How Invoker and Razor perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Invoker and Razor win 50.90% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 10,264 matches.
Picking off an isolated enemy becomes much simpler with this combination. Invoker's control spells, particularly Cold Snap, provide Razor with the perfect setup to apply and maintain Static Link. A target stuck in repeated mini-stuns can't easily run to break the tether, allowing Razor to drain their damage and secure the kill. This single-target lockdown is the main point of interaction, turning ganks into near-guaranteed kills if the initial spells land. Tornado can serve a similar purpose, pulling a key hero out of position and setting them up for Razor to drain as they land.
This duo relies on translating those early pickoffs into an advantage. If Invoker and Razor can successfully hunt heroes in the mid-game, they can build a lead and control the map. The plan falls apart, however, if the enemy team groups up and forces fights. Both heroes can be vulnerable to coordinated burst damage before they can execute their combo on a priority target. Their strength is in punishing mistakes and solo players, but they can struggle against a team that plays tight and initiates on them first, making the overall dynamic quite balanced.
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 | 55.18% | 569 |
| Crusader & Archon | 47.76% | 1,497 |
| Legend & Ancient | 50.61% | 1,486 |
| Divine & Immortal | 57.01% | 528 |
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 | 50.90% | ▼ -0.7pp | 10,264 |
| 7.41d | 51.59% | ▲ +1.0pp | 111,678 |
| 7.41c | 50.62% | ▼ -0.9pp | 50,920 |
| 7.41b | 51.55% | — | 58,782 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.