How Huskar and Queen of Pain perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Huskar and Queen of Pain win 43.05% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 446 matches.
Facing both Huskar and Queen of Pain can feel overwhelming, as they both excel at singling out a target. The problem is they're both trying to do the same job. Both heroes want to set the game's tempo, farm aggressively, and be the primary damage dealer, creating a natural conflict over resources and map space. Neither hero provides the hard lockdown or teamfight control that the other needs to secure a kill and survive. Queen of Pain's magic burst doesn't really set up Huskar's attack, and his Life Break dive doesn't hold anyone in place for a good Sonic Wave.
This tension plays out in the mid-game. With two cores needing to be active, they often compete for farm and gank opportunities, meaning one of them is likely to fall behind. In teamfights, they might both jump the same hero, wasting damage, or they'll dive different targets and get isolated. A coordinated enemy team can exploit this by focusing whichever one dives first. Without a strong frontline or reliable stuns to enable their aggression, both Huskar and Queen of Pain often find themselves all-in with no backup plan, making it easy for opponents to turn the fight.
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 | 36.78% | 261 |
| Crusader & Archon | 40.60% | 436 |
| Legend & Ancient | 44.15% | 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 | 43.05% | ▲ +2.5pp | 446 |
| 7.41d | 40.57% | ▼ -3.3pp | 42,071 |
| 7.41c | 43.83% | ▼ -2.1pp | 33,315 |
| 7.41b | 45.95% | — | 36,454 |
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Data updated Aug 13, 2026.