How Bloodseeker and Queen of Pain perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Bloodseeker and Queen of Pain win 43.40% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 447 matches.
Facing this pair feels like you're always one step from death. Queen of Pain provides the initial burst with Scream of Pain and Sonic Wave, which is often enough to trigger Bloodseeker's Thirst on a key target. Anyone who survives that initial damage and tries to run gets punished by Rupture, while QoP uses Blink to stay in range and finish them off. The main issue is that neither hero offers a reliable lockdown, so targets with magic immunity or enough health can sometimes turn the fight around before they get low.
This combo relies heavily on snowballing the mid-game. A successful gank from Queen of Pain creates an opening for Bloodseeker to join the fight with his bonus speed, securing a kill and building momentum. If they fall behind, however, both heroes can struggle. Neither is great at defending high ground or dealing with a five-manning enemy that has strong saves. Their game plan is to pick heroes off, and if the enemy denies that by grouping up, this duo’s effectiveness drops off sharply.
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 | 45.78% | 308 |
| Crusader & Archon | 51.28% | 507 |
| Legend & Ancient | 45.71% | 326 |
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 | 43.40% | ▼ -4.9pp | 447 |
| 7.41d | 48.31% | ▲ +0.1pp | 53,880 |
| 7.41c | 48.17% | ▼ -2.9pp | 33,309 |
| 7.41b | 51.12% | — | 40,885 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.