How Grimstroke and Lone Druid perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Grimstroke and Lone Druid win 50.61% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 1,952 matches.
Trying to kite a Lone Druid is difficult enough, but it becomes a real problem when his Spirit Bear is running at you glowing with Ink Swell. Grimstroke can reliably use the tanky bear as a delivery vehicle for his stun, forcing enemies to scatter or get caught. The synergy extends beyond that one spell, though. Grimstroke’s slows and silence from Phantom's Embrace help keep targets in place for both Lone Druid and the bear to land more attacks. In return, a root from an Entangling Claw provides a perfect setup for Grimstroke’s spells. They don't have a major ultimate combo, but their basic abilities work together to enable each other throughout a fight.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Crusader & Archon | 46.53% | 303 |
| Legend & Ancient | 49.42% | 342 |
| Divine & Immortal | 56.21% | 153 |
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 | 50.61% | ▼ -0.5pp | 1,952 |
| 7.41d | 51.08% | ▼ -0.3pp | 20,696 |
| 7.41c | 51.39% | ▼ -3.0pp | 14,162 |
| 7.41b | 54.36% | — | 22,805 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.