How Dark Willow and Nature's Prophet perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Dark Willow and Nature's Prophet win 41.73% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 405 matches.
Getting caught by a Sprout feels like a death sentence when a Dark Willow is nearby. Nature's Prophet can easily hold a target in place for Willow's Cursed Crown to land, creating a long lockdown chain. The issue is what happens after the stun wears off. Neither hero provides enough immediate burst damage to reliably secure the kill on their own, meaning the target often survives the initial gank. In the bigger picture, their game plans conflict. Dark Willow wants to participate in teamfights and skirmishes, while Nature's Prophet is more effective applying pressure across the map. This strategic disconnect means they rarely amplify each other's strengths beyond that one gank setup.
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 | 42.58% | 256 |
| Crusader & Archon | 42.25% | 471 |
| Legend & Ancient | 42.13% | 394 |
| Divine & Immortal | 45.73% | 164 |
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 | 41.73% | ▲ +0.1pp | 405 |
| 7.41d | 41.62% | ▼ -0.4pp | 45,995 |
| 7.41c | 42.05% | ▼ -0.1pp | 18,271 |
| 7.41b | 42.17% | — | 17,590 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.