How Necrophos and Snapfire perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Necrophos and Snapfire win 48.98% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 26,406 matches.
Setting up kills for Necrophos is about locking someone down long enough for his damage-over-time to matter. Snapfire's Firesnap Cookie does exactly that, forcing an opponent into a bad spot and stunning them on landing. This brief window is often enough for Necrophos to close the distance and apply pressure with his aura and Death Pulse. A follow-up Scatterblast adds another layer of slow and damage, making it very difficult for an enemy to trade effectively or escape the constant drain.
This pattern continues into the mid-game. Mortimer Kisses provides a large area of slow and sustained damage, which helps soften up entire teams for Necrophos to clean up. It can make finding a Reaper's Scythe target a bit more reliable. The synergy isn't foolproof, however. Both heroes lack mobility and can be overwhelmed by aggressive gap-closers. Snapfire's ability to save an out-of-position Necrophos is mostly limited to a well-aimed Cookie, so their positioning has to be coordinated to succeed.
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 | 56.98% | 1,067 |
| Crusader & Archon | 53.84% | 3,906 |
| Legend & Ancient | 52.16% | 4,354 |
| Divine & Immortal | 49.82% | 1,710 |
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 | 48.98% | ▼ -5.0pp | 26,406 |
| 7.41d | 53.95% | ▲ +1.6pp | 382,893 |
| 7.41c | 52.33% | ▲ +2.8pp | 119,726 |
| 7.41b | 49.55% | — | 51,053 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.