How Earthshaker and Troll Warlord perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Earthshaker and Troll Warlord win 53.65% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 5,344 matches.
Getting caught by one of Earthshaker’s stuns becomes a much bigger problem when a Troll Warlord is nearby. Troll wants to stand still and hit a single target repeatedly, and Earthshaker is excellent at creating those situations for him. A well-placed Fissure provides a long-duration stun from a safe distance, giving Troll Warlord plenty of time to run in and start building up his attack speed. Even a short stun can be enough to secure a root and prevent an enemy from escaping.
This pattern plays out across the game. In teamfights, a big Echo Slam can hold several heroes down, giving Troll Warlord the ideal setup to use Battle Trance without being kited or disabled. This forces enemies to play spread out, which can be awkward for their own teamfight plans. However, the combination is less reliable if opponents are disciplined. If Troll Warlord gets disabled or the enemy team successfully splits up to avoid Earthshaker's initiation, the advantage fades quickly.
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 | 55.45% | 431 |
| Crusader & Archon | 51.27% | 749 |
| Legend & Ancient | 52.27% | 507 |
| Divine & Immortal | 52.45% | 143 |
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 | 53.65% | ▲ +1.7pp | 5,344 |
| 7.41d | 51.98% | ▲ +0.1pp | 54,683 |
| 7.41c | 51.87% | ▲ +0.8pp | 23,457 |
| 7.41b | 51.10% | — | 23,746 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.