How Hoodwink and Tusk perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Hoodwink and Tusk win 44.88% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 4,626 matches.
Trying to land a Bushwhack can be a real headache when your initiator is Tusk. His Snowball has to get him into the fight, and it often plows straight through the trees Hoodwink needs to land her stun. The spell requires a tree to latch onto, so if Tusk clears the path on his way in, the setup is ruined. This turns what should be a simple gank into a misfire, with Tusk arriving on a target that isn't stunned and Hoodwink left with a spell she can't cast effectively.
This problem extends beyond laning. In teamfights, Hoodwink wants to play from the safety of the treeline, using Scurry for positioning and looking for a multi-hero stun. Tusk wants to find an angle to roll in and cause chaos, which often means smashing through those same trees. The core plans of these two heroes are constantly at odds. Tusk breaks the terrain that Hoodwink relies on for both her damage and her survival, leaving her exposed and less effective when she should be at her strongest.
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 | 46.67% | 180 |
| Crusader & Archon | 40.27% | 586 |
| Legend & Ancient | 46.81% | 705 |
| Divine & Immortal | 48.98% | 443 |
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 | 44.88% | ▼ -0.5pp | 4,626 |
| 7.41d | 45.42% | ▼ -0.8pp | 51,610 |
| 7.41c | 46.19% | ▼ -0.7pp | 28,146 |
| 7.41b | 46.90% | — | 27,381 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.