How Hoodwink and Snapfire perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Hoodwink and Snapfire win 47.30% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 14,193 matches.
Laning against this pair means constantly watching your position relative to trees. Hoodwink is always looking for a Bushwhack stun, and Snapfire has a direct way to enable it. The main threat is Snapfire using Firesnap Cookie on Hoodwink, launching the squirrel forward to close a gap and land a stun you thought you were safe from. Snapfire can then add her own damage with Scatterblast while the target is locked down. Hoodwink can also create trees with Acorn Shot to set up her own stuns, but Snapfire's repositioning makes the combo far less predictable.
This lane’s success depends heavily on landing that initial stun. If Bushwhack connects, they can often secure a kill. If it misses, they've used a key cooldown and are left exposed. Opponents who prioritize vision control and maintain distance from trees can neutralize much of the threat, forcing the duo to overextend for their setup. Later in the game, their kits combine differently. A good Mortimer Kisses can slow down an entire teamfight, giving Hoodwink an easy target for a full-duration Sharpshooter on a priority hero.
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 | 49.08% | 654 |
| Crusader & Archon | 50.02% | 2,139 |
| Legend & Ancient | 49.88% | 2,115 |
| Divine & Immortal | 47.59% | 956 |
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 | 47.30% | ▼ -4.4pp | 14,193 |
| 7.41d | 51.67% | ▲ +1.4pp | 228,742 |
| 7.41c | 50.27% | ▲ +3.6pp | 79,354 |
| 7.41b | 46.69% | — | 26,327 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.