How Hoodwink and Night Stalker perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Hoodwink and Night Stalker win 52.88% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 1,216 matches.
Running at an enemy during the first night is where this duo starts to connect. Night Stalker can apply Crippling Fear, preventing the target from using escape spells or disables. This gives Hoodwink a wide-open window to land a long-duration Bushwhack or channel a full Sharpshooter without getting interrupted. The silence takes a lot of pressure off Hoodwink, who normally has to be more careful with her positioning. Together, Night Stalker creates the perfect stationary target, and she provides the long-range burst and follow-up control to secure a kill. This makes their ganks more reliable.
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 | 45.21% | 292 |
| Crusader & Archon | 52.97% | 978 |
| Legend & Ancient | 53.57% | 1,133 |
| Divine & Immortal | 55.31% | 584 |
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 | 52.88% | ▲ +1.9pp | 1,216 |
| 7.41d | 50.94% | ▼ -1.0pp | 98,410 |
| 7.41c | 51.97% | ▲ +0.3pp | 58,360 |
| 7.41b | 51.66% | — | 50,790 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.