How Hoodwink and Nyx Assassin perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Hoodwink and Nyx Assassin win 48.89% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 5,314 matches.
Pairing Hoodwink with Nyx Assassin is a bet on a specific kind of gank. The plan is for Nyx to find a target with Vendetta, land an Impale, and create a perfect setup for Hoodwink to chain her Bushwhack stun from the trees. With their combined burst damage, they can often delete a single hero before the stun duration ends. The issue is that this combo is very conditional. Hoodwink needs a tree to work with, and the initial stun from Nyx isn't particularly long. A mis-timed or poorly positioned follow-up means the target simply walks away, leaving both heroes out of position.
Early on, this duo can create some pressure by roaming for kills. If they find a few successful pickoffs, they can set the game's tempo. But teams quickly learn to counter this strategy by grouping up and placing defensive vision, denying the isolation Nyx Assassin and Hoodwink need to function. In larger five-on-five fights, their contributions can feel a bit redundant, as both excel at locking down one person but can struggle against a coordinated team. Their success often depends entirely on snowballing from the laning stage, which isn't always possible.
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 | 46.51% | 258 |
| Crusader & Archon | 45.58% | 746 |
| Legend & Ancient | 52.28% | 658 |
| Divine & Immortal | 49.44% | 267 |
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 | 48.89% | ▼ -0.5pp | 5,314 |
| 7.41d | 49.36% | ▼ -0.6pp | 66,540 |
| 7.41c | 50.00% | ▼ -0.3pp | 32,443 |
| 7.41b | 50.34% | — | 28,056 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.