How Magnus and Sven perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Magnus and Sven win 50.46% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 11,363 matches.
Giving Empower to Sven seems like a natural fit, but the reality is more complicated. A major part of Empower is its cleave effect, which is completely wasted on Sven because his own Great Cleave already does that job. What's left is the bonus attack damage, which does scale well with God's Strength, but it means you're not getting the full value from the spell. The other main synergy is Reverse Polarity setting up kills, but that's something Magnus provides for any area-of-effect damage dealer, not something unique to this pairing.
Executing this combo in a real game is the main hurdle. Everything hinges on Magnus landing a good Reverse Polarity and Sven being close enough to immediately follow up. If Sven gets kited or Magnus is caught before he can initiate, the plan falls apart. While the Empower damage helps Sven farm a little faster, it's not a dramatic shift in his timings. The duo relies on a single, telegraphed fight plan that can be played around with good positioning and disengage, which is why their combined performance often ends up being pretty average.
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 | 44.21% | 380 |
| Crusader & Archon | 51.58% | 1,642 |
| Legend & Ancient | 53.25% | 1,833 |
| Divine & Immortal | 50.37% | 679 |
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 | 50.46% | ▲ +0.5pp | 11,363 |
| 7.41d | 49.97% | ▲ +1.8pp | 96,038 |
| 7.41c | 48.15% | ▼ -0.7pp | 33,078 |
| 7.41b | 48.87% | — | 35,212 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.