How Hoodwink and Spirit Breaker perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Hoodwink and Spirit Breaker win 48.97% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 12,463 matches.
Getting charged from across the map is a problem, and seeing a Hoodwink nearby makes it worse. The theory is simple: Spirit Breaker arrives with a stun from Charge of Darkness, giving Hoodwink a perfect window to land her Bushwhack. If she can plant a tree with Acorn Shot as he's arriving, it's a long, clean lockdown. Their combined damage can be enough to secure a kill on many heroes before they can react, especially during the early and mid-game when rotations define the pace.
The execution is what makes this pairing inconsistent. Spirit Breaker often ends his charge in an open area like the middle of a lane, far from any trees for Hoodwink to use. This leaves her with only a slow and her ultimate, which might not be enough to finish the job. The combo demands that Hoodwink positions herself proactively near treelines in anticipation of a gank, while Spirit Breaker's whole deal is fighting anywhere, anytime. When their preferred map locations don't line up, their gank potential fizzles out quickly.
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 | 47.43% | 799 |
| Crusader & Archon | 50.62% | 1,867 |
| Legend & Ancient | 49.35% | 1,463 |
| Divine & Immortal | 49.90% | 485 |
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 | 48.97% | ▲ +0.1pp | 12,463 |
| 7.41d | 48.88% | ▼ -0.6pp | 144,275 |
| 7.41c | 49.45% | ▼ -0.4pp | 79,553 |
| 7.41b | 49.81% | — | 79,827 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.