How Elder Titan and Io perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Elder Titan and Io win 48.18% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 743 matches.
Falling behind on map control is a real risk with this pair. While the classic Relocate gank with Io bringing Elder Titan in for a big setup looks good on paper, it's a high-commitment play that can easily go wrong. Elder Titan needs time to channel Echo Stomp, giving enemies a clear window to simply walk away if they see the Relocate indicator on the ground. If that initial gank fails, both heroes have used their biggest cooldowns for no return. Io often finds more immediate impact by tethering an aggressive core who can instantly use the buffs, whereas Elder Titan is more about slow, deliberate teamfight setup which doesn't always align.
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 | 44.78% | 134 |
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 | 48.18% | ▼ -1.0pp | 743 |
| 7.41d | 49.17% | ▲ +0.5pp | 6,008 |
| 7.41c | 48.67% | ▼ -1.8pp | 3,152 |
| 7.41b | 50.49% | — | 3,183 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.