How Abaddon and Warlock perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Abaddon and Warlock win 50.63% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 2,629 matches.
Trying to keep one core alive can feel like a case of too many cooks. Abaddon's Borrowed Time is a reactive self-save that triggers from damage, while Warlock offers a strong heal-over-time with Shadow Word. Both are effective, but they don't combine to create a new advantage; often one hero's save is enough, making the other's redundant. This extends to their teamfight roles. Warlock wants to control fights from a distance with Chaotic Offering and Upheaval, whereas Abaddon needs to be deep in the enemy's face. They operate on different planes and don't effectively set each other up, leading to a game plan that can feel disconnected.
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 | 51.79% | 195 |
| Crusader & Archon | 50.75% | 469 |
| Legend & Ancient | 50.71% | 282 |
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 | 50.63% | ▲ +1.0pp | 2,629 |
| 7.41d | 49.64% | ▲ +1.4pp | 36,377 |
| 7.41c | 48.27% | ▼ -0.5pp | 11,840 |
| 7.41b | 48.80% | — | 13,509 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.