How Lion and Snapfire perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Lion and Snapfire win 48.51% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 37,470 matches.
Getting caught by one of Lion's disables feels a lot worse with a Snapfire on his team. The plan is simple and effective: Lion lands a Hex or an Earth Spike, which gives Snapfire the time she needs to land multiple Mortimer Kisses globules on that target from a safe distance. This creates reliable pickoff potential on almost anyone who gets caught out of position. The synergy can also work in reverse, with a Firesnap Cookie forcing an enemy into the path of Lion’s stun or helping him get into position for a key disable.
In practice, this duo's success comes down to who gets the jump. During the mid-game, Lion and Snapfire can find a lot of kills by smoking and hunting for isolated targets. The main weakness is that both heroes are squishy, slow, and want to stay in the back. Teams with multiple heroes who can dive the backline can often disrupt the combo and kill both of them before they can have an impact. It becomes a race to see if their lockdown lands before the enemy can close the distance.
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 | 51.53% | 1,469 |
| Crusader & Archon | 49.08% | 5,727 |
| Legend & Ancient | 48.71% | 6,171 |
| Divine & Immortal | 48.55% | 2,249 |
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 | 48.51% | ▼ -3.7pp | 37,470 |
| 7.41d | 52.23% | ▲ +0.8pp | 570,428 |
| 7.41c | 51.41% | ▲ +3.3pp | 184,716 |
| 7.41b | 48.10% | — | 72,505 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.