Sven Counters

Best heroes to pick against Sven — and who Sven beats

Across 126 matchups in Divine and Immortal ranked games, the hardest counters to Sven are Templar Assassin, Venomancer and Slardar. Sven does best against Phantom Lancer, Visage and Primal Beast. Best teammates: Lycan, Warlock and Oracle.

All Sven matchups

Advantage is the STRATZ matchup score: how many win-rate points the matchup adds (+) or takes away (−) from this hero compared with what both heroes’ overall strength would predict. Negative = that opponent counters this hero.

#	Opponent	Advantage	Sven win rate	Games	Counters
Heroes that counter Sven · 65
1	Templar Assassin	−6.8	49.4%	627	Templar Assassin counters
2	Venomancer	−6.7	48.3%	462	Venomancer counters
3	Slardar	−4.8	49.8%	687	Slardar counters
4	Troll Warlord	−4.5	47.2%	288*	Troll Warlord counters
5	Bounty Hunter	−3.8	43.3%	1,468	Bounty Hunter counters
6	Winter Wyvern	−3.6	46.6%	1,089	Winter Wyvern counters
7	Elder Titan	−3.5	43.9%	164*	Elder Titan counters
8	Kunkka	−3.4	49.3%	533	Kunkka counters
9	Clinkz	−3.3	47.2%	511	Clinkz counters
10	Spectre	−3.1	48.2%	1,028	Spectre counters
11	Riki	−3.0	47.6%	538	Riki counters
12	Lifestealer	−3.0	47.9%	2,478	Lifestealer counters
13	Terrorblade	−2.8	53.4%	1,193	Terrorblade counters
14	Gyrocopter	−2.7	52.9%	495	Gyrocopter counters
15	Shadow Shaman	−2.4	48.4%	1,731	Shadow Shaman counters
16	Windranger	−2.3	51.0%	2,751	Windranger counters
17	Queen of Pain	−2.2	52.9%	1,243	Queen of Pain counters
18	Bane	−2.1	50.6%	407	Bane counters
19	Razor	−2.0	50.2%	737	Razor counters
20	Enchantress	−2.0	51.8%	305	Enchantress counters
21	Bristleback	−1.8	54.5%	303	Bristleback counters
22	Rubick	−1.8	51.1%	3,949	Rubick counters
23	Tinker	−1.7	51.6%	659	Tinker counters
24	Necrophos	−1.7	50.9%	1,933	Necrophos counters
25	Lich	−1.7	48.6%	1,829	Lich counters
26	Timbersaw	−1.7	53.7%	836	Timbersaw counters
27	Ogre Magi	−1.6	51.9%	1,364	Ogre Magi counters
28	Wraith King	−1.6	47.4%	1,215	Wraith King counters
29	Dragon Knight	−1.6	47.4%	2,410	Dragon Knight counters
30	Viper	−1.5	50.9%	797	Viper counters
31	Ancient Apparition	−1.5	51.7%	1,071	Ancient Apparition counters
32	Phoenix	−1.4	48.6%	716	Phoenix counters
33	Techies	−1.3	39.3%	140*	Techies counters
34	Jakiro	−1.3	54.1%	752	Jakiro counters
35	Ring Master	−1.3	51.9%	1,052	Ring Master counters
36	Slark	−1.2	51.3%	2,472	Slark counters
37	Witch Doctor	−1.2	50.8%	1,884	Witch Doctor counters
38	Outworld Devourer	−1.0	47.4%	2,213	Outworld Devourer counters
39	Ember Spirit	−1.0	51.6%	1,548	Ember Spirit counters
40	Sniper	−0.9	54.1%	1,373	Sniper counters
41	Juggernaut	−0.8	48.0%	2,555	Juggernaut counters
42	Spirit Breaker	−0.8	49.5%	2,479	Spirit Breaker counters
43	Weaver	−0.7	52.6%	508	Weaver counters
44	Io	−0.6	50.3%	761	Io counters
45	Brewmaster	−0.6	49.2%	738	Brewmaster counters
46	Monkey King	−0.6	54.6%	623	Monkey King counters
47	Phantom Assassin	−0.6	51.2%	781	Phantom Assassin counters
48	Nature's Prophet	−0.6	57.3%	1,244	Nature's Prophet counters
49	Muerta	−0.6	53.0%	355	Muerta counters
50	Tidehunter	−0.5	54.9%	1,895	Tidehunter counters
51	Storm Spirit	−0.4	55.1%	884	Storm Spirit counters
52	Abaddon	−0.4	51.6%	341	Abaddon counters
53	Shadow Demon	−0.4	56.1%	344	Shadow Demon counters
54	Largo	−0.3	52.1%	353	Largo counters
55	Morphling	−0.3	53.0%	570	Morphling counters
56	Disruptor	−0.3	50.8%	1,799	Disruptor counters
57	Lion	−0.3	53.6%	3,501	Lion counters
58	Doom	−0.2	52.0%	1,074	Doom counters
59	Invoker	−0.2	49.6%	2,944	Invoker counters
60	Tiny	−0.2	57.8%	985	Tiny counters
61	Tusk	−0.2	52.9%	1,043	Tusk counters
62	Shadow Fiend	−0.1	61.4%	953	Shadow Fiend counters
63	Huskar	−0.1	55.9%	503	Huskar counters
64	Faceless Void	−0.1	53.4%	792	Faceless Void counters
65	Luna	−0.0	51.5%	2,271	Luna counters
Sven is favoured against · 61
1	Naga Siren	+13.5	65.8%	111*	Naga Siren counters
2	Lycan	+8.3	57.8%	289*	Lycan counters
3	Medusa	+8.3	62.4%	197*	Medusa counters
4	Phantom Lancer	+5.1	55.1%	3,469	Phantom Lancer counters
5	Visage	+4.8	52.0%	306	Visage counters
6	Primal Beast	+4.4	56.6%	728	Primal Beast counters
7	Meepo	+4.3	49.4%	263*	Meepo counters
8	Anti-Mage	+4.2	56.3%	2,112	Anti-Mage counters
9	Chen	+4.1	56.1%	82*	Chen counters
10	Dark Seer	+3.9	55.1%	1,465	Dark Seer counters
11	Void Spirit	+3.9	57.7%	859	Void Spirit counters
12	Broodmother	+3.6	56.5%	262*	Broodmother counters
13	Lone Druid	+3.3	55.5%	402	Lone Druid counters
14	Grimstroke	+3.1	52.9%	1,402	Grimstroke counters
15	Pudge	+2.9	55.3%	4,218	Pudge counters
16	Legion Commander	+2.9	52.7%	2,073	Legion Commander counters
17	Skywrath Mage	+2.7	56.1%	1,641	Skywrath Mage counters
18	Snapfire	+2.5	55.7%	1,890	Snapfire counters
19	Enigma	+2.4	49.1%	772	Enigma counters
20	Oracle	+2.4	54.5%	870	Oracle counters
21	Puck	+2.4	55.5%	532	Puck counters
22	Mars	+2.1	57.1%	699	Mars counters
23	Underlord	+2.0	58.4%	680	Underlord counters
24	Omniknight	+1.8	50.7%	286*	Omniknight counters
25	Marci	+1.8	54.2%	995	Marci counters
26	Drow Ranger	+1.6	60.3%	682	Drow Ranger counters
27	Axe	+1.6	55.1%	2,083	Axe counters
28	Chaos Knight	+1.6	53.0%	445	Chaos Knight counters
29	Sand King	+1.6	57.4%	366	Sand King counters
30	Centaur Warrunner	+1.6	55.7%	677	Centaur Warrunner counters
31	Keeper of the Light	+1.5	52.5%	625	Keeper of the Light counters
32	Dawnbreaker	+1.4	50.6%	1,752	Dawnbreaker counters
33	Leshrac	+1.4	49.7%	388	Leshrac counters
34	Night Stalker	+1.3	50.8%	1,558	Night Stalker counters
35	Nyx Assassin	+1.2	51.0%	2,115	Nyx Assassin counters
36	Clockwerk	+1.2	55.0%	500	Clockwerk counters
37	Dazzle	+1.2	50.9%	717	Dazzle counters
38	Death Prophet	+1.1	55.0%	833	Death Prophet counters
39	Pangolier	+1.0	55.9%	855	Pangolier counters
40	Alchemist	+1.0	57.0%	272*	Alchemist counters
41	Magnus	+1.0	54.1%	1,607	Magnus counters
42	Ursa	+0.9	52.2%	1,135	Ursa counters
43	Undying	+0.9	54.8%	1,696	Undying counters
44	Batrider	+0.9	54.2%	131*	Batrider counters
45	Dark Willow	+0.8	52.4%	1,334	Dark Willow counters
46	Earth Spirit	+0.7	51.6%	1,012	Earth Spirit counters
47	Lina	+0.6	55.8%	2,015	Lina counters
48	Treant Protector	+0.6	58.1%	296*	Treant Protector counters
49	Mirana	+0.5	52.5%	2,245	Mirana counters
50	Pugna	+0.4	50.4%	496	Pugna counters
51	Beastmaster	+0.4	54.6%	295*	Beastmaster counters
52	Hoodwink	+0.4	55.9%	2,003	Hoodwink counters
53	Vengeful Spirit	+0.4	50.6%	1,069	Vengeful Spirit counters
54	Crystal Maiden	+0.4	52.9%	1,750	Crystal Maiden counters
55	Warlock	+0.3	55.2%	649	Warlock counters
56	Zeus	+0.3	54.6%	1,454	Zeus counters
57	Arc Warden	+0.2	48.5%	536	Arc Warden counters
58	Silencer	+0.1	52.9%	1,093	Silencer counters
59	Kez	+0.1	58.7%	649	Kez counters
60	Earthshaker	+0.1	51.9%	2,338	Earthshaker counters
61	Bloodseeker	+0.1	51.7%	174*	Bloodseeker counters