How Underlord and Zeus perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Underlord and Zeus win 47.79% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 13,819 matches.
Setting up a kill with Pit of Malice into Zeus's spells seems straightforward, and it can be effective. The problem is that almost all of your combined damage is magical. Underlord's Firestorm and Zeus's entire kit get countered by the same items. This means that once the enemy team identifies your strategy, they can build a single Pipe of Insight or a few Glimmer Capes and significantly reduce the effectiveness of your main combo. It puts a lot of pressure on you to win the game before those defensive items come online.
Later on, the game plans for Underlord and Zeus can diverge. Underlord wants to be a durable frontliner, pushing into the enemy and applying pressure with his aura. Zeus prefers to stay far in the back, using his long-range spells to contribute safely. While Fiend's Gate can reposition the team, it's a very risky play for a fragile hero like Zeus. An enemy with Black King Bar can ignore your control and damage to run straight past Underlord and eliminate your main source of burst.
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 | 47.97% | 567 |
| Crusader & Archon | 47.45% | 2,198 |
| Legend & Ancient | 45.50% | 2,233 |
| Divine & Immortal | 42.49% | 779 |
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 | 47.79% | ▼ -1.6pp | 13,819 |
| 7.41d | 49.39% | ▼ -0.3pp | 202,768 |
| 7.41c | 49.73% | ▼ -0.5pp | 78,594 |
| 7.41b | 50.19% | — | 59,872 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.