How Abaddon and Slardar perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Abaddon and Slardar win 53.65% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 3,057 matches.
Pairing these two can feel like a trade-off at first, since Abaddon doesn't offer much physical damage to follow up on Slardar's armor reduction. The value comes from how safely Abaddon allows Slardar to apply that debuff. An Aphotic Shield lets Slardar sprint into the enemy team and land his stun without getting instantly controlled or bursted down. This makes his initiation far more reliable. If the enemy team does turn on Slardar, Borrowed Time gives him a get-out-of-jail-free card. The combo doesn't provide its own kill threat, but Abaddon makes it much easier for Slardar to set up kills for the rest of his team.
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 | 58.10% | 179 |
| Crusader & Archon | 50.31% | 477 |
| Legend & Ancient | 53.08% | 422 |
| Divine & Immortal | 50.42% | 119 |
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 | 53.65% | ▲ +1.6pp | 3,057 |
| 7.41d | 52.02% | ▼ -0.4pp | 40,634 |
| 7.41c | 52.44% | ▲ +0.9pp | 16,379 |
| 7.41b | 51.55% | — | 15,833 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.