How Invoker and Oracle perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Invoker and Oracle win 51.00% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 9,284 matches.
Trying to burst a farmed Invoker is difficult, but it becomes a real headache when an Oracle is backing him up. The moment you commit your spells, False Promise can make Invoker immune to death, giving him a free window to turn the fight with a full combo of his own. This defensive save is the core of their pairing. The main limitation is that Oracle doesn't offer the hard lockdown that sets up Invoker's big damage spells like Sunstrike or Meteor. The synergy is almost entirely reactive, focused on saving Invoker rather than enabling him to start a fight.
This dynamic allows Invoker to take more aggressive positions during the mid-game, knowing he has a powerful escape. A gank attempt on him can easily backfire if Oracle is ready with the save. The counter-play for the enemy team involves trying to split them up or baiting out the ultimate on a less important target. If the enemy can catch Invoker without Oracle nearby, or if they manage to silence both heroes at the start of a fight, the defensive potential of the duo is completely negated.
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 | 46.79% | 312 |
| Crusader & Archon | 49.62% | 1,308 |
| Legend & Ancient | 53.02% | 1,390 |
| Divine & Immortal | 51.48% | 641 |
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 | 51.00% | ▲ +0.7pp | 9,284 |
| 7.41d | 50.35% | ▼ -1.2pp | 100,927 |
| 7.41c | 51.56% | ▼ -0.2pp | 42,472 |
| 7.41b | 51.75% | — | 41,094 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.