How Dawnbreaker and Warlock perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Dawnbreaker and Warlock win 51.78% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 7,364 matches.
Picking these two heroes together gives your draft a straightforward teamfight plan. Dawnbreaker can use Solar Guardian to land anywhere on the map, providing the initial stun and setup for Warlock to follow up with Chaotic Offering. The combination offers a long stun duration if it connects, allowing the rest of your team to collapse on the target. Fatal Bonds also helps by spreading all of Dawnbreaker's area damage from her abilities and her ultimate's landing pulse across multiple heroes, which can soften up a whole team if they are grouped up for the initial impact.
The success of this pairing hinges on good coordination and timing. Enemies can see the Solar Guardian landing zone and have a moment to react by spreading out or using defensive items. This forces the Warlock player to position carefully to ensure Chaotic Offering lands before the enemy team can recover or turn on Dawnbreaker. If the enemy is prepared, they can often mitigate the worst of the impact. The combo gives you a clear objective in fights, but its telegraphed nature means you have to pick your moments carefully to actually secure an advantage.
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 | 57.68% | 319 |
| Crusader & Archon | 53.20% | 1,126 |
| Legend & Ancient | 53.77% | 1,060 |
| Divine & Immortal | 53.80% | 355 |
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 | 51.78% | ▲ +1.3pp | 7,364 |
| 7.41d | 50.47% | ▼ -0.6pp | 84,133 |
| 7.41c | 51.07% | ▼ -1.1pp | 47,859 |
| 7.41b | 52.22% | — | 46,071 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.