How Chaos Knight and Silencer perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Chaos Knight and Silencer win 54.75% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 6,939 matches.
Expecting to use an escape spell after Chaos Knight uses Reality Rift on you is a common mistake. Silencer can apply Last Word before the pull even finishes, punishing any attempt to cast a defensive ability. This can guarantee Chaos Knight's Chaos Bolt lands, followed by a swarm of illusions. The silence simply creates a clean window for the burst damage to connect without the target being able to fight back with spells or get immediate help from allies casting saves.
Across the game, this pairing focuses on finding pickoffs. A gank might start with Chaos Knight finding an opening, but it's Global Silence that can turn a risky play into a sure kill by preventing any escapes or counter-initiation. The advantage isn't overwhelming because opponents learn to play around the long cooldown of Silencer's ultimate. Smart enemies will also prioritize items like Black King Bar or Eul's Scepter to survive the initial lockdown. The duo is potent when their spells align, but they have clear windows of vulnerability that can be exploited.
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 | 55.61% | 570 |
| Crusader & Archon | 53.00% | 1,232 |
| Legend & Ancient | 52.63% | 703 |
| Divine & Immortal | 51.88% | 133 |
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 | 54.75% | ▲ +1.8pp | 6,939 |
| 7.41d | 52.99% | ▲ +0.1pp | 82,361 |
| 7.41c | 52.90% | ▲ +0.9pp | 32,565 |
| 7.41b | 52.05% | — | 33,731 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.