Best Hard Support Heroes — Dota 2 Hard Support Tier List

The 45 hard support heroes worth playing right now, ranked from S to D tier by how they actually perform in the hard support role in Divine and Immortal ranked matches.

How the tiers work

Tiers are rebuilt every two days from STRATZ data covering Divine and Immortal ranked matches in the current patch window — lower brackets play a different game, so they are left out. Each hero is scored mainly on win rate in the role, with a smaller weight for how often it is picked — a popular hero with a strong win rate is proven, a 0.5% pick is a niche. Heroes picked in fewer than 1% of games for the role are not ranked. S = top 10%, A = next 20%, B = next 30%, C = next 25%, D = bottom 15%.

Full rankings

#	Hero	Win rate	Pick rate	Games	Counters
SMeta-defining· 4
1	Lich	53.2%	10.3%	12,397	Lich counters
2	Grimstroke	54.3%	4.8%	5,783	Grimstroke counters
3	Mirana	53.5%	5.3%	6,424	Mirana counters
4	Shadow Shaman	52.3%	9.4%	11,404	Shadow Shaman counters
AStrong· 9
5	Nyx Assassin	54.1%	2.1%	2,576	Nyx Assassin counters
6	Lion	51.0%	12.3%	14,885	Lion counters
7	Silencer	52.0%	4.3%	5,187	Silencer counters
8	Bounty Hunter	53.9%	1.3%	1,542	Bounty Hunter counters
9	Crystal Maiden	50.2%	9.7%	11,650	Crystal Maiden counters
10	Zeus	52.4%	2.5%	3,002	Zeus counters
11	Witch Doctor	50.1%	9.2%	11,117	Witch Doctor counters
12	Disruptor	49.8%	9.4%	11,340	Disruptor counters
13	Ancient Apparition	50.5%	5.5%	6,669	Ancient Apparition counters
BSolid· 14
14	Oracle	50.6%	5.1%	6,156	Oracle counters
15	Winter Wyvern	49.6%	7.8%	9,390	Winter Wyvern counters
16	Dazzle	50.8%	4.0%	4,801	Dazzle counters
17	Dark Willow	50.5%	4.2%	5,067	Dark Willow counters
18	Bane	51.2%	2.2%	2,665	Bane counters
19	Invoker	52.0%	1.3%	1,578	Invoker counters
20	Ogre Magi	49.4%	4.9%	5,858	Ogre Magi counters
21	Ring Master	49.3%	4.6%	5,495	Ring Master counters
22	Rubick	48.4%	7.4%	8,973	Rubick counters
23	Io	50.5%	2.1%	2,531	Io counters
24	Phoenix	50.8%	1.7%	2,084	Phoenix counters
25	Snapfire	49.4%	3.3%	3,981	Snapfire counters
26	Pudge	47.8%	7.8%	9,437	Pudge counters
27	Vengeful Spirit	49.9%	2.1%	2,538	Vengeful Spirit counters
CSituational· 11
28	Spirit Breaker	49.7%	2.1%	2,525	Spirit Breaker counters
29	Pugna	49.9%	1.5%	1,843	Pugna counters
30	Tusk	48.4%	3.4%	4,158	Tusk counters
31	Undying	47.3%	6.3%	7,652	Undying counters
32	Abaddon	50.1%	1.2%	1,474	Abaddon counters
33	Skywrath Mage	48.5%	3.1%	3,690	Skywrath Mage counters
34	Magnus	49.4%	1.2%	1,394	Magnus counters
35	Jakiro	47.1%	3.8%	4,631	Jakiro counters
36	Hoodwink	46.4%	5.3%	6,356	Hoodwink counters
37	Windranger	47.7%	2.3%	2,752	Windranger counters
38	Enchantress	48.9%	1.0%	1,264	Enchantress counters
DWeak right now· 7
39	Venomancer	47.9%	1.8%	2,229	Venomancer counters
40	Earthshaker	48.6%	1.2%	1,436	Earthshaker counters
41	Warlock	45.1%	3.3%	3,989	Warlock counters
42	Clockwerk	46.2%	1.6%	1,933	Clockwerk counters
43	Shadow Demon	46.1%	1.4%	1,699	Shadow Demon counters
44	Marci	46.0%	1.4%	1,665	Marci counters
45	Treant Protector	42.9%	1.5%	1,812	Treant Protector counters