How Earth Spirit and Spectre perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Earth Spirit and Spectre win 51.69% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 1,097 matches.
Picking off a lone hero with Haunt becomes incredibly reliable with an Earth Spirit on the team. As soon as the Spectre illusion appears, Earth Spirit can land a long-range Rolling Boulder stun before the target can react with a defensive item or spell. This follow-up is almost instant, turning Spectre's global presence into a guaranteed kill on most supports. The combination secures crucial gold and map control, accelerating Spectre towards her key items much faster than usual.
This dynamic defines the entire mid-game. Earth Spirit creates constant pressure and skirmishes, which Spectre can join from anywhere to turn the tide. In larger teamfights, Earth Spirit’s ability to silence and slow multiple enemies with his remnants keeps the fight chaotic and clustered. This forces a difficult choice for the enemy team: grouping up makes them vulnerable to Magnetize and Dispersion, but spreading out leaves them isolated and exposed to Desolate damage from Spectre.
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 | 47.11% | 225 |
| Crusader & Archon | 53.36% | 834 |
| Legend & Ancient | 51.71% | 938 |
| Divine & Immortal | 56.88% | 552 |
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 | 51.69% | ▼ -3.2pp | 1,097 |
| 7.41d | 54.89% | ▼ -1.4pp | 62,382 |
| 7.41c | 56.29% | ▲ +1.2pp | 22,022 |
| 7.41b | 55.10% | — | 18,693 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.