How Death Prophet and Sniper perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Death Prophet and Sniper win 49.88% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 8,003 matches.
Running at the enemy with Exorcism creates a chaotic, mobile fight that doesn't really set Sniper up for success. Death Prophet wants to be the center of attention, absorbing spells and pushing forward to pressure heroes and buildings. Sniper, on the other hand, needs the fight to be controlled so he can position safely and deal damage from a distance. The fast-moving brawl Death Prophet creates often makes it hard for him to find a good angle. While her Silence is useful, it doesn't provide the hard lockdown that Sniper needs to unload on a target; enemies can often still walk out of his range.
This clash in styles means that in many teamfights, the two heroes end up fighting separate battles. As Death Prophet charges ahead, Sniper can be left exposed in the backline. If the enemy team has any gap-closing heroes, they can often bypass the ghosts and dive straight onto him. The success of this pairing often falls on other allies to provide the stuns and frontline protection that neither of these cores naturally offers the other. Without a dedicated initiator to lock targets down, their damage can feel disconnected.
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 | 51.95% | 718 |
| Crusader & Archon | 53.49% | 1,176 |
| Legend & Ancient | 49.04% | 728 |
| Divine & Immortal | 47.06% | 170 |
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 | 49.88% | ▲ +2.4pp | 8,003 |
| 7.41d | 47.44% | ▼ -1.5pp | 101,872 |
| 7.41c | 48.92% | ▲ +1.3pp | 53,464 |
| 7.41b | 47.60% | — | 53,821 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.