How Drow Ranger and Night Stalker perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Drow Ranger and Night Stalker win 48.20% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 13,633 matches.
Getting caught out at night by this pair feels difficult to escape. Night Stalker’s role is to find a target and apply Crippling Fear, preventing them from casting spells to get away. He follows up with Void for a significant slow. This creates a perfect window for Drow Ranger, who can stay safely in the back and attack the controlled target. With Drow’s own Frost Arrows adding to the slows, an isolated hero is forced to absorb a lot of physical damage without being able to run or use their abilities to fight back.
This whole dynamic is much less threatening during the day, which gives the enemy team breathing room. The main counterplay at night involves staying grouped to protect whoever Night Stalker jumps on. Since his silence doesn't stop items, a well-timed Force Staff or Glimmer Cape from a teammate can save the target from Drow's attacks. This forces opponents to play more cautiously and burn defensive items, but a coordinated team can often weather the gank, limiting the overall advantage this duo provides.
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 | 47.89% | 545 |
| Crusader & Archon | 50.36% | 1,825 |
| Legend & Ancient | 52.27% | 2,095 |
| Divine & Immortal | 51.44% | 764 |
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 | 48.20% | ▼ -5.3pp | 13,633 |
| 7.41d | 53.53% | ▼ -0.1pp | 171,963 |
| 7.41c | 53.60% | ▲ +2.1pp | 69,631 |
| 7.41b | 51.54% | — | 53,714 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.