How Alchemist and Earth Spirit perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Alchemist and Earth Spirit win 44.98% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 2,001 matches.
Thinking a stun from Earth Spirit guarantees a perfect setup for Unstable Concoction is a common mistake. While he can certainly help Alchemist land the spell, the real issue is that their overall game plans often pull in opposite directions. Earth Spirit is a hero who wants to be constantly moving around the map, forcing fights and ganks from the first few minutes. He thrives on early action and creating chaos for the enemy team. This playstyle does not always align with what Alchemist needs to do to get ahead.
Alchemist's main goal is to leverage Greevil's Greed to get his core items far ahead of the normal curve, which requires a lot of safe farming time. An active Earth Spirit can create space for this to happen, but it can also mean Alchemist is left alone while his team fights elsewhere. The success of this pairing depends on whether Earth Spirit's early pressure is enough to keep the enemy from punishing the greedy Alchemist pick. The heroes themselves do not offer a special interaction; it is a standard race against time.
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 | 41.36% | 324 |
| Legend & Ancient | 42.82% | 355 |
| Divine & Immortal | 41.18% | 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 | 44.98% | ▼ -2.5pp | 2,001 |
| 7.41d | 47.49% | ▼ -1.2pp | 22,198 |
| 7.41c | 48.67% | ▼ -2.4pp | 13,600 |
| 7.41b | 51.09% | — | 22,741 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.