How Bounty Hunter and Kez perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Bounty Hunter and Kez win 50.70% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 359 matches.
Struggling for map control often defines this pairing. Bounty Hunter wants to be active early, finding pickoffs around the map to build a gold lead with Track. Kez, however, is a melee carry who needs dedicated time and space to farm items before he can contribute effectively as a duelist. This creates a fundamental conflict in tempo. Bounty Hunter's roaming doesn't offer the lane stability Kez requires, leaving him vulnerable. If Kez is pressured, Bounty Hunter often lacks the lockdown or damage to turn the gank by himself, resulting in a lineup where neither hero gets to play to their strengths.
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 | 41.55% | 142 |
| Crusader & Archon | 47.64% | 296 |
| Legend & Ancient | 50.61% | 247 |
| Divine & Immortal | 55.63% | 151 |
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 | 50.70% | ▲ +4.1pp | 359 |
| 7.41d | 46.60% | ▼ -0.1pp | 29,174 |
| 7.41c | 46.74% | ▲ +0.4pp | 18,544 |
| 7.41b | 46.32% | — | 12,551 |
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Data updated Aug 12, 2026.