How Earth Spirit and Zeus perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Earth Spirit and Zeus win 49.74% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 7,967 matches.
Zeus's damage is easy to avoid if you can keep moving. Earth Spirit provides the lockdown needed for Zeus to connect his spells. A good roll or kick can hold an enemy in place long enough for a full cycle of lightning, and Geomagnetic Grip's silence prevents them from using an escape item or spell. This turns Earth Spirit's long-range initiation into a reliable kill threat, with Zeus able to contribute his burst from a safe distance, even finishing off targets with Thundergod's Wrath if they barely survive the initial assault.
Throughout the game, this duo looks for pickoffs. Earth Spirit finds an isolated hero, stuns them, and Zeus cleans them up. This pressure can force opponents to play defensively and group up earlier than they want. The combination is not without its weaknesses, however. The damage is entirely magical, so enemies can itemize against it with an early Pipe of Insight or Black King Bars. If Earth Spirit misses his initial stun, the gank can fall apart, leaving both heroes in a bad spot. This reliance on landing the setup is why the pairing feels helpful, but not overwhelming.
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 | 42.61% | 284 |
| Crusader & Archon | 48.59% | 1,171 |
| Legend & Ancient | 48.64% | 1,402 |
| Divine & Immortal | 51.11% | 718 |
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 | 49.74% | ▼ -2.8pp | 7,967 |
| 7.41d | 52.50% | ▲ +0.6pp | 89,431 |
| 7.41c | 51.86% | ▲ +1.1pp | 28,500 |
| 7.41b | 50.78% | — | 23,653 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.