How Magnus and Witch Doctor perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Magnus and Witch Doctor win 50.89% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 19,516 matches.
Landing a big Reverse Polarity can feel like the perfect setup for a full-duration Death Ward. When Magnus clumps the enemy team together, it creates a tempting target for Witch Doctor to unload on. The stun from RP prevents enemies from immediately canceling the channel or scattering, allowing for a few seconds of uncontested damage. An early Empower can also speed up Witch Doctor’s farm, but the entire premise of the pair relies on that one teamfight-defining ultimate combination.
In practice, this combo is difficult to coordinate. Both heroes need to be in the right place at the right time with two long-cooldown ultimates available. Magnus might need to blink in from an angle that leaves Witch Doctor exposed, or he might Skewer a target away from the Death Ward’s range. If the enemy team has any way to interrupt a channeled spell after the initial stun wears off, they will immediately focus the fragile Witch Doctor, leaving both heroes with their most important spells spent for little gain.
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 | 49.21% | 693 |
| Crusader & Archon | 52.39% | 3,035 |
| Legend & Ancient | 51.72% | 3,078 |
| Divine & Immortal | 51.16% | 821 |
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 | 50.89% | ▲ +0.5pp | 19,516 |
| 7.41d | 50.38% | ▲ +0.1pp | 191,260 |
| 7.41c | 50.33% | ▲ +0.8pp | 96,451 |
| 7.41b | 49.52% | — | 93,844 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.