How Chaos Knight and Legion Commander perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Chaos Knight and Legion Commander win 54.28% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 3,574 matches.
Picking these two cores together is a bet on single-target burst. Legion Commander's goal is to win Duels, and Chaos Knight provides a strong toolkit to help make that happen. A well-timed Chaos Bolt can set up an easy Duel, or Reality Rift can pull a key target away from their team. Once the Duel begins, Chaos Knight and his Phantasm illusions can pile on a huge amount of physical damage, often enough to secure the win for Legion before anyone can intervene. It's a simple, direct plan that puts a lot of pressure on one enemy hero.
The effectiveness of this duo hinges on execution during the mid-game. Their shared strategy is to roam the map, find someone out of position, and delete them with the full combo. This can be very effective for building a lead through pickoffs. However, this playstyle is predictable and can be punished. Teams facing this combination will often group up earlier or have defensive support items ready to save the Duel target. If the initial burst fails to kill the target, both Legion Commander and Chaos Knight have committed their biggest spells and can be left in a bad position.
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 | 54.15% | 349 |
| Crusader & Archon | 57.27% | 578 |
| Legend & Ancient | 51.36% | 368 |
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 | 54.28% | ▲ +2.2pp | 3,574 |
| 7.41d | 52.12% | ▲ +0.7pp | 43,253 |
| 7.41c | 51.42% | ▼ -0.1pp | 19,186 |
| 7.41b | 51.56% | — | 22,574 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.