How Earth Spirit and Templar Assassin perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Earth Spirit and Templar Assassin win 45.39% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 2,897 matches.
Thinking about a combo with these two heroes often focuses on ganking potential. The issue is that Earth Spirit's control is based on displacement, while Templar Assassin wants a target locked in place. TA needs enemies to be still to get the most out of her Meld strike and line up Psionic Blade spill damage. When Earth Spirit kicks or pulls an enemy, he can easily move them out of TA’s ideal position or ruin her attack angle. A well-timed stun from Rolling Boulder helps, but the core abilities can be clumsy together. This lack of clean setup means ganks that look good on paper can fall apart, as the target has a brief window to escape while Templar Assassin repositions.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Crusader & Archon | 44.42% | 421 |
| Legend & Ancient | 46.11% | 514 |
| Divine & Immortal | 44.56% | 285 |
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 | 45.39% | ▼ -2.1pp | 2,897 |
| 7.41d | 47.46% | ▼ -0.9pp | 25,855 |
| 7.41c | 48.38% | ▲ +0.8pp | 8,882 |
| 7.41b | 47.55% | — | 11,140 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.