How Crystal Maiden and Queen of Pain perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Crystal Maiden and Queen of Pain win 48.01% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 17,517 matches.
Pairing a mana-battery support with a spell-heavy mid seems like an obvious choice. Crystal Maiden's Arcane Aura allows Queen of Pain to use Scream of Pain and Blink more freely, helping her control the lane and farm faster. In the mid-game, a Frostbite can hold an enemy down, setting up a straightforward kill for Queen of Pain's full magical burst. On paper, the lane support provides exactly what the aggressive mid laner wants: more resources and a bit of lockdown to secure ganks.
The problem is that both heroes are very fragile. Queen of Pain relies on her mobility to survive, while Crystal Maiden relies on positioning. Neither one offers the other much protection. If the enemy team has strong initiation, they can often blow up one hero before the other can react, breaking the combo. A good team will focus the Crystal Maiden to prevent her from channeling Freezing Field, or they will wait for Queen of Pain to Blink aggressively and then punish her. The synergy is helpful, but it doesn't solve the core vulnerabilities of either hero.
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 | 49.33% | 971 |
| Crusader & Archon | 46.14% | 2,475 |
| Legend & Ancient | 44.29% | 2,127 |
| Divine & Immortal | 43.76% | 649 |
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 | 48.01% | ▲ +0.4pp | 17,517 |
| 7.41d | 47.62% | ▲ +0.1pp | 191,360 |
| 7.41c | 47.52% | ▼ -2.8pp | 108,700 |
| 7.41b | 50.30% | — | 123,530 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.