How Crystal Maiden and Windranger perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Crystal Maiden and Windranger win 51.04% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 20,551 matches.
Laning against this pair can feel oppressive at first. Crystal Maiden's Arcane Aura lets Windranger constantly harass with Powershot, and a Frostbite seems like a perfect setup for Shackleshot. The problem is that while Frostbite holds an enemy still, it doesn't guarantee the angle Windranger needs for a long-duration shackle. Both heroes are also extremely fragile. If the stun chain isn't perfect, aggressive opponents can often turn the fight around and burst down Crystal Maiden, who is too slow to escape, while Windranger’s own escape does nothing to help her.
Later in the game, their objectives diverge. Windranger wants to find a key target and eliminate them with Focus Fire, often playing from the edge of a fight. Crystal Maiden, on the other hand, wants to channel her Freezing Field in the middle of the enemy team. CM needs a durable frontline to hide behind, and the elusive Windranger doesn't fill that role. While they can occasionally enable each other with a stray stun, they generally rely on the rest of their team to create the space they each individually need to be effective.
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 | 53.03% | 1,452 |
| Crusader & Archon | 51.25% | 3,198 |
| Legend & Ancient | 50.58% | 2,507 |
| Divine & Immortal | 49.19% | 807 |
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 | 51.04% | ▲ +0.8pp | 20,551 |
| 7.41d | 50.20% | ▲ +0.3pp | 215,482 |
| 7.41c | 49.89% | ▼ -0.2pp | 91,133 |
| 7.41b | 50.08% | — | 82,659 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.