How Hoodwink and Viper perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Hoodwink and Viper win 46.52% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 8,324 matches.
Trying to set up a teamfight often leaves one hero feeling useless. Hoodwink lives and dies by having trees nearby for Bushwack stuns and Scurry's evasion. She wants to play on the edges of the fight, using the terrain to her advantage. Viper, on the other hand, wants to plant himself in a central spot with Nethertoxin, forcing enemies to either leave the area or fight him without their passives. These two game plans are fundamentally opposed, as one hero wants to fight in the woods and the other wants to control open space.
Across the game, this means your team is constantly pulled in two directions. To get the most out of Hoodwink, you need to be skirmishing in the jungle or near the map's edge. To enable Viper, you need to group up and pressure buildings, forcing fights on his terms in lanes or the river. Committing to one strategy means the other hero is significantly weakened. This lack of a cohesive plan often leads to staggered fights where one hero is caught out of position while the other is trying to play to their own, separate strengths.
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 | 44.43% | 664 |
| Crusader & Archon | 47.50% | 1,202 |
| Legend & Ancient | 49.22% | 829 |
| Divine & Immortal | 52.08% | 265 |
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 | 46.52% | ▲ +0.6pp | 8,324 |
| 7.41d | 45.91% | ▼ -0.2pp | 106,659 |
| 7.41c | 46.08% | ▼ -1.2pp | 55,264 |
| 7.41b | 47.28% | — | 51,108 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.