How Grimstroke and Troll Warlord perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Grimstroke and Troll Warlord win 53.87% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 2,300 matches.
Getting tethered by Soulbind makes escaping Troll Warlord much harder. With two heroes linked, Troll can keep hitting one to damage the other, effectively applying his single-target pressure to multiple enemies during Battle Trance. This can swing a teamfight if the linked heroes are forced to stay close together. Grimstroke's Ink Swell also adds another layer of control, setting up a stun that helps Troll Warlord build his attack speed and lock down a key target. The combination isn't overwhelming, as it depends on long cooldowns and specific positioning, but it gives these two a clear way to focus fire and take over a skirmish.
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 | 55.97% | 134 |
| Crusader & Archon | 53.40% | 324 |
| Legend & Ancient | 51.29% | 232 |
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 | 53.87% | ▲ +1.8pp | 2,300 |
| 7.41d | 52.10% | ▼ -0.4pp | 24,134 |
| 7.41c | 52.55% | ▼ -0.2pp | 10,247 |
| 7.41b | 52.78% | — | 9,433 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.