How Dazzle and Zeus perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Dazzle and Zeus win 50.00% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 6,650 matches.
Facing down a Zeus who refuses to die can be maddening. Dazzle's Shallow Grave gives Zeus a crucial window of invincibility, allowing him to unload his entire spell rotation even when he's the primary target. This extra time is often all Zeus needs to get off a key Thundergod's Wrath or finish a target with Lightning Bolt. Dazzle's slows and heals also help keep enemies at bay, giving Zeus the space he needs to operate from the back lines and consistently apply pressure with his low-cooldown magic damage.
The weakness of this pairing is that both heroes are fragile and often positioned together. If the enemy team has strong gap-closers and can initiate on Dazzle first, the whole plan falls apart as Zeus will be left completely exposed. Success hinges on Dazzle's ability to stay alive and react in time. This forces their team to play a protect-the-backline style, while opponents will look for every opportunity to dive and separate them. The outcome of fights often depends on which side better executes their 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 | 49.07% | 483 |
| Crusader & Archon | 52.14% | 1,166 |
| Legend & Ancient | 51.35% | 853 |
| Divine & Immortal | 48.54% | 239 |
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 | 50.00% | ▼ -0.8pp | 6,650 |
| 7.41d | 50.78% | ▼ -0.3pp | 94,559 |
| 7.41c | 51.06% | ▲ +0.6pp | 33,734 |
| 7.41b | 50.47% | — | 32,012 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.