How Chaos Knight and Sniper perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Chaos Knight and Sniper win 54.87% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 13,548 matches.
Securing key objectives often relies on getting a pickoff first, and this duo can make that happen. Chaos Knight provides the frontline initiation and reliable lockdown that Sniper completely lacks. A successful Reality Rift into Chaos Bolt creates a stationary target, allowing Sniper to apply his full physical damage from the safety of the backline. This concentrated, single-target burst can remove a key hero from the fight before it even begins, turning a gank into a tower push or a Roshan attempt.
This game plan hinges entirely on Chaos Knight finding those good initiations. If he fails to connect or gets kited, the fight can quickly fall apart, as Sniper has few tools to survive on his own. The enemy team will often try to bypass Chaos Knight and jump directly onto the vulnerable backline. Because the success of this pairing depends on coordination and proper positioning to protect Sniper, it offers a consistent but not a decisive edge. A well-executed flank can easily dismantle the whole setup.
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 | 56.78% | 1,328 |
| Crusader & Archon | 55.33% | 2,337 |
| Legend & Ancient | 55.65% | 1,107 |
| Divine & Immortal | 50.27% | 187 |
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 | 54.87% | ▲ +2.4pp | 13,548 |
| 7.41d | 52.50% | ▼ -1.0pp | 153,967 |
| 7.41c | 53.49% | ▲ +1.5pp | 61,167 |
| 7.41b | 51.95% | — | 62,620 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.