How Broodmother and Windranger perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Broodmother and Windranger win 50.30% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 2,986 matches.
Setting up a kill with a Shackleshot into a swarm of Broodmother's spiders seems logical, but it can be awkward. Windranger needs a clear angle for her shackle to latch onto something behind the target. A chaotic mass of friendly spiderlings often gets in the way, body-blocking the stun or making the enemy's pathing unpredictable. Broodmother, in turn, wants a target held perfectly still for her brood to collapse on. The conditional nature of Shackleshot means she doesn't get the reliable lockdown she needs to guarantee a kill, forcing both heroes to rely on a third party for proper setup.
This friction means they often operate like two separate, powerful heroes rather than a cohesive unit. Broodmother excels at creating sustained pressure and controlling a zone, forcing the enemy to react to her. Windranger is better at finding pick-offs with burst damage from the treeline. When they do teamfight together, their plans don't necessarily overlap. While they have enough individual damage to win fights, their lack of natural synergy can be a weakness against teams that have a more coordinated plan for controlling heroes and initiating fights.
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 | 50.30% | 332 |
| Crusader & Archon | 55.03% | 507 |
| Legend & Ancient | 53.02% | 315 |
| Divine & Immortal | 53.00% | 100 |
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 | 50.30% | ▲ +2.7pp | 2,986 |
| 7.41d | 47.62% | ▼ -1.1pp | 39,424 |
| 7.41c | 48.69% | ▲ +0.8pp | 18,130 |
| 7.41b | 47.85% | — | 21,908 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.