How Lone Druid and Sven perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Lone Druid and Sven win 49.80% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 1,261 matches.
Giving the Spirit Bear extra armor with Sven's Warcry is a decent bonus, but it's not enough to build a cohesive strategy around. The core issue is that both Lone Druid and Sven are farm-heavy carries who want to be the team's primary physical damage dealer and win condition. They compete for the same dangerous farm on the map and require significant team resources to hit their item timings. This often creates a split identity for the team, making it difficult to decide who to play around. Without a clear focus, you can end up with two heroes who are both slightly under-farmed, rather than one truly scary carry ready to end 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 | 46.92% | 130 |
| Crusader & Archon | 48.40% | 250 |
| Legend & Ancient | 47.65% | 170 |
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 | 49.80% | ▲ +2.2pp | 1,261 |
| 7.41d | 47.64% | ▼ -1.0pp | 13,013 |
| 7.41c | 48.63% | ▼ -2.4pp | 7,061 |
| 7.41b | 51.05% | — | 10,754 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.