New meta of patch 7.41a: best heroes in Dota 2

The release of patch 7.41a significantly changed the meta in Dota 2, as it weakened a number of heroes and reshaped the top 5 best characters for matchmaking.

This is shown by data from DotaBuff

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The clear leader of the new meta became Night Stalker with a 55.33% winrate. Because the hero didnt receive any nerfs in patch 7.41a his performance continues to grow and already increased by 4.87%.

Right after him is Spectre who even after nerfs shows a 55.25% winrate. Despite a few nerfs and a rework of Spectral Dagger he still remains a solid pick in matches, although he is not as broken as before the patch.

Meepo returned to the meta even though he was removed from the game twice because of a huge amount of bugs related to him. Despite constant fixes he still remains a strong hero with a 55.05% winrate.

Wraith King was a real imba but received nerfs in patch 7.41a, even though almost all of his abilities were nerfed he still remains a strong hero and managed to stay in the meta with a 54.25% winrate.

Phoenix closes the top 5 heroes with a 53.83% winrate, he didnt have a big spike after the patch but the hero continues to steadily gain winrate. The hero stayed strong because he didnt get nerfed in patch 7.41a.

All main changes of patch 7.41 you can read in our article dedicated to the emergency gameplay update of Dota 2.