How Dazzle and Nyx Assassin perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Dazzle and Nyx Assassin win 54.17% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 2,688 matches.
Trying to execute a gank can leave Nyx Assassin deep in enemy territory and vulnerable. Having Dazzle on the team provides a crucial safety net. If Nyx gets turned on after his initial burst, a Shallow Grave can give him the window needed to get his spells off cooldown and escape or re-engage. This allows for much more aggressive and decisive initiations that would normally be too risky. For setting up, Dazzle's Poison Touch offers a persistent slow that makes it easier for Nyx Assassin to land his Impale. This pairing isn't about a massive damage combination, but about Dazzle enabling a higher-risk, higher-reward playstyle for his initiator.
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 | 45.16% | 155 |
| Crusader & Archon | 57.72% | 421 |
| Legend & Ancient | 61.27% | 346 |
| Divine & Immortal | 53.39% | 118 |
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 | 54.17% | ▲ +2.0pp | 2,688 |
| 7.41d | 52.13% | ▼ -0.3pp | 34,621 |
| 7.41c | 52.44% | ▲ +1.8pp | 13,201 |
| 7.41b | 50.65% | — | 14,155 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.