How Crystal Maiden and Huskar perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Crystal Maiden and Huskar win 47.31% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 6,567 matches.
Pairing a core who barely uses mana with a support known for providing it creates an awkward dynamic. Huskar’s main laning tool, Burning Spear, costs him health, so Crystal Maiden's Arcane Aura is mostly wasted on him. This neutralizes one of the biggest reasons to pick her. While her Frostbite is a decent root to hold someone down for Huskar, it’s a generic piece of control that doesn't uniquely empower his specific needs. The fundamental parts of their kits don't really line up to create an advantage you couldn't get from other combinations.
This disconnect becomes clearer as the game progresses. In lane, the lockdown from Crystal Maiden can secure Huskar a good start. But once Huskar is ready to fight, he wants to dive deep with Life Break and brawl on the edge of death. A slow, fragile support like Crystal Maiden can't keep up with that pace or position that aggressively. Huskar will often end up fighting far ahead of his support, unable to get help when he gets turned on. They play at two different speeds and distances, making it hard to coordinate effectively in the chaotic fights Huskar creates.
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 | 45.81% | 692 |
| Crusader & Archon | 45.56% | 968 |
| Legend & Ancient | 48.87% | 620 |
| Divine & Immortal | 55.19% | 183 |
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 | 47.31% | ▲ +0.1pp | 6,567 |
| 7.41d | 47.22% | ▼ -3.1pp | 81,276 |
| 7.41c | 50.31% | ▼ -0.2pp | 50,537 |
| 7.41b | 50.50% | — | 51,330 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.