How Alchemist and Enigma perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Alchemist and Enigma win 46.46% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 1,780 matches.
Pairing these two heroes creates a very greedy lineup that can struggle for resources. Alchemist needs to accelerate his farm with Greevil's Greed, which usually means taking over large sections of the jungle. Enigma is also an item-dependent hero who needs his own space to safely acquire a Blink Dagger and other crucial teamfight items. They end up competing for the same camps and lane pressure, which can slow down the core timings for both heroes and leave the team vulnerable to early pressure from the enemy.
The game often hinges on whether the other three players can create enough space for this duo to come online. A successful game involves Alchemist getting his items ahead of the curve and being ready to fight inside an Enigma Black Hole. More often, one hero is ready to fight while the other is still trying to catch up on farm elsewhere on the map. While the theoretical teamfight is strong, coordinating their very different tempos is difficult and can leave the outcome of the game feeling like a toss-up.
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 | 45.59% | 136 |
| Crusader & Archon | 40.45% | 314 |
| Legend & Ancient | 49.13% | 230 |
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 | 46.46% | ▼ -0.8pp | 1,780 |
| 7.41d | 47.21% | ▼ -1.2pp | 26,164 |
| 7.41c | 48.39% | ▼ -2.8pp | 15,139 |
| 7.41b | 51.24% | — | 23,505 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.