How Brewmaster and Slark perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Brewmaster and Slark win 51.35% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 1,885 matches.
Controlling the map to make space for Slark becomes more reliable with a Brewmaster on the team. Once Brewmaster can use Primal Split, the pair can threaten to kill almost any isolated hero. The Earth spirit's stun and the Storm spirit's dispel make it very difficult for a target to escape once Slark uses Pounce to close the gap. This ganking threat often forces opponents to play defensively, giving Slark the space he needs to farm and hit his timings. The duo's effectiveness is heavily tied to Brewmaster's ultimate cooldown, though. If opponents group up early or survive the initial assault, their single-target focus can struggle, which keeps the overall advantage modest.
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 | 47.79% | 272 |
| Legend & Ancient | 48.74% | 277 |
| Divine & Immortal | 46.97% | 132 |
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 | 51.35% | ▲ +0.8pp | 1,885 |
| 7.41d | 50.53% | ▼ -1.0pp | 20,584 |
| 7.41c | 51.49% | ▲ +0.4pp | 10,616 |
| 7.41b | 51.10% | — | 12,782 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.