How Necrophos and Storm Spirit perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Necrophos and Storm Spirit win 39.31% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 786 matches.
A mid-game fight often shows why this pair doesn't quite click. Storm Spirit wants to use Ball Lightning to get a quick kill on a backline support and then escape; he is all about explosive burst and mobility. Necrophos, on the other hand, excels in a long, grinding brawl where his Heartstopper Aura and constant healing wear down the entire enemy team. While Storm Spirit can use Electric Vortex to hold a target for Reaper's Scythe, their fundamental approaches to combat are opposed. One hero wants to extend the fight, and the other wants to end his part of it instantly, leaving them to play separate games on the same map.
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 | 48.14% | 322 |
| Crusader & Archon | 44.84% | 843 |
| Legend & Ancient | 47.49% | 796 |
| Divine & Immortal | 42.34% | 359 |
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 | 39.31% | ▼ -9.9pp | 786 |
| 7.41d | 49.21% | ▼ -0.4pp | 91,470 |
| 7.41c | 49.64% | ▲ +1.7pp | 45,879 |
| 7.41b | 47.97% | — | 30,814 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.