Sven counters and build in Dota 2

Batrider (+5.1%), Clinkz (+3.2%), and Templar Assassin (+2.9%) are the strongest against Sven — they have the biggest advantage over it at this rank.

Sven does best against Largo (+7.0%), Lycan (+4.2%), and Io (+4.1%).

The best partners for Sven are Doom (+4.3%), Oracle (+4.0%), and Chaos Knight (+4.0%): together they win more often than expected from each one’s win rate.

“Position 1: Safe Lane”: players usually start with Quelling Blade, Tango, Iron Branch ×2, Magic Stick, Gauntlets of Strength, and Faerie Fire, pick Power Treads for boots, then build Mask of Madness (11 min), Echo Sabre (15 min), Blink Dagger (18 min), and Black King Bar (25 min).

Most often players take: at level 10 — “+5s Warcry Duration” (68%), at level 15 — “-12s God's Strength Cooldown” (67%), at level 20 — “+8 Warcry Armor” (100%), and at level 25 — “+50% God's Strength Damage” (90%).

Sven is played most often as “Position 1: Safe Lane” — 73% of its matches. Less often: Position 3: Off Lane (22%).