How Lone Druid and Slark perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Lone Druid and Slark win 46.18% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 1,676 matches.
Forcing the enemy to deal with two problems at once is the main idea here. Lone Druid can send his Spirit Bear to pressure lanes and objectives, which demands a response. This creates space and distraction across the map, giving Slark the room he needs to hunt for isolated targets and build up his Essence Shift stacks. Should they find themselves fighting together, a root from the bear is a simple but effective way to set up a clean Pounce, but they often work best by applying pressure from different angles.
This dynamic means the enemy team is constantly forced into difficult choices during the mid-game. If they group up to stop the Spirit Bear from taking a tower, they leave their supports and other vulnerable heroes exposed to a gank from Slark. If they spread out to try and control the map and find Slark, they risk giving up towers for free to Lone Druid. Neither hero necessarily provides what the other is missing, but their combined pressure can slowly choke an opponent out 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 | 50.78% | 128 |
| Crusader & Archon | 46.71% | 304 |
| Legend & Ancient | 44.29% | 219 |
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 | 46.18% | ▼ -2.3pp | 1,676 |
| 7.41d | 48.50% | ▼ -1.5pp | 20,840 |
| 7.41c | 50.02% | ▼ -3.1pp | 17,796 |
| 7.41b | 53.14% | — | 32,566 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.