How Clinkz and Spirit Breaker perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Clinkz and Spirit Breaker win 51.93% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 13,815 matches.
Getting charged from across the map feels a lot worse when a Clinkz is waiting at the destination. Spirit Breaker provides the one thing Clinkz lacks: reliable lockdown. The stun from Charge of Darkness is the perfect setup for Clinkz to come out of Skeleton Walk and unload his full damage potential on a stationary target. This combination excels at deleting isolated heroes before they can react, as Spirit Breaker can hold someone in place while Clinkz provides the immense physical burst needed for a quick kill. It turns a solo gank attempt into a two-hero execution.
This duo pressures the map by constantly threatening pickoffs on any hero that strays too far from their team. Their goal is to build an early lead by punishing poor positioning. However, the strategy loses some of its bite when teams start grouping up as five. Well-placed vision can track Spirit Breaker's movements, and defensive items or attentive supports can often save the charged target. The success of this pairing hinges on catching people alone; against a coordinated team, their single-target focus is less impactful.
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 | 50.66% | 833 |
| Crusader & Archon | 50.03% | 1,463 |
| Legend & Ancient | 56.59% | 1,055 |
| Divine & Immortal | 58.33% | 360 |
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 | 51.93% | ▲ +0.9pp | 13,815 |
| 7.41d | 51.01% | ▼ -0.3pp | 111,949 |
| 7.41c | 51.35% | ▼ -0.6pp | 55,601 |
| 7.41b | 51.95% | — | 67,846 |
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Data updated Aug 18, 2026.