How Morphling and Silencer perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Morphling and Silencer win 48.10% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 5,237 matches.
Picking a support to pair with Morphling usually means finding a hero with a reliable stun to set up his burst. While Silencer offers control, it's in the form of silence, which doesn't stop an enemy from simply walking away. An opponent hit by Last Word or Global Silence can still move, making it difficult for Morphling to land his full Adaptive Strike combo without the target repositioning. This means Morphling often needs to use Waveform aggressively to close the distance, which can leave him out of position. The setup isn't as clean or guaranteed as what a hero with a hard disable can provide.
This leaves the duo feeling slightly out of sync during the game. They become very dependent on Global Silence for making plays, and its long cooldown limits their aggression. In teamfights, Morphling wants to instantly assassinate one key hero, but Silencer's kit is better suited for longer, drawn-out engagements where Arcane Curse and Glaives of Wisdom can wear the enemy team down. Their timings and fight preferences don't always align, meaning Morphling often has to find his own openings rather than being directly enabled by his lane partner.
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 | 41.37% | 278 |
| Crusader & Archon | 46.73% | 794 |
| Legend & Ancient | 48.33% | 687 |
| Divine & Immortal | 39.15% | 258 |
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 | 48.10% | ▼ -0.6pp | 5,237 |
| 7.41d | 48.72% | ▲ +0.9pp | 62,480 |
| 7.41c | 47.87% | ▼ -0.5pp | 23,798 |
| 7.41b | 48.34% | — | 26,641 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.