How Chaos Knight and Techies perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Chaos Knight and Techies win 54.69% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 5,434 matches.
Pulling an enemy hero onto a pre-stacked set of Proximity Mines is the core of this pairing. Chaos Knight's Reality Rift provides the perfect tool to force a target into a specific, lethal spot prepared by Techies. The follow-up from Chaos Bolt then holds them in place long enough for the mines to detonate. If the target somehow survives the initial burst, a well-timed Blast Off! from Techies can add a silence, preventing any escape spells and allowing Chaos Knight's illusions to finish the job with physical attacks.
This setup gives the team a solid way to get pickoffs and control key areas of the map. A common plan is to have Techies mine a path to an objective or a high-ground ramp, with Chaos Knight waiting nearby to find an out-of-position enemy. While effective for securing single kills, the strategy is less reliable in chaotic teamfights where targets are unpredictable. It relies on the enemy team lacking detection and coordination, which is why the advantage feels present but not overwhelming. Chaos Knight brings the catch, and Techies brings the area denial to make it happen.
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 | 56.88% | 487 |
| Crusader & Archon | 55.31% | 866 |
| Legend & Ancient | 54.68% | 470 |
| Divine & Immortal | 61.60% | 125 |
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 | 54.69% | ▲ +2.4pp | 5,434 |
| 7.41d | 52.31% | ▼ -0.4pp | 64,437 |
| 7.41c | 52.68% | ▼ -0.0pp | 30,502 |
| 7.41b | 52.71% | — | 33,493 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.