How Bounty Hunter and Crystal Maiden perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Bounty Hunter and Crystal Maiden win 52.36% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 8,333 matches.
Laning against this pair feels oppressive because the Bounty Hunter can afford to be incredibly aggressive. Crystal Maiden’s Arcane Aura provides a constant stream of mana, letting him spam Shuriken Toss for harass and last hits without needing to ferry consumables. This sustained pressure can easily force opponents out of lane. If Bounty Hunter is looking to gank, a well-timed Frostbite from Crystal Maiden is often all that's needed to secure a kill, creating an early-game threat that’s difficult to ignore.
This advantage is strongest in the first fifteen minutes, where the duo can generate a gold lead through Track kills. Their plan hinges on snowballing from that early pressure. Teams playing against them will focus heavily on punishing Crystal Maiden, who is fragile and easy to burst down. Once she's dead, Bounty Hunter loses his best setup and a lot of the team's sustain. The synergy fades as the game progresses and other heroes come online, which is why the pairing provides a small but noticeable edge.
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 | 51.92% | 443 |
| Crusader & Archon | 52.32% | 948 |
| Legend & Ancient | 51.88% | 800 |
| Divine & Immortal | 56.80% | 338 |
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 | 52.36% | ▼ -0.4pp | 8,333 |
| 7.41d | 52.77% | ▲ +0.9pp | 66,422 |
| 7.41c | 51.88% | ▲ +0.3pp | 28,701 |
| 7.41b | 51.62% | — | 28,804 |
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Data updated Aug 18, 2026.