How Arc Warden and Bloodseeker perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Arc Warden and Bloodseeker win 52.68% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 1,961 matches.
The idea of pairing Rupture with Flux sounds strong, forcing a target to either bleed while moving or get shocked standing still. In practice, this duo's success is inconsistent because both Arc Warden and Bloodseeker are exceptionally greedy heroes who want to be the main character. They compete for farm and map space to hit their core item timings. Bloodseeker wants to constantly accelerate, chasing low-health enemies across the map with Thirst. Arc Warden prefers a slower, more methodical pace, farming safely with his Tempest Double and controlling zones. This often leads to them playing separate games, and the single-target lockdown they offer doesn't always make up for their conflicting tempos.
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 | 54.91% | 224 |
| Crusader & Archon | 52.01% | 323 |
| Legend & Ancient | 57.35% | 136 |
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 | 52.68% | ▲ +2.0pp | 1,961 |
| 7.41d | 50.67% | ▲ +3.2pp | 24,033 |
| 7.41c | 47.50% | ▼ -1.0pp | 10,655 |
| 7.41b | 48.53% | — | 11,866 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.