How Crystal Maiden and Witch Doctor perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Crystal Maiden and Witch Doctor win 53.64% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 13,000 matches.
Controlling the map early becomes much easier with this pairing. Crystal Maiden's Arcane Aura keeps Witch Doctor's mana topped off, letting him constantly threaten with Paralyzing Cask and have his heal ready. In skirmishes, her slows and roots from Crystal Nova and Frostbite make it simple to land a perfect Maledict. This setup works both ways, as Witch Doctor's stuns can hold enemies in place for a full Freezing Field. The enemy team finds themselves locked down and taking amplified damage from two different sources, making even simple ganks incredibly lethal.
This pressure translates into stronger teamfights as the game goes on. Enemies are forced into a difficult choice: who do you try to stop? Focusing on interrupting Crystal Maiden's ultimate often means Witch Doctor gets a free Death Ward, and vice-versa. A team trying to counter this needs multiple, coordinated stuns and heroes who can close the gap quickly on both supports. Otherwise, they risk getting split and destroyed by the sheer amount of control and sustained damage coming from two different directions.
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 | 56.18% | 1,036 |
| Crusader & Archon | 54.01% | 2,257 |
| Legend & Ancient | 51.66% | 1,297 |
| Divine & Immortal | 47.54% | 244 |
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 | 53.64% | ▲ +0.0pp | 13,000 |
| 7.41d | 53.59% | ▲ +0.2pp | 141,795 |
| 7.41c | 53.36% | ▲ +0.2pp | 68,923 |
| 7.41b | 53.14% | — | 68,821 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.