How Bloodseeker and Dark Willow perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Bloodseeker and Dark Willow win 47.72% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 2,569 matches.
Getting rooted by Bramble Maze or stunned by a Cursed Crown feels dangerous when a Bloodseeker is nearby. Dark Willow’s control can set up an easy Bloodrite for him, which is a decent ganking combination. The core problem comes from his ultimate. Bloodseeker wants enemies to run from Rupture, but Dark Willow's abilities are all designed to hold people in place. This basic conflict means you often get the damage from one hero’s spell but not the other’s. While they can sometimes burst a target before it becomes an issue, this fundamental anti-synergy makes their teamfight contribution awkward and inconsistent, preventing them from being a truly effective pair.
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 | 45.07% | 284 |
| Crusader & Archon | 46.06% | 406 |
| Legend & Ancient | 51.18% | 211 |
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 | 47.72% | ▼ -1.0pp | 2,569 |
| 7.41d | 48.72% | ▼ -1.1pp | 31,648 |
| 7.41c | 49.83% | ▲ +0.1pp | 13,348 |
| 7.41b | 49.77% | — | 14,870 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.