How Legion Commander and Witch Doctor perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Legion Commander and Witch Doctor win 58.07% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 3,420 matches.
Catching an enemy in Duel is the dream for Witch Doctor. It provides a stationary target for his entire kit. Maledict goes on first, amplifying every point of damage the target takes from both the Duel itself and the follow-up. Then, Death Ward can be dropped right on top of the fight, usually guaranteeing a kill and securing bonus damage for Legion Commander. Paralyzing Cask can even help set up the initial Duel, stunning a key hero long enough for Legion to get in position and lock them down.
This combo makes hunting for kills extremely consistent from the mid-game onward. The threat of a Blink Dagger into Duel is much scarier when a Witch Doctor is nearby, ready to convert it into a certain kill. The enemy team is forced to itemize specifically for this, needing instant disables for the Death Ward or saves like a Glimmer Cape for the Dueled ally. This pressure often forces them to play defensively and grouped up, giving Legion Commander's team control over the map.
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 | 59.07% | 1,686 |
| Crusader & Archon | 56.67% | 4,383 |
| Legend & Ancient | 55.16% | 2,754 |
| Divine & Immortal | 53.53% | 566 |
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 | 58.07% | ▲ +3.1pp | 3,420 |
| 7.41d | 55.00% | ▲ +0.1pp | 310,745 |
| 7.41c | 54.90% | ▲ +0.7pp | 172,371 |
| 7.41b | 54.25% | — | 179,128 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.