How Dark Willow and Juggernaut perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Dark Willow and Juggernaut win 51.54% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 10,909 matches.
Setting up for Blade Fury is the main idea here. Dark Willow can place Cursed Crown on a target, giving Juggernaut a clear window to run in and spin on them once the stun lands. This can secure early kills, especially if the enemy has no easy way to get out of the stun's setup. The combo relies heavily on that one ability landing correctly, as Bramble Maze is often too random to guarantee a target stays put for a full spin.
This pairing works best during the laning stage, where a successful Cursed Crown can lead to a kill for Juggernaut. As the game goes on, their goals can diverge. Dark Willow provides area control with Terrorize, which isn't always what Juggernaut wants. A well-timed Terrorize can save an ally, but it can also scatter enemies Juggernaut was about to Omnislash, wasting his ultimate. He needs specific targets locked down for his ultimate, and Willow’s chaotic control doesn't consistently provide that, making their overall impact together fairly neutral.
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 | 47.89% | 662 |
| Crusader & Archon | 49.57% | 1,622 |
| Legend & Ancient | 52.43% | 1,480 |
| Divine & Immortal | 49.80% | 490 |
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 | 51.54% | ▲ +1.1pp | 10,909 |
| 7.41d | 50.42% | ▼ -0.2pp | 113,497 |
| 7.41c | 50.61% | ▲ +0.2pp | 47,198 |
| 7.41b | 50.41% | — | 45,788 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.