How Chaos Knight and Invoker perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Chaos Knight and Invoker win 53.82% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 9,842 matches.
Getting caught by a Chaos Bolt can feel like a death sentence. That stun provides a perfect setup for an Invoker to land a Sun Strike from anywhere on the map, adding a huge amount of unexpected burst damage. If Invoker is close, he can layer on Cold Snap for an extended lockdown, preventing any escape while Chaos Knight's illusions close in. This single-target pickoff potential is the main strength of their partnership, letting them punish any hero out of position and create man-advantage situations before a fight properly starts.
The reliability of this combo is what keeps it from being truly dominant. Their entire ganking plan often hinges on Chaos Knight finding a good target for Reality Rift and landing a long-duration stun. If the enemy groups up, has save abilities, or can kite the illusions, the duo's impact drops off sharply. Furthermore, their power spikes can be misaligned. A Quas Exort Invoker may want to farm for items while Chaos Knight is ready to fight with his first Phantasm, leading to a game where they never quite find their rhythm together.
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 | 57.67% | 678 |
| Crusader & Archon | 52.26% | 1,636 |
| Legend & Ancient | 53.27% | 1,147 |
| Divine & Immortal | 56.69% | 314 |
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 | 53.82% | ▲ +1.9pp | 9,842 |
| 7.41d | 51.89% | ▲ +0.3pp | 102,535 |
| 7.41c | 51.55% | ▲ +0.2pp | 44,137 |
| 7.41b | 51.34% | — | 47,474 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.