How Bloodseeker and Lich perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Bloodseeker and Lich win 55.04% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 5,343 matches.
Picking a core who relies on mobility feels like a bad choice against this duo. Lich provides constant, layering slows with Frost Blast and Frost Shield, making it hard for anyone to create distance. This sets up the perfect scenario for Bloodseeker's Rupture. A Ruptured target caught by Lich's spells is trapped; moving causes immense damage, while standing still allows Bloodseeker to close the gap and finish them off. The two abilities create a bind where any decision the enemy makes is the wrong one, leading to an almost guaranteed kill.
This lockdown potential defines their game plan from the start. In lane, Bloodseeker can play aggressively, knowing Frost Shield will win him trades and slows will secure kills. As the game progresses, they hunt together, turning any hero caught by Lich into a free kill for a snowballing Bloodseeker. The burden falls on the enemy team to have instant escape tools like a Teleport Scroll or BKB ready at all times. Without them, the map feels incredibly small, as a single slow is often a death sentence.
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 | 56.21% | 443 |
| Crusader & Archon | 55.81% | 774 |
| Legend & Ancient | 57.47% | 475 |
| Divine & Immortal | 44.00% | 125 |
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 | 55.04% | ▲ +0.9pp | 5,343 |
| 7.41d | 54.12% | ▲ +0.8pp | 63,702 |
| 7.41c | 53.30% | ▼ -0.0pp | 31,939 |
| 7.41b | 53.33% | — | 36,047 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.