How Dark Willow and Lone Druid perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Dark Willow and Lone Druid win 45.26% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 190 matches.
Pairing these heroes doesn't create a clear-cut advantage, as they often operate quite independently. On one hand, Dark Willow's control from Cursed Crown or Bramble Maze can offer a decent setup, creating an easy target for Lone Druid and his Spirit Bear. Terrorize can also split a fight, letting the bear maul a specific hero while the others are scattered. On the other hand, much of what Willow offers can feel redundant. The Spirit Bear already provides its own powerful root, and the heroes' objectives frequently diverge. Lone Druid is often focused on sieging towers, while Dark Willow is more about creating chaos in teamfights. They don't fundamentally solve each other's problems.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Crusader & Archon | 50.31% | 163 |
| Legend & Ancient | 41.45% | 152 |
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 | 45.26% | ▼ -2.8pp | 190 |
| 7.41d | 48.03% | ▼ -1.8pp | 14,582 |
| 7.41c | 49.78% | ▼ -1.6pp | 10,897 |
| 7.41b | 51.36% | — | 18,059 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.