How Necrophos and Sven perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Necrophos and Sven win 54.67% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 1,747 matches.
Trying to focus down a God's Strength Sven is often the plan, but it's a huge mistake against this pair. As soon as he blinks in, Necrophos can sustain him with constant Death Pulse heals, completely undoing the enemy's initial burst. Sven's own Warcry adds another layer of durability, making it incredibly difficult to kill any priority target quickly. While the enemy wastes their spells trying to break the frontline, Necrophos is whittling them down with Heartstopper Aura and setting up a perfect Reaper's Scythe on whichever target Sven stuns with Storm Hammer.
This duo comes online as soon as Sven gets his Blink Dagger. His initiations create easy Scythe targets for Necrophos, leading to pickoffs and objective control. Opponents are forced to play defensively, unable to risk getting caught out. In larger teamfights, the enemy has to choose between trying to kill the unkillable Sven or ignoring him to reach the Necrophos in the back. Both options usually fail as the fight drags on and the sustain from Death Pulse becomes overwhelming.
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 | 53.59% | 780 |
| Crusader & Archon | 57.10% | 1,844 |
| Legend & Ancient | 55.12% | 1,339 |
| Divine & Immortal | 49.88% | 403 |
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 | 54.67% | ▲ +0.4pp | 1,747 |
| 7.41d | 54.28% | ▲ +1.6pp | 125,089 |
| 7.41c | 52.69% | ▼ -0.1pp | 44,200 |
| 7.41b | 52.79% | — | 43,401 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.