How Crystal Maiden and Lina perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Crystal Maiden and Lina win 51.43% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 28,676 matches.
Combining Crystal Maiden and Lina offers a classic laning plan, but one with clear trade-offs. The synergy on paper is obvious: Arcane Aura provides the mana sustain Lina needs to constantly pressure the lane with Dragon Slave. For kills, Crystal Maiden’s Frostbite provides the perfect root to guarantee Lina can land her delayed Light Strike Array. This setup enables their full magic burst from the earliest levels, creating a genuine threat if they can catch someone out of position. The theory is that mana and lockdown will lead to a dominant lane.
In practice, the lane is often a delicate standoff. The major weakness is that both heroes are very fragile and lack escapes. Any opponent with a gap closer or reliable stun can turn an aggressive move back on them and secure a kill on either Crystal Maiden or Lina. This makes the lane highly dependent on positioning and who gets the first move. If the enemy duo can't effectively punish them, Lina gets a great start. If they can, this lane crumbles quickly, which explains why the pairing doesn't consistently pull ahead.
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 | 53.25% | 1,861 |
| Crusader & Archon | 51.41% | 4,454 |
| Legend & Ancient | 51.14% | 3,461 |
| Divine & Immortal | 48.60% | 1,144 |
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 | 51.43% | ▲ +0.1pp | 28,676 |
| 7.41d | 51.30% | ▲ +0.9pp | 250,576 |
| 7.41c | 50.36% | ▲ +0.2pp | 95,189 |
| 7.41b | 50.16% | — | 93,237 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.