How Ember Spirit and Night Stalker perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41f, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41f, Ember Spirit and Night Stalker win 50.90% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 25,858 matches.
Getting jumped at night feels especially bad when these two are on the other team. Night Stalker's Darkness makes it hard to see anything coming before he charges in, silencing a target with Crippling Fear and slowing them down. This lockdown creates a perfect window for Ember Spirit to join the fight. Using a Fire Remnant, Ember can arrive instantly, land Searing Chains for more control, and finish the job with his burst damage. This gank coordination puts a ton of pressure on the map as soon as the first night hits, making it difficult for lone heroes to feel safe anywhere and securing early advantages.
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 | 42.57% | 101 |
| Crusader & Archon | 53.70% | 594 |
| Legend & Ancient | 55.08% | 1,171 |
| Divine & Immortal | 53.73% | 603 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41f | 50.90% | ▲ +0.1pp | 25,858 |
| 7.41e | 50.79% | ▼ -1.4pp | 91,606 |
| 7.41d | 52.15% | ▲ +1.0pp | 65,463 |
| 7.41c | 51.11% | — | 31,941 |
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Data updated Oct 5, 2026.