How Lone Druid and Techies perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Lone Druid and Techies win 46.63% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 341 matches.
Pushing a tower with the Spirit Bear creates the perfect setup for Techies. The Bear is a durable front-liner that can force defenders into bad positions, herding them towards pre-placed Proximity Mines. If an enemy tries to stand their ground and fight the Bear, they become a sitting duck for a Sticky Bomb, which slows them down and ensures the Bear can finish the job with right-clicks. Lone Druid provides a constant, mobile threat that pressures objectives, and Techies makes it incredibly dangerous for the other team to contest that pressure. The Bear can even safely trigger mines to clear a path or test an area.
This duo excels at controlling the map and taking objectives. Lone Druid dictates the pace, choosing a tower to siege, while Techies makes the surrounding area a minefield. The enemy is forced to choose between committing into a trapped zone to stop the push or giving up the building for free. To counter this, opponents need a lot of coordination to burst down the Spirit Bear from a safe distance before they even think about moving in. Any hesitation or disorganized attempt to defend usually results in them losing both the fight and the objective.
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 | 49.32% | 146 |
| Crusader & Archon | 47.08% | 325 |
| Legend & Ancient | 47.39% | 249 |
| Divine & Immortal | 42.98% | 121 |
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 | 46.63% | ▼ -5.6pp | 341 |
| 7.41d | 52.18% | ▼ -1.7pp | 31,069 |
| 7.41c | 53.86% | ▼ -3.8pp | 29,312 |
| 7.41b | 57.65% | — | 48,258 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.