How Bloodseeker and Skywrath Mage perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41f, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41f, Bloodseeker and Skywrath Mage win 51.42% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 22,488 matches.
Getting caught by this pair presents a difficult choice. A target hit by Bloodseeker's Rupture has to decide between standing still or taking massive damage by moving. If they hold their ground, it can create an opening for Skywrath Mage to land his Mystic Flare for a lot of focused damage. This combination of control and burst is the main idea behind the pairing. The target is either heavily punished for moving, or they are punished for staying in one place, with neither option being good.
In practice, this combo is mostly about finding single-target pickoffs once both heroes have their ultimates. Its effectiveness drops if the enemy team groups up or has items like a Force Staff or Glimmer Cape to save the target. Outside of this specific ultimate interaction, Bloodseeker and Skywrath Mage don't have a lot of natural overlap in their game plan. One wants to chase and sustain through long fights, while the other unloads spells quickly, so their success together often hinges entirely on landing that one combo on the right person.
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 | 49.72% | 362 |
| Crusader & Archon | 53.11% | 676 |
| Legend & Ancient | 54.70% | 404 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41f | 51.42% | ▲ +0.1pp | 22,488 |
| 7.41e | 51.32% | ▼ -0.2pp | 68,148 |
| 7.41d | 51.51% | ▲ +0.4pp | 79,462 |
| 7.41c | 51.08% | — | 36,063 |
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Data updated Oct 5, 2026.