How Crystal Maiden and Legion Commander perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Crystal Maiden and Legion Commander win 55.64% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 2,775 matches.
A Legion Commander with endless mana is a huge problem for the enemy laner. Crystal Maiden's Arcane Aura lets LC spam Overwhelming Odds to secure farm and apply constant pressure, accelerating her core item timings. When it's time to fight, that early advantage converts directly into kills. Crystal Maiden can lock a target down with Frostbite, giving Legion Commander a perfect opening to walk in and cast Duel without the enemy having a chance to run away or use an escape spell.
This pattern starts early and defines the mid-game, as the pair will hunt for isolated targets to build up Duel damage. The enemy team is forced to play defensively, needing good vision to avoid getting picked off and relying on items like Force Staff to save teammates. In larger teamfights, a Freezing Field cast directly on top of a Duel can completely zone the enemy team out, ensuring the kill and often winning the fight on its own. The main counter is to burst Crystal Maiden down before she can use her ultimate.
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 | 56.43% | 1,485 |
| Crusader & Archon | 55.22% | 3,446 |
| Legend & Ancient | 54.26% | 2,276 |
| Divine & Immortal | 52.04% | 490 |
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 | 55.64% | ▲ +0.5pp | 2,775 |
| 7.41d | 55.16% | ▲ +0.1pp | 239,632 |
| 7.41c | 55.08% | ▼ -0.4pp | 122,841 |
| 7.41b | 55.43% | — | 127,317 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.