How Broodmother and Io perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Broodmother and Io win 52.08% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 2,016 matches.
Taking over a lane with Broodmother can be made safer with an Io partner. Tether provides the sustain and movement speed to help her stick to targets, while Overcharge makes her significantly harder to bring down if she gets caught and focused. A successful Relocate can also turn a split-push into a surprise gank, or offer a clean escape after taking a tower. The core issue, however, is that Io does nothing to protect the spiderlings. If the enemy team has strong area-of-effect spells to clear the swarm, a huge part of Broodmother's pressure and damage is neutralized, regardless of how much help Io provides to the main hero.
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 | 56.42% | 218 |
| Crusader & Archon | 51.50% | 433 |
| Legend & Ancient | 56.82% | 264 |
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 | 52.08% | ▲ +1.1pp | 2,016 |
| 7.41d | 50.98% | ▲ +0.2pp | 21,185 |
| 7.41c | 50.83% | ▼ -0.1pp | 9,525 |
| 7.41b | 50.94% | — | 13,123 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.