How Grimstroke and Kez perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Grimstroke and Kez win 45.20% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 4,248 matches.
Pairing these two together often seems like a straightforward way to enable a carry. Grimstroke can land a Soulbind on two enemies, and in theory, Kez can then attack them both. The conflict comes from Kez being a duelist at heart, built to isolate and eliminate a single opponent. His kit is designed to win a clean one-on-one, using parries and stance swaps to outmaneuver a single hero's abilities. Soulbind fundamentally changes that fight from a duel into a small brawl, forcing him to account for a second enemy's attacks and positioning, which is not his primary strength.
This dynamic means the combo's success is highly situational. Following up on a Soulbind might require Kez to dive deeper than he wants or move awkwardly between two targets, exposing himself in the process. A Kez player may even decide it's better to ignore the second bound hero and stick to his preferred duel, which wastes the potential of Grimstroke's ultimate entirely. For the pairing to feel effective, the Soulbound targets need to be perfectly positioned and unable to fight back, a scenario that doesn't happen reliably in a typical teamfight.
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 | 51.81% | 166 |
| Crusader & Archon | 50.09% | 529 |
| Legend & Ancient | 43.59% | 546 |
| Divine & Immortal | 46.26% | 281 |
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 | 45.20% | ▼ -1.1pp | 4,248 |
| 7.41d | 46.33% | ▼ -2.5pp | 44,994 |
| 7.41c | 48.84% | ▼ -1.3pp | 26,449 |
| 7.41b | 50.17% | — | 16,458 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.