How Grimstroke and Tiny perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Grimstroke and Tiny win 43.11% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 399 matches.
Thinking you can chain-stun two heroes with a big combo from Tiny and Grimstroke is a common trap. The core of the problem is that Tiny's Toss ability actively works against Soulbind. Casting Soulbind is about keeping two enemies tethered together for follow-up damage from Ink Swell or other area-of-effect spells. But when Tiny uses Toss on one of the bound heroes, it pulls them away from their partner, often breaking the Soulbind leash entirely. This negates Grimstroke’s setup before his team can capitalize on it.
Throughout the game, this creates a constant conflict of interest. Grimstroke will land a great Soulbind, hoping to set up a multi-hero Ink Swell stun. At that same moment, Tiny's instinct is to Toss one of those targets back into his team to be isolated and focused down. One hero's perfect play actively ruins the other's. Instead of combining their strengths, they end up fighting over control of the enemy's positioning, which frequently allows opponents to survive what should have been a guaranteed kill.
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 | 41.61% | 161 |
| Crusader & Archon | 44.69% | 414 |
| Legend & Ancient | 46.59% | 455 |
| Divine & Immortal | 43.86% | 228 |
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 | 43.11% | ▼ -3.0pp | 399 |
| 7.41d | 46.08% | ▼ -0.7pp | 46,476 |
| 7.41c | 46.82% | ▼ -1.0pp | 28,499 |
| 7.41b | 47.82% | — | 26,290 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.