How Chaos Knight and Ember Spirit perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Chaos Knight and Ember Spirit win 50.72% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 3,352 matches.
The idea of having two aggressive, damage-heavy cores seems strong, but their kits don't really help each other out. Chaos Knight wants to get on top of one hero with Reality Rift and burst them down with Phantasm illusions. Ember Spirit, on the other hand, dances around the fight using Sleight of Fist and Fire Remnants, dealing damage over time to multiple targets. They both need someone else on the team to provide the setup or broader teamfight control they lack. While Chaos Knight's Chaos Bolt can help Ember land a Searing Chains, it's a single-target setup for a hero who often wants to hit more. They end up competing for farm and focus without making each other's jobs easier.
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 | 44.04% | 193 |
| Crusader & Archon | 52.89% | 501 |
| Legend & Ancient | 52.85% | 403 |
| Divine & Immortal | 49.69% | 163 |
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 | 50.72% | ▲ +1.8pp | 3,352 |
| 7.41d | 48.92% | ▲ +0.3pp | 35,069 |
| 7.41c | 48.60% | ▲ +0.5pp | 13,671 |
| 7.41b | 48.15% | — | 16,263 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.