How Nyx Assassin and Pugna perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Nyx Assassin and Pugna win 51.36% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 2,580 matches.
Setting up a Life Drain channel often requires a reliable stun, and Nyx Assassin's Impale provides exactly that. This lets Pugna secure kills or turn fights by draining a key enemy from a safe distance. In return, a well-placed Nether Ward can punish enemies for trying to chain-cast spells on Nyx. The core issue is that their kits can sometimes work against each other. Pugna's Decrepify makes a target immune to physical damage, which can completely negate the burst from Nyx Assassin's Vendetta strike. Both heroes are also fragile and rely on getting the jump, so if they are initiated on first, this pairing can fall apart quickly.
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 | 47.59% | 145 |
| Crusader & Archon | 51.12% | 356 |
| Legend & Ancient | 59.29% | 366 |
| Divine & Immortal | 63.11% | 103 |
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 | 51.36% | ▲ +0.2pp | 2,580 |
| 7.41d | 51.14% | ▲ +0.1pp | 31,518 |
| 7.41c | 51.05% | ▲ +0.3pp | 14,076 |
| 7.41b | 50.71% | — | 13,677 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.