How Night Stalker and Pugna perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Night Stalker and Pugna win 55.58% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 403 matches.
Getting caught by Night Stalker at night is already a problem, but having a Pugna nearby makes it worse. The initial silence from Crippling Fear gives Pugna an uncontested window to begin channeling Life Drain on a target. Even after the silence fades, the powerful slow from Void makes it hard for the victim to break the tether or create distance, often ensuring the drain does its work. Night Stalker provides the lockdown to start a gank, and Pugna provides the sustained magical damage to finish it. Later in the game, a well-placed Nether Ward can also protect the team during Night Stalker's aggressive dives, punishing enemies who try to turn the fight with spells.
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 | 47.86% | 117 |
| Crusader & Archon | 58.46% | 390 |
| Legend & Ancient | 53.70% | 365 |
| Divine & Immortal | 57.59% | 158 |
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 | 55.58% | ▲ +4.2pp | 403 |
| 7.41d | 51.35% | ▼ -0.8pp | 33,532 |
| 7.41c | 52.10% | ▲ +0.1pp | 18,635 |
| 7.41b | 52.00% | — | 18,719 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.