How Necrophos and Ursa perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Necrophos and Ursa win 50.35% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 1,416 matches.
Keeping Ursa alive to build up his damage is where this pair connects. Necrophos offers a constant stream of healing with Death Pulse, which lets Ursa stand his ground and stack Fury Swipes instead of having to retreat. This allows Ursa to commit much harder to his targets early in a fight. Once Ursa brings a hero to low health, Necrophos can secure the kill from a safe distance with Reaper's Scythe, preventing escapes or clutch saves. It's a straightforward but effective way to confirm pickoffs.
This dynamic creates a simple game plan: Ursa acts as a battering ram that Necrophos keeps patched up. Ursa picks a priority target to burst, and Necrophos supports from the back, sustaining him and finishing the job if needed. The main weakness is that both heroes struggle against being kited. Teams with strong slows and disables can keep Ursa from ever reaching a target, leaving Necrophos exposed without his frontline protector. Their success hinges on being able to force these close-quarters fights where their combo can shine.
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 | 48.96% | 676 |
| Crusader & Archon | 54.51% | 1,675 |
| Legend & Ancient | 51.49% | 1,373 |
| Divine & Immortal | 52.63% | 456 |
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 | 50.35% | ▼ -0.3pp | 1,416 |
| 7.41d | 50.66% | ▲ +0.0pp | 144,375 |
| 7.41c | 50.65% | ▼ -0.2pp | 76,434 |
| 7.41b | 50.87% | — | 72,460 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.