Leshrac | +5.26 | 50.4% |
| Puck | +4.09 | 52.5% |
| Nyx Assassin | +3.85 | 49.7% |
| Earthshaker | +3.77 | 50.6% |
| Shadow Demon | +3.71 | 53.4% |
| Hero | Advantage | Win rate against |
|---|---|---|
| Chen | -8.18 | 49.7% |
| Meepo | -6.15 | 46.5% |
| Storm Spirit | -5.70 | 50.3% |
| Lycan | -5.12 | 49.0% |
| Omniknight | -5.12 | 47.8% |
| Oracle | -4.86 | 48.7% |
| Chaos Knight | -4.47 | 48.5% |
| Bristleback | -4.20 | 50.5% |
| Dawnbreaker | -4.00 | 47.9% |
| Dark Seer | -3.67 | 49.3% |
| Hero | Advantage | Win rate together |
|---|---|---|
| Clinkz | +7.43 | 52.1% |
| Storm Spirit | +6.08 | 49.9% |
| Riki | +4.21 | 52.4% |
| Bloodseeker | +3.87 | 52.3% |
| Sand King | +3.09 | 50.2% |
| Legion Commander | +3.07 | 52.0% |
| Phantom Lancer | +3.07 | 52.4% |
| Axe | +3.02 | 50.7% |
| Ember Spirit | +3.00 | 50.1% |
| Magnus | +2.84 | 50.5% |
| Hero | Advantage | Win rate together |
|---|---|---|
| Batrider | -6.99 | 45.3% |
| Death Prophet | -5.36 | 48.0% |
| Chen | -4.88 | 47.1% |
| Lycan | -4.56 | 48.6% |
| Underlord | -4.47 | 47.7% |
| Beastmaster | -3.80 | 47.0% |
| Abaddon | -3.77 | 49.7% |
| Dazzle | -3.76 | 49.8% |
| Elder Titan | -3.56 | 50.1% |
| Oracle | -3.21 | 49.3% |
Skill level:
Each line in the graph represents the probability that Zeus brings an advantage to the total XP of a team
at a certain point in time (the probability to change the inclination of the xp graph).
Zeus has no clear experience spike: from minute 5 to minute 45 its team gains the experience lead in 48.7% to 51.1% of games, close to an even 50% all game.
The chart shows, every 5 minutes and for each skill bracket, the share of games in which Zeus's team gains more experience than the enemy team (50% is neutral). All heroes compared: Hero XP Advantage by Minute.
Daily win rate and pick rate of Zeus for each skill bracket, overall and in short, medium and long games. All heroes side by side: Hero Win Rate and Pick Rate Trends.
| Day | Win rate | Pick rate | Win rate by game length | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All skills | Very High | High | Normal | Short | Medium | Long | ||
| 2026-10-23 | 49.9% | 49.5% | 50.2% | 49.8% | 11.8% | 42.9% | 49.0% | 53.7% |
| 2026-10-24 | 50.2% | 51.6% | 49.7% | 49.7% | 11.7% | 44.2% | 49.3% | 54.0% |
| 2026-10-25 | 49.7% | 48.5% | 49.7% | 50.3% | 11.7% | 47.2% | 48.9% | 52.7% |
| 2026-10-26 | 49.7% | 49.1% | 50.4% | 49.7% | 11.8% | 44.0% | 49.2% | 52.2% |
| 2026-10-27 | 49.5% | 49.7% | 49.1% | 49.6% | 11.7% | 47.8% | 48.8% | 52.3% |
| 2026-10-28 | 50.4% | 49.8% | 50.6% | 50.6% | 11.7% | 44.9% | 49.3% | 55.1% |
| 2026-10-29 | 50.2% | 49.7% | 50.3% | 50.3% | 11.7% | 41.5% | 49.0% | 55.3% |
| 2026-10-30 | 50.1% | 49.7% | 50.3% | 50.3% | 11.7% | 43.0% | 49.4% | 53.4% |
| 2026-10-31 | 50.3% | 49.6% | 51.5% | 50.0% | 11.9% | 43.1% | 49.7% | 53.4% |
| 2026-11-01 | 49.4% | 47.2% | 50.5% | 50.1% | 11.9% | 52.0% | 48.0% | 54.4% |
Pick rate and game length columns are for all skill brackets; the charts show each bracket.
The hardest counters to Zeus in patch 7.41 are Chen, Meepo and Storm Spirit. Against them Zeus wins 4.1, 3.1 and 2.9 percentage points less often than the two heroes' own win rates predict.
Zeus is strongest against Elder Titan, Sand King and Muerta, winning 5.6, 5.0 and 3.3 percentage points more often than the two heroes' own win rates predict.
The heroes that do best together with Zeus are Clinkz, Storm Spirit and Riki, winning 3.7, 3.0 and 2.1 percentage points more often than their own win rates predict. The weakest pairings are with Batrider and Death Prophet.
Zeus wins 50.1% of public ranked matches in patch 7.41, the 51st highest win rate of 127 heroes, and is picked in 11.9% of matches.
Zeus wins most in long games (over 50 minutes): 53.9%, against 44.3% in short games (under 25 minutes). Zeus has no clear experience spike: from minute 5 to minute 45 its team gains the experience lead in 48.7% to 51.1% of games, close to an even 50% all game.
