How Bloodseeker and Sven perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Bloodseeker and Sven win 51.28% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 2,463 matches.
Pushing an advantage after a fight tends to be where this duo finds its footing. When a God's Strength Sven connects with a target, the resulting low health can activate Bloodseeker's Thirst, granting the vision and speed needed to run down other fleeing enemies. A well-timed Storm Hammer can also set up an easy Rupture, locking down a priority hero for Sven to finish off. The main challenge is that both heroes are melee carries who often want to occupy the same areas of the map to farm. Their kits don't fundamentally solve each other's problems, making their combined strength feel more like a nice bonus than a core strategy.
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 | 46.84% | 316 |
| Crusader & Archon | 59.05% | 337 |
| Legend & Ancient | 54.32% | 162 |
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 | 51.28% | ▼ -0.6pp | 2,463 |
| 7.41d | 51.91% | ▲ +1.4pp | 28,056 |
| 7.41c | 50.47% | ▲ +0.2pp | 11,037 |
| 7.41b | 50.27% | — | 11,623 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.