How Earthshaker and Techies perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Earthshaker and Techies win 51.25% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 20,571 matches.
Setting up a kill from a distance often starts with Earthshaker's Fissure. The long stun provides a perfect window for Techies to land Sticky Bomb and position for other spells. Earthshaker’s follow-up stuns from Aftershock can hold an enemy in place long enough to ensure they take the full damage from Blast Off! or get pushed into a well-placed Proximity Mine. This combination excels at punishing a single hero who is caught out of position, creating a long chain of control that can secure a kill before the enemy team can react.
In practice, their broader strategies can sometimes conflict. Earthshaker wants to be mobile, looking for the perfect Blink Dagger initiation with Echo Slam. Techies prefers to establish and defend territory, baiting the enemy into his minefields. A fight started by Earthshaker might happen far away from the zones Techies has carefully prepared, leaving their contributions feeling disconnected. The duo's effectiveness hinges on whether Earthshaker can force a fight within Techies’ controlled space or if Techies can predict where the next engagement will be.
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 | 49.17% | 968 |
| Crusader & Archon | 51.75% | 2,118 |
| Legend & Ancient | 54.03% | 1,564 |
| Divine & Immortal | 53.62% | 539 |
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 | 51.25% | ▲ +1.2pp | 20,571 |
| 7.41d | 50.05% | ▼ -0.5pp | 156,158 |
| 7.41c | 50.51% | ▼ -1.0pp | 77,123 |
| 7.41b | 51.54% | — | 82,913 |
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Data updated Aug 18, 2026.