How Earth Spirit and Sniper perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Earth Spirit and Sniper win 49.78% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 9,484 matches.
Picking these two together is a bet on a classic setup-and-knockdown plan. The idea is for Earth Spirit to create an opening with Rolling Boulder, giving Sniper a clean window to attack a stunned target from long range. Earth Spirit can also offer some peel for Sniper by using Boulder Smash to kick away anyone who gets too close. This gives Sniper the space he needs to operate, turning a single-target initiation into a kill. The whole combo relies on Earth Spirit finding the right angle and landing his spells.
The problem is that this setup is fairly predictable and single-target. A coordinated enemy team will try to bait out Earth Spirit's roll or simply overwhelm Sniper with multiple heroes at once, which is more than one Boulder Smash can handle. If the enemy has good mobility or saves, they can often dodge the initial stun or survive Sniper's focus fire. This pairing puts a lot of pressure on the Earth Spirit to consistently land his abilities and be in the right place, otherwise Sniper is left exposed and the whole plan falls apart.
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 | 50.38% | 399 |
| Crusader & Archon | 49.80% | 1,474 |
| Legend & Ancient | 49.03% | 1,495 |
| Divine & Immortal | 54.20% | 441 |
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 | 49.78% | ▼ -0.6pp | 9,484 |
| 7.41d | 50.36% | ▼ -2.1pp | 89,005 |
| 7.41c | 52.46% | ▲ +2.6pp | 35,733 |
| 7.41b | 49.90% | — | 30,854 |
Move this data into a draft
Both heroes start on Radiant. Fill the remaining slots to test this pairing inside a complete draft and get next-pick recommendations.
Data updated Aug 17, 2026.