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Dark Willow + Snapfire

How Dark Willow and Snapfire perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.

As teammates
Together 47.42%
Win rate when Dark Willow and Snapfire are on the same team, over 7,048 ranked matches (7.41e).

In Dota 2 7.41e, Dark Willow and Snapfire win 47.42% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 7,048 matches.

Why this works

Securing enough farm for two greedy supports can be a challenge. Dark Willow and Snapfire both provide magic damage and control, and their spells can combo together. Cursed Crown can set up for a Firesnap Cookie, or Bramble Maze can hold someone in place for Mortimer Kisses. The trouble is that both heroes need levels and a few key items to be truly effective, and they often want to farm the same parts of the map to get them. This can lead to them competing for resources, leaving one or both feeling weaker than they should at critical timings.

The laning phase is often where this pairing either gets ahead or falls apart. Their combined harass can secure kills and build an early lead. From there, they can use their chained stuns and burst damage to control the mid-game. If they fall behind, however, the duo feels very fragile. They don't have a reliable way to save a core who is being focused, and they can't create space from a defensive position. The game often comes down to whether their initial aggression pays off, because they lack a solid plan for playing from behind.

Dark Willow + Snapfire by rank

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.

RankTeam win rateMatches
Herald & Guardian42.59%317
Crusader & Archon49.38%974
Legend & Ancient51.62%1,172
Divine & Immortal54.61%542

Dark Willow + Snapfire across patches

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.

PatchTeam win rateChangeMatches
7.41e 47.42%▼ -3.9pp7,048
7.41d 51.29%▲ +2.0pp105,877
7.41c 49.28%▲ +4.2pp28,033
7.41b 45.11%12,377

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Frequently asked questions

Do Dark Willow and Snapfire work well together in Dota 2?
As teammates, Dark Willow and Snapfire win 47.42% of ranked matches in patch 7.41e (7,048 matches) — below the 50% baseline for a duo.
How many matches back the Dark Willow + Snapfire number?
7,048 quality-filtered ranked matches from patch 7.41e, refreshed as new matches are ingested daily.

Data updated Aug 17, 2026.