How Beastmaster and Spirit Breaker perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Beastmaster and Spirit Breaker win 46.23% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 4,471 matches.
Combining their lockdowns on a single hero can feel like overkill. While a Hawk provides excellent vision for a Charge of Darkness, both heroes already specialize in initiating on and controlling one enemy. Beastmaster’s Primal Roar is a fantastic setup tool, but Spirit Breaker often doesn't need that much help to connect his ganks. This means they can end up with too much of the same strength, focusing all their control on a single target while potentially lacking the tools to handle the rest of the enemy team in a wider fight.
This overlap extends to their general game plans. Beastmaster wants to group with his team and summons, methodically taking objectives and controlling a part of the map. Spirit Breaker thrives by constantly moving and looking for pickoffs, which can pull him away from Beastmaster's push. While they can coordinate for a strong initial kill to start a fight, they may struggle against opponents who group up early, as their combined kits don't offer much area-of-effect damage or control to follow 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 | 50.31% | 322 |
| Crusader & Archon | 44.25% | 748 |
| Legend & Ancient | 47.24% | 561 |
| Divine & Immortal | 52.40% | 229 |
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 | 46.23% | ▲ +0.3pp | 4,471 |
| 7.41d | 45.91% | ▼ -0.3pp | 59,451 |
| 7.41c | 46.25% | ▼ -3.0pp | 38,244 |
| 7.41b | 49.25% | — | 77,211 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.