How Marci and Witch Doctor perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Marci and Witch Doctor win 52.10% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 6,348 matches.
A well-timed Dispose from Marci can make it much simpler for Witch Doctor to land his spells. The throw repositions an enemy and the landing stun provides a brief, clean window to connect with Paralyzing Cask and Maledict. This helps ensure Maledict ticks for its full duration, which is crucial for securing kills in ganks or early skirmishes. The combination gives the lane a decent bit of kill threat on a single target, punishing anyone caught out of position and turning a simple stun into a lethal setup.
Later in the game, the combo often relies on their ultimates. Marci's Unleash can lock down a priority target, holding them in place for Witch Doctor's Death Ward to finish the job. The main issue is that both heroes can be vulnerable. If Marci is disabled before she can initiate, or if Witch Doctor's channeling is broken, their fight impact drops significantly. When their big spells are on cooldown, their kits don't always align as well, which is why the partnership doesn't create a consistent advantage.
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 | 52.41% | 435 |
| Crusader & Archon | 53.16% | 965 |
| Legend & Ancient | 55.37% | 735 |
| Divine & Immortal | 55.70% | 228 |
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 | 52.10% | ▲ +0.8pp | 6,348 |
| 7.41d | 51.35% | ▲ +0.5pp | 67,537 |
| 7.41c | 50.89% | ▲ +0.9pp | 33,136 |
| 7.41b | 49.99% | — | 37,050 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.