How Ember Spirit and Skywrath Mage perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Ember Spirit and Skywrath Mage win 50.05% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 9,631 matches.
Putting these two heroes in a lane looks good on paper, but their lockdown doesn't overlap perfectly. Ember Spirit can root enemies with Searing Chains, setting them up for Skywrath Mage. The problem is that a root doesn't stop item usage. A simple Force Staff or Glimmer Cape can get a target out of a Mystic Flare, even if they're chained down. Skywrath's silence from Ancient Seal helps prevent spell escapes, but it does nothing against items, making the full burst combo feel inconsistent against prepared opponents.
Through the mid-game, this duo often has to rely on the enemy making a mistake. The combo works best against heroes with no built-in mobility or when catching someone without their key defensive items ready. Otherwise, they need another ally with a hard stun to guarantee a kill. Ember Spirit also prefers to play a fast, in-and-out style with his remnants, which doesn't always give Skywrath the static, locked-down target he needs to land his full spell rotation.
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 | 45.45% | 429 |
| Crusader & Archon | 48.52% | 1,249 |
| Legend & Ancient | 51.11% | 1,393 |
| Divine & Immortal | 51.96% | 689 |
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 | 50.05% | ▲ +0.7pp | 9,631 |
| 7.41d | 49.33% | ▼ -0.1pp | 99,906 |
| 7.41c | 49.41% | ▼ -0.1pp | 48,242 |
| 7.41b | 49.48% | — | 52,133 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.