How Beastmaster and Io perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Beastmaster and Io win 45.64% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 344 matches.
Picking Io alongside Beastmaster often forces a team into an awkward position. Io’s entire kit, especially Overcharge, is designed to supercharge a single core hero who deals a lot of personal damage. Beastmaster's strength, however, is spread out across his summons and team-wide utility from abilities like Primal Roar. This creates a conflict: Io can tether to Beastmaster, but he isn't the ideal carry for the buffs. Or, Io can abandon the offlane to help a better target, leaving Beastmaster on an island. While a Relocate gank set up by a Roar is functional, the duo by itself rarely has enough damage to finish the job, resulting in a partnership that lacks a clear, effective game plan.
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 | 44.88% | 127 |
| Crusader & Archon | 42.31% | 364 |
| Legend & Ancient | 48.48% | 231 |
| Divine & Immortal | 43.10% | 116 |
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 | 344 |
| 7.41d | 45.36% | ▼ -1.5pp | 22,761 |
| 7.41c | 46.85% | ▼ -4.2pp | 13,715 |
| 7.41b | 51.01% | — | 26,165 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.