How Grimstroke and Winter Wyvern perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Grimstroke and Winter Wyvern win 49.43% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 1,942 matches.
Facing a Soulbind into Winter's Curse can feel like a death sentence. The theory is clean: Grimstroke links two enemies, and Winter Wyvern forces one to kill their tethered partner. The problem is that this often requires both heroes to use their biggest teamfight ultimates to secure a kill on a single hero, which can be an inefficient trade. Outside of this one interaction, their kits can feel redundant. Both heroes want to play far in the back, providing control and saves. Sometimes Winter Wyvern will use Cold Embrace on an ally that Grimstroke is trying to set up a kill on with Ink Swell, creating awkward moments where they work against each other.
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 | 48.08% | 104 |
| Crusader & Archon | 44.67% | 291 |
| Legend & Ancient | 56.03% | 232 |
| Divine & Immortal | 43.44% | 122 |
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 | 49.43% | ▲ +0.3pp | 1,942 |
| 7.41d | 49.16% | ▼ -1.4pp | 22,840 |
| 7.41c | 50.60% | ▼ -1.0pp | 10,312 |
| 7.41b | 51.56% | — | 9,533 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.