How Nyx Assassin and Omniknight perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Nyx Assassin and Omniknight win 52.53% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 1,856 matches.
Deciding to pick these two together is about patching weaknesses, not creating a dominant combo. Nyx Assassin is a slippery initiator who often needs to get deep into a fight to land his stuns and Mana Burn, making him vulnerable. Omniknight's kit directly addresses this. A well-timed Heavenly Grace can purge a silence or slow off Nyx, letting him finish his business, while Guardian Angel can completely save him if he gets caught after a Vendetta attack. The partnership is purely defensive, though. They don't amplify each other's damage or control, which is why the pairing doesn't fundamentally change how either hero wants to play. It's a reliable but unexciting way to make Nyx's life a bit easier.
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 | 51.82% | 110 |
| Crusader & Archon | 50.94% | 265 |
| Legend & Ancient | 53.63% | 248 |
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 | 52.53% | ▲ +0.3pp | 1,856 |
| 7.41d | 52.20% | ▲ +0.6pp | 24,418 |
| 7.41c | 51.57% | ▲ +1.0pp | 9,667 |
| 7.41b | 50.56% | — | 9,512 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.