How Anti-Mage and Slardar perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Anti-Mage and Slardar win 49.92% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 11,489 matches.
Picking these two heroes together creates a team with a split identity. Slardar lives to fight early, using Corrosive Haze and his stun to set up kills across the map. Theoretically, Anti-Mage could Blink in and benefit from the armor reduction. The problem is timing. Anti-Mage is almost always focused on farming his first few items and avoiding fights, while Slardar wants to pressure the map immediately. This core conflict in game plan means their potential synergy rarely gets a chance to shine.
The game often unfolds with Slardar trying to force engagements while Anti-Mage splits the map to farm. If Slardar and the rest of the team can successfully create enough space, AM gets the free farm he needs to eventually take over. But if they fall behind in those early fights, Anti-Mage is left farming a dangerous map with no backup, unable to contribute until it's potentially too late. The outcome often depends on the other three heroes being able to win the mid-game without their carry.
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 | 50.55% | 821 |
| Crusader & Archon | 46.69% | 2,009 |
| Legend & Ancient | 43.82% | 1,278 |
| Divine & Immortal | 39.66% | 295 |
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 | 49.92% | ▲ +1.0pp | 11,489 |
| 7.41d | 48.91% | ▼ -0.5pp | 138,434 |
| 7.41c | 49.41% | ▲ +0.0pp | 67,233 |
| 7.41b | 49.39% | — | 63,253 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.