How Mars and Night Stalker perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
As teammates
Together 52.86%
Win rate when Mars and Night Stalker are on the same team, over 70 ranked matches (7.41e).
In Dota 2 7.41e, Mars and Night Stalker win 52.86% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 70 matches.
Small sample: this pairing has only 70 ranked matches in the current window, so its win rate will swing more than deep-sample pairings as new games come in.
Why this works
Thinking you can trap enemies in Arena of Blood for Night Stalker seems like a solid plan, but it often falls apart in practice. The core issue is that both heroes are typically space-creating initiators who hit their stride around the same time. This can starve your team's map of farm and lead to one of them feeling weak when they need to be strong. During a chaotic teamfight, Night Stalker's flight during Dark Ascension lets him pass right over the Arena wall, which does little to help Mars keep targets locked down. They end up acting like two separate heroes fighting in the same area instead of a true pair.
Mars + Night Stalker across patches
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 early
52.86%
▲ +3.9pp
70
7.41d
48.96%
▲ +0.2pp
8,429
7.41c
48.81%
▲ +2.8pp
6,275
7.41b
45.99%
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7,158
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Do Mars and Night Stalker work well together in Dota 2?
As teammates, Mars and Night Stalker win 52.86% of ranked matches in patch 7.41e (70 matches) — above the 50% baseline for a duo.
How many matches back the Mars + Night Stalker number?
70 quality-filtered ranked matches from patch 7.41e, refreshed as new matches are ingested daily. This pairing is below our 100-match deep-sample bar, so expect the number to swing more than usual.