How Abaddon and Grimstroke perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Abaddon and Grimstroke win 52.85% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 2,390 matches.
Picking this pair is often a toss-up. On one hand, Grimstroke can get a lot of value from Abaddon’s Aphotic Shield. It gives him the safety to fully channel an Ink Swell for a big stun, or to survive long enough to cast a key Soulbind. Abaddon appreciates the slows and setup, letting him stick to a target and build up Curse of Avernus stacks. The main issue is that their synergy kind of stops there. They both lack reliable, instant lockdown, so mobile enemies can still escape their combos. While Grimstroke can enable Abaddon, he doesn't fundamentally solve any of his problems, leading to a pairing that works but rarely dominates a game by itself.
How this pairing performs across skill brackets — the duo's team win rate in recent ranked matches, split by average match rank. Ranks with too few recent matches are omitted. These rows use the last 30 days of quality-filtered ranked matches, all patches in that span combined — a wider window than the patch-scoped count above, so the per-rank match totals can exceed it.
| Rank | Team win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | 55.00% | 120 |
| Crusader & Archon | 52.57% | 350 |
| Legend & Ancient | 51.72% | 290 |
| Divine & Immortal | 55.45% | 101 |
This duo's team win rate in each recent balance patch — whether the pairing is trending up or down. Patches without enough matches are omitted.
| Patch | Team win rate | Change | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41e | 52.85% | ▲ +0.9pp | 2,390 |
| 7.41d | 51.93% | ▲ +1.9pp | 31,078 |
| 7.41c | 49.98% | ▲ +1.4pp | 10,047 |
| 7.41b | 48.61% | — | 9,722 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.