How Dark Willow and Winter Wyvern perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Dark Willow and Winter Wyvern win 49.62% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 1,854 matches.
Catching enemies with Winter's Curse should feel like a free kill, but the follow-up from Dark Willow can be awkward. Winter Wyvern's ultimate makes the primary target immune to damage from their allies, which includes all of Willow's spells. This means Dark Willow cannot unload Bedlam or a big Shadow Realm hit onto the main target that everyone is focused on. She's forced to aim her spells at the other enemies hitting the cursed hero, which is often less impactful. Even a defensive Cold Embrace can be a problem; it saves Dark Willow from physical threats but locks her in place, preventing her from repositioning with Bedlam active or finding a better angle. The core abilities of both heroes can actively work against each other.
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 | 41.22% | 131 |
| Crusader & Archon | 44.14% | 256 |
| Legend & Ancient | 48.99% | 247 |
| Divine & Immortal | 57.93% | 145 |
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 | 49.62% | ▲ +4.1pp | 1,854 |
| 7.41d | 45.54% | ▼ -1.7pp | 20,568 |
| 7.41c | 47.20% | ▲ +0.3pp | 9,786 |
| 7.41b | 46.86% | — | 9,573 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.