How Necrophos and Winter Wyvern perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Necrophos and Winter Wyvern win 51.68% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 954 matches.
Locking down a priority target with Winter's Curse gives Necrophos all the time he needs to apply a full-duration Heartstopper Aura and land a clean Reaper's Scythe. It's a very simple and reliable way to delete one hero before a fight really begins. If the enemy tries to turn on Necrophos, Winter Wyvern's Cold Embrace is an ideal save, since the physical attack immunity is no downside for a magic-damage core and the heal buys crucial time for his own sustain to kick in.
This combination of offense and defense lets your team dictate the game's tempo. Necrophos can farm aggressively and pressure lanes, knowing he has a powerful save ready if he gets caught. After securing a pickoff with the combo, the pair can easily transition to taking towers or Roshan. The opposing team is forced to play reactively and group together for safety, which slows down their own farm and gives your team control over the 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 | 55.15% | 408 |
| Crusader & Archon | 52.19% | 1,027 |
| Legend & Ancient | 53.08% | 859 |
| Divine & Immortal | 48.18% | 357 |
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 | 51.68% | ▼ -0.8pp | 954 |
| 7.41d | 52.49% | ▼ -0.2pp | 91,163 |
| 7.41c | 52.68% | ▼ -0.5pp | 47,399 |
| 7.41b | 53.14% | — | 38,061 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.