How Brewmaster and Dark Willow perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Brewmaster and Dark Willow win 49.29% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 1,134 matches.
Picking these two heroes together can create a problem of timing and target focus. Dark Willow wants to lock down a single hero with Cursed Crown and then unload damage with Bedlam. The issue is that once Brewmaster uses Primal Split, the fight is suddenly full of pandas. Willow’s spells can easily get wasted on one of the spirits instead of the priority target Brewmaster is trying to isolate and kill. This makes it difficult to coordinate a clean burst on one enemy. While both heroes offer a lot of control, their methods don't always stack up cleanly, often leading to scattered damage and a lack of decisive focus in teamfights.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Crusader & Archon | 46.10% | 141 |
| Legend & Ancient | 58.39% | 149 |
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 | 49.29% | ▲ +0.4pp | 1,134 |
| 7.41d | 48.88% | ▼ -0.4pp | 11,326 |
| 7.41c | 49.31% | ▲ +1.3pp | 4,938 |
| 7.41b | 48.04% | — | 4,929 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.