How Magnus and Warlock perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Magnus and Warlock win 48.82% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 8,124 matches.
Catching heroes in Reverse Polarity creates a great setup for Warlock to land Chaotic Offering and Fatal Bonds. The theory is sound: one hero groups them up, the other drops the damage. Empower can even be used on the Golem for extra pressure. However, this relies on two of the longest cooldown ultimates in the game. If they are not timed perfectly together, or if one of the heroes is caught out before a fight, the entire strategy collapses. It concentrates most of the team's power into a single, high-stakes moment that is difficult to execute consistently.
Because the team's success hinges on this one combo, you often have to play passively while waiting for both spells to be ready. This can mean giving up map control and letting the enemy farm freely. If that big fight is unsuccessful—maybe Magnus misses his Blink-in or the enemy has saves—the recovery time is immense. The other team knows they have a huge window to take objectives or secure a lead while waiting for those ultimates to come back online. The plan is too predictable and offers a clear window for counter-play.
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 | 48.65% | 259 |
| Crusader & Archon | 50.20% | 1,261 |
| Legend & Ancient | 52.31% | 1,275 |
| Divine & Immortal | 48.56% | 418 |
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 | 48.82% | ▲ +0.0pp | 8,124 |
| 7.41d | 48.78% | ▼ -0.3pp | 84,853 |
| 7.41c | 49.07% | ▲ +0.2pp | 41,467 |
| 7.41b | 48.88% | — | 45,026 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.