How Night Stalker and Venomancer perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Night Stalker and Venomancer win 53.42% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 745 matches.
Focusing on their different damage timings is a common mistake. You might think Night Stalker's upfront burst has nothing to do with Venomancer's slow poisons, but what really matters is the setup. The constant slows from Venomous Gale and a field of Plague Wards make it incredibly easy for Night Stalker to run at his target. A poisoned, slowed enemy can't get away from him once the first night hits. This guarantees Night Stalker can stick to his victim to land his silence and full attack combo. They don't have to deal damage in the same way to secure a kill together.
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 | 44.93% | 227 |
| Crusader & Archon | 53.95% | 697 |
| Legend & Ancient | 54.91% | 703 |
| Divine & Immortal | 43.35% | 263 |
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 | 53.42% | ▲ +3.8pp | 745 |
| 7.41d | 49.67% | ▲ +0.2pp | 70,742 |
| 7.41c | 49.52% | ▼ -1.1pp | 42,509 |
| 7.41b | 50.60% | — | 59,993 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.