How Drow Ranger and Venomancer perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Drow Ranger and Venomancer win 44.39% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 14,653 matches.
Picking these two together hinges on the idea of layering slows to create a kill zone. In theory, Venomancer's constant poison slows stack with Drow Ranger's Frost Arrows, making it impossible for enemies to approach or escape. The problem is that neither hero provides a reliable stun. The slows are excellent for kiting, but they offer little protection against a hero who can blink in or become spell immune. The damage types are also disconnected; Venomancer's magic damage over time doesn't directly amplify the high physical damage Drow wants to be dealing.
Early fights can feel oppressive for the enemy as they wade through slows and take damage from both heroes. A good Poison Nova can soften up the entire enemy team for Drow to clean up from a safe range. This plan falls apart, however, when an enemy carry buys a Black King Bar and runs directly at Drow Ranger. Venomancer has no way to peel for her besides applying more slows, which get ignored. The duo ends up being effective at controlling fights they are already winning but struggles to turn around a direct, committed assault on their backline.
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 | 47.38% | 1,011 |
| Crusader & Archon | 48.84% | 2,234 |
| Legend & Ancient | 49.23% | 1,489 |
| Divine & Immortal | 41.83% | 361 |
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 | 44.39% | ▼ -4.0pp | 14,653 |
| 7.41d | 48.36% | ▲ +0.7pp | 205,831 |
| 7.41c | 47.64% | ▼ -0.4pp | 91,756 |
| 7.41b | 48.01% | — | 98,376 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.