Dazzle + Magnus

Why this works

Picking these two together often looks better on paper than it feels in the game. Magnus's job is to deliver enemies with Reverse Polarity, setting up for a devastating follow-up. While Dazzle can keep him alive with Shallow Grave during a risky Skewer or after he blinks in, he doesn't provide the instant, area-of-effect damage needed to make the most of the lockdown. Empower is a solid buff for a cleaving Magnus, adding physical damage to his combo, but the core initiation still relies completely on your other teammates to bring the burst needed to actually secure kills inside the ultimate's duration.

This leaves fights feeling very dependent on the specific game state. A successful Reverse Polarity can win the mid-game, especially if Dazzle saves Magnus from the immediate counter-initiation. However, if the enemy team can spread out or survive the initial burst from your other cores, the fight can quickly turn. Dazzle prefers longer, sustained engagements where his healing and armor reduction can grind opponents down, which is the opposite of the fast, decisive teamfight Magnus tries to create. The result is a pairing that can work, but doesn't have a natural, built-in advantage.