How Dawnbreaker and Lone Druid perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Dawnbreaker and Lone Druid win 50.00% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 296 matches.
Trying to deal with a split-pushing Spirit Bear is already a headache. It gets much worse when Dawnbreaker can use Solar Guardian to land right on top of it if you try to kill it, turning your gank into a losing fight. The bear is also great setup for Dawnbreaker's Starbreaker, holding an enemy in place while she charges up. This combination creates constant pressure across the map, making it very risky for the enemy team to split up and farm, as any isolated hero is a potential target for a global gank.
In the mid-game, Lone Druid forces reactions by shoving lanes far from his team. If the enemy overcommits to stopping him, Dawnbreaker joins the fight and they can often clean up. If the enemy doesn't react, they lose towers for free. The goal for this pair is to suffocate the map, securing objectives while the enemy is forced to choose between defending different lanes. It's a classic pincer strategy that's very difficult to play against without perfect coordination and map control.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Crusader & Archon | 48.47% | 229 |
| Legend & Ancient | 50.37% | 272 |
| Divine & Immortal | 48.15% | 162 |
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 | 50.00% | ▼ -0.9pp | 296 |
| 7.41d | 50.86% | ▼ -1.2pp | 23,875 |
| 7.41c | 52.08% | ▼ -3.1pp | 23,944 |
| 7.41b | 55.18% | — | 36,295 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.