How Hoodwink and Ringmaster perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Hoodwink and Ringmaster win 46.95% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 509 matches.
Setting up a good Bushwhack becomes difficult when Ringmaster’s hypnotic device pulls enemies into the open, away from the trees Hoodwink needs. This core misalignment makes their crowd control unreliable, as one hero’s setup can actively ruin the other’s. Beyond the laning stage, both heroes often want to play a similar game of trapping and controlling space from the back lines. This overlap can leave their team without a durable frontliner or a straightforward way to initiate fights. Instead of combining their strengths, Hoodwink and Ringmaster can feel redundant, each trying to execute a tricky plan that interferes with their partner's.
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 | 43.28% | 134 |
| Crusader & Archon | 42.27% | 388 |
| Legend & Ancient | 46.27% | 456 |
| Divine & Immortal | 53.64% | 261 |
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 | 46.95% | ▲ +2.7pp | 509 |
| 7.41d | 44.26% | ▼ -1.3pp | 38,577 |
| 7.41c | 45.57% | ▼ -0.7pp | 18,322 |
| 7.41b | 46.24% | — | 15,140 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.