How Ember Spirit and Muerta perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Ember Spirit and Muerta win 47.17% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 2,877 matches.
Pairing a root with a right-clicker seems solid on paper, but the core issue here is tempo. Ember Spirit plays a fast, evasive game, zipping in with Fire Remnants and Sleight of Fist before escaping. He's not looking to start a prolonged fight in one spot. Muerta, on the other hand, is a turret. She wants to plant her feet and unload damage on a target that's held down for her. The short duration of Searing Chains is often not enough lockdown, and Ember's hit-and-run style means he often leaves Muerta without a target or forces her into a bad position to try and keep up.
Across a match, this disconnect becomes clear. Ember Spirit will be looking for pickoffs on supports in the backline, while Muerta is trying to deal with the enemy frontline. They don't naturally focus the same target. Ember isn't the hero who can stand in front of Muerta to create space, nor does he offer the reliable, long-duration stuns she needs to feel safe using Pierce the Veil. While they can sometimes combine for a kill in the laning stage, they tend to operate on different wavelengths in larger teamfights, forcing other teammates to bridge the gap.
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 | 44.95% | 109 |
| Crusader & Archon | 40.75% | 319 |
| Legend & Ancient | 49.88% | 401 |
| Divine & Immortal | 48.29% | 234 |
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 | 47.17% | ▲ +0.6pp | 2,877 |
| 7.41d | 46.58% | ▼ -1.1pp | 38,321 |
| 7.41c | 47.72% | ▼ -1.1pp | 24,918 |
| 7.41b | 48.86% | — | 27,479 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.