How Anti-Mage and Invoker perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Anti-Mage and Invoker win 50.80% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 28,830 matches.
Facing this pair can feel restrictive. Invoker offers the lockdown that Anti-Mage completely lacks in his own kit. A Cold Snap or Tornado can hold a target in place long enough for Anti-Mage to Blink in, drain their mana, and secure a kill. This control is crucial for turning Mana Break into a real threat early on, instead of something enemies can simply walk away from. The global reach of Sun Strike can also finish off a target that Anti-Mage forces low but can't quite catch.
This pairing relies heavily on coordination, as Anti-Mage often farms alone and must be ready to join when Invoker finds an opening. If the enemy team groups up and pressures towers, they can force fights while Anti-Mage is too far away to contribute meaningfully. The success of this duo comes down to whether Invoker can create enough space with his global presence and crowd control for Anti-Mage to get his core items. If they fail to connect for pickoffs, their conflicting timings can become a liability.
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 | 49.82% | 1,694 |
| Crusader & Archon | 49.83% | 4,883 |
| Legend & Ancient | 50.63% | 3,510 |
| Divine & Immortal | 50.34% | 1,025 |
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 | 50.80% | ▼ -0.3pp | 28,830 |
| 7.41d | 51.13% | ▲ +0.2pp | 322,414 |
| 7.41c | 50.97% | ▼ -0.7pp | 156,790 |
| 7.41b | 51.63% | — | 148,268 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.