How Dawnbreaker and Rubick perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Dawnbreaker and Rubick win 54.22% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 2,726 matches.
Choosing a support to pair with a global presence often comes down to setup reliability. Rubick offers a very clean way to enable Dawnbreaker from a distance. A well-timed Telekinesis lifts a target, providing a clear, stationary bullseye for Solar Guardian to land on. The stun from Dawnbreaker's arrival then chains perfectly with the end of the lift, locking down a key hero for an extended duration without much room for error. It's a simple, effective combination for initiating a kill.
This pairing creates map-wide pressure once Dawnbreaker gets her ultimate. Any opponent caught by Rubick is a potential target for a cross-map gank, forcing the other team to play more defensively and be mindful of their positioning. They can try to play around this by warding Dawnbreaker's location to anticipate her arrival or by focusing Rubick down before he can start a fight. It makes the game about vision and reaction time, giving the Dawnbreaker and Rubick side a clear way to dictate the tempo.
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 | 48.81% | 463 |
| Crusader & Archon | 52.86% | 2,119 |
| Legend & Ancient | 53.53% | 2,873 |
| Divine & Immortal | 55.24% | 1,394 |
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 | 54.22% | ▲ +3.0pp | 2,726 |
| 7.41d | 51.26% | ▼ -1.3pp | 222,544 |
| 7.41c | 52.57% | ▼ -1.4pp | 157,587 |
| 7.41b | 54.00% | — | 131,219 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.