How Beastmaster and Tidehunter perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Beastmaster and Tidehunter win 42.18% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 1,176 matches.
Stacking two big teamfight initiators often creates a resource problem. Both Beastmaster and Tidehunter want to be the frontline hero who buys a Blink Dagger and controlling auras for the team. When they're on the same side, they compete for the same farm priority and role. While chaining Primal Roar and Ravage sounds powerful, it can be redundant. A single big initiation is usually enough to set up a fight, so the second ultimate doesn't provide as much value as a different type of ability, like sustained damage or a strong save, might have.
This dynamic forces one hero into a less comfortable position from the start, slowing down the key items the whole team is relying on. The mid-game can feel clunky, as you might have two half-ready initiators instead of one fully-equipped one. An enemy team can exploit this timing window to secure map control. If your team can survive this awkward phase and both Tidehunter and Beastmaster get their core items, their combined control can eventually secure a teamfight. It's a workable plan, but it creates an unnecessary hurdle for your team to overcome.
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 | 26.21% | 145 |
| Crusader & Archon | 41.97% | 193 |
| Legend & Ancient | 36.30% | 135 |
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 | 42.18% | ▼ -1.5pp | 1,176 |
| 7.41d | 43.66% | ▲ +0.4pp | 15,573 |
| 7.41c | 43.26% | ▼ -5.8pp | 13,792 |
| 7.41b | 49.08% | — | 33,047 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.