How Lich and Witch Doctor perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Lich and Witch Doctor win 54.00% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 10,345 matches.
Landing a Maledict right before a Chain Frost starts bouncing can secure kills on heroes that would otherwise get away. Witch Doctor sets up a damage amplifier and Lich provides the big burst to trigger it. The setup for this can be quite reliable; Lich’s Sinister Gaze holds an enemy in place, giving Witch Doctor an easy opening to land his combo. Even outside of their ultimates, their combined slows and stuns create constant kill threat in the lane, forcing opponents to play defensively from the start.
This pairing creates a lot of pressure in teamfights, forcing the enemy to split up to avoid both the Chain Frost bounces and the splash from a Maledict curse. Putting Frost Shield on Witch Doctor as he channels Death Ward also makes him surprisingly difficult to bring down. The main drawback is that both heroes are fragile and lack escapes. If they get initiated on before they can cast their key spells, or if their ultimates are poorly timed, their contribution can fall off. This reliance on good positioning and timing is what keeps the duo from being overpowering.
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 | 56.42% | 654 |
| Crusader & Archon | 53.31% | 1,705 |
| Legend & Ancient | 53.42% | 1,168 |
| Divine & Immortal | 51.09% | 274 |
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 | 54.00% | ▲ +1.4pp | 10,345 |
| 7.41d | 52.56% | ▲ +0.6pp | 119,871 |
| 7.41c | 51.93% | ▲ +1.1pp | 63,086 |
| 7.41b | 50.87% | — | 64,283 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.