How Earthshaker and Nyx Assassin perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Earthshaker and Nyx Assassin win 52.92% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 8,885 matches.
Finding an isolated hero is the main goal here. Nyx Assassin can set things up perfectly from Vendetta, using Impale to start the chain. This gives Earthshaker a stationary target and enough time to walk up or land a guaranteed Fissure to block the escape path and extend the disable. The reverse works too; a long-range Fissure can trap a target, letting Nyx get into position for his full burst combo without needing to use his invisibility to close the gap. It's less about one massive combo and more about a reliable sequence of stuns that confirms a kill.
This pressure forces the enemy to adjust their game plan. They have to group up earlier to avoid getting picked off, which can slow down their ability to farm the map. The trade-off is that when teams do start clashing as five, the direct synergy between Earthshaker and Nyx Assassin becomes less pronounced. Both heroes are still impactful on their own in large fights, with Echo Slam and Spiked Carapace being major threats, but their ability to chain-stun a single hero matters less. The pair needs to create an advantage before those big teamfights become the norm.
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 | 50.22% | 452 |
| Crusader & Archon | 53.47% | 1,182 |
| Legend & Ancient | 52.70% | 1,167 |
| Divine & Immortal | 52.50% | 360 |
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 | 52.92% | ▲ +0.6pp | 8,885 |
| 7.41d | 52.34% | ▲ +0.4pp | 101,370 |
| 7.41c | 51.92% | ▲ +0.1pp | 38,813 |
| 7.41b | 51.83% | — | 39,956 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.