How Chaos Knight and Marci perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Chaos Knight and Marci win 50.56% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 2,037 matches.
Giving Sidekick to Chaos Knight seems strong on paper, but the lifesteal doesn't apply to his Phantasm illusions, which is where most of his late-game damage and survivability comes from. They only get the damage bonus. The setup can work, with a good Dispose from Marci leading into an easy Reality Rift pull. The problem is that both heroes want to do the same thing: get on top of one target and stay there. This makes the game plan very one-dimensional. If the enemy team has ways to kite or disengage, both Chaos Knight and Marci are left stranded, since they have committed to the same small area of the fight.
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 | 50.28% | 177 |
| Crusader & Archon | 53.50% | 314 |
| Legend & Ancient | 44.22% | 199 |
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 | 50.56% | ▲ +1.9pp | 2,037 |
| 7.41d | 48.69% | ▼ -0.5pp | 23,312 |
| 7.41c | 49.20% | ▲ +0.9pp | 9,988 |
| 7.41b | 48.29% | — | 12,600 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.