How Night Stalker and Sniper perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Night Stalker and Sniper win 54.94% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 2,883 matches.
Fighting during Dark Ascension gives Sniper the flying vision he needs to attack targets from a completely safe distance. While Night Stalker dives into the fight, his slows and silence create chaos and prevent enemies from using their spells to escape or counter-initiate. This disruption on the frontline forces the enemy team to deal with him, leaving Sniper free to unload damage from the back. It’s difficult for opponents to coordinate a dive on Sniper when a major threat is already in their face. Sniper can in turn use Shrapnel to help Night Stalker stick to a fleeing target, making it easier to secure kills during his active night-time windows.
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 | 50.79% | 756 |
| Crusader & Archon | 54.61% | 2,472 |
| Legend & Ancient | 56.50% | 2,214 |
| Divine & Immortal | 52.17% | 646 |
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 | 54.94% | ▲ +2.1pp | 2,883 |
| 7.41d | 52.88% | ▼ -1.2pp | 186,501 |
| 7.41c | 54.11% | ▲ +2.3pp | 91,397 |
| 7.41b | 51.81% | — | 87,532 |
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Data updated Aug 14, 2026.