How Lone Druid and Ogre Magi perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Lone Druid and Ogre Magi win 48.07% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 4,400 matches.
Thinking you should always put Bloodlust on the hero can be a trap. The real strength here comes from buffing Lone Druid's Spirit Bear. That extra attack and movement speed makes the bear a terrifying threat that can stick to targets and apply its root. An early stun from Ogre Magi is often all the setup the bear needs to get on top of a hero and finish them off. The two heroes don't need to be in the same lane to make this work; a timely rotation or a fight for an objective is all it takes.
This pairing is good at converting a won fight into a taken tower. With Bloodlust active, the Spirit Bear melts through structures, letting the team build a map advantage quickly. The main weakness is that the whole plan falls apart if enemies can burst the bear down. Ogre Magi doesn't have a way to save it directly, so Lone Druid has to be careful with positioning. If the bear is constantly being killed, Ogre's buffs don't have a target, and the duo loses its primary way of taking control of the game.
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 | 44.17% | 283 |
| Crusader & Archon | 46.66% | 853 |
| Legend & Ancient | 46.04% | 632 |
| Divine & Immortal | 44.62% | 186 |
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 | 48.07% | ▼ -1.2pp | 4,400 |
| 7.41d | 49.28% | 0.0pp | 50,888 |
| 7.41c | 49.28% | ▼ -4.1pp | 35,959 |
| 7.41b | 53.39% | — | 59,534 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.