How Dark Willow and Warlock perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Dark Willow and Warlock win 47.45% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 2,489 matches.
Putting both Dark Willow and Warlock in your support roles often creates a greedy, fragile backline that can struggle to secure the early game. While Warlock's Chaotic Offering provides an ideal setup for Bedlam or a Bramble Maze, the heroes have too much overlap in their weaknesses. They are both slow, need levels to be effective, and prefer to cast spells from a safe distance. A mobile enemy team can overwhelm them before they have an impact. Dark Willow's Terrorize can also be counter-productive, scattering enemies that Warlock wants to hold in place for his Golem and Fatal Bonds, making the combination feel awkward even when it works.
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 | 48.08% | 208 |
| Crusader & Archon | 46.89% | 418 |
| Legend & Ancient | 50.76% | 264 |
| Divine & Immortal | 57.66% | 111 |
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 | 47.45% | ▲ +0.1pp | 2,489 |
| 7.41d | 47.40% | ▼ -0.6pp | 30,115 |
| 7.41c | 47.97% | ▲ +0.4pp | 12,558 |
| 7.41b | 47.54% | — | 15,027 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.