How Brewmaster and Spirit Breaker perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Brewmaster and Spirit Breaker win 55.40% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 287 matches.
Picking another initiator after a Spirit Breaker can feel redundant, but Brewmaster adds a layer of control that makes ganks much more secure. Spirit Breaker’s Charge of Darkness ensures Brewmaster can land Cinder Brew and Thunder Clap on the right target from the start of a fight. Later on, when Brewmaster uses Primal Split, they can lock down a single hero for an incredibly long time. While Spirit Breaker holds someone in place with bashes, Brew's Earth panda can chain its stun, creating a pick-off that a solo charge might not have secured. This chaos allows your other cores to operate freely.
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 | 48.72% | 117 |
| Crusader & Archon | 57.09% | 261 |
| Legend & Ancient | 55.41% | 231 |
| Divine & Immortal | 66.10% | 118 |
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 | 55.40% | ▲ +3.3pp | 287 |
| 7.41d | 52.14% | ▼ -0.4pp | 22,078 |
| 7.41c | 52.58% | ▲ +0.6pp | 12,380 |
| 7.41b | 52.02% | — | 13,914 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.