How Magnus and Slark perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Magnus and Slark win 49.11% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 12,777 matches.
Facing a Slark with Empower can feel threatening. The cleave allows him to farm much faster and contributes to his teamfight damage. The problem is how their abilities line up in practice. Magnus wants to pull everyone together with Reverse Polarity, setting up for a big teamwipe. Slark, however, thrives by isolating single targets to build his Essence Shift stacks, often weaving in and out of the fight rather than sitting in the middle of one.
This leads to fights where their goals can be at odds. Magnus might land a huge ultimate, but Slark is often better off on the perimeter, looking for a support to pounce on, rather than being in the center of the stun. While the Empower helps Slark get his items faster, the overall teamfight coordination isn't straightforward. One hero often has to compromise their ideal positioning for the other, making their big moments less consistent.
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 | 49.11% | 393 |
| Crusader & Archon | 47.42% | 1,921 |
| Legend & Ancient | 50.91% | 2,190 |
| Divine & Immortal | 48.69% | 727 |
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 | 49.11% | ▲ +0.5pp | 12,777 |
| 7.41d | 48.60% | ▼ -0.7pp | 133,391 |
| 7.41c | 49.26% | ▼ -0.1pp | 74,818 |
| 7.41b | 49.39% | — | 87,731 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.