How Dark Willow and Necrophos perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Dark Willow and Necrophos win 52.91% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 1,032 matches.
Locking down a key hero for Reaper's Scythe is the main plan. Dark Willow provides the setup with Cursed Crown or Terrorize, giving Necrophos a clean window to execute a priority target. Her magic burst from Shadow Realm and Bedlam can also help get an enemy into kill range for the ultimate. Beyond that specific combo, however, their game plans can be a bit mismatched. Necrophos excels in drawn-out fights where his Heartstopper Aura wears people down, while Willow is all about quick, decisive burst kills. They provide useful tools for each other, but they don't always operate on the same clock, making their overall performance together fairly average.
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 | 54.66% | 483 |
| Crusader & Archon | 51.67% | 1,167 |
| Legend & Ancient | 53.59% | 989 |
| Divine & Immortal | 50.36% | 415 |
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 | 52.91% | ▲ +1.6pp | 1,032 |
| 7.41d | 51.27% | ▲ +0.5pp | 101,730 |
| 7.41c | 50.82% | ▲ +0.0pp | 45,388 |
| 7.41b | 50.81% | — | 41,987 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.