How Hoodwink and Slardar perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Hoodwink and Slardar win 48.29% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 10,194 matches.
Ganging up on a target with these two can be pretty effective. Slardar leads the charge with Slithereen Crush and follows up with Corrosive Haze, giving vision and stripping away armor. This makes it easy for Hoodwink to land Bushwhack for a follow-up stun near some trees. While the target is held in place, all the bounces from Hoodwink's Acorn Shot deal significantly more physical damage thanks to the armor reduction. This combination provides a solid chain of disables and a surprising amount of single-target burst.
The pairing relies heavily on good positioning and coordination. Slardar is a frontline initiator who wants to run at the enemy team, while Hoodwink is a backliner who needs to play from the safety of trees. In chaotic teamfights, they can get separated, leaving Slardar isolated in the middle of the fight without Hoodwink’s damage to follow up on his target. Their success depends on finding pick-offs together or having the perfect setup for a fight; otherwise, their different playstyles can sometimes 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 | 49.82% | 566 |
| Crusader & Archon | 49.90% | 1,449 |
| Legend & Ancient | 46.24% | 1,317 |
| Divine & Immortal | 46.59% | 513 |
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 | 48.29% | ▼ -0.4pp | 10,194 |
| 7.41d | 48.65% | ▼ -2.0pp | 120,218 |
| 7.41c | 50.64% | ▼ -1.0pp | 73,856 |
| 7.41b | 51.60% | — | 64,153 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.