How Nyx Assassin and Timbersaw perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Nyx Assassin and Timbersaw win 45.01% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 411 matches.
Setting up a kill with Impale requires immediate, high-impact damage to follow the stun. Timbersaw's damage is the opposite; he wants to stick to targets and wear them down with Whirling Death and Chakram over time. This timing mismatch often leaves Nyx Assassin without the quick burst needed to secure kills during his ganks. The two heroes simply play at different tempos. Nyx is trying to create fast pickoffs with Vendetta, while Timbersaw is better suited for messy, extended brawls where he can build up Reactive Armor. They don't enable each other's primary game plans, which often leads to awkward or failed ganks.
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 | 43.10% | 116 |
| Crusader & Archon | 45.13% | 390 |
| Legend & Ancient | 45.43% | 383 |
| Divine & Immortal | 47.15% | 193 |
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 | 45.01% | ▼ -2.4pp | 411 |
| 7.41d | 47.36% | ▼ -0.5pp | 38,077 |
| 7.41c | 47.90% | ▲ +1.3pp | 16,306 |
| 7.41b | 46.58% | — | 12,809 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.