How Death Prophet and Pugna perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Death Prophet and Pugna win 51.57% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 223 matches.
Thinking you can double up on tower pressure with Exorcism and Nether Blast is a common trap. In practice, both Death Prophet and Pugna need to be right in front to do damage, but neither is durable enough to survive being focused. Pugna can try to sustain his teammate with Life Drain, but this forces him to channel in a dangerous spot, making him an easy target. They're both slow, they both need items to survive, and they're both competing for the same front-line position in a fight. Instead of creating one strong push, you end up with two fragile cores who don't protect each other well.
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 | 46.91% | 162 |
| Crusader & Archon | 53.52% | 213 |
| Legend & Ancient | 55.06% | 158 |
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 | 51.57% | ▲ +5.2pp | 223 |
| 7.41d | 46.34% | ▼ -0.5pp | 21,675 |
| 7.41c | 46.88% | ▲ +0.8pp | 13,000 |
| 7.41b | 46.12% | — | 13,153 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.