How Dawnbreaker and Slark perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41f, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41f, Dawnbreaker and Slark win 53.35% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 42,060 matches.
Catching an enemy hero alone becomes a near-certain kill for your team. Slark is great at initiating with Pounce, and its leash holds a target in place long enough for Dawnbreaker to land Solar Guardian directly on top of them. The stun from Dawnbreaker’s arrival provides follow-up lockdown right as the Pounce is ending, leaving very little time for the target to react or escape. This turns any skirmish Slark starts into a successful gank, no matter where Dawnbreaker is on the map.
This constant threat forces the enemy team to play defensively and group up much earlier than they would like, slowing their farm and giving your team map control. Opponents have to invest heavily in vision to try and see Slark’s movements, or keep their heroes close together to save anyone he catches. If they fail to adapt, they will lose heroes one by one across the map, allowing a stacked Slark and a farmed Dawnbreaker to easily secure objectives and close out the game.
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 | 57.07% | 198 |
| Crusader & Archon | 50.05% | 1,027 |
| Legend & Ancient | 53.31% | 1,645 |
| Divine & Immortal | 54.11% | 682 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41f | 53.35% | ▲ +0.8pp | 42,060 |
| 7.41e | 52.52% | ▲ +0.7pp | 113,186 |
| 7.41d | 51.82% | ▼ -1.3pp | 122,490 |
| 7.41c | 53.08% | — | 81,188 |
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Data updated Oct 5, 2026.