How Batrider and Tusk perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41f, from ranked matches.
As teammates
Together 43.32%
Win rate when Batrider and Tusk are on the same team, over 2,948 ranked matches (7.41f).
In Dota 2 7.41f, Batrider and Tusk win 43.32% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 2,948 matches.
Why this works
Picking both Batrider and Tusk can create an overlap in your draft, as both heroes want to be the primary initiator. Their plans for starting a fight don't always line up. Tusk is looking to charge in with Snowball, while Batrider wants to find a clean flank for a Flaming Lasso. If Tusk starts the fight, it can become too chaotic for Batrider to isolate the ideal target. Tusk’s Ice Shards, while a strong spell, can even accidentally block the drag path, saving an enemy from a successful Lasso. They can still overwhelm a single hero with their combined lockdown, but the setup often feels redundant and less smooth than pairing either of them with a simpler, more direct form of follow-up.
Batrider + Tusk across patches
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
7.41f
43.32%
▼ -1.2pp
2,948
7.41e
44.56%
▲ +2.9pp
8,524
7.41d
41.68%
▼ -2.4pp
11,319
7.41c
44.03%
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6,893
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