How Disruptor and Night Stalker perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Disruptor and Night Stalker win 51.30% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 7,705 matches.
Hunting for a pickoff becomes more reliable when Night Stalker finds an isolated hero. His Crippling Fear prevents the target from using an instant escape spell, giving Disruptor a clean opportunity to land Kinetic Field and Static Storm. Alternatively, a well-timed Glimpse from Disruptor can pull an enemy right into Night Stalker's path as he charges in. This combination of lockdown and silence from two different heroes can overwhelm a single target before they have a chance to get help from their team.
This duo wants to play aggressively as soon as the first night falls, roaming together to find kills and create pressure. The game plan hinges on securing these early advantages to build a lead. However, the strategy can falter if opponents play cautiously, stick together, and establish defensive vision. Teams that can survive the initial nighttime aggression and get key defensive items online can often limit the pair's impact, forcing them into less favorable teamfights where their single-target focus is weaker.
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 | 45.00% | 200 |
| Crusader & Archon | 50.96% | 889 |
| Legend & Ancient | 56.03% | 1,260 |
| Divine & Immortal | 54.91% | 601 |
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 | 51.30% | ▼ -0.9pp | 7,705 |
| 7.41d | 52.21% | ▲ +0.8pp | 78,222 |
| 7.41c | 51.45% | ▼ -0.3pp | 35,143 |
| 7.41b | 51.71% | — | 37,684 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.