How Dark Willow and Pugna perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Dark Willow and Pugna win 48.96% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 1,783 matches.
Choosing to pair these two heroes creates a high-risk, high-reward glass cannon backline. On paper, Pugna’s Decrepify seems like a great setup for Dark Willow's magical burst from abilities like Bedlam or Shadow Realm, potentially deleting a hero from the fight. The problem is that both heroes are incredibly fragile and have to commit their spells to this one play. If the target survives or an enemy carry gets on top of them, they both fall over very quickly. This duo offers very little team durability, so you're banking everything on that initial magical burst landing successfully. The result is often a polarized game that can easily swing against you if your execution isn't perfect.
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 | 47.66% | 128 |
| Crusader & Archon | 44.69% | 273 |
| Legend & Ancient | 55.76% | 217 |
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 | 48.96% | ▲ +1.3pp | 1,783 |
| 7.41d | 47.70% | ▼ -0.2pp | 19,690 |
| 7.41c | 47.87% | ▼ -1.7pp | 9,119 |
| 7.41b | 49.58% | — | 9,633 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.