How Dark Willow and Tinker perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Dark Willow and Tinker win 46.24% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 346 matches.
Facing this pair feels like you can never stand still. A Cursed Crown from Dark Willow could set up a volley of Heat-Seeking Missiles, or Terrorize could push you back into a field of March of the Machines. The problem is execution. Tinker’s entire game is about splitting the map and farming with Rearm, which means he’s rarely in the right place at the right time for Willow's setups. This often leaves Dark Willow trying to start fights for a core who isn’t there. In the end, you have two fragile heroes playing separate games on the same map, making it hard for them to secure objectives or win decisive teamfights together.
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 | 43.36% | 143 |
| Crusader & Archon | 41.96% | 336 |
| Legend & Ancient | 46.51% | 301 |
| Divine & Immortal | 43.70% | 135 |
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 | 46.24% | ▲ +0.7pp | 346 |
| 7.41d | 45.50% | ▲ +0.6pp | 27,722 |
| 7.41c | 44.88% | ▲ +0.1pp | 13,600 |
| 7.41b | 44.82% | — | 12,605 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.