How Dazzle and Io perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Dazzle and Io win 51.90% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 2,208 matches.
Saving a key ally with Shallow Grave during a Relocate channel can turn a gank around. Both Dazzle and Io are specialists at keeping one person alive against all odds, and their abilities can stack to create a very durable carry. A tethered hero with Grave is almost impossible to burst down before they can escape. This combination is highly defensive, though. It relies on the enemy overcommitting and requires perfect timing to pull off. The duo lacks lockdown and can struggle if the Relocate is canceled or if the enemy team can simply switch targets. It's a specific answer to a specific problem, not a broad game plan.
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 | 54.79% | 146 |
| Crusader & Archon | 52.15% | 466 |
| Legend & Ancient | 54.49% | 345 |
| Divine & Immortal | 47.73% | 132 |
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 | 51.90% | ▲ +2.6pp | 2,208 |
| 7.41d | 49.31% | ▼ -0.4pp | 20,633 |
| 7.41c | 49.68% | ▼ -0.9pp | 7,488 |
| 7.41b | 50.57% | — | 8,165 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.