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Dark Willow counters

Counter picksDark Willow wins 49.4% of 82k ranked picks · all brackets · updated Nov 8, 2026

Typical positions: Soft support, Hard support · Build a draft against Dark Willow

Best counters to Dark Willow

  1. 1Beastmaster3+4.1%win rate vs Dark Willow49.9% win rate vs Dark Willow709games
  2. 2Sand King34+3.7%win rate vs Dark Willow53.1% win rate vs Dark Willow1.5kgames
  3. 3Shadow Demon54+3.6%win rate vs Dark Willow48.4% win rate vs Dark Willow731games
  4. 4Arc Warden12+3.4%win rate vs Dark Willow56.2% win rate vs Dark Willow1.8kgames
  5. 5Leshrac24+3.0%win rate vs Dark Willow55.2% win rate vs Dark Willow986games
  6. 6Axe3+2.7%win rate vs Dark Willow52.8% win rate vs Dark Willow7.1kgames
  7. 7Ancient Apparition54+2.6%win rate vs Dark Willow54.1% win rate vs Dark Willow3.3kgames
  8. 8Queen of Pain2+2.5%win rate vs Dark Willow49.8% win rate vs Dark Willow3.6kgames
  9. 9Phantom Lancer1+2.5%win rate vs Dark Willow55.5% win rate vs Dark Willow5.0kgames
  10. 10Legion Commander31+2.5%win rate vs Dark Willow54.8% win rate vs Dark Willow6.9kgames

Heroes Dark Willow beats

  1. 1Batrider324+6.5%win rate vs Dark WillowDark Willow wins 57.1% vs Batrider322games
  2. 2Treant Protector53+6.5%win rate vs Dark WillowDark Willow wins 56.4% vs Treant Protector789games
  3. 3Templar Assassin21+6.1%win rate vs Dark WillowDark Willow wins 55.6% vs Templar Assassin1.8kgames
  4. 4Nature's Prophet423+5.9%win rate vs Dark WillowDark Willow wins 55.3% vs Nature's Prophet3.6kgames
  5. 5Tiny235+5.7%win rate vs Dark WillowDark Willow wins 55.2% vs Tiny2.1kgames
  6. 6Kez21+5.7%win rate vs Dark WillowDark Willow wins 55.3% vs Kez1.6kgames
  7. 7Shadow Fiend21+5.2%win rate vs Dark WillowDark Willow wins 54.7% vs Shadow Fiend3.5kgames
  8. 8Weaver134+4.4%win rate vs Dark WillowDark Willow wins 54.0% vs Weaver1.9kgames
  9. 9Terrorblade1+4.4%win rate vs Dark WillowDark Willow wins 53.9% vs Terrorblade1.9kgames
  10. 10Drow Ranger1+4.1%win rate vs Dark WillowDark Willow wins 53.6% vs Drow Ranger6.5kgames

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These lists use all brackets and the live patch. The Hero Counter Picker lets you add up to five enemies, switch brackets and compare patches. The percentage is the win rate in the matchup minus the hero's overall win rate; small samples are pulled towards zero before ranking.