How Bloodseeker and Windranger perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Bloodseeker and Windranger win 54.67% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 675 matches.
A Ruptured enemy becomes an ideal target for Windranger. The choice between standing still or taking massive damage to move makes it easy for her to land a full-duration Powershot or a devastating Focus Fire without the target escaping. Bloodseeker's Thirst also grants vision on injured heroes across the map, setting up Shackleshot attempts that would otherwise be impossible. In lane, a successful Shackle can hold an opponent in place for a guaranteed Bloodrite, creating early kill pressure.
This duo excels in the mid-game by finding pickoffs on isolated heroes. The entire game plan revolves around using Rupture and Focus Fire on a key target to create a numbers advantage, then taking an objective. The strategy can fall apart, however, if the enemy team groups up and forces a full five-on-five fight. Both Bloodseeker and Windranger are fragile and rely on killing someone quickly. If the initial target gets a save or the duo gets initiated on first, their effectiveness drops sharply, as they offer limited teamfight control beyond their single-target burst.
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 | 54.17% | 552 |
| Crusader & Archon | 51.31% | 840 |
| Legend & Ancient | 53.98% | 452 |
| Divine & Immortal | 49.11% | 112 |
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 | 54.67% | ▲ +4.6pp | 675 |
| 7.41d | 50.09% | ▲ +0.0pp | 73,931 |
| 7.41c | 50.08% | ▼ -0.1pp | 36,742 |
| 7.41b | 50.17% | — | 37,979 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.