How Ember Spirit and Rubick perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Ember Spirit and Rubick win 50.69% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 14,452 matches.
Seeing these two heroes together, you might focus on the simple gank potential of a Telekinesis lift setting up an easy Searing Chains. While that combo is reliable, it isn't what defines the partnership. The real potential lies in how Ember Spirit's aggression enables Rubick's Spell Steal. When Ember dives deep into a fight using Fire Remnant, he forces the enemy to use their strongest spells to try and lock him down. This chaos creates the perfect window for Rubick to steal a high-impact ultimate, turning the enemy's own defensive reaction into a winning play for your team.
How this plays out depends heavily on the enemy draft. Early on, the Telekinesis setup is effective for securing kills in the laning stage or on rotations. As the game goes on, however, the duo's strength becomes conditional. If the enemy team lacks powerful, steal-worthy spells, Rubick offers little more than what any other support could for Ember. The pairing shines when Rubick can steal something big, but because that's never guaranteed, their combined impact remains unpredictable from game to game.
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 | 44.93% | 365 |
| Crusader & Archon | 47.56% | 1,581 |
| Legend & Ancient | 50.63% | 2,463 |
| Divine & Immortal | 53.29% | 1,383 |
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 | 50.69% | ▲ +1.4pp | 14,452 |
| 7.41d | 49.30% | ▼ -0.7pp | 154,321 |
| 7.41c | 50.02% | ▼ -1.1pp | 88,782 |
| 7.41b | 51.14% | — | 93,939 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.