How Lone Druid and Silencer perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Lone Druid and Silencer win 47.91% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 2,914 matches.
Controlling teamfight tempo allows Lone Druid to take over the map. Silencer provides that control with Global Silence, creating a window where the enemy can't use spells to kite or disable the Spirit Bear. During that silence, the bear can freely attack its primary target, often securing a kill before any response is possible. Earlier in the game, Silencer's constant lane harassment with Arcane Curse and Glaives of Wisdom can create space for Lone Druid's bear to farm safely. This early advantage helps the bear get its core items faster, accelerating Lone Druid's objective-taking potential.
This duo wants to turn successful fights directly into objectives. After a pick-off using Last Word or a teamfight won under Global Silence, Lone Druid is free to push down a tower or take Roshan. The enemy team's main goal is to exploit the downtime of Silencer's ultimate. They'll try to force skirmishes or split the map when they know the global is unavailable. Without that ultimate, the coordination is much looser, and Lone Druid has to be more careful about committing his bear, which keeps this pairing from being completely dominant.
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 | 49.11% | 169 |
| Crusader & Archon | 43.77% | 530 |
| Legend & Ancient | 45.94% | 431 |
| Divine & Immortal | 47.03% | 185 |
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 | 47.91% | ▼ -1.7pp | 2,914 |
| 7.41d | 49.57% | ▼ -1.2pp | 36,663 |
| 7.41c | 50.77% | ▼ -2.6pp | 28,604 |
| 7.41b | 53.35% | — | 45,312 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.