How Dazzle and Sven perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Dazzle and Sven win 52.24% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 4,544 matches.
Trying to burst a Sven during God's Strength only to see a Shallow Grave appear can feel hopeless. This is the core of what makes the duo work: Dazzle ensures Sven gets to use his entire ultimate duration, turning him into an unkillable threat for a few precious seconds. Dazzle’s armor reduction curse also makes Sven's already high physical damage that much more effective against durable targets. The main issue is that Dazzle brings no stuns or roots to the table. A single slow from Poison Touch is often not enough to help a Sven who is being kited or disabled.
The outcome of this pairing hinges on Sven's ability to connect with his targets. If he can land a good Storm Hammer and start hitting, Dazzle provides the perfect backup to finish the fight. Against teams with strong disengage or multiple escapes, however, Sven can spend his whole ultimate running at heroes he can't touch. Dazzle can keep him alive, but he can't help him close the distance. This makes fights a straightforward race: can Sven kill the key enemy during Grave, or can they simply run away and re-engage once it expires?
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 | 47.25% | 364 |
| Crusader & Archon | 54.04% | 742 |
| Legend & Ancient | 58.43% | 510 |
| Divine & Immortal | 54.23% | 142 |
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 | 52.24% | ▲ +2.0pp | 4,544 |
| 7.41d | 50.28% | ▲ +0.6pp | 47,070 |
| 7.41c | 49.68% | ▲ +0.4pp | 14,909 |
| 7.41b | 49.24% | — | 16,688 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.