How Axe and Ringmaster perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Axe and Ringmaster win 49.01% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 1,267 matches.
Committing to this duo in the draft hinges on executing a single, powerful play. Ringmaster takes the guesswork out of Axe's initiation. Instead of needing a perfect Blink Dagger jump, Axe can wait for Ringmaster to use his hypnotic pull to group enemies into a tight, predictable cluster. A follow-up Berserker's Call becomes almost guaranteed to catch multiple heroes, setting up a decisive teamfight. This reliance on one specific combo means the game can feel very make-or-break, as success depends heavily on landing that setup. It provides a clear win condition, but doesn't leave much room for error against a team that knows how to split up.
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 | 53.11% | 386 |
| Crusader & Archon | 50.52% | 1,338 |
| Legend & Ancient | 51.93% | 1,425 |
| Divine & Immortal | 49.24% | 656 |
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 | 49.01% | ▼ -2.0pp | 1,267 |
| 7.41d | 50.97% | ▼ -1.1pp | 117,798 |
| 7.41c | 52.11% | ▲ +0.6pp | 45,567 |
| 7.41b | 51.49% | — | 37,862 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.