How Magnus and Night Stalker perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Magnus and Night Stalker win 49.85% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 670 matches.
Giving Night Stalker a way to farm quickly is the main reason this duo works. Magnus can put Empower on him, which dramatically speeds up how fast he can clear jungle camps and creep waves. This is especially useful during the day or in the downtime between his active night-time ganks. He hits his key item timings much sooner than he otherwise would. When it's time to fight, that extra Empower damage makes his initial burst stronger, and a follow-up Skewer from Magnus can help lock down a kill or reposition enemies for a bigger play.
This lets Night Stalker apply constant pressure. Once the first night hits, he's not just a ganker; he's a carry who can flash-farm his way to the next item. A successful pickoff can immediately turn into a tower push because the cleave melts waves. The other team is forced to play defensively and group up at night, which opens the map for Magnus and the others. Their main counterplay is to force fights during the day or try to catch and burst Magnus before he can set up a Reverse Polarity or keep Empower on his core.
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 | 45.89% | 146 |
| Crusader & Archon | 53.71% | 553 |
| Legend & Ancient | 53.69% | 853 |
| Divine & Immortal | 48.26% | 344 |
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 | 49.85% | ▼ -2.3pp | 670 |
| 7.41d | 52.15% | ▲ +0.4pp | 50,558 |
| 7.41c | 51.76% | ▲ +0.1pp | 27,465 |
| 7.41b | 51.64% | — | 27,980 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.