How Ember Spirit and Nyx Assassin perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Ember Spirit and Nyx Assassin win 52.67% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 562 matches.
Setting up Searing Chains is much easier when the target is already hit by an Impale. Nyx Assassin can scout ahead in Vendetta to find an isolated hero for Ember Spirit to jump on. The initial magic burst from both heroes is often enough to secure a quick kill before the enemy can react, especially in the mid-game. This lets them control the map's tempo by constantly threatening ganks. Ember provides the reliable follow-up damage and chase potential with Fire Remnants, turning Nyx's initiations into secured kills. Spiked Carapace also offers a nice defensive layer if a fight turns unexpectedly, giving Ember a window to escape.
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 | 44.09% | 127 |
| Crusader & Archon | 53.91% | 460 |
| Legend & Ancient | 48.81% | 586 |
| Divine & Immortal | 57.43% | 296 |
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 | 52.67% | ▲ +0.5pp | 562 |
| 7.41d | 52.12% | ▲ +0.4pp | 51,002 |
| 7.41c | 51.73% | ▼ -0.1pp | 25,537 |
| 7.41b | 51.87% | — | 27,739 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.