How Hoodwink and Huskar perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Hoodwink and Huskar win 43.80% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 4,607 matches.
Fighting against this pair can feel disjointed. Huskar wants to run at opponents from the start, but Hoodwink doesn't offer much to help him stick to a target. When Huskar uses Life Break to initiate, he lands in the middle of the fight, often far from the trees Hoodwink needs for a reliable Bushwhack stun. She can throw an Acorn Shot for a slow, but that's rarely enough to secure a kill or save a low-health Huskar who has dived too deep. Their ideal fight locations are simply different.
This disconnect plays out all game. A peak-timing Huskar wants to force chaotic brawls, while Hoodwink’s contribution often requires setup time that the fight doesn't allow. Enemies can kite or disengage from Huskar, and Hoodwink's kit doesn't provide the kind of hard lockdown needed to stop them. She is much better at saving herself with Scurry than she is at saving her frontline partner. Ultimately, the tools that make Hoodwink good at frustrating a hero like Huskar are the same ones that make her a poor ally for him.
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 | 38.86% | 440 |
| Crusader & Archon | 40.93% | 706 |
| Legend & Ancient | 46.06% | 432 |
| Divine & Immortal | 50.00% | 178 |
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 | 43.80% | ▲ +0.6pp | 4,607 |
| 7.41d | 43.17% | ▼ -3.7pp | 62,494 |
| 7.41c | 46.84% | ▼ -0.9pp | 47,392 |
| 7.41b | 47.69% | — | 43,340 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.