How Magnus and Sniper perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Magnus and Sniper win 49.12% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 22,954 matches.
Putting Empower on Sniper seems strong on paper, but it’s often inefficient. The bonus damage is certainly useful for a hero who relies on right-clicks. The main issue is the cleave. Sniper’s greatest strength is his extreme attack range, which means he is usually hitting a single target from a great distance. As a result, the cleave damage from Empower rarely hits anything, making a core component of the spell almost useless. A melee hero who is naturally in the thick of a fight gets far more value from the same ability.
In teamfights, the success of this duo depends entirely on Magnus landing a perfect Reverse Polarity. This gives Sniper a stationary target to unload on, which can be devastating. However, Magnus offers almost no defensive help. He can't peel for Sniper or save him if he gets jumped on by mobile heroes. Once the stun from Reverse Polarity is over, the enemy team is free to close the distance on a very vulnerable Sniper. This makes the entire strategy feel very all-or-nothing and unreliable against teams with good divers.
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 | 50.31% | 976 |
| Crusader & Archon | 50.50% | 3,683 |
| Legend & Ancient | 50.73% | 3,335 |
| Divine & Immortal | 51.94% | 772 |
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 | 49.12% | ▲ +0.2pp | 22,954 |
| 7.41d | 48.90% | ▼ -2.0pp | 242,548 |
| 7.41c | 50.92% | ▲ +2.2pp | 115,436 |
| 7.41b | 48.68% | — | 105,701 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.