How Crystal Maiden and Troll Warlord perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Crystal Maiden and Troll Warlord win 53.79% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 647 matches.
Controlling the early game pace feels simple with this pair. Troll Warlord can spam his axes to accelerate farm and push lanes because Crystal Maiden’s Arcane Aura keeps his mana topped off. This is about more than farming faster; it means he is always ready to fight. A single Frostbite is usually enough lockdown for Troll to run a target down, building up his attack speed stacks for a kill that might otherwise get away. This constant pressure translates directly into more map control and safer objectives from the very start.
As the game progresses, this early lead often snowballs into an earlier timing for Troll Warlord's key items. In bigger fights, Crystal Maiden's slows from Crystal Nova and Freezing Field create chaos, making it very hard for enemies to kite or disengage from Troll once he commits with Battle Trance. The opposing team's main goal is to blow up the Crystal Maiden instantly, before she can provide that control and enable her carry. If they can't get to her, they have to deal with a fully supplied Troll who has roots and slows setting up his kills for him.
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 | 55.32% | 470 |
| Crusader & Archon | 53.69% | 596 |
| Legend & Ancient | 52.12% | 353 |
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 | 53.79% | ▲ +0.8pp | 647 |
| 7.41d | 53.00% | ▼ -0.1pp | 49,612 |
| 7.41c | 53.11% | ▲ +0.3pp | 25,199 |
| 7.41b | 52.83% | — | 24,323 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.