How Batrider and Zeus perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Batrider and Zeus win 40.59% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 1,912 matches.
Pulling an enemy back with Flaming Lasso creates an ideal target for Zeus to unload his spells on. The long duration of the disable gives him a stationary target, and with Sticky Napalm stacked up, the combined magic damage from both heroes can be enough to secure a kill. The basic idea is a simple one: Batrider provides the lockdown and initial damage amplification, while Zeus provides the massive magic burst from a safe distance. This should, in theory, let you pick off heroes all over the map once Batrider gets his ultimate.
The shared problem is that both heroes rely almost entirely on magic damage. This allows the enemy team to itemize very efficiently against your core strategy, as items like Glimmer Cape and Pipe of Insight will reduce the effectiveness of both heroes at once. Once enemies complete their Black King Bars, this duo's ability to control a fight and burst down a key target drops off significantly. Unless the rest of your draft provides physical damage or a different type of control, you can find both Batrider and Zeus being countered by the same set of items at the same timing.
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 | 37.98% | 129 |
| Crusader & Archon | 38.38% | 284 |
| Legend & Ancient | 37.40% | 254 |
| Divine & Immortal | 38.94% | 113 |
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 | 40.59% | ▼ -3.1pp | 1,912 |
| 7.41d | 43.68% | ▼ -1.4pp | 32,333 |
| 7.41c | 45.04% | ▼ -5.1pp | 16,000 |
| 7.41b | 50.11% | — | 29,226 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.