How Drow Ranger and Slardar perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Drow Ranger and Slardar win 47.21% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 15,069 matches.
Getting hit by Corrosive Haze makes any hero feel incredibly vulnerable to physical damage. Drow Ranger is built to exploit this, as her high-damage attacks from Marksmanship become significantly more threatening against a target with shredded armor. Slardar can also provide the initiation with Slithereen Crush, holding an enemy in place so Drow has a clear window to attack. The combination is straightforward but relies on Slardar finding the right target and surviving the initial jump.
This duo aims to secure pickoffs in the mid-game to accelerate Drow Ranger's farm and take control of the map. With a farmed Drow, taking objectives becomes much easier, as key defensive heroes or Roshan can be brought down quickly under the effects of Haze. The plan's main point of failure is Drow's positioning. Teams playing against this will try to ignore Slardar and dive the backline. If they can get on top of Drow and burst her down, the entire offensive threat of the pair evaporates.
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 | 48.20% | 1,000 |
| Crusader & Archon | 47.81% | 2,349 |
| Legend & Ancient | 47.79% | 1,764 |
| Divine & Immortal | 47.79% | 521 |
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 | 47.21% | ▼ -4.5pp | 15,069 |
| 7.41d | 51.74% | ▼ -0.9pp | 206,298 |
| 7.41c | 52.60% | ▲ +1.1pp | 96,614 |
| 7.41b | 51.49% | — | 72,987 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.