How Ember Spirit and Spirit Breaker perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Ember Spirit and Spirit Breaker win 51.20% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 11,633 matches.
Setting up a gank from across the map is where these two can find some success together. Spirit Breaker’s Charge of Darkness provides the initial lockdown and vision that Ember Spirit needs to guarantee his own abilities connect. A hero hit by the charge is a perfect target for Searing Chains, allowing Ember to pile on his damage without the risk of his root missing. This makes for a straightforward and effective way to hunt for solo pickoffs, especially on supports or isolated cores who are out of position.
The main issue is how predictable this whole sequence is. The target gets a clear warning that Spirit Breaker is coming, giving their team plenty of time to group up, prepare saves, or simply stun him on arrival. If the ganks don't translate into an early advantage, the heroes can start to feel disconnected. Ember Spirit often wants to split the map and apply pressure with his Remnants, while Spirit Breaker is always looking for the next head-on fight. This lack of a shared game plan in the mid and late game means their early potential doesn't always lead to a win.
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 | 49.28% | 489 |
| Crusader & Archon | 50.73% | 1,577 |
| Legend & Ancient | 52.06% | 1,775 |
| Divine & Immortal | 52.90% | 775 |
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 | 51.20% | ▲ +0.7pp | 11,633 |
| 7.41d | 50.49% | ▲ +0.2pp | 122,935 |
| 7.41c | 50.30% | ▼ -0.4pp | 64,126 |
| 7.41b | 50.69% | — | 78,555 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.