How Bounty Hunter and Io perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Bounty Hunter and Io win 51.54% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 3,081 matches.
Pairing Io with Bounty Hunter forces a choice between their main strengths. While Io's Tether can keep an ally healthy, using it on a stealthed Bounty Hunter reveals his position with a bright, visible line, negating the entire point of Shadow Walk for initiations. This forces Bounty Hunter to play exposed if he wants the buffs. The main upside comes from Relocate ganks. Io can drop Bounty Hunter directly on a hero for a guaranteed Track and Jinada burst before escaping. In a straight fight, Overcharge is a decent boost. You essentially trade Bounty Hunter's stealthy scouting power for a more all-in global gank, a trade-off that often results in an even wash.
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 | 44.44% | 144 |
| Crusader & Archon | 51.40% | 428 |
| Legend & Ancient | 55.81% | 344 |
| Divine & Immortal | 55.16% | 223 |
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 | 51.54% | ▲ +1.4pp | 3,081 |
| 7.41d | 50.18% | ▲ +0.4pp | 21,792 |
| 7.41c | 49.79% | ▲ +1.1pp | 8,365 |
| 7.41b | 48.68% | — | 8,161 |
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Data updated Aug 18, 2026.