How Kunkka and Nyx Assassin perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Kunkka and Nyx Assassin win 48.36% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 366 matches.
Thinking of this pair as a big wombo-combo misses the point. The value isn't in perfectly chaining stuns; it's about guaranteed setup. Nyx Assassin finds an opening, usually from Vendetta, and lands his Impale. That's all the time Kunkka needs to place a perfect Torrent and follow up with a Ghostship. This removes the prediction from Kunkka's spells, turning a gank into a reliable kill. Later, Kunkka's X Marks the Spot can pull a fleeing target back into range for Nyx to finish off, which is especially effective against mobile heroes. It's less about one massive teamfight and more about consistently securing pickoffs.
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 | 54.09% | 159 |
| Crusader & Archon | 51.59% | 409 |
| Legend & Ancient | 50.68% | 438 |
| Divine & Immortal | 53.12% | 160 |
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 | 48.36% | ▼ -3.6pp | 366 |
| 7.41d | 51.93% | ▲ +0.3pp | 41,924 |
| 7.41c | 51.62% | ▲ +0.1pp | 20,001 |
| 7.41b | 51.50% | — | 19,228 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.