How Lone Druid and Vengeful Spirit perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Lone Druid and Vengeful Spirit win 48.46% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 4,166 matches.
Focusing only on how much damage Vengeance Aura gives the Spirit Bear is missing the bigger picture. The most critical interaction is defensive. A Lone Druid player's biggest fear is getting jumped on their hero while the bear is busy somewhere else. Nether Swap from a nearby Vengeful Spirit completely negates that threat, allowing the Druid to position more confidently. The damage from her aura is a great bonus that helps both the hero and the bear melt objectives, but the core of the synergy is that life-saving reposition.
As the game progresses, the plan is simple: group up and push. Lone Druid provides the siege power with his bear, while Vengeful Spirit provides vision with Wave of Terror and stands ready to counter-initiate or save. Opponents know their only real path to victory is to bypass the bear and kill the Druid. This makes the game a tense standoff. If Vengeful Spirit is positioned correctly, she can shut down the enemy's main win condition. If she's caught out or Swap is down, Lone Druid is left exposed, which keeps this partnership useful but not foolproof.
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 | 49.72% | 181 |
| Crusader & Archon | 45.59% | 555 |
| Legend & Ancient | 45.82% | 502 |
| Divine & Immortal | 47.59% | 166 |
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 | 48.46% | ▼ -2.7pp | 4,166 |
| 7.41d | 51.17% | ▲ +0.4pp | 33,885 |
| 7.41c | 50.76% | ▼ -3.1pp | 17,860 |
| 7.41b | 53.90% | — | 27,149 |
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Data updated Aug 18, 2026.