How Chaos Knight and Warlock perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41f, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41f, Chaos Knight and Warlock win 52.65% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 14,250 matches.
Getting caught by a Golem stun is bad enough, but when Fatal Bonds is also on you, the situation gets complicated. Chaos Knight’s illusions can focus one person, and suddenly your whole team is taking damage. This forces opponents into an awkward choice between scattering to break the bonds or trying to burst down the original Chaos Knight. Warlock can also use Upheaval to hold enemies in place, making it very difficult to escape the Phantasm illusions once they've closed the gap. The shared damage and control can create a solid kill setup.
The effectiveness of this pairing really depends on their big ultimates being available. If Warlock and Chaos Knight don't have Chaotic Offering and Phantasm ready, their impact together is much lower. Opponents will try to play around these long cooldowns, fighting when the duo is weaker. Heroes that can quickly clear the illusions can also neutralize the threat before the Fatal Bonds damage really adds up. Success here relies heavily on good timing and picking the right moment to commit both spells for a teamfight.
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 | 57.14% | 238 |
| Crusader & Archon | 55.56% | 531 |
| Legend & Ancient | 50.16% | 313 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41f | 52.65% | ▲ +0.1pp | 14,250 |
| 7.41e | 52.58% | ▲ +0.6pp | 42,661 |
| 7.41d | 51.98% | ▲ +0.4pp | 49,273 |
| 7.41c | 51.58% | — | 19,072 |
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Data updated Oct 5, 2026.