How Broodmother and Slardar perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Broodmother and Slardar win 49.31% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 1,602 matches.
Hunting a key target can feel straightforward with this lineup. Slardar’s initiation with Slithereen Crush holds an enemy in place, and his Corrosive Haze makes them extremely vulnerable to physical attacks. This perfectly sets up Broodmother and her entire swarm of spiders to melt the isolated hero almost instantly. The main reason this pairing doesn't create a consistent advantage is that the heroes often operate on different agendas. Broodmother wants to control her own zone with webs and pressure objectives, forcing the enemy to come to her. Slardar, on the other hand, is a mobile ganker looking to roam the map for kills. They can feel like two separate engines of aggression that don't always link up.
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 | 50.00% | 184 |
| Crusader & Archon | 50.69% | 288 |
| Legend & Ancient | 48.18% | 137 |
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 | 49.31% | ▼ -0.2pp | 1,602 |
| 7.41d | 49.46% | ▼ -1.5pp | 22,599 |
| 7.41c | 50.92% | ▲ +0.9pp | 12,133 |
| 7.41b | 50.06% | — | 15,056 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.