How Huskar and Night Stalker perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Huskar and Night Stalker win 51.25% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 320 matches.
Setting up a clean kill with Crippling Fear before Huskar uses Life Break is the main interaction here. The silence prevents enemies from using an escape or disable as Huskar flies in. Both heroes share a similar plan: run at the enemy and force fights, especially once Night Stalker gets his first night. They can apply immense pressure together and snowball the mid-game. However, they don't solve each other's core problems. Night Stalker offers no defensive save for a low-health Huskar, and both heroes can struggle against lineups that group up early with strong teamfight control. Their goals align, but their kits don't always cover each other's weaknesses.
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 | 44.44% | 162 |
| Crusader & Archon | 49.84% | 311 |
| Legend & Ancient | 52.34% | 256 |
| Divine & Immortal | 56.94% | 144 |
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 | 51.25% | ▲ +3.7pp | 320 |
| 7.41d | 47.51% | ▼ -4.1pp | 30,283 |
| 7.41c | 51.63% | ▲ +0.9pp | 25,127 |
| 7.41b | 50.68% | — | 25,886 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.