How Dark Willow and Legion Commander perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Dark Willow and Legion Commander win 52.25% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 2,180 matches.
Setting up a perfect Duel is the main idea here. Dark Willow's Cursed Crown gives Legion Commander a clear window to blink in and start the fight. The delayed stun guarantees the target is locked down right when Duel begins, preventing them from reacting. Dark Willow can then add a huge amount of damage with Bedlam, helping secure the Duel victory and the bonus damage before the enemy team can respond. Bramble Maze can also trap the Duel target or zone out anyone trying to help them, making the pick-off even more reliable.
This plan demands solid coordination. If Dark Willow is too far away or gets focused herself, Legion Commander is left alone in a risky Duel. The combo is also very predictable once the Cursed Crown appears, giving opponents a few seconds to reposition or prepare a counter-gank. A successful gank snowballs Legion's damage, but a failed one can easily feed a kill and swing momentum the other way. The outcome of these high-commitment plays often decides whether the pairing feels effective or awkward from game to game.
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 | 49.53% | 535 |
| Crusader & Archon | 48.11% | 1,430 |
| Legend & Ancient | 53.07% | 1,174 |
| Divine & Immortal | 53.07% | 358 |
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 | 52.25% | ▲ +1.8pp | 2,180 |
| 7.41d | 50.45% | ▼ -0.8pp | 99,708 |
| 7.41c | 51.26% | ▲ +0.8pp | 40,594 |
| 7.41b | 50.46% | — | 44,328 |
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Data updated Aug 15, 2026.