How Alchemist and Spirit Breaker perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Alchemist and Spirit Breaker win 49.74% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 6,253 matches.
Creating space for an Alchemist to farm is the main goal here. Spirit Breaker's global presence from Charge of Darkness forces enemies to be careful about overextending, which can give Alchemist the breathing room he needs. If someone does try to gank the Alchemist, a counter-charge can turn the fight around completely. It sets up a very easy Unstable Concoction, and the combination of stuns is often enough to secure a kill. This dynamic can protect Alchemist's crucial early game, allowing him to accelerate his farm without constant interruption from enemy rotations.
The whole plan is straightforward but fragile. It relies on Spirit Breaker having a good start and making successful rotations. If he can't find kills or dies while charging, the pressure is off the enemy, and they can start to collapse on Alchemist. The enemy team knows your strategy is to protect one hero, so they'll often group up and force fights that Alchemist isn't ready for. The success of this duo really depends on whether Spirit Breaker can build enough of an early lead to keep the map under control until Alchemist comes online with his key items.
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 | 48.88% | 448 |
| Crusader & Archon | 50.50% | 1,099 |
| Legend & Ancient | 50.18% | 855 |
| Divine & Immortal | 44.62% | 251 |
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 | 49.74% | ▲ +0.6pp | 6,253 |
| 7.41d | 49.17% | ▼ -0.4pp | 88,810 |
| 7.41c | 49.53% | ▼ -2.2pp | 65,990 |
| 7.41b | 51.74% | — | 134,435 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.