How Dark Willow and Earthshaker perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Dark Willow and Earthshaker win 47.13% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 7,729 matches.
Setting up a big teamfight can feel a little awkward for this pair. Earthshaker's whole game plan is to jump in and clump enemies for Echo Slam, but Dark Willow’s Terrorize does the exact opposite by scattering everyone. This anti-synergy can completely ruin a perfect initiation. Even their single-target lockdown requires careful timing. Cursed Crown has a delay that can be hard to land after a Fissure without leaving a gap for the enemy to escape. While they have a lot of control on paper, getting it all to work together without one spell actively hurting the other is the main challenge.
During the laning stage, a well-placed Fissure can certainly give Dark Willow the time she needs to set up her damage. The real issues appear in mid-game fights where coordination is key. An Earthshaker might blink in, only for Terrorize to send his targets running away from his follow-up stuns. A Fissure wall can also accidentally trap Dark Willow, who needs space to stay safe and cast from the back lines. The combo isn't unworkable, but it demands a level of communication and patience that isn't always practical, making it less reliable than more natural pairings.
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 | 44.52% | 447 |
| Crusader & Archon | 46.83% | 1,072 |
| Legend & Ancient | 46.77% | 928 |
| Divine & Immortal | 49.39% | 413 |
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 | 47.13% | ▼ -0.1pp | 7,729 |
| 7.41d | 47.23% | ▲ +0.6pp | 77,343 |
| 7.41c | 46.68% | ▼ -0.1pp | 28,732 |
| 7.41b | 46.75% | — | 31,481 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.