How Dawnbreaker and Marci perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Dawnbreaker and Marci win 54.88% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 543 matches.
Controlling the map and forcing reactions is the strength of this pairing. Marci can start an aggressive play almost anywhere, using Rebound to close the gap and Dispose to isolate a target. This aggression is enabled by knowing that Dawnbreaker can arrive as backup from across the map with Solar Guardian. The combination of Marci's lockdown and initial burst with Dawnbreaker's stun and heavy area damage is often enough to secure a kill before the enemy team can respond. This constant threat makes it dangerous for opponents to farm alone, which can slow down their economy and let your team take control of objectives.
A typical game with this duo involves Marci looking for overextended heroes from the mid-game onward. The moment she commits, Dawnbreaker can assess and join the fight, creating a numbers advantage instantly. This pressures lanes and forces the enemy team to group up much earlier than they might want to. The best way to play against this is to maintain vision and travel as a team, reducing the chances for an easy pickoff. If the enemy can force full five-on-five teamfights, the specific ganking synergy of Marci and Dawnbreaker becomes less of a deciding factor.
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 | 55.29% | 170 |
| Crusader & Archon | 53.88% | 412 |
| Legend & Ancient | 54.08% | 490 |
| Divine & Immortal | 59.36% | 219 |
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 | 54.88% | ▲ +3.0pp | 543 |
| 7.41d | 51.90% | ▲ +0.7pp | 38,703 |
| 7.41c | 51.20% | ▼ -0.4pp | 24,084 |
| 7.41b | 51.56% | — | 23,251 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.