How Grimstroke and Nyx Assassin perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Grimstroke and Nyx Assassin win 54.60% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 3,529 matches.
Lining up Nyx Assassin's Impale and Mana Burn on a single target is already strong, but Grimstroke makes it devastating. Once Soulbind is on, both linked enemies take the full brunt of Nyx's burst combo. This turns a single-target ganker into a teamfight menace, letting him stun and drain two heroes at once. Grimstroke can also set up the initial engagement with Ink Swell, making it simple for Nyx to land his follow-up stun and start the chain of control. The combined lockdown and magic damage makes it very hard for opponents to survive their ganks from the early game onwards.
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 | 45.70% | 151 |
| Crusader & Archon | 56.86% | 452 |
| Legend & Ancient | 51.45% | 482 |
| Divine & Immortal | 57.44% | 195 |
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 | 54.60% | ▲ +1.6pp | 3,529 |
| 7.41d | 53.03% | ▼ -0.8pp | 41,017 |
| 7.41c | 53.82% | ▲ +1.4pp | 15,820 |
| 7.41b | 52.39% | — | 14,484 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.