How Abaddon and Omniknight perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Abaddon and Omniknight win 49.60% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 1,125 matches.
Pairing two dedicated defensive heroes seems like it should make your team unkillable. The problem is that Abaddon and Omniknight often want to solve the same problem at the same time. When a core gets focused, you might see Aphotic Shield and Heavenly Grace applied to the same target, which is inefficient. This redundancy is most obvious with their ultimates; having both Borrowed Time and Guardian Angel available means one hero's life-saving button press can easily devalue the other's. The lineup can also lack initiation or control, as both heroes are primarily reactive. This leaves the team feeling passive and waiting for the enemy to make the first move, which isn't always a winning plan.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Crusader & Archon | 48.40% | 219 |
| Legend & Ancient | 51.77% | 141 |
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 | 49.60% | ▲ +0.4pp | 1,125 |
| 7.41d | 49.24% | ▲ +1.6pp | 17,217 |
| 7.41c | 47.64% | ▼ -0.4pp | 6,637 |
| 7.41b | 48.07% | — | 6,782 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.