How Grimstroke and Tinker perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Grimstroke and Tinker win 43.66% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 552 matches.
Using Soulbind to double up Tinker's spells sounds strong, as his Laser and Heat-Seeking Missile can burst two heroes at once. The problem is that these two heroes want to play the map in opposite ways. Grimstroke excels at grouping with his team to force fights and land his powerful control spells. Tinker, however, is all about split-pushing and finding solo pick-offs from the safety of the trees. By the time Grimstroke lands a perfect ultimate in a teamfight, Tinker is often too far away to contribute effectively, making their powerful combo surprisingly difficult to coordinate in a real game.
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 | 47.56% | 164 |
| Crusader & Archon | 44.03% | 511 |
| Legend & Ancient | 46.85% | 540 |
| Divine & Immortal | 50.47% | 214 |
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 | 43.66% | ▼ -5.8pp | 552 |
| 7.41d | 49.43% | ▼ -1.1pp | 44,716 |
| 7.41c | 50.48% | ▲ +0.6pp | 20,615 |
| 7.41b | 49.90% | — | 16,765 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.