How Broodmother and Witch Doctor perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41f, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41f, Broodmother and Witch Doctor win 54.61% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 14,071 matches.
Thinking you can ignore Witch Doctor to focus down the Broodmother is usually a mistake. A well-placed Maledict on a hero swarmed by spiderlings turns every one of those small bites into a major source of damage. The constant attacks from the brood rapidly stack up the curse's burst, often securing a kill that wouldn't have happened otherwise. This forces the target to either try and flee through a sea of spiders or fight a losing battle. The chaos also provides a great setup for Witch Doctor to channel his Death Ward on the slowed, distracted hero.
This pairing is strongest during mid-game tower pushes. Broodmother can apply pressure and create space, and if a defender shows up, Witch Doctor is waiting to turn the engagement into a pick-off. The whole dynamic depends on the spider army, though. If the enemy team has strong area-of-effect spells to clear the spiderlings, the setup for Maledict falls apart pretty quickly. This forces the enemy to adapt, but if they have the right heroes for the job, the effectiveness of the combination is significantly reduced.
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 | 54.46% | 202 |
| Crusader & Archon | 54.78% | 575 |
| Legend & Ancient | 50.46% | 327 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41f | 54.61% | ▲ +2.1pp | 14,071 |
| 7.41e | 52.56% | ▲ +0.8pp | 39,410 |
| 7.41d | 51.77% | ▼ -0.2pp | 51,227 |
| 7.41c | 52.02% | — | 27,021 |
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Data updated Oct 5, 2026.