How Abaddon and Tusk perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Abaddon and Tusk win 46.97% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 2,016 matches.
Setting up a gank with this pair can look promising. Tusk can initiate with Snowball, and an Aphotic Shield from Abaddon helps ensure he survives the dive. The problem is that both heroes offer similar kinds of utility. They are durable frontliners who can save themselves or an ally, but they don't necessarily combine their strengths to create something greater. Tusk's control from Ice Shards helps Abaddon get attacks in for his curse, but after the initial jump, the offensive plan feels thin. This leaves the duo sometimes lacking the focused damage or sustained control needed to guarantee kills against slippery enemies, making their combined impact feel inconsistent.
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 | 43.12% | 109 |
| Crusader & Archon | 49.82% | 275 |
| Legend & Ancient | 47.24% | 326 |
| Divine & Immortal | 47.01% | 117 |
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 | 46.97% | ▼ -1.4pp | 2,016 |
| 7.41d | 48.38% | ▼ -0.9pp | 26,434 |
| 7.41c | 49.26% | ▲ +1.3pp | 9,182 |
| 7.41b | 48.00% | — | 10,308 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.