How Necrophos and Skywrath Mage perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Necrophos and Skywrath Mage win 52.27% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 2,556 matches.
Setting up a kill becomes very straightforward for this pair. Skywrath Mage can unload his spells to drop a target’s health instantly. This immediately puts them into a range where Necrophos thrives; Heartstopper Aura’s damage ramps up, and Reaper’s Scythe becomes a reliable finisher instead of something you have to wear an enemy down for. Skywrath's slow also gives the slow-moving Necrophos a much better chance to stay in range and apply his own damage over time.
Across the game, this means they excel at picking off key targets before a fight gets messy. A successful gank from them can secure an objective or create an advantage. The counterplay involves jumping on them first. Both heroes are weak to surprise initiations and heavy lockdown, as neither has a reliable escape. Bursting the fragile Skywrath Mage or silencing Necrophos to prevent the Scythe are the top priorities for any opponent trying to break up their rhythm.
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 | 54.84% | 1,229 |
| Crusader & Archon | 53.37% | 3,030 |
| Legend & Ancient | 54.34% | 2,293 |
| Divine & Immortal | 48.99% | 790 |
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 | 52.27% | ▼ -0.5pp | 2,556 |
| 7.41d | 52.73% | ▲ +0.5pp | 252,800 |
| 7.41c | 52.24% | ▲ +0.2pp | 124,230 |
| 7.41b | 52.07% | — | 109,310 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.