How Beastmaster and Techies perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Beastmaster and Techies win 45.64% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 401 matches.
Drafting these two heroes together banks on a perfect Primal Roar setting up a mine explosion, but their fundamental game plans often pull in opposite directions. Beastmaster wants to hit an aggressive timing, using his ultimate and summons to force fights and take towers on the enemy's side of the map. He creates momentum by constantly moving forward. Techies, on the other hand, excels at slowing the game down, controlling territory with defensive minefields and punishing enemies who try to invade his space. This creates a natural tension between pushing out and hunkering down.
This conflict means the team is often forced to choose between two competing strategies mid-fight. A successful initiation from Beastmaster might happen too far from any of Techies's prepared traps, nullifying his contribution. The team either commits to Beastmaster's aggressive play without the promised backup damage or falls back to the safety of the minefield, wasting a key ultimate cooldown. An opponent can exploit this disconnect by simply forcing fights away from prepared areas or picking off heroes caught between the two game plans.
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 | 44.69% | 226 |
| Crusader & Archon | 46.42% | 489 |
| Legend & Ancient | 45.99% | 324 |
| Divine & Immortal | 42.86% | 133 |
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 | 45.64% | ▼ -0.3pp | 401 |
| 7.41d | 45.91% | ▼ -0.9pp | 46,083 |
| 7.41c | 46.81% | ▼ -3.8pp | 36,032 |
| 7.41b | 50.61% | — | 65,044 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.