How Kunkka and Necrophos perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Kunkka and Necrophos win 53.08% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 827 matches.
Picking these two heroes together creates a simple and effective ganking machine. Kunkka’s X Marks the Spot is the perfect setup tool for Necrophos, holding a target in place to take continuous damage from Heartstopper Aura. The follow-up lockdown from Torrent and Ghostship gives Necrophos a wide-open window to walk in, amplify his own magic damage with Ghost Shroud, and bring the target’s health low. This makes for an easy and reliable Reaper’s Scythe kill.
This kill threat defines the mid-game. Kunkka can initiate from a long way off, meaning any enemy hero showing on the map is a potential target. A successful pick-off lets Necrophos snowball and makes him incredibly difficult to kill, usually leading to a won teamfight and a taken objective. The opposing team is forced to play spread out and defensively, investing in items like Force Staff or Glimmer Cape just to survive the initial catch from Kunkka.
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 | 54.74% | 369 |
| Crusader & Archon | 54.35% | 896 |
| Legend & Ancient | 53.44% | 857 |
| Divine & Immortal | 60.75% | 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 | 53.08% | ▼ -0.5pp | 827 |
| 7.41d | 53.57% | ▲ +0.4pp | 80,442 |
| 7.41c | 53.20% | ▲ +0.7pp | 41,324 |
| 7.41b | 52.51% | — | 34,881 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.