How Alchemist and Witch Doctor perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Alchemist and Witch Doctor win 49.25% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 8,614 matches.
Facing down a farmed Alchemist is uncomfortable, and Witch Doctor can make it worse. Alchemist's Unstable Concoction provides the lockdown needed to guarantee a full-duration Maledict lands on a key target. This setup also gives Witch Doctor a clean window to channel Death Ward without immediate reprisal. In return, Voodoo Restoration offers helpful sustain for an Alchemist running at the enemy team with Chemical Rage, helping him survive the initial focus fire while he gets his own damage out.
The success of this pair hinges on Alchemist hitting his item timings and creating chaos. If he can get the jump and land his stun, the fight often snowballs from there. The primary weakness is how vulnerable Witch Doctor is during his ultimate. If the enemy team has good mobility or multiple interrupts, they can often ignore the Alchemist, kill the Witch Doctor, and then turn on the now-isolated core. This creates a very all-in playstyle that either works decisively or fails completely.
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 | 57.26% | 468 |
| Crusader & Archon | 47.74% | 1,238 |
| Legend & Ancient | 47.04% | 829 |
| Divine & Immortal | 45.50% | 200 |
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 | 49.25% | ▲ +0.9pp | 8,614 |
| 7.41d | 48.34% | ▲ +0.4pp | 92,373 |
| 7.41c | 47.98% | ▼ -3.3pp | 68,891 |
| 7.41b | 51.30% | — | 121,323 |
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Data updated Aug 18, 2026.