How Batrider and Witch Doctor perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Batrider and Witch Doctor win 44.36% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 1,684 matches.
Seeing a Batrider on the enemy team is bad enough, but seeing a Witch Doctor next to him is even scarier. The idea is that Flaming Lasso pulls a target directly into a full-duration Death Ward. In practice, this setup can be a little awkward. Batrider has to drag his victim to a very specific spot where Witch Doctor can safely channel. This limits Batrider's own movement, as he wants to keep repositioning, and forces a predictable play that savvy opponents can anticipate and disrupt. It's a lot of setup for a single kill.
For the combo to work, the team needs perfect vision to catch someone completely alone. The moment teams start grouping, it gets much harder. Witch Doctor has to stand still to channel his ultimate, which makes him an easy target for the rest of the enemy team once Batrider makes his move. A single stun on him breaks the entire play. This means the pair can dominate the map by picking off isolated heroes, but they often struggle if the game slows down into straightforward five-on-five fights where the enemy can protect their carry or focus the Witch Doctor.
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 | 43.33% | 120 |
| Crusader & Archon | 40.50% | 321 |
| Legend & Ancient | 39.01% | 223 |
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 | 44.36% | ▲ +0.5pp | 1,684 |
| 7.41d | 43.89% | ▼ -0.8pp | 24,960 |
| 7.41c | 44.71% | ▼ -6.0pp | 14,859 |
| 7.41b | 50.73% | — | 32,015 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.