How Mars and Ogre Magi perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Mars and Ogre Magi win 47.27% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 897 matches.
Falling behind on key item timings is the main issue here. Mars needs a good start to get his Blink Dagger and take over the map, but Ogre Magi often can't secure a difficult lane for him. As a melee support, Ogre can struggle to trade effectively or create the space Mars needs to farm safely. While Bloodlust is a nice buff, it doesn't solve Mars's core problem of needing to initiate. Once Mars does get an Arena of Blood set up, Ogre doesn't have a great way to follow up on it; he brings another single-target stun but lacks the area-of-effect damage or control to really capitalize on trapping multiple heroes.
This weak start often forces the team onto the back foot. Mars ends up jungling to recover, delaying the team's ability to fight and take objectives. The enemy can abuse this timing window to pressure towers or take an early Roshan. For this duo to succeed, Ogre Magi has to play an exceptional laning stage, dominating with trades and pulls to get Mars ahead. Otherwise, the game becomes a race against time for Mars to find enough farm for his core items before the map is completely lost.
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 | 43.01% | 279 |
| Crusader & Archon | 51.05% | 1,044 |
| Legend & Ancient | 46.42% | 1,006 |
| Divine & Immortal | 45.18% | 301 |
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 | 47.27% | ▼ -0.8pp | 897 |
| 7.41d | 48.03% | ▲ +1.8pp | 87,728 |
| 7.41c | 46.20% | ▲ +0.3pp | 56,379 |
| 7.41b | 45.88% | — | 61,969 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.