How Marci and Night Stalker perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Marci and Night Stalker win 51.79% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 3,232 matches.
Getting run down by this pair at night feels awful. Night Stalker naturally reduces enemy vision and uses Crippling Fear to silence anyone he gets close to. This creates the perfect setup for Marci, who can Rebound in on either Night Stalker or his target. Once she's in, a quick Dispose can throw the victim back towards her team, preventing any escape. The combination of a silence, a slow, and a forced repositioning tool makes it extremely difficult for a single hero to survive their initial assault.
The success of this duo really depends on converting those early ganks into a real advantage. If Marci and Night Stalker can dominate the first few night cycles, they can create enough space to secure a win. However, opponents who play defensively, group up, and have good save abilities can weather the storm. Since both heroes want to do the same thing—run at people and hit them—they can struggle against teams that kite well or split the map effectively. If they don't get a strong start, their combined impact can feel a little one-dimensional later on.
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 | 47.22% | 144 |
| Crusader & Archon | 53.69% | 447 |
| Legend & Ancient | 56.09% | 476 |
| Divine & Immortal | 56.81% | 213 |
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 | 51.79% | ▲ +0.5pp | 3,232 |
| 7.41d | 51.27% | ▲ +0.5pp | 33,376 |
| 7.41c | 50.77% | ▲ +1.4pp | 15,176 |
| 7.41b | 49.41% | — | 16,568 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.