How Huskar and Silencer perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Huskar and Silencer win 45.61% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 4,714 matches.
Watching Huskar Life Break an enemy, the dream is for Global Silence to follow. This strips the target of their spell-based escapes or counter-attacks, giving Huskar a clean window to secure a kill and start regenerating. The ideal scenario is a silenced, slowed target who can only watch as they get overwhelmed by Burning Spears. The issue is that this only solves one of Huskar's problems. He remains vulnerable to stuns, physical damage, and being kited, and Silencer’s kit doesn't offer the hard lockdown or defensive save that might otherwise keep him alive after a risky jump.
The effectiveness of this duo really depends on the enemy draft. Against lineups full of slippery mages or heroes who rely on casting spells to function, the combination feels quite strong. Huskar gets to play his game without fear of being disabled by a key spell during his assault. But if the opponent has plenty of stuns, strong physical carries, or heroes with powerful passives, the synergy evaporates. Huskar dives in, gets stunned and bursted, and a timely Global Silence doesn't do much to prevent it, making the pairing unreliable.
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 | 41.10% | 438 |
| Crusader & Archon | 46.85% | 747 |
| Legend & Ancient | 48.41% | 504 |
| Divine & Immortal | 47.89% | 142 |
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 | 45.61% | ▼ -0.3pp | 4,714 |
| 7.41d | 45.95% | ▼ -3.8pp | 66,534 |
| 7.41c | 49.71% | ▲ +0.5pp | 45,004 |
| 7.41b | 49.17% | — | 43,110 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.