How Dark Willow and Spectre perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Dark Willow and Spectre win 53.41% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 923 matches.
Jumping on a lone hero with Haunt becomes a much safer kill attempt when Dark Willow is on the map. Spectre has no stun of her own, so targets can often escape before she secures the kill. Dark Willow provides the missing piece with Cursed Crown or Bramble Maze, holding an enemy in place long enough for Spectre's damage to stick. The control from Willow lets Spectre get more attacks on an isolated hero, which is exactly where her damage comes from.
This combo gives the team a way to punish split-pushing or out-of-position supports all through the mid-game. Once Spectre has her ultimate, the two can coordinate to find picks and accelerate her farm. The challenge is that Dark Willow isn't global, so she has to anticipate where a fight will happen to be effective. An enemy team that sticks together can make it much harder for Spectre to isolate a target, reducing the effectiveness of Willow’s follow-up and forcing a more traditional teamfight.
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 | 51.05% | 380 |
| Crusader & Archon | 50.41% | 972 |
| Legend & Ancient | 53.31% | 831 |
| Divine & Immortal | 51.30% | 347 |
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 | 53.41% | ▲ +1.6pp | 923 |
| 7.41d | 51.84% | ▼ -1.0pp | 76,576 |
| 7.41c | 52.83% | ▲ +0.7pp | 30,234 |
| 7.41b | 52.17% | — | 29,769 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.