How Drow Ranger and Techies perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Drow Ranger and Techies win 47.00% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 16,876 matches.
Pushing into this pair feels restrictive. Techies creates dangerous zones with Proximity Mines, forcing enemies to path predictably or take heavy damage. This gives Drow Ranger a clear area to attack from. Any hero slowed by a Sticky Bomb or silenced by Blast Off! becomes an easy target for Drow's attacks. Her own Frost Arrows add to the slows, making it very difficult for melee heroes to close the gap without a dedicated jump.
The synergy is most effective when defending or sieging objectives. Techies prepares an area, and Drow provides the sustained damage to take a tower. If the enemy can't flank or get a clean initiation, they're forced into an awkward fight. However, the strategy depends on the enemy respecting the minefield. A coordinated team that can bypass the setup and burst down the fragile Drow Ranger can make the plan fall apart. This reliance on the enemy's approach keeps the combination from being consistently dominant.
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 | 48.63% | 1,172 |
| Crusader & Archon | 49.67% | 2,460 |
| Legend & Ancient | 51.41% | 1,737 |
| Divine & Immortal | 48.59% | 533 |
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 | 47.00% | ▼ -5.0pp | 16,876 |
| 7.41d | 52.03% | ▼ -0.2pp | 226,260 |
| 7.41c | 52.26% | ▼ -0.2pp | 106,392 |
| 7.41b | 52.48% | — | 87,766 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.